Matt has been in Scouting since the age of 6, achieving his Queen’s Scout Award in 2010 as a network member.
Matt is responsible for the youth programme in West Sussex and looks after all sections from squirrels to network as well as international scouting and community impact.
He also runs an explorer unit based in Billingshurst, is a Member of the County training team, Scout Show Assessor, Mentor for Scouts of the World Award and technical adviser to both Billingshurst and Worthing Gang Shows
I was bitten by the International bug through my work, being able to travel to countries that had never been on my bucket list. This drove me to want to build up my international Scouting experience and give a little back to the young people of West Sussex at the same time.
In 2013, I was elated to have been selected for an assistant unit leader role for 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan. This took me to work with Kent Scouts and Girl Guiding in a composite unit, Unit14 – Diver-Sea-Tea. In 2017, I wanted a little more and applied for Unit Leader for one of the two units going to 24th World Scout Jamboree – North America, Unit 67 – The Mustang Martlets was born.
Now through my West Sussex International role I want to enable Scouts and adults to sample Scouting abroad and grow their own International journey.
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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