I spent the morning wandering around Nairobi, visited the bank, found a Java Coffee house for an excellent breakfast and chatted to Ross and his team. Very relaxed. In the afternoon we moved on to Rowallen Camp Site, the main camping ground for the Moot. Everything looked as though it was running smoothly by the…
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When 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, but was prevented from doing by my parents and teachers. Sadly, according to research undertaken by the Skipton Building Society, I was wrong. Here are the 50 things that the…
He looks just like his grandfather. Same height; maybe slightly broader shoulders; but the eyes and nose are distinctly those of a Baden-Powell. Today, Chris James, editor of Scouting Magazine and I travelled down to Surrey to talk to Lord Baden-Powell about his views on modern Scouting, in preparation for a forthcoming article comparing his…
In just a few weeks’ time, thousands of teenagers will be traveling to West Virginia in the USA to attend the World Scout Jamboree. They’ll be flying in groups of around 36 young people, with each group accompanied by four long-suffering and truly wonderful volunteer adult leaders. If you’re one of those teenagers, or one…
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