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Jamboree Update for BBC Radio 2
ByJohn MayI 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 here is extraordinary.Over the course of Wednesday, throughout the different time zones, Scouts from around the world have been renewing their Scout Promise at exactly 8am to mark the centenary…
Hearing the Young Unheard
ByJohn MayThere are moments in a year as High Sheriff when a number of threads suddenly come together. Today felt very much like one of those moments. For the past twelve months my shrieval theme has been Hearing the Young Unheard. Not because young people lack a voice. Quite the opposite. Spend any time in schools,…
Another international experience
ByJohn MayI returned home from Delhi at 7:00am and immediately traveled on to Gilwell Park to help with the organisation of the second Heads of Contingent meeting for the World Scout Jamboree. Over 60 countries represented from all over the world and over 150 delegates. We provided them with logistical information about the Jamboree, took them…
Uganda – A twenty year affair.
ByJohn MayI fell in love with Uganda about twenty years ago. It was the first country in Africa I visited. I was setting up a partnership between the Scouts of the UK, the Uganda Scouts and Unicef that was going to focus on peer education, child immunisation and HIV awareness. Visiting this country I knew almost…
Jodie Chesney
ByJohn MayI 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 of Jodie Chesney in her Scout uniform – and reading of her participation in the Award – have punctured the bubble. I grieve with her family and friends – and…
Some quick travel tips…
ByJohn MayIt is true that I do spend quite a lot of time on the road. As many of my friends prepare to travel abroad over the summer, here are some top tips… Please do add your own at the bottom! 1. Roll your clothes rather than folding them. They crease less and take up less…
