# Adam Blakey

## Blog

### Tag: Japan

Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes

20th July 2015 | World Scout Jamboree 2015

Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945, in Hiroshima. In November 1954, Sadako developed swellings on her neck and was subsequently...

So, what is a World Scout Jamboree?

18th July 2015 | World Scout Jamboree 2015

A World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) is a gathering of Scouts, internationally, to foster a worldwide brotherhood, and to help young Scouts in the movement learn about other nations by direct interaction....

Young Spokesperson Training – Day 2

13th July 2014 | World Scout Jamboree 2015

Today I woke up at around 7 in order to get a shower, until a man shouted: “You will miss breakfast if you don’t hurry up”. Of course, priorities kicked in and I was well fed. After a full English...

Young Spokesperson Training – Day 1

12th July 2014 | World Scout Jamboree 2015

Today, I woke up at 4:00 to get picked up at 5:30 and to be at Linnet Clough (outside Manchester) for 9:00!!! We arrived about 10 minutes early, and used this precious time to setup the tents and...

Family Fun Day

28th June 2014 | World Scout Jamboree 2015

28th of June. My dad and brother’s birthday, but more importantly, the Whitley Bay and Tynemouth districts’ Family Fun Day. I arrived ‘early’ at 9:00 to help setup, but later discovered that peopl...