Maxine Jones was never a Brownie. She came to Guiding as a full grown adult. "A friend asked me to run a photography session for her Guides," she explains, and before long she was a signed-up member of the Moulsham District of North Essex County. Since then she's served as a Guide and Ranger leader,...

The wonderful staff down at Murray 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! Yabby Yard was bursting with colour and flavour at last night's International celebration! ...

Beware of guy lines. They pose a trip hazard. Some consider them to be "fun to jump over", but those in the know know that "tent ropes are lava!". If you do have an unscheduled trip, the medical tents around the EIJ site come with 5 ⭐ Rating. "Comfortable beds, excellent room service, and no [&hel...

If you’ve ever been to a large Scout event in the UK, chances are you’ve seen representatives from ScoutMed, the National Scout Active Support Unit (NSASU) for first aid and medical treatment. ScoutMed is made up of a huge range of volunteers from doctors to first-aiders, who are committed to at...

Being a Jamboree Chief is a demanding role at EIJ. There are so many demands to attend a meeting here, cut a ribbon there, and dress up as a cow there. With that in mind, those plucky innovators in the Dry Waste Team have managed to reduce, reuse and recycle the demands on Karen and […]...

By Alex Jacobs and Josh Dixon Want to spend your evenings doing something exciting? Come down and try the subcamp Challenge! The subcamp challenge is an exciting and challenging way to spend the afternoon. To do this you have to walk around each Subcamp completing the activities, for which they will...

Noa is at the heart of the jamboree logo. Noa is a symbol that celebrates everything that jamboree is about. Noa means ‘movement’. Noa symbolises the joining of scouting and guides and them working together to create the jamboree site. “Noa is a symbol of friendship and enjoyment” - Olivia. ...

Kon’nichiwa, did you hear that interesting music last night, odd right? Well, that was our Scottish friends down in the Shinano subcamp! Last night the 121st Glasgow Scout Group taught the Shinano subcamp a traditional ‘Ceilidh’ dance. I spoke with Tony, Cupcake and Porridge, the organisers of...

Essex International Jamboree was lucky enough to play host to Mhairi Mackay, Assistant Chief Guide today. This is Mhairi’s very first Jamboree and she is “excited to look around, find out more, find out what folks are doing and just immerse myself in the Jamboree experience.” When she is not b...

Walking through the subcamp feels as if I’m walking through ancient Egypt, but I’m as tall as the tents . . . I mean pyramids. The hub walls are decorated with so many hieroglyphics and ancient artworks that I'm sure Cleopatra would feel right at home. The Nile Subcamp hub team said “we have t...