It’s time for the Balancing Act! No this isn’t the circus show in the Village Green, this is the Zone where all our participants can try their hand at slack lines, high ropes, inflatables and more. I caught up with James, Zone Leader for Balancing Act and leader of Sagarmatha ESU “Running the ...

Unique and Fascinating Finds: From Harps to Flamingo Floats With over 8,000 participants onsite, it’s no surprise that the camp has become a treasure trove of interesting and unique items. Today, we took a stroll around every Subcamp to uncover some of the most intriguing and unexpected things peo...

Wednesday night saw our participants rocking out in our main arena to two fantastic acts. Redonizm opened with a rocking rendition of ‘Chelsea Dagger’ that drew our participants in and rapidly the field was bopping! When the fabulous Channy took over later in the evening our main area, the party...

Jamboree activities aren’t just for the young ones anymore, with an action-packed programme for leaders and staff. These activities take place everywhere from the Main Stage to the Urban Umbrella, Staff comforts to the Bar Stage! The main stage has some of the more energetic activities including ...

The Event Services Directorate is big, "there's 200 in Subcamps alone!", says Rachel Kemp, "and it also includes, International, Registration, Learning & Development, Staff, and the Info Desk". Before the event Rachel also took the lead on the Website and Newsletters. Rachel started in Guides in...

Monday afternoon was a busy time for the guest hospitality team here at EIJ 2024, who are tasked with taking care of the various guests who come to visit our temporary village. But one guest was important enough that our camp chiefs decided to give him a personalised tour – Carl Hankinson, the UK ...

A vintage box of mysteries was opened on Wednesday evening, 21 years after it was locked away for safe keeping. The box was to be used by the Essex Unit ("SX XS") to the World Scout Jamboree in December 2002 - January 2003. It became difficult to open when Unit Leader Graham Chandler, had to [&helli...

Come and shoot, fire, chuck, throw, kick, fling, heave, lob, hurl, and launch every kind of object at every kind of target! Our Target Zone has it all! Basketball, soft archery, frisbee golf, soft crossbows and slingshots gives the participants the choice to practice their target.  Caroline and...

-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...

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 […]...