Rewarding Volunteering  

Every year Girlguiding Bedfordshire County are proud to hold a rewards and afternoon tea event to recognise our fantastic volunteers throughout the County. Volunteers can nominate those who have made a big impact throughout their Girlguiding duties, and these are then reviewed by our Awards Committee. During the 2024 event we also recognised over 1800 years of service accrued by our fantastic volunteers. 

The service accrued spanned 5 years to a truly remarkable 60 years, and we would like to acknowledge the full recipient list below: 

60 Years Maureen Cloke  

50 Years  June Moss, Edith Campbell, Jennifer Woodham, and Jacqueline Lawes  

40 Years Julia Routledge, Justine Green, Stephanie Doran, Heidi Trew, Babs Gurney, Chris Martin,  Wendy Minnis and Nerissa Walters 

30 Years Janet Locke, Helen Russell, Elaine Baines, Heather Wilkinson, Jackie Neville, Sharon Tanner, Naomi Hinkins, Margaret Demuth, June McMillan, Fiona Watson, Nicky James, Kerry Connor and Carol Mayr 

20 Years David Routledge, Danielle Norman, Nikki Fisher, Helen Nightingale, Suzanne Brightwell, Beckie Gray, Michelle Pratt, Kirsty Doolan, Lynne Gretton, Kirsty Minnis, Lisa Wilmot, Amanda Keen, Helen Waygood-Bar, Louise Haste, Joanne Bates, Rosie Facey, Sandra Grant, Susan Bartlett and Helen Gebler  

10 Years Kayleigh Parker, Jake White,  Sarah Loughbrough, Sam Cahill-Reid,  Freya Green, Lucy Whittall, Lauren Stretton , Katie Atkins, Mia Holder, Katt Margrave, Katie Trevor, Shannon Corbin, Gemma Pickering, Angela Hathaway, Sophie Leving, Holly Emmerson, Hayleigh Smith,  Jane Bushby, Julia Hill, Charlotte Robson, Daisy Wainwright, Nic Hickson, Rickey Avis, Laura Hester, Liz Curzon, Joanna Mcmurray, Sarah Joy,  Kate Sawyer, Debbie Paren, Amy Simms and Helen Gadsden  

5 Years  

Rachel Hubbard, Becky Richards, Emma Barker, Amy Smith, Rebecca Tysom, Ruby Lindridge, Heidi Laver, Saskia Raja, Amber Miller, Lily Scales, Rickey Avis, Carol Sainsbury, Rachael Taylor, Maggi Theaker, Wendy Tysoe, Elaine Haswell, Liz Tarsey, Hannah Ingleson, Claire Livingstone, Emma Horton, Suzie French, Helen Potter, Abigail Keane, Linda Street, Donna Newman, Bronte Giles, Kate Trenor, Stuart Tarsey, Ali Tigg, Claire Westwood, Anna Grady, Annette Jones, Emma Simms, Nicky Boothman and William Jeans. 

For our nominated awards, the County Awards team had the pleasure of awarding the following special recognition awards:

Bedfordshire Youth Award was awarded to Charlotte Bull, Sienna Gibbons and Mia Fountain 

Thanks Badges were awarded to Diane Smith, Katie Trevor, Ella Warner, Hannah Leeland, Amy Simms, Guy Wilson, Katie Pine, Olivia Clarke and Kim Mockridge 

The Girlguiding Hero Award was awarded to Dawn Tuck. 

The Bedfordshire Brooch was awarded to Kerry Connor, Jenny Forsyth, Sandra Watson, Karen Inkersole and Jenny King. 

The Good Service Brooch was awarded to Liz Rix, Linda Elliot and Paul Hunt. 

Well done to all our amazing award recipients and a big thank you to team who put the day together. It was truely a special day for all those who attended.

We would love to recognise more volunteers at next County Awards Event. Nominations for the special recognition awards are always welcome and you can find the criteria and nomination form here: Awards & Recognition – Bedfordshire Girlguiding