Gutenberg's Gazette - Tuesday 2nd August

The official newspaper of Essex International Jamboree 2016 Tuesday 2 August 2016 - Issue Four

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The Island without the Bear

Roll up, Roll Up! The Fair is in town

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Sun and Sand PAGE 11

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Now, you have to pick them all up...

by Ger Hennessy

The participants from Earhart’s Hangar took part in It’s a Knockout yesterday morning.

Now a fixture of

EIJ, It’s a Knockout is organised by Southend Gang Show ASU. Daniel Wanna, team lead for It’s a Knockout, describes the zone as “Team games and team

building for points, with bonus points for dancing and being stupid!”

This year the theme is ‘Back to the… Knockout’, with each activity being

given a ‘Back to the Future’related title.

The zone consists of ten challenges in which each of the ten subcamps will attempt to earn their team

maximum points.

At the end of the activity the winning team is announced.

Before the main activity, teams from Earhart’s Hangar were

led into the centre of the zone and each team leader was presented holding their team’s flag.

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Tuesday, 2 August 2016 Surprise celebrations Every adult attending the Jamboree has given up their holidays to be here, they a member of staff putting on your activities and working behind the scenes, to the leaders who have brought you along.

1st Witham Guides would like to say a huge thank you to their leader Kay Haig who celebrates her 36th Wedding Anniversary today. She is here at camp instead of celebrating with friends and family.

A massive thank you from your girls and Congratulations from the wider Jamboree family.

Aquacamp meet Emily from 28th Oxford would love to meet up with friends from 3rd Bicester who she met at Aquacamp.

Come to Mendes Rainforest if you are here.

Got a story?

Come and say hello to us in the media centre in The Village Green, or speak to your subcamp, who would love to hear what you’ve been up to, and if you’ve got any milestones or quirky traditions!

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We prove a Scout is to be trusted Lacky Mendes Rainforest by

When 9th Colchester Scout Euan Zimmet lost his wallet on day one of the Jamboree, he thought he would be spending the rest of the week with no money.

Fortunately for Euan, an eagle eyed Gerard “Deborah” Harkins from the East Lancashire Contingent spotted the wallet and handed it in to Lost Property.

Euan and his wallet were soon reunited.

Euan said: “When I realised I’d lost my wallet I had a sick feeling inside. I can’t thank Gerard enough for handing it in. He’s saved my Jamboree.

Gerard said: “When I saw it I thought about how I’d feel if I lost my wallet. As Scouts we make our promise and have our law and I’m just delighted that Euan has his money back.”

Can you beat the Mouse Maze?

Amy Garrad Newton’s Lab

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Do you think you have what it takes to face The Mouse Maze?

At Newton’s Lab, we have the opportunity for you to find out. The maze is being run by the youngest members of our subcamp team: Emily and Hannah.

I caught up with

them earlier to find out what the maze is all about. “We have three challenges for you to complete: compete in a time trial against your friends; solve our daily anagram or see if you can complete the maze in the dark.” Emily and Hannah told me, “Don’t worry about getting stuck as we are on hand to help you find your way out if you need us.”

Your Tweets

Omondi Peter @demorymorio Team work @EIJ2016 call us International Support Team. I like the team spirit. Lot’s of lessons to learn.

whispers from the web

BBC Essex @BBCEssex Look who won broadcasting badges! Adam & Amy wrote a news bulletin. @sonwatson is nervous! #EIJ2016 @kathmelandri James @Jamesashton20 @RNLI @EIJ2016 @UKScouting I think the boats got a leak now!

Eastwood District @EastwoodGG It’s Monday it must be island survival @EIJ2016

1st St Margarets @Istmar_Scouts @EIJ2016 Evening Entertainment

Sam Burrow @Burrowsamuel Selfie with the boss man @WayneBulpitt at @EIJ2016 @OnAirAdventure @portoscouts @HullScouts @Unit50Japan #iscout

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Tuesday, 2 August 2016

Today on 87.9 Jam FM

Jam FM is our onsite radio station, coming live from the Jamboree site. Tune in all week to hear the latest news, music and young voices on air!

