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The Award in Barbados is fifty years old this year. Fifty years of giving young people the opportunity to give service to their communities, learn…
Leave a CommentIt is true that I do spend quite a lot of time on the road. As many of my friends prepare to travel abroad over…
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It is the season of speech days and prize-givings in schools in England. Summer afternoons are punctuated by the sounds of parents’ applause as…
Leave a CommentFatima has just turned 14 years old. She is small for her age, still waiting for the adolescent growth spurt which will propel her towards…
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My five year old nephew, Jack Patrick, came to lunch today. He brought his mum and dad, his little brother and his grandma with…
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Never go back. That’s what they say; whoever ‘they’ may be. I’ve taken that advice for thirty years, but a few weeks ago…
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A few days ago, whilst visiting Jakarta, Indonesia, I was asked by some young people if I had any advice for them. I was flattered,…
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