Lewis Dangerfield

@theltrayne.bsky.social

Finance guy, Scout, 🚵🚴🏃‍♂️🏂🏋️ gravity aware 🧗avid reader📚, general bringer of Cakes. Hyperactive. 🏳️‍🌈 He/Him Partner to @yourolly London, UK

That's a wrap on Gilwell Reunion's 100th edition 🎉 3,200 of us gathered at Gilwell Park (up from 1,800 last year!), including 250+ from international Scouting. Huge thanks to every volunteer and staff member who made it happen - grateful doesn't quite cover it.

After 14 years leading Strategy & Evolution, this summer will be my last as Event Director. What began as “what happens after SRMC?” became two events welcoming ~4,000 young people each year. Recruitment for the next ED goes live in early March. Let me know if you are interested.

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Eight weeks ago I swapped spreadsheets for a field – leading 200 volunteers for two weekends, 4,500 people. 4 lessons I’ve reflected on since: clear purpose, trust your team, adapt fast, and bring the energy. The field’s a good teacher 🏕️

me in 2005: Jurassic Park is unrealistic because it's a movie about a dinosaur theme park me in 2025: Jurassic Park is unrealistic because the rich CEO of the dinosaur park is not immediately handed complete control of the US National Park Service