Behind his family Scouting is probably Chris’s second love.
This is the archive of all things scouting and scouty, Having been a scout for a number of years there should be something for everyone here.
As this weather draws in and we start to think about warmer time, what are you going to do next summer? International Camp Staff Programme Let’s start with a question – who has heard of the international camp staff programme? The Scout Association and the Boy Scout of America website say: Each year, the...
While reading the blog In Kirsty's Words. came across an interesting post We Are Your Leaders and it opens with the line we are not experts ...
This month’s blog entry is about Accountability in Scouting. By this I am thinking about the way we run Scouting on a day to day basis within groups, districts and counties, rather than doing actual events or activities. In my opinion, it’s something we all know about but it doesn’t seem to be seen...
TAKEOVER UPDATE From the many requests we have received we thought we should give an update on the Great Kiff. He has accepted that he will be known as the Great Kiff after his superb Puffin Ninja training by the Great Ninja Puffin. Our Kiff will become wise and wonderous to all people. His...
Well this is something new, I’d like to say a big hello to all the Jabbering followers. Chris has asked me to write a regular Scouting contribution for his blog, he’s hoping for a viewpoint from the coal face. I’ve been reading the jabbering.co.uk blog for a while now, and always enjoyed it. I...
Three Finger Salute So if you are scout you will have as some point in your life made the “scout sign” a three finger half salute held at shoulder level. You I would hope know the background of why we make that sign. In his book, Scouting for Boys, Robert Baden-Powell chose the three-finger salute for Scouts...
