I am an Explorer Scout and Beaver Young Leader from Gloucestershire in the UK, and have been involved in Scouting since I was a Beaver myself.
In 2017 I passed the selection process to be part of the UK Contingent to go the 24th World Scout Jamboree. I originally created this blog while I was waiting to find out if I had been selected so that I could share that journey with others.
On the selection weekend I was given the number “84” and so I used that for this blog and to keep my “Scouting” social media accounts separate from my personal ones.
Since I started this blog I have also applied, and been selected, to attendee the next European Jamboree being held in Poland in 2020. However, due to the postponement of Covid-19, I was too old to participate. I have also been offered a place on the 16th World Scout Moot held in 2022 which was also cancelled due to the pandemic.
More recently, I completed my Explorer Belt in 2024 as well as attended Roverway in 2024 as my counties patrol leader. I also attended the 16th World Scout Moot last summer in Portugal as well as being a member of the UKs delegation to the European Scout Conference hosted in Vienna.
Currently, I have a career in Education after graduating from university with a Mathematics and Computer Science degree. I still volunteer locally at my old Scouts group and am a member of the county youth team. I will also be heading out to the 26th World Scout Jamboree in Gdansk, Poland.
I intend to continue to use this blog to post about my Scouting adventures along with stories from my day to day life. I hope you enjoy getting to know me – 84