Robertson Davies, one of Canada’s best known novelists, once commented about his homeland: “Some countries you love. Some countries you hate. Canada is a country…
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I was listening to the always wonderful Simon Mayo’s BBC Radio 2 podcast this morning on my way to work. He was talking to the…
2 CommentsWhen I was a child, I think I imagined that being a grown-up meant being able to do all the things I wanted to do,…
Leave a CommentThe Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award is known as the President’s Award in Kenya, or the PA for short. Yesterday I had the opportunity to…
2 CommentsYou may have picked up today’s campaign announcement by David Cameron of a proposed National Citizen Service, a two month summer programme for 16-year olds,…
Leave a CommentOpen all hours – an article about flexible volunteering for Volunteering England – February 2006
Leave a CommentThe last few weeks have been interesting ones for Scouting. Broadsheets and tabloids alike have attacked us for dropping the Promise (we haven’t); the Sun…
Leave a CommentBetter Scouting For More Young People – Gilwell Reunion 2002
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