Tony joined the 20th Blackpool Cub Scout Group aged 7 where he was a Senior Sixer, and achieved the Leaping Wolf and 10 proficiency badge. He then went on to join a Scout group and then Senior Scouts, he has spent most of his life very involved in the scouts.
- 1958 - 1963, Assistant Scout Leader, Blackpool, Lancashire West
- 1963 - 1965, Venture Scout Leader, Blackpool, Lancashire West
- 1965 - 1966, Assistant District Commissioner, Flyde District, Lancashire West
- 1968 - 1969, Assistant Dictrict Commissioner, Cheshire County
- 1970 - 1972, County Public Relations Officer, East Lancashire
- 1976 - 1983, Assistant County Commissioner, Warwickshire
- 1976 - Present, County Advisor for Staged Performances
- 1982 Honorary Citizen of Dallas, Texas
- 1983 - 1999, A.C.C. Community Dev. Warwickshire
- 1999 - 2009, County Chairman, Warwickshire
- 2009 - 2012, Deputy County Chairman
- 2010 - Present, Scout Active Support Manager
- 2012 - Present, Ambassador for Scouting in Warwickshire
- 2105 - Present, County Communications Manager
Awards and Achievements
- 1954 - Queen's Scout Award
- 1973 - The Medal of Merit
- 1981 - Woodbadge
- 1985 - The Silver Acorn
- 1993 - Bar/Long Service Decoration
- 1993 – Chief Scouts 25 Years Service Award
- 1999 – Chief Scouts 40 Years Service Award
- 2005 - Silver Wolf
- 2013 – Chief Scouts 50 Years Service Award
- 2016 - Awarded the MBE for "services to scouting and young people in Warwickshire and Blackpool"
