I don’t usually post things from my Facebook page, but this little trip down memory lane is worth keeping for posterity!
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I don’t usually post things from my Facebook page, but this little trip down memory lane is worth keeping for posterity!
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If you’re one of the lucky 30,000 young people, or members of the adult international service team, who’ll be attending the next World Scout Jamboree in Japan, you’re probably already fundraising and you may even be getting to know your fellow Unit members. It isn’t too early to start preparing for the culture-shock of…
It’s hard to believe that the Jamboree is nearly at an end. For ten days, we’ve been lucky enough to host 40,000 young people and their leaders at Hylands Park – and they really have had the most brilliant time. I’ve had a pretty amazing time too – This has been my fourth World Jamboree;…
In just a few weeks’ time, thousands of teenagers will be traveling to Japan to attend the World Scout Jamboree. They’ll be flying in groups of around 36 young people, with each group accompanied by four long-suffering and truly wonderful volunteer adult leaders. If you’re one of those teenagers, or one of those adults –…
Stansted airport at 6:30am on a Friday morning is not the Stansted airport I know and love. I’m used to relative quiet, a sensible queue at Starbucks and a sea of people dressed pretty much the same way as me in dark suits, carrying laptopc ases and reading The Times (or if they’re very, very…
Some people dream of seeing the Victoria Falls. Others want to swim with dolphins or climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. But if you were a Brit and couldn’t travel overseas, what 50 things should you aspire to do before you die? The Ask Jeeves website has come up with an answer. (I’ve checked and I…
I arrived this morning and, despite the rain in other parts of the country, am now a delightful shade of lobster red. The Jamboree site is truly enormous. It takes about an hour to walk from one side to the other. The staff restaurant, designed to feed 8,000, is the largest structure of its kind…