0600 - Daily run down

with Gene Radio 0700 - The Morning Show 1000 - VoxBox 1130 - Out & About 1230 - The Drop In 1400 - VoxBox 1600 - Out & About 1800 - The Evening Show 2000 - EIJ Coverage 2200 - The Late Show

The only wash you’ll get this week

0000 - Staff Takeover

Take your memories home

Our media team are busy capturing your week to bring you this newspaper, videos and much more besides!

You can visit our media centre in the village green to take home a photo print, and order a DVD or memory magazines for delivery after the event.

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Printed Photo with Folder - £4.00 Jamboree USB, inc 3 digital photos - £5 (Every additional photo - £1) DVD Collection £10 DVD UK delivery £12 DVD global delivery - £15 Memory magazine UK delivery - £5 Memory magazine global delivery - £10

< STARTS ON P1 Team spirits were high and many had already developed a yell before the activity began.

Amongst the most popular games was ‘Doc’s Dirty Laundry’, in which participants would jump into a giant inflatable washing machine in search of a sock among the suds.

They then ran through a freezing cold paddling

pool and hung up the sock, while trying to make matching pairs.

Reuben, a Scout from 1st Castle Hedingham really liked this game.

“If you’re gonna get wet, you might as well go all the way!” he said.

Adam from the same group said that it “looks fun” as he queued up to have his turn.

In ‘Race Against Time’, participants used a

bungee cord to create a chain, passing mugs of water from one person to another.

Most of the water ended up on the participants rather than in the target bucket!

Milo, an Explorer from 2nd Malvern, really enjoyed ‘Futuredoku’ – a version of Sudoku using EIJ subcamp logos.

It was “very fun when you get involved”, he

said, the “whole camp is very fun actually!”

He did think that the catapult was “very difficult.”

Olga, a 1st Silver End Scout, was looking forward to doing the ‘Delorean’s Garage’ like game as it looked “lots of fun.”

Luke, Clodagh, and Darragh from 12th Wicklow Scouts spoke to me after trying the

‘Black Hole’.

“We held a pipe for about 5 minutes,” Darragh explained, “so that was interesting”.

Other games included a water rocket ‘Launch Pad’, a run-around quiz and an obstacle course.

Make sure you’re ready for It’s A Knockout, because we’ll be publishing the scores for each subcamp here in Gutenberg’s Gazette.

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All ‘Go’ for Gertrude

by Andrea Bray

Nightingale’s Ward You might have noticed that much to the frustration of many happy campers, there aren’t any Pokemon to find over the EIJ site.

Well forget searching for Pokemon; we have an alternative which doesn’t involve the use of a smart phone, the internet or your swiping finger...

Come to Nightingale’s Ward and search for Gertrude!

There are 12 ‘Gertrude’s’ hidden around our site all displaying something to do with Florence Nightingale.

Find all 12 and you will earn your subcamp

stamp.

You can also take our quiz and learn some interesting facts about medical history.

Across the subcamp you can discover the symptoms of the Black Death or the name of the book that Florence Nightingale wrote.

Or you could operate on Florence with our giant operation game!

She is in a bad way and needs your help - but dont touch the sides!

Along with many other things you may be asked to remove her realistic (and gross) ooking brain!

So come along, say hello! There is plenty to do to earn your challenge stamp here on the Nightingale’s Ward subcamp.

Gutenberg’s Gazette At the Beliefs Zone

The Beliefs Zone is an area, just off The Village Green, where you can join in some activities or go for a quiet reflection.

