Sad news

As some of you will already know, Alan Charlesworth, Group Scout Leader of the 6th Redcar Scout Group, died peacefully in hospital last Wednesday after a short illness. Alan started his involvement with the Group in 1977 as Assistant Scout Leader to Dave Hogg, leaving to become firstly Assistant District Commissioner for Scouts for the North Langbaurgh District, then District Commissioner on the retirement of George Walsh.

After the maximum 10 years in the post, Alan took over as GSL at the 6th on Dave's retirement. Alan was heavily involved in the extension of the Scout Hut in 1981 and for the last 20 years utilised his civil engineering skills during 5 county expeditions to Kenya, Zimbabwe, Botswana and Tanzania where he designed and led the building of school or clinic buildings.

Like Dave, Alan was an old-fashioned Scouter who was passionate in bringing traditional Scouting skills to future generations of Scouts. He became Scout Leader again when the departure of the previous leader threatened to close the Troop, and was still taking young Scouts to camp, sharing his skills and giving them the experiences that most of their age would dream of.

He will be missed; as a husband and father, but also as a friend to many