Our Management

51st Bath Scouts is run and managed exclusively by volunteers. Running our adventures isn’t as easy as deciding one moment and doing the next. We need to comply with policy and the law to make sure all our adventures are safe and fun for all involved.


Group Leadership Team

Group Lead Volunteer

Ashley Russell

Ashley is responsible for all the day-to-day management of the Scout Group, including leading our team of adult volunteers. He joined 51st Bath in 2014 as an Assistant Scout Leader, when we were just a Scout Troop. In 2015, he became our Group Lead Volunteer (then Group Scout Leader). He has since led our expansion into a Scout Group with thriving Beavers, Cubs and Scouts sections and to be the biggest we’ve been in over 15 years!

Ashley has a passion for giving young people new experiences and skills for life. During his own Scout adventures, he has been on hundreds of nights away, including in six countries other than the UK. He is a proud holder of both the Queen Scout Award and Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award.

 


Group Board of Trustees

Our Board of Trustees oversee all we do. They hold specific responsibility for approving budgets or out-of-budget expenditure, approving and reviewing our policies, ensuring we’re properly insured and compliant with relevant legislation.

Group Chair

Tanya Jackson

Tanya has lived in Bath for over thirty years, and joined the 51st Bath in January 2023, her son having been a Cub then Scout with the group. She’s delighted to bring her professional project management skills to the scout group to support their excellent work in providing adventures for the young people of Bath.

Trustees

Our Board of Trustees also includes:

Claire Harewood – Group Treasurer

Ashley Russell – Group Lead Volunteer (ex-officio)

Emma Manners

Iain McNair

Dwayne Fields proudly holds the title of the UK's 11th Chief Scout

An explorer, adventurer and TV presenter, Dwayne's been seen in BAFTA nominated Channel 5 series Race to the Pole, on BBC Springwatch, Countryfile, National Geographic and Disney+.

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