TWO more County Commissioner's Commendations Awarded in North Yorkshire

COLIN and LARRY both get C.C. Commendations

This is what the County Commissioner said on giving out these Commendations:

Colin Plaxton - York Minster District - Assistant District Commissioner and Active Support Member

Dear Colin

I am delighted to award you my personal commendation in recognition of the outstanding support, dedication and commitment that you have given to the York Scouts & Guides St George’s Day Parade and Service over the past 16 years. The considerable commitment that you willingly undertake as the Parade Marshal for such a large event is testament to your enduring loyalty to Scouting. I know that such an event demands a great deal of planning, patience and skill to ensure that a memorable parade is delivered year-on-year and your inspirational leadership as the Parade Marshal, alongside your dedicated team, is crucial to the success and safety of the event. Indeed, your meticulous attention to detail, wealth of Scouting experience and people skills of the highest quality are such that the event organising team, as well as the North Yorkshire Scouting County, owe you a tremendous debt of gratitude.
In extending you my sincere thanks and appreciation, I also pass on those from fellow Scouters from across North Yorkshire who have witnessed the excellent York Scouts & Guides St George’s Day Parade & Service. This commendation is richly deserved and you should be justifiably proud of what you have achieved and delivered for the young people of York and beyond.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Edwards

Larry (Lawrence) Gray - York Minster District - County Adviser (Bands) and Active Support Member

Dear Larry

It is with great pleasure that I award you my personal commendation for your outstanding support, dedication and commitment over the past 45 years to the York Scouts & Guides St George’s Day Parade. Your inspirational leadership as the City Bands Adviser and also County Band Adviser, taking the lead in coordinating the bands for this annual event is crucial to its success. Your passion and enthusiasm not only for the St George’s Day Parade but Scout bands more widely, have inspired generations of young people and adults. Indeed, the current Scouting focus on giving young people skills for life is something that you have been undertaking for many years and for which you should be justifiably proud.
The band preparations for the annual St George’s Day Parade are considerable and every year without fail your professionalism and meticulous attention to detail comes to the fore. The bands are an integral and essential part of the parade; their contribution and success, however, very much a result of your leadership and dedication. This is especially evident at the culmination of the parade and the performance of the magnificent ‘Swing March’ which demands practice and many rehearsals, all of which take place under your leadership and expert eye.
As you pass on this annual commitment after 45 years of outstanding service, you not only have my sincere thanks and appreciation, but those of fellow Scouters from across North Yorkshire and beyond. I am delighted to award you this commendation.

Yours sincerely,

Mark Edwards

Many, many congratulations to both - from ALL your Scouting Colleagues

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Can YOU take photographs?

Open to ALL North Yorkshire Members

Another from JOHN IVES, our ACC Creative Arts:

The County Creative Activities Team is running another photographic competition for all members of Scouting within North Yorkshire and now that the Summer holidays are nearly here NOW is the time to give it some thought!!

The theme of the competition is incredibly broad and is "Reflections”. This can be interpreted in many ways; physical reflections in water, glass etc. or memories and recollections.

Entries will be judged in 5 sections: Beavers, Cub Scouts, Scouts, Explorers, and 18+ (Network and Leaders).

Each person may enter one photograph which must have been taken by the entrant to the competition. Submissions must be in digital jpg format, with the original camera Exif data attached.

All photographs must be submitted with the name of the photographer, date of birth, Scout Group and District details. The images will be judged in the age range that the photographer was when the photograph was taken.

The competition will be open for submission between 15th August 2018 and 16th October 2018. Any entries outside these dates will not be judged. Photographs must be submitted to the following email address only: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The decisions of the judges will be final. All judging will be anonymous. Any photographs submitted to the competition may be used by the County Scout Council for any purpose of Scouting. All other rights are retained by the photographer.

If any Group would like to borrow digital cameras to run a photography evening etc. they are available from the Creative Team.

Further information or for any queries please contact; John A Ives - Assistant County Commissioner, Creative Arts for North Yorkshire Scouts at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Start thinking about what YOUR entry is going to be - dates for submission are between 15th August and 16th October