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On [[22 February]] [[2007]], the 150th anniversary of Robert Baden-Powell's birth, a torch was lit at his grave in Nyeri, Kenya. Several thousand Scouts and Guides from around the world attended the ceremony that included a procession from Baden-Powell's old home nearby. | On [[22 February]] [[2007]], the 150th anniversary of Robert Baden-Powell's birth, a torch was lit at his grave in Nyeri, Kenya. Several thousand Scouts and Guides from around the world attended the ceremony that included a procession from Baden-Powell's old home nearby. | ||
The flame will be carried by Scouts and Guides through [[Ethiopia]], [[Sudan]], [[Egypt]], [[Greece]], [[Italy]], | The flame will be carried by Scouts and Guides through [[Ethiopia]], [[Sudan]], [[Egypt]], [[Greece]], [[Italy]], France, [[Belgium]] and finally the UK to arrive on Brownsea Island, UK on the eve of Scouting's Sunrise. It will then continue onwards to the 21st World Scout Jamboree. | ||
== Switzerland - Igloo village == | == Switzerland - Igloo village == | ||
