I have been extraordinarily busy making sure that everyone here is having a good time. You’ll be pleased to hear that they are! The atmosphere…
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We had our opening ceremony on Saturday and you will have seen the pictures of HRH Prince William in the press. My job, first thing…
Leave a CommentThis morning Sarah Kennedy mentioned the Jamboree on Radio 2. I reminded her that not only is she listened to in far flung places like…
Leave a CommentWell, it certainly rained yesterday. The site changed from being a pleasant country park to near Glastonbury-like muddy slush. It got colder and colder and…
Leave a CommentI arrived this morning and, despite the rain in other parts of the country, am now a delightful shade of lobster red. The Jamboree site…
Leave a CommentSo, I’ve set the ‘out of office’ email, found the tent, mown the lawn and bought a new sleeping bag. No, not to prepare myself…
Leave a CommentThis weekend was spent at the Youth Hostel in Cheshunt, working with my team on our plans for the World Scout Jamboree. We now know…
Leave a CommentNew York last week, Great Yarmouth today. I’ve never been to Yarmouth before. It’s a really lovely town. I tend to think of British seaside…
Leave a Comment…of London, that is. To Uxbridge, home of Brunel university, Fighter Command, the Chimes shopping centre, the world’s first electronic calculator and Greater London Middlesex…
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