There are a couple of special walk in sessions today. They are: 13.30 - Hindu Workshop 19:30 - Q&A in The Forum (Express Yourself Zone)

Live @ EIJ tonight

Live on the stages this evening, there is: Main Stage (The Village Green): 2030 - Funk2k 2130 - Casey The Village: 2030 - Daisy Challenges 2130 - Rural Outcasts

www.eij.org.uk Candles on camp! What can go wrong?

Loads more of you are having Jamboree birthdays! This means you are entitled to ask for cake from everyone you meet. Blame us if you get questioned...

Happy Birthday to...

August Thompson-Wild, 12 Lewis Stevenson, 12 Matthew Reilly, 12 Sky Maloney, 12 Emma Brown, 12 Emma Steadman, 12 Gianmarco Banella, 13 Neo Whitworth-Ryan, 13 Beau Well, 13 William Masoero, 14 Joseph Masoero, 14 Tanner Proulx, 14 Sean McAuliffe, 14 Lydia Ridpath, 14 Rachel Egan, 16 Amber Clarke, 20 Thomas Bunce , 20

...and from the staff and leaders: Ashley Clarke Ruth ArmfieldShepherd John Fricker Geir Gil Martens

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All the fun of the fair!

by Becca Row

There is nothing like a penny fair to build excitement and provide a wonderful opportunity to meet and mix with many new people. As I approached the event held by Westwood’s Wardrobe and Nightingale’s Ward, the hum of happy chatter seemed to grow louder and became interspersed with cheers and groans as successes and losses at the games occurred.

7th New Malden Guides from Nightingale’s Ward introduced the event to me and explained that each group had brought their own game to play and charged a small amount per turn, the money of which will be spread across the charities who have supported the Jamboree including the RNLI (Royal National Lifeboat Institution).

Yorkshire flag

They all seemed very excited to take part in this and couldn’t wait to meet international participants.

As the evening progressed, all the games drew large crowds especially around the Peggy Face Challenge. Louis from Harlow Scout Group, Nightingale’s Ward showed onlookers how it was done by attaching forty clothes pegs to his face! He did confide later that “it feels pretty painful!” The stocks were also incredibly popular as friends soaked one another; speaking to Westwood’s Wardrobe’s Paul from Southchurch Scout Group, it was evident his fellow participants had drenched him but his smile was enormous and exclaimed it was “fun but wet!”

Participants helped run the games and from speaking to Ben, Sam and Oliver from

Bicknacrey Priory Scout Group, Westwood’s Wardrobe it became clear that this was a fantastic experience.

They enthused over the number of people they had talked to and appeared to love watching the reactions to their Human Fruit and Vegetable Machine.

All in all, it was very clear the evening was a real success and thoroughly enjoyed by all!

Feeling a bit crafty by

Apparently the Yorkshire flag was upside down in the newspaper yesterday.

We’ve corrected it below, and apologise for any upset this has caused.

Tuesday, 2 August 2016

James Traynor

Hopefully over your two days at The Jamboree you will have become familiar with The Village.

It’s a space which you may believe to be a bustling hive of activity, somewhere noisy, exciting and an energetic centre point of life at Essex International Jamboree.

Well you’d be only partially correct.

We will all have points in our week when we feel like slowing down a touch and wishing for a more sedate and

relaxing activity to do while you recharge your batteries. The Village has something to offer for that too!

The Craft Barn sits just opposite Live@ EIJ in The Village, recognisable by its unique sign made from your typical craft materials like rope, paint brushes, piping and pencils. Inside there is a range of activities for you to enjoy.

When I dropped in, I found a group colouring post cards which they will later send to friends and relatives back home in

New York, Switzerland, Ireland and the ever exotic Manningtree, Essex. Jessica from 1st Broomfield, Tereshkova’s Mission was painting a lego minifigure, which she could then use as a woggle for her EIJ necker. “I’m painting the top half blue, I like blue”, Jessica describes as she readies her brushes.

Other activities include loom banding, making models of our mascot, Noa from wooden spoons on top of many other activities, so head on down there to find out for yourself.

