This summer, 45,000 Scouts from more than 100 countries will converge on West Virginia, USA for the World Scout Jamboree. I was recently asked to…
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I am struck by the extent to which I have become inured to stories of violence and knife crime in the UK. This morning’s pictures…
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Anyone involved in Scouting will tell you that it’s an organisation that puts great store by its history. I’m proud to have played a small…
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From when I was fourteen until I took my ‘A’ levels before leaving school, I was taught English by a teacher named Peter Despres. He…
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The UK Scout Association (The Scouts) has announced a new strategy today. And, along with the strategy, it’s announced a new corporate visual identity. The…
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Tonight I was chuffed to bits to have been able to welcome the latest intake of young international Scout volunteers to their staff induction training,…
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Looking at the news, I think it could safely be said that 2017 has been a troubled year globally. Trump. Terrorist attacks. The global refugee…
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Humshaugh to Twice Brewed I started the day with a bit of a detour, thanks to my longstanding friend and co-mischief maker, Gwyn Mckenzie. Gwyn…
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33 years ago, five teenage Scouts did their DofE Gold expedition following Hadrian’s Wall and then heading into the Cheviots. I’ve just been rereading the…
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