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An important request from the facilities team! The facilities team would like to remind all staff and participants to separate their rubbish into the correct bins, including the recycling bins. There are 27 Waste bins, 10 glass bin, 10 plastic bins, 10 metal/can bins and 46 food waste bins across the site, but the team […]
30 July 2024
Namaste, let's travel today to India, not only home to one of the Girl Guide world centres - Sangam - but also home to the Ganges subcamp! When you first notice this subcamp all you can see is the wonderful arch way leading you into a subcamp full of beauty. Steve, the subcamp leader, said […]
30 July 2024
Have you noticed the busy crew around the stages making everything happen on time? That's the stage crew who use all sorts of cool equipment to jazz up our events - lighting, radios, sound and even pyrotechnics! They work through all our amazing acts including the opening ceremony, EIJ presents and our themed nights, working […]
30 July 2024
Our participants have the chance to dive into a range of ‘anytime’ activities during their free time throughout the week. From building sandcastles with the Camp Chiefs to playing retro games in Daisy’s Gaming Shed, there truly is something for everyone! Retro Rewind: A Journey Through Gaming's Golden Eras One of our most popular anytime […]
30 July 2024
We have members of Girlguiding and Scouts joining us from all over the world this week, one of those people is Peter from Kenya. This is Peter’s second Essex International Jamboree having come along in 2016 and he is a passionate advocate for Scouting and sport being a vehicle for social change. If you see […]
30 July 2024
-By Alex Jacobs and Lauren Game Fancy cooling down in this heat? Slide on down to Wet and Wild for a wild ride. Kayaking, Marine challenge, Rowing, Body Zorbing are just a few activities on offer at this zone. Welly Wanging is a great way to test the strength of any participant, whilst having a […]
30 July 2024
British Association for Shooting and Conservation is the UK’s largest shooting association, with 150,000 volunteer members. They use expertise from trained professionals to deliver hundreds of lessons in all types of shooting every day. For example, here at EIJ 2024 they have provided an impressive 1,280 lessons over the last 2 days! On the contrary […]
30 July 2024
Rhea Varker, a cake baker from Canvey Island, has worn a lot of different hats at EIJ over the years. "I've been a Participant, and a member of Staff, in Build, Carnival, Entertainment, the Coffee Shop, and I was in Reef Knot!", she says. Reef Knot was EIJ's very own band in 2008. On Monday […]
30 July 2024
Looking out over the beautiful vista from the Village Green, the Subcamps are arranged in front of you like a fan of bustling activity. Just around to one side are the lush green flags of Zambezi Subcamp. In the centre you will find a shady and cool(ish) retreat with the friendly subcamp staff waiting to […]
29 July 2024
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