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Mozart is on the move Joseph Laws Mozart’s Symphony by

Technology in Motion was in full swing as Mozart’s Symphony Subcamp descended on the zone to learn and explore.

The zone was fitted out with multiple activities combining transport and technology.

Charlie, David, Adam and Josh from 1st Welford Scouts visited the activity run by the British Radio Car Association. Before having a go on the RC

cars, they were put into teams of four to learn about changing the wheels and the mechanics involved.

They were each blindfolded and were then asked to change the wheels themselves with their eyes closed, before driving the RC cars on a track.

They said: “It’s great to learn about the mechanics of the car and about the technology involved.”

On the other side of the zone were two bikes which powered a slot track with two racing cars.

Jamie Lewis, from 4th Wellingborough Scouts, said: “I’ve got my own slot car racing set at home, it’s exactly the same as this.”

“If you go too fast on the bike, you’ll give it too much power and it will fall off and come off the track. It’s weird to think how much electricity goes in the car for it to work.

At home, I don’t think about it as all you have to do is flick a switch, but now I know how much electricity it is really using.”

He said: “This session has taught me a lot

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about technology and about how much energy we use. “ It’s the best session I’ve been to so far during the Jamboree as it’s nice to find out how everything works and it’s very hands-on.”

Guides from 4th King’s Lynn said they had a fantastic time.

They said: “It’s really fun, we’re learning and we’re having fun, which is really the most important thing on the Jamboree.

We’ve done all of the activities in the zone today and we’ve really enjoyed ourselves.”

What to expect when you go up and under

by Alex and Liz

Westwood’s Wardrobe One of the many fun and exciting bases that you can expect to go to is Up and Under.

This base is situated behind Tereshkova’s Mission and Bolt’s Track subcamps, allowing you

to partake in a number of different activities such as abseiling, rock climbing, crate stacking, and many more.

When over there you will be greeted with a cheerful, happy and bubbly atmosphere.

There were smiles on all the Scouts, Explorers,

Guides, Rangers and leaders faces! With so much to do here it’s impossible to get bored as there is something for everyone to love and enjoy.

Each and every staff member will greet you with a warm and happy smile and help make

your experience one that you will remember for years to come.

Also make sure you are wearing suitable clothes for climbing in, we don’t want you to not participate because you feel uncomfortable.

The muddiest yet most enjoyable of

activities over there is the caving, where you get to crawl around on your hands and knees to make your own way through a pitch black maze.

Don’t forget to take old clothes to this base; you don’t want to turn your brand new

designer clothes brown!

Make sure to snap some photos of you and your friends having fun and send them to us using the hashtag #eij2016 so we can see all the amazing activities you are all getting up to!

Liam Pattullo O’Keeffe’s Gallery

representatives from each country went to the international reception accompanied by our International Liaison Cathy and Subcamp Leader Robert.

Our Americans are over here on an American-England exchange programme run by Cathy on the UK side and Bob from New Jersey in America.

The Exchange

Programme has been running for 40 years and have been coming to EIJ since 1992.

Scouts and Explorers from Chelmsford and surrounding areas will be making a return journey to America in 2018.

When we caught up with some of the American Scouts (Connor and Mike) they expressed their fondness for their hosts

and those on the camp itself. ‘People have been incredibly friendly and it has made the event’ said Mike, which with the number of people visiting the Americans certainly seems to be true.

They have hidden wooden nickels all over site and if you find one go and say hi to write in their book to let them know where you are all from! Happy searching!

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Essex International Jamboree, is a large party of people from all over the world right here in a field in Chelmsford. O’Keeffe’s is no different we have internationals from Ireland, Scotland, Canada and like Georgia O’Keeffe herself, America.

On Sunday night

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Tuesday, 2 August 2016

We survived the wild in our little corner of Essex

by Alex Richardson

For anyone who enjoys some of the more traditional Scouting and Guiding activities involving burning flames and tying knots, Island Survival is most definitely the zone for you.

