Remembering the Puffin Club…
I don’t usually post things from my Facebook page, but this little trip down memory lane is worth keeping for posterity! https://www.facebook.com/johnccmay/posts/10151499571491420?comment_id=27737123¬if_t=feed_comment
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Examining diversity in Scouting
Diversity Today I had the opportunity to speak to adults and young people from the South East region of England at their day-long conference held at Gilwell Park. They had spent their morning exploring how they could improve links with local communities and how they might better engage young people in their corporate decision-making…
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It is time…
Last year, I sat down for a coffee and a chat with an old friend who is a senior Scouting volunteer in a country in Africa. We talked about the state of youth work in a country that has seen more than its share of civil conflicts, poverty and health pandemics, but is now becoming…
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Learning from other people’s success
I’ve been lucky enough to meet some very, very successful people over the last few years; not just business people, but adventurers, philanthropists and sporting heroes as well. I’ve always thought it was ridiculous to suggest that they all have the same traits in common and that success can somehow be distilled into an amalgamation of…
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Taking things to a different level…
I admit it. Despite my best efforts, I’m a sucker for TV talent shows. I know researchers look everywhere for just the right ‘sob story’. I know that producers ensure that shows are carefully edited to produce the maximum emotional impact. I know that Simon Cowell has been made rich by capitalising on the…
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Using English proper(ly)
2013 will be the year that I am finally exposed as the bigoted, prejudiced and intolerant person that I really am. For, whilst I would like to think that I relish inclusivity in most parts of my life – and indeed have been known actively to fight discrimination and injustice – there is one…
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Some very sad news.
Many people contacted me after I wrote about the extraordinary Masixole Mkrakra, the young man from a rural township in South Africa, who discovered a passion for cricket and the Award. I’m sorry to have to report that earlier this week a tragic accident took place and Masixole drowned. As his friend Ross has…
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On my honour, I promise….
The UK Scouts have launched an historic consultation. Amongst other things they are considering whether or not to introduce a version of the Scout Promise for those who feel uncomfortable promising to do their duty to (or in the case of very young children, to love) God, Allah or their Dharma, as doing so…
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