This morning, I was privileged to join more than 2,000 people at an extraordinary service of thanksgiving, held at a Westminster Abbey, to celebrate 60…
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I learned a new word recently: “Waithood”; the bewildering time in which increasingly large numbers of young people are spending their best years waiting. They’ve…
Leave a CommentI know that I can sometimes (no, often) bore for Britain when talking about the differences between formal, non-formal and informal education. Pixar have…
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Dear organisers of Cheltenham’s Half Marathon, Hundreds of us acted in good faith, followed your race briefing, but were unable to run this morning because…
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As a child, I wasn’t much of a sportsman. Asthmatic, lacking in co-ordination, a bit scared of team games. But, in the last…
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Wayne Bulpitt completes his term as the UK Scout Association’s Chief Commissioner in September. Tonight, a large group of his friends and colleagues gathered…
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I got a call last night from a friend who’s about to go to the USA for business, asking me what “bits and pieces” I…
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I’ve owned my Brompton folding bike for about three years now and can’t imagine life without it. I am still surprised and a little embarrassed…
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“There is more in you than you think” Over the last 60 years the Award has inspired millions of young people to transform their lives.…
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