On arrival to the zone the members of Tereshkova’s Mission were quickly shipped off to their own little island paradise, their home for the next few

hours as they worked together to build their own shelter to survive the oncoming storm.

Neighbouring groups were getting quite competitive, fighting to build the biggest and tallest shelter they could with their limited materials. One island of participants from 1st Wheatley Scout Group managed to fit 11 people inside their shelter, which then managed to keep them all dry from the water they were sprayed with.

Elsewhere in the zone the well-recognised smell of wood smoke filled the air as participants learnt to start their own fires without the need for any matches or lighters.

One Scout, Rami, from Misr Baladna Scout Group in Egypt said that he had “Never done it before, but now I can. It was easy and good fun.”

Other teams were working together against the clock to carry pieces of a container across a

river, before racing the finished container to the finish line. The fastest team I saw completed the trek in an impressive 3:42, with the fastest time so far being only 1:53!

Tracking was another popular area with participants learning how to identify differences in animal and human tracks, such as age and gender. They were then allowed to test their tracking skills by following a course, which they then raced

around performing challenges to test their speed.

The most popular area of Island Survival however was the catapult range, supplied by the Solihull and Aberystwyth Catapult Team, where teams of participants had 15 minutes to shoot down as many targets as possible, ranging from letters and bottles to saucepans and traffic lights. One team of Scouts from 17th Colchester Sea Scouts

and 10th Hereford White Cross Scout Group managed to shoot down almost all of the targets. They said that it was “really good fun” and that they “would definitely do it again.”

Island Paradise was certainly a hub of activity and excitement during my visit, so if you’re looking for something more oldfashioned to do, then don’t miss out on a visit to the Island Survival zone!

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Polly in awe at rainforest inspired recycled art

by Lacky

Mende’s Rainforest In the lead up to the Jamboree, the Mendes’ Rainforest subcamp team had a vision.

Every group staying on its subcamp was to help create a piece of artwork of the subcamps mascot - just like a Jamboree - the efforts of hundreds of people coming together to create something spectacular.

Nobody involved in the project would

know what the final image would look like and, with participants encouraged to use recycled materials wherever possible, in line with the subcamps environmental and sustainability theme.

It was sure to have a variety of colours and textures.

Every group took up the challenge and the end result, we think you will agree, is pretty spectacular.

Necker Retreat

Each day we’ll be giving you an insight into the teams responsible for planning

and delivering the Jamboree.

We sat down with some key staff roles and found out how they got involved, what they’re looking forward to and

You tell us... “What did you forget to bring?

“My towel, which is a bit of a problem!” (whilst doing ‘Wet & Wild’) Jamie, Earhart’s Hangar “I forgot to pack my hairbrush so I’ve been using a fork instead” Sasha, Tereshkova’s Mission “Where do I start! Sun cream, sunhat, comb and half my clothes, so I had to borrow my brother’s” Ronnie, Bolt’s Track “I left my toothpaste at home so I’m going to have bad breath for the whole week” Luke, O’Keefe’s Gallery

Creator of the fun factory

by Clair Willis

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most importantly, what do they do?

A Day in The Life of…

James Howell – Director Programme By now you will have taken part in some of the activities around the site; if so, you have James to thank for managing these!

Three years ago James was asked if he’d take on Director of Programme, having been on the It’s A Knockout team at every Essex Jamboree since 1996. Seeing it as a fresh challenge he accepted and set about sharing his vision for the role.

His team ensures that the activities are the best for the participants, providing new opportunities for everyone to take part

in and make longlasting memories of The Jamboree.

With a background in project management, James brings his knowledge and organisational skills to the job.

Now the Jamboree is in action, his day consists of meetings with his managers and team members to make sure everything is running smoothly and supporting them throughout the site.

All the zones and activities report to him and any problems will be sent his way.

He also oversees the Opening and Closing Ceremonies, so it’s a high profile role with a lot of responsibility.

