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This Thursday (11th March): Photography Night - Part Two:
Now you have made the camera, it's your turn to take some pictures, develop themselves and see who got the most blurriest ;). Meet at 7.00pm in old clothes*.
Remember the Photo Competition
Continuing on from last week, you still have a chance to enter, with the categories being 'People', 'Places' and 'Things'. Photos need to be in by THIS Thursday (11th).
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Monday, 18 May 2009
Today it was announced that 34 year old Bear Grylls is to become the new Chief Scout, taking over from former Blue Peter presenter Peter Duncan in July.
Bear is a professional adventurer, author, motivational speaker and television presenter. He was born and raised on the Isle of Wight where his father taught him to climb and sail at an early age, and he went on to be educated at Eton Collage then the University of London. He is a second dan black belt in karate and speaks English, Spanish and French. Bear is a Christian, describing his faith as the 'backbone' of his life.
Bear now resides on a houseboat moored by Battersea Bridge on the River Thames, and an island on Llŷn Peninsula, North Wales. He is married with three sons (the youngest born of natural childbirth in January 2009 on the houseboat!)
In May 1998, Bear became the youngest Briton (at 23) to climb Mount Everest, just 18 months after breaking his back. He also now presents TV programmes such as Bear Grylls: Born Survivor & Man vs Wild; where he tests his survival techniques to the limit. He has written a variety of books (which are great reads) including a personal account of his ascent up Everest and his account of Facing the Frozen Ocean.
Grylls stated how honoured he was to be offered the position of becoming the tenth Chief Scout, and he expressed his desire to continue the work of his predecessor Peter Duncan in his inspirational publicity work to promote Scouting.
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