Some people dream of seeing the Victoria Falls. Others want to swim with dolphins or climb the Sydney Harbour Bridge. But if you were a Brit and couldn’t travel overseas, what 50 things should you aspire to do before you die? The Ask Jeeves website has come up with an answer. (I’ve checked and I…
I’ve been asked to share the speech I made at today’s opening ceremony for the Heads of Contingent Meeting, preparing for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Yamaguchi, Japan. So, here it is… Deputy Governor of the Prefecture of Yamaguchi, president of the Scouts of Japan, brother and sister Scouts, This weekend marks an important…
This is from Buzzfeed. And I think it’s excellent… 1. “London prices” – Rip-off prices. 2. “Sorry” – I’m not sorry. 3. “Sorry” – You have just trodden on my foot, and I loathe you with every fibre of my being. 4. “Excuse me” – You have paused momentarily at the ticket barrier and I…
It’s not often that you get visited by a member of the British Royal family. Today, however, we were visited by three. HM The Queen, HRH The Duke of Edinburgh and HRH The Earl of Wessex came to reopen Award House, home of The Duke Of Edinburgh’s International Award. And, apparently for the first time,…
I wrote this article recently for the business community of Lithuania. Wherever I travel around the world at the moment, I find myself having the same conversation with business leaders. “There’s something wrong with the education system,” they tell me. “Young people are leaving school with great academic qualifications, but they’re just not ready for…
“On my honour I promise that I will do my best to uphold our Scout values, to do my duty to the Queen, to help other people and to keep the Scout Law.” For Scouts and Guides around the world, today is Founder’s Day, or World Thinking Day. Countless young people and adults will be…
A few nights ago, something very ordinary happened. A young man, a member of the Boy Scouts of America, achieved his Eagle Scout ranking. This is, of course, a wonderful achievement for him, but it is something that happens every night somewhere in the USA, as young men complete the requirements of the award –…
Valentine’s Day is just a few heady weeks away. If you’re looking for love, you could do a lot worse than casting your eyes around those of us who are lucky enough to work with young people. Why? Well, let me explain… 1. WE’RE EASILY IMPRESSED. I’m not saying you’re boring. But after spending hours…
We’ve had the ‘silent generation’, ‘baby boomers’, ‘Generation X’ and the Millennials. Each generation has its own characteristics, behaviours and attitudes, developed through the experiences of its formative years And now there’s a new generation, – the Twenty-First Century’s first generation, born after 1996. These are the children and young people we’re working now to…