James has really

“My monkey onesie is still at home!”

Michael, Earhart’s Hangar “‘I forgot my suncream but I did bring a mini Jon Snow figure so all is good’” Jodie, O’Keefe’s Gallery “I hope that it rains because I left my sun cream at home” Makenzie, Marconi’s Mast “I didn’t bring any tracksuit bottoms because I got my mum to pack my bag for me” Ellie, Netwon’s Lab “I’m slightly worried because I forgot my deodorant” Simon, Nightingale’s Ward enjoyed meeting lots of new people throughout the county and further afield, and putting faces to names.

He likes his team to be known as ‘The Fun-makers’, because that’s what they’re here for! However,

they are also known to partake in ‘cake o’clock’, which funnily enough is quickly adopted by anyone else who hears it.

If you want to catch someone in a pink hi-vis jacket, make sure you have cake!

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Everything in one place by

Lizzie Harvey

Today I visited the Jamart, filled with goodies to the rafters including laces, mugs, key-rings and phonecases. Plus, a wall of sweets and drinks to boost the sugar levels to keep you going from dawn to dusk on all the activities!

I approached just as the shop had opened yet already many excited Junior Jam Brownies were discussing the merits of a new Essex International Jamboree pencil or mug and ravenous post-breakfast Explorers are raiding the sweet shelves.

Noticeably there are already a few empty shelves, their contents already snapped up by the keen bean shoppers of the last few days. I do

panic slightly, as I had planned to buy a hoodie and in the Jamart they are nowhere to be found - the empty shelves seem somewhat foreboding; thankfully that’s when I’m directed around the corner to Concessions, which is found through an entrance to the rear of the huge marquee.

As I stepped over the threshold I was amazed at the range of colours that met my eyes, “we have 13 different colours of Essex International Jamboree clothing, all the subcamps, the adult’s Necker’s Retreat, the EIJ brand and the most popular Noa’s Club” In fact Gemma, one of the team members, let it on that Noa’s Club is so popular it’s pretty much sold out; “it’s because it’s tiedie!” she commented.

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On a serious note stock is selling fast, so get there sooner rather than later! But don’t worry Scout Shop are also offering a range of clothing too.

Also tucked away in the Concessions is a vast array of badges; the shop is run by Jerry and Robert, who are well versed having attended numerous Jamborees.

They’re offering a selection of over 1000 different badges “Scouts and Guides come and look shocked, saying some of them are older than me!” They want to encourage young people to buy and few and then start swapping and are excited to offer a free ‘International Badger’s Club’ membership when you buy 6 badges for £6.

Jamart is open from 08:00 to 20:30 get there before it’s all gone!

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Absolutely Quackers

by Abbie McFarlane

You may have seen some very creatively designed duck woggles swimming about the EIJ site…

From ninja ducks to Ben10 these funky woggles are a unique

way of keeping your necker (or scarf!) looking tidy and bright!

These weird and wacky woggles are down to Peth the “Duck Lady”.

Peth is selling duck woggles to raise money

for her Moot in Iceland and trip to Kannderstag next year.

The woggles are £2 each and can be bought from Peth when you see her waddling around the beach with a box of woggles in tow.

Putting the International in Essex Jamboree

by

Ger Hennessy

Guides and Scouts from the 30 plus countries represented at EIJ2016 gathered in the Horizon on Sunday evening at the invitation of Darren Bretton, Head of International Support. The evening was organised as a thank you to those who had given up their time to work as

staff, or who brought their Scouts and Guides from overseas, thereby putting the “International” into Essex International Jamboree.

There was a selection of fancy cheeses, water biscuits and cordials available to the guests for the evening.

Camp Chiefs Karen and Paul addressed the attendees, with

Paul expressing his appreciation of the fellowship which comes from international Scouting and Guiding.

