Category: Family and personal
Happy Founders’ Day and Thinking Day! It’s all about the apostrophe. Some would like one between the “r” and the “s”, to show possession by…
Comments closedThere’s something about those of us born in the 1960s. A certain resilience. A knack for getting on with things. A way of navigating life’s…
Comments closedAs the year draws to a close, I’m taking a moment to reflect on the past twelve months — a year filled with its fair…
Comments closedI no longer actively work with a Section, I do other things as a Scout volunteer, but I was a leader in UK Scouting throughout…
Leave a CommentI was chatting today to an old friend in Nairobi. We come from different backgrounds and different cultures. We disagree about many things, but we…
Comments closedFor a whole host of reasons, I have become increasingly interested in the history of Teddy Bears – not something you’d normally expect of a…
Comments closedWhen I speak to people in some parts of the world, they are very surprised to hear that I ride my bike to work. (Well,…
Comments closedAs a Deputy Lieutenant, I have the privilege of presenting citizenship certificates to new UK citizens. Here’s the text of the speech I made at…
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