The District Leadership Team brings together key volunteers to provide support, coordination, and direction across the District. They work collaboratively to ensure every team has what they need to deliver safe, inclusive, and high-quality Scouting experiences for young people.
Senior Leadership
The Senior Leadership group provides overall direction, coordination, and strategic support across the District, ensuring teams work together effectively.

Wendy Flatters
DISTRICT LEAD VOLUNTEER
Wendy supports the team, keeps everything running smoothly, and makes sure Scouting in the District is safe, fun, and follows our values so young people get the best experience.

Oliver Rhodes
DISTRICT YOUTH LEAD
Oliver ensures young people have a real voice in shaping their Scouting, helping them share ideas and be involved in decisions at every level.

John Briggs
DISTRICT CHAIR
John leads the Trustee Board, helping the District make good decisions, follow the rules, and plan for a strong future.

Steven Sutcliffe
PROGRAMME TEAM LEADER
Steven supports section teams to deliver fun, inclusive, and adventurous programmes, and coordinates District-wide activities and events.

Adam Simpson
14-24 TEAM LEADER
Adam supports Explorer Scouts, Network, and Young Leaders, helping deliver great experiences and championing youth voice across the District.
Group Lead Volunteers
Group Lead Volunteers lead and support their Scout Group, ensuring safe, high-quality programmes are delivered locally. They play a key role in developing volunteers, maintaining standards, and working collaboratively with the District Leadership Team to share good practice and shape local Scouting.
How local groups run
Within our local Scout Groups, there will be a number of adult leaders, who give their time voluntarily to help the development of young people. The Group is led by the Group Lead Volunteer, whose job is to co-ordinate the Group’s activities and to ensure continuity and development.
The Group’s Scout Council meets at least once a year usually for an Annual General Meeting (AGM). The Council consists of:
– all the adult Members of the Group,
– parents and carers of the young people in the Group,
– Patrol leaders of the Troops,
– Explorers and their parents or carers (if there is a partnership between the Explorer Unit, Group and District),
– the sponsoring authority
– the District Lead Volunteer
– the District Chair
Our local Scout Groups also have a Trustee Board, who make sure the charity is well managed, risks are assessed and mitigated, buildings and equipment are in good working order, and everyone follows legal requirements and Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR).
The Trustee Board consists of the Chair, Treasurer, Ex officio Trustees, Appointed Trustees, Co-opted Trustees and Secretary (if appointed as a Trustee).
Local Group Structure
Scout Groups help volunteers work well together and keep them feeling motivated across Squirrel, Beaver, Cub, and Scout (and Explorers in some cases) Sections. They make sure the Group is respected and supported in their local community. Each local Scout group is split up a Group Leadership Team, Trustee Board and Section Team.
The Group Leadership Team helps volunteers across all Sections work well together and feel motivated. They make sure the Group is respected and supported in their local community.
The Section Team run the section programmes. They’re at the heart of Scouts’ work with young people and are supported by people outside of Scouts, who informally help run part of the programme.
The Trustee Board makes sure the charity (the Scout Group) is well managed, risks are assessed and mitigated, buildings and equipment are in good working order, and everyone follows legal requirements and Policy, Organisation and Rules (POR).

Les Atkins
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 1ST BRADFORD NORTH

Liz Griffen
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 2ND BRADFORD NORTH (SEEONEE)

Andrew Wilson
DISTRICT TREASURER + GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 4TH BRADFORD NORTH

Phil Lowde
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 9TH BRADFORD NORTH (SANDY LANE)

Les Horsley
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 29TH BRADFORD NORTH (ST ANDREW’S)

Jonathan Wingfield
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 30TH BRADFORD NORTH (ST JAMES)

Malcom Race
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 37TH BRADFORD NORTH + PROGRAMME TEAM

Bev Howard
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 46TH BRADFORD NORTH (SAINT SAVIOURS)

Rachel Duxbury
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 47TH BRADFORD NORTH (GREENGATES)

Steve Preston
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 60TH BRADFORD NORTH (THORNTON ABBOTT)

Catherine Hetherington
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 65TH BRADFORD NORTH (ST JAMES)

Mohammed Ali
GROUP LEAD VOLUNTEER – 67TH BRADFORD NORTH (IHYA SCOUTS)
Team Members
Team Members in the District Leadership Team bring specific skills, experience, or representation to support decision-making and collaboration across the District. They contribute to strategic planning, champion inclusion, and help connect the work of functional teams to the wider goals of the District.

John Reynolds
TRUSTEE / LEADERSHIP TEAM

Kevin Jones
TRUSTEE / LEADERSHIP TEAM

Sarah Faulkner
LEADERSHIP TEAM

Craig Simpson
TRUSTEE / LEADERSHIP / PROGRAMME TEAM
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