Sunday, October 18, 2009

Discover Your Roots at Gilwell Park

The first Gilwell Park website is up and running now, so sign up and visit the home of Scouting. The site is for members of the first Gilwell Park Scout Group--the largest Scout group in the world. If you hold the Wood Badge, you are already a member and can sign up now at 1stgilwellpark.org. Register your details at http://1stgilwellpark.org/resources/registration.asp and find out about the history of Gilwell and what Gilwell can offer today. Once you have registered, click on the link to update your profile and share your name and Wood Badge details with others. You will be able to search for other members in the User Directory by name, country, Wood Badge course number, and the year you gained your Wood Badge. Organizers are also looking to add webcam views of Gilwell Park in the next few months, and they would like your opinion, too. Go to http://1stgilwellpark.org/media/GilwellAction.asp and let them know your three top choices. They will let you know when the webcams are in place. They are happy to receive feedback, so email them at 1stgilwellpark@scout.org.uk. If you ever find yourself visiting the UK, add Gilwell Park to your list of places to visit. There is a section dedicated to booking your tour of the site, plus directions and maps on how to get to Gilwell.

The WB Scribbler would like to remind anyone reading this blog that he is an experienced UK traveler, having once matriculated (1974) at the University of London, and later, served on the World Jamboree International Service Team (2007). He offers his services as a tour guide "back to Gilwell," postage-paid, of course! Oh, Happy Land!

--WB Scribbler

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