Irish Scouter Shauna, from 1st Kilkenny Scout Group, in Newton’s Lab felt the evening was “fantastic,” The Jamboree is “exciting,” and that those who weren’t able to attend really “should be here.”

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Amabassadors for Peace... through football

by Alex Richardson and

Lizzie Harvey

We are asking for all your interesting stories across the Jamboree and today we were offered a fantastic story

by Omondi Peter...

Omondi is a Kenyan Scout who is over here as an adult volunteer for the Jamboree; but back home he is part of a brilliant project to help under privileged and less fortunate Kenyans.

“I run a project called Football for Peace, it’s an initiative that will help promote peace in my home communities” as he spoke we could understand his passion for the work he is doing.

We all know Kenya as a fun filled Safari

destination, with stunning Savannah sunsets, however, it is filled with poverty and social unrest. We often forget how lucky we are.

All is not lost as along as there are people like Omondi! His charity organise a 7-a-side football tournament for all 47 counties across Kenya. Each team can have 10 participants aged between 15-35, with at least 3 players aged under 18.

The tournament is staged; the first an inter-county round with around 30 teams competing, with the top winning team being promoted to the National round which then leads to a chance of getting to the finals.

Each county winner collects 50,000 Kenyan Shillings (circa £360) to take home to spend within their community to make positive impact.

The winning team take home a whole new sports facility for their county as well as 500,000 Kenyan Shillings (for those with hot maths skills circa £3,600!)

This much needed money will provide an opportunity that will make a huge impact on many young people’s lives.

In partnership with the sport side of the tournament each team is provided with an education and they act as ambassadors of peace, speaking out in

their communities and acting as brilliant role models for other young people! True youth voice in action, especially considering Omondi is only 25 himself!

Omondi works tirelessly to raise funding, all he needs is around £3,700 per county to run this annual event.

We know Scout and Guide groups are always looking for new and interesting fundraising challenges to add community impact to their programme so if you fancy getting involved or finding out more visit www.globalyouthfourm.org or drop Omondi an email on omondiomolo74@ gmail.com

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Mongolian Adventure

by Will Dover

Bolt’s Track Steve Sudbury has been to an impressive fourteen Essex Jamborees and countless other International Jamborees in his 52 years of Scouting!

In August next year Steve and four other leaders are leading a group of 15 Explorer Scouts from Halstead and Colne Valley District to the 31st Asia Pacific Regional Jamboree, which is taking place in Mongolia.

Firstly, the group will be spending two nights in a Mongolian ‘Ger’ tent, experiencing the Mongolian way of life with a local family before heading to the Jamboree for a week.

The Jamboree is expected to host around 9000 Scouts and Guides from around the world, but primarily groups in the Pacific and Asia such as Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Hong Kong.

After The Jamboree the group will travel via the Trans-Siberian railway for a 27-hour train ride to Beijing to spend a few nights exploring.

This sounds like a fantastic trip, albeit an exhausting one! The Explorers and leaders are busy trying to raise around £26,000 to help cover most of the cost of the trip.

Some of the group trying to raise money at EIJ by selling woggles and trinkets. Steve and Kate are also doing a sponsored sky dive! If anyone would like to donate, sponsor or buy any goodies then visit Kate and Tracy at Earls Colne in Newton’s Lab or find Steve at Bolts Track help desk.

Steve said “International trips are great for making friends, and gaining memories that will stick with you for the rest of your life.

It helps to understand what the rest of the world is really like and to see how each culture interprets Scouting”.

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Tuesday, 2 August 2016

We all like to be beside...

EIJ’s very own sandy beach

by James Traynor

Oh I do like to be beside the sea side!

Well, not quite. Budgets didn’t quite stretch to bringing a whole sea to EIJ 2016, but everyone’s favourite bit of the sea side is the beach, right?

3 lorry loads of sand was brought free of charge

by Hanson Aggregates from Birch, Colchester just so we could have our very own sand pit on camp.

