Category: River Reader

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 s...

[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, ...

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 partic...

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 […...

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 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'...

-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 [&he...

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 impressiv...

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 [&hellip...

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 waiti...