The Regional Development Service provides direct advice and support to Groups, Districts and Counties throughout England and BSWE, working on the development and growth of Scouting in local communities.
Development and Diversity Department
The Regional Development Service
Central Staff
- Paul Wilkinson - Assistant Director (Development and Adult Support)
- Tel: 02084337116
Email: paul.wilkinson@scout.org.ukPaul manages the whole Department which includes Adult Support, The Regional Development Service, Diversity and The Development Grants Board.
- David Poppleton - Head of the Regional Development Service
- Tel: 01469 530039
Email: david.poppleton@scout.org.ukDavid manages the Regional Development Service comprising eight regionally based teams, each led by a Regional Development Manager.
- Natalie Boarer - Youth Volunteering Officer (GLN, GLNE, ESSEX)
- Email: natalie.boarer@scout.org.uk
- Teri Adams - Regional Development Service Admin Assistant
- Tel: 020 8433 7132
Email: teri.adams@scout.org.uk
East of England
East of England
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire, Essex, Hertfordshire, Norfolk and Suffolk
- David Walsh - Regional Development Manager
- Email: david.walsh@scout.org.uk
- Oliver Arthur - Regional Development Officer
- Email: oliver.arthur@scout.org.uk
- Sonja May - Regional Development Officer
- Email: sonja.may@scout.org.uk
Greater London
Greater London: North East, North, South, South East, South West, Middlesex West
- Martyn Milner - Regional Development Manager
- Email: martyn.milner@scout.org.uk
- Charlotte Spear - Regional Development Officer
- Email: charlotte.spear@scout.org.uk
- Kathryn Odell - Regional Development Officer
- Email: kathryn.odell@scout.org.uk
East Midlands
Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Northamptonshire, Nottinghamshire
- Michelle Swain - Regional Development Manager
- Email: michelle.swain@scout.org.uk
- Michael Capon - Regional Development Officer
- Email: michael.capon@scout.org.uk
- Vacant - Regional Development Officer
West Midlands
Shropshire, Staffordshire, West Mercia, Birmingham, Coventry, Solihull, Warwickshire, Hereford & Worcester
- Stephanie Ovens - Regional Development Manager
- Email: stephanie.ovens@scout.org.uk
- Samantha Booth - Regional Development Officer
- Email: samantha.booth@scout.org.uk
- Stuart Nimmo - Regional Development Officer
- Email: stuart.nimmo@scout.org.uk
North East
Northumberland, Cleveland, Durham, Humberside, Central/South/North/West Yorkshire
- Tony Lyon - Regional Development Manager
- Email: tony.lyon@scout.org.uk
- John McAtominey - Regional Development Officer
- Email: john.mcatominey@scout.org.uk
- Peter Thorp - Regional Development Officer
- Email: peter.thorp@scout.org.uk
- Andrew Watson - Regional Development Officer
- Email: andrew.watson@scout.org.uk
North West
Cumbria, West & East Lancashire, Mersyside, Cheshire, Isle of Man, Greater Manchester East/North & West
- Lynn Oldham - Regional Development Manager
- Email: lynn.oldham@scout.org.uk
- Peter Hodson - Regional Development Officer
- Email: peter.hodson@scout.org.uk
- Pamela Tompsett - Regional Development Officer
- Email: pamela.tompsett@scout.org.uk
South East
Buckinghamshire, Berkshire, Hampshire, Oxfordshire, Isle of Wight, West/East Sussex, Kent, BSWE, Surrey
- Simon Aulton - Regional Development Manager
- Email: simon.aulton@scout.org.uk
- Sarah Baileff - Regional Development Officer
- Email: sarah.baileff@scout.org.uk
- Don Wills - Regional Development Officer
- Email: don.wills@scout.org.uk
- Chris Nagle - Regional Development Officer
- Email: chris.nagle@scout.org.uk
South West
Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Avon, Somerset, Wiltshire, Gloucestershire, Jersey, Guernsey
- Jamie Macdonald - Regional Development Manager
- Email: jamie.macdonald@scout.org.uk
- Debbie Evans - Regional Development Officer
- Email: debbie.evans@scout.org.uk
- Ben Powlesland - Regional Development Officer
- Email: benjamin.powlesland@scout.org.uk
- Jean Marshall - Regional Development Officer
- Email: jean.marshall@scout.org.uk
