{"alias":"newsItem","byline":"","standfirst":"Once again, we\u2019re delighted to open nominations for The Chief Scout\u2019s Unsung Heroes Awards. This year, Dwayne Fields and his team of young judges are looking for 20 young people aged 4-24 in the UK Scout movement who\u2019ve gone above and beyond, showing courage, kindness and lived our Scout values. ","content":{"layouts":[{"type":"singleColumn","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003EThis could be someone who\u2019s started a community project in their local area, completed an epic adventure or fundraising challenge. Or perhaps it\u2019s someone who\u2019s quietly helped other people when they\u2019ve needed it most? \u00A0\u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EA chance to meet Dwayne and receive a \u00A3250 bursary\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EEach of the 20 young people chosen will be invited to a special awards ceremony at Gilwell Park and receive a certificate from Dwayne Fields in person, along with a \u00A3250 bursary, kindly funded by the Vasey Family Trust. \u00A0\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EPlease nominate a young person\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIf you\u2019re an adult volunteer in UK Scouts and would like to nominate a young person (not related to you) who you believe deserves this award, please \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-0KGeT3N9EqWt8YapC6clElRXCY1hqZLrdTFB7dBZ65URDM5S0w1U1JHVVdQUlFITlVXUUxHTFI4MiQlQCN0PWcu\u0026amp;route=shorturl\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022Unsung Heroes nomination form\u0022 data-anchor=\u0022?id=-0KGeT3N9EqWt8YapC6clElRXCY1hqZLrdTFB7dBZ65URDM5S0w1U1JHVVdQUlFITlVXUUxHTFI4MiQlQCN0PWcu\u0026amp;route=shorturl\u0022\u003Ecomplete the nomination form\u003C/a\u003E by midnight on 15 March 2026.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EWe\u2019ll notify all nominators of the outcome by 15 April 2026, and publish the winners\u2019 names on the Scouts\u2019 website by 31 May 2026.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"callToAction","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","buttonText":"Nominate a young person","buttonLink":{"name":"Unsung Heroes nomination form","id":null,"url":"https://forms.office.com/pages/responsepage.aspx?id=-0KGeT3N9EqWt8YapC6clElRXCY1hqZLrdTFB7dBZ65URDM5S0w1U1JHVVdQUlFITlVXUUxHTFI4MiQlQCN0PWcu\u0026route=shorturl","newWindow":false,"target":"_blank"},"colour":{"value":"003982","label":"003982"},"alignment":"left"},{"gridType":"gridImageBlock","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","image":"/media/0wddichf/dwayne-image-for-unsung-heroes.jpg","width":6000,"height":4000,"altText":"Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields","caption":"Chief Scout, Dwayne Fields","link":null},{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Ch3\u003EMeet some of The Chief Scout\u0027s Unsung Heroes\u0026nbsp;\u003C/h3\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"gridType":"accordion","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","showExpand":true,"items":[{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003EIvy was one of our Unsung Heroes in 2025. Aged just five, she spent her Saturdays helping to raise money for the Royal British Legion by selling poppies. She was the youngest poppy seller in Bradford and helped raise over \u00A35,000.\u0026nbsp;\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Meet Ivy"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003ENeo was only 8 years old when he set up Treats For Kids in 2020, after realising that young people were going through a tough time in the pandemic. Neo donated over 10,000 treats to young people in Essex and East London in just two years.\u003C/p\u003E","label":"Meet Neo"},{"gridType":"accordionItem","gtmId":"","gtmClass":"","body":"\u003Cp\u003ESaim was an Unsung Hero from 2023. Then aged 17, he started 58th Walsall Scout Group in 2019 with his mum when they moved from Cardiff. Scouts was a new concept for the Walsall Muslim community at the time. 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