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Golden experiences
ByJohn MayAs I write, goodbyes are being said at the airport and our emerging leader delegates are heading home to their families around the world. They’ve just spent ten days in Korea, as guests of The Duke of Edinburgh’s International Award Korea, learning what it means to be a leader in the 21st Century. They’ve examined…
An Award Adventurous Journey – Lego style.
ByJohn MayCongratulations to the Cambuslang Universal Connections group from Scotland, who spent over 140 hours working on this video. I think it is truly brilliant!
On the campaign trail
ByJohn MayToday, colleagues at the Scout Association, through a series of letters and emails sent around the globe, announced that I am to be their candidate for election to the World Scout Committee. The election is to be held in July, in South Korea. World Scouting has been living through a number of challenges in the…
What a Cub Scout needs from their Leader
ByJohn MayA friend of mine is about to change roles in Scouting from working with Beavers (6-8 year olds) to working with Cubs (8-10 year olds). She’s nervous about making the shift and asked for some advice. This is what I wrote to her: What would you want from your Leader if you…
Jamboree Update for BBC Radio 2
ByJohn MaySo that’s it then. I’ve just left the closing ceremony of the 21st World Scout Jamboree. Outside Jamboree HQ, in the arena, 40,000 young people and their Leaders are partying. We’ve handed the World Scout Flag on to Sweden, who’ll be hosting the next Jamboree in 2011; we’ve heard the Secretary General of the World…

