The following article is published to correct some misconceptions about the Founder of Scouting, Robert, Lord Baden-Powell OM. It is written by Scouting historians and republished here to spread the information further. It is an accepted principle in the study … Continue reading Robert Baden-Powell: allegations and the truth
Sorting through some books and I found a copy of The Hackney Scout Song Book which once belonged to my grandfather. It is just the right size to go in a pocket. It even has a supplement of Hymns for … Continue reading Remembering two Johns.
Scouting in the United Kingdom has been raising funds for a memorial at the National Memorial Arboretum in Staffordshire. The project is designed to raise awareness of “Remembrance”. The memorial is to remember those who have given service to Scouting and … Continue reading UK Scouting Memorial Project foundations laid
Each year, The Scout Association organises an event for adult volunteers to come together at Gilwell Park. It started as a Reunion for those who had completed their Wood Badge, but a few years ago it got extended to all … Continue reading I’m going to Gilwell Reunion 2015. Are you?
As many Scouts in the United Kingdom prepare for St George’s Day commemorations, The Sunday Times, has reported that The Scout Association (TSA) has plans to change the Scout Promise. It is sad that this story has been published today as many of us as members will be renewing our Promise as the Founder, Lord Baden-Powell OM asked. The story in The Sunday Times is littered with inaccuracies, including the first sentence. FOR more than a century, budding Cub Scouts have cheerfully pledged to do their duty “to God and to the Queen”. Now the wording of the famous oath is to be … Continue reading Don’t let inaccurate reporting on Scout Promise spoil St George’s Day celebratings
The Chief Scout, Bear Grylls, welcomes HRH The Duchess of Cambridge as a Royal volunteer to Scouting and tells how you can be involved as well. Continue reading The Duchess of Cambridge joins the Scouts
One of the biggest myths about Scouting is that Groups are closing down due to a lack of young people wanting to become Members. Nothing could be further from the truth; Scouting in the UK is a growing Movement and we currently have 30,000 young people on our waiting lists simply because we do not have enough adults to help out. Why not join us and help more young people join the adventure. Continue reading i Scout: why don’t you?
As you know, last week I was called up to the Royal Victoria Hospital for an appointment. There was something more virulent about the MRSA that had caused my abscesses earlier in the year. The results show that what I had was PVL-MRSA. Or to spell it out… Panton-Valentine Leukocidin, MRSA. This is particularly nasty. And has meant that I have had particularly nasty abscesses that have had to be drained in emergency surgery, both times. The particularly nasty side effect that has come up now is that since we are trying to prevent me getting this form bacteria again, … Continue reading smiling and whistling under all difficulties
It’s Friday afternoon and think that there should be some fun. So, Think you know about Scouting? Think again. I’m involved with Scouting in a number of roles, all of them as a volunteer. And having gained much as a Scout – even gaining my Queen’s Scout Award back in December 1997 – it feels like I am giving something back to the movement. If you want further information on how to volunteer with Scouting, please click here. Continue reading It’s Friday night so….
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