New Volunteer Leader for Cambridgeshire Scouting Announced
10/02/2012
Liz Craig has been appointed as the new County Commissioner for Cambridgeshire and at 31 is the youngest person to lead the County’s 7,500 Scouts!!
Liz has held a number of roles in scouting, having been a leader working with six to eight year old young people and a local volunteer manager. Liz was also part of 8,000 volunteers from across the world who made the World Scout Jamboree in Sweden last year such a fantastic event for 32,000 young people from almost every country across the globe.
On being appointed Liz said, “There are 7,500 young people and volunteers in this county and it’s my job give both the adults and young people as many opportunities for adventure as I can over the next few years.” She added “Scouting is about changing lives and I want to do that for adults as well as young people. Every adult who volunteers in Cambridgeshire deserves the opportunity to have as much fun as the young people they work with. I want to make sure they get as much out of being a volunteer as they can. For me it’s not about adults giving up time to volunteer it’s about Scouting help them gain new skills and experiences”
Liz brings to her new role a wealth of experience, in her professional life she has been the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Advisor for Hertfordshire County Council as well as being the National Advisor for the Scout Network Section (18-25 year olds) when the new section was launched in 2001.
When not busy scouting, Liz and her husband enjoy outdoor pursuits in the company of their black Labrador.