Whether it’s getting sand under your nails, in your hair, or up your nose, the beach in The Village has all this to offer. The catch? Most of the sand must be returned by the end of the Jamboree- so please don’t carry too much away between your toes!

“The beach is such fun!” exclaimed Hugo from 1st Hatfield, Westwood’s Wardrobe as he made a sand man.

He “likes having a beach because I don’t get to go to the beach normally”.

He also got buried up to his neck with some of the new friends he

made here at EIJ. I found Albert buried in the sand. Although Albert described having an on-site beach as “lovely”, he was “frustrated” that people keep running over his sandy creations and urged sand users to be considerate when using the beach area.

I caught up with Melayna, Jessie, Sophie and Jodi from 28th Enfield, Bolt’s Track.

They had been making ‘hand caves’. Jessie told me that this is where you “bury your hand under the sand, then take your hand away” leaving the cave. You can then “use a spade or your fingers to make it bigger”.

“I’m making sand castles to go around my hand cave” Melayna told me. Jodi thought it “was good having a beach to have fun and relax on”.

As if an on site beach wasn’t a big enough draw, The Beach team are running a sand castle competition, so be sure to get down and sandy there this week.

Around the world in 80 dishes John Beaton Tereshkova’s Mission by

Sunday evening was International evening on Tereshkova’s Mission subcamp.

Each unit was invited to bring a local dish or a dish from another country.

We had everything from Haggis from Scotland to Eton Mess from America on show.

All of the 900 participants on the sub camp got involved in making and trying the different foods.

One group from 10th Hereford (Whitecross)

Scout Group went the full way and dressed up in traditional Spanish dress and served Paella from a really big pan.

We did ask for comment but most couldn’t speak after a filling evening of food, fun and laughter.

Have you enjoyed

your first taste of international Scouting and Guiding and want to meet more people and discover more cultures?

Why not head along to the subcamp tonight from 7:30 for a badge swap evening.

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This aeroplane is a cracker!

by Bas van de Ven

Earhart’s Hangar Amelia Earhart was the first lady to fly by herself over the Atlantic Ocean, so the Earhart’s staff set up a competition for the best, most beautiful airplane in the subcamp. A large variety of planes popped up in the subcamp.

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Some of them could carry a whole squad, others were fittedout with sound and rotating mechanisms. Pretty impressive stuff could be seen flying around the subcamp!

The eventual winner were the 3rd Hutton Guides. They worked together to create a lifesize plane.

Well done girls.

A wet start to the day, with rain continuing to around lunchtime.

Afterwards, there is a chance of more rain, although this will be patchy. Rain may continue through the night.

Your chance to open the camp

by William Bradford

Marconi’s Mast Every day at 9am we raise all the international flags encircling the village green, but for the turn of Marconi’s Mast on Monday there was an extra special surprise!

Five new members from two groups were invested by Camp Chief Karen Packer.

Ben, Ryan and Max, all from 1st Wilmington Scouts said: “it was really weird to be invested by the chief.”

“It was a really good

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experience for my first Essex International Jamboree”.

They are looking forward to all the adventurous activities they can do now they are in Scouts.

More than 30 other participants helped with flag break yesterday.

Have you checked when your subcamp is helping? Go along, say hello and meet new friends from the world!

Follow the adventure!

You can follow, share and join in the adventure wherever you are, on social media!

Our team will be sharing highlights online all day, every day, and want to hear from you about what you’ve been up to - and messages from home!

Want to know where to find us? It’s easy - just take a look at the details below!

@EIJ2016 /EssexJamboree

Tuesday night at the movies We have two cinema screens at Essex International Jamboree, with a choice of two great films for you every night this week (except Friday).

Tonight on the Under 14’s screen you can watchthe magical Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (PG).

On the 14-17 screen you can watch the swashbuckling Pirates of the Caribbean - Curse of the Black Pearl (12).

All films start at 8pm, and run until approximately 10.30pm.

@EssexJamboree www.eij.org.uk

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