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-Pippa Allen It’s CHRISTMAS TIME! On the 31st of July? 🎄🎅 Many of the Scout Troops and Guide Units have gone above and beyond with theming at Essex International Jamboree 2024. We’ve seen, Eiffel Towers on Seine Subcamp, Torii Gates on Shinano Subcamp, even a Galactic theme, and many other genius builds.  The Basildon District […]
31 July 2024
Have you ever dreamed about riding in a tank or on a segway? Well the Motion Zone has brought your dreams to life! There are many exciting activities for you to try out, such as dodgems, segways, cycling and so much more. If you love dodgem cars or riding on a segway as much as […]
31 July 2024
The Yangtze river is the largest river in Asia stretching 3,915 miles (6,300km) long. In China it is known as the ‘Changjiang’. There is also a song about the Yangtze river called “Yangtze Kiang Song”. The lyrics to this is: We love the Yangtze, Yangtze-Kiang, Flowing from Yushu down to Ching-Kiang, Passing through Chung King, […]
31 July 2024
At Essex International Jamboree 2024, we are honoured to host St John Ambulance and their enthusiastic Youth Team, who have been delivering an invaluable session on lifesaving skills to Scouts and Guides in the Survival Zone. This engaging workshop showed how everyday items a Scout or Guide would carry with them such as neckers, t-shirts, […]
31 July 2024
By Susie Williams and Kaitlyn Lafferty Just kidding! Last night the Seine and Amazon Subcamps hosted their food festivals and we had the chance to try all their groups' chosen foods. Everyone was dressed up, trying new foods and dancing, they even had their own Ali G dancing the macarena and Cotton Eye Joe! At […]
31 July 2024
Tucked in at the edge of the site, there's a small pile of wood set up ready to host campfires for all who wish to attend. There was a great turnout on Tuesday evening, with many sporting their camp blankets and voices ready to sing. The evening was coordinated by James, Welfare Officer for Seine […]
31 July 2024
As we have all heard, Dunabe's daily newsletter is a wannabe The River Reader, but it could never compare to our outstanding web-based publication. The Danube Daily is produced by the Subcamp hub team and Nick Webb from this team said “it is very cheaply made”. Originally the newspaper started as a joke, but after […]
31 July 2024
Citrus Creams, chocolate truffles, and orange creams… doesn’t that sound delicious? Well at the Enterprise zone, you can make these sweet, sweet, treats yourself! The Enterprise zone gives participants the opportunity to create their own sweet shops, as a tasty, yet educational, experience. You have to make good use of marketing material, manufacturing, financial management […]
31 July 2024
Putting an event together like this takes a lot of planning, a lot of teamwork and a lot of work work. The EIJ Exec Members have been busy planning this event (on and off) for just less than 8 years. So in "Meet the Makers", The River Reader will meet with some of them (the […]
31 July 2024
Last night was a sea (or a river) of neon colour, did you spot the 90s outfits, tutu’s, coloured paint and wigs? The House of Music was alive with beams of coloured lights and music attracting people in like moths to a flame. I managed to pull a few people away from the fun to […]
31 July 2024
Salut! The wonderful staff down at Seine subcamp have been gathering stories from their groups - can you spot yourself? If you have a story that you would like to share with us, get in touch with your subcamp team! Le Challenge du Sous-camp! Meet Hugo, Taylor and Karl from 4th Lowestoft, who have been […]
31 July 2024
The membership policy for Noa's Club is extremely exclusive. Like most elite clubs, it's about who you know. All the members know a member of staff, because this club exists as a day care and activity area for all the children of Staff at EIJ. Noa's club allows Staff members to freely volunteer their time […]
31 July 2024
Feeling overwhelmed or need a break? All About Me, All About Us is the place to be. This marquee has a wide variety of different activities for you to visit. Five, four, three, two, one, friendship spoons, decorating scarfs for your backpacks, and God's eyes are just a few activities to mention. I spoke with […]
30 July 2024
[Content warning: bin juice 🗑️ and brown waste 💩] There is a team that is working at EIJ2024 that, if they do their jobs right, you hardly notice they exist. Their aim is to fly under the radar, keep things running, be the legs of the swan paddling frantically beneath the serenity. However, if this […]
30 July 2024
G’Day Mates! Down under at the Murray Subcamp, they shipped in their own Aussies to add authenticity to their base. I think they really have outdone themselves for authenticity this week, not only have they brought the Aussie sun (not really according to the Aussie contingent) but they also participate in recycling by collecting bottle […]
30 July 2024
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