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10/10: Would Ride Again try first. “That was the first time Participants from I tried the wipe out,” said the 80s sub camp were Conor, 15, an Explorer from treated to a fairground the Isle of Man Contingent. attraction on Wednesday “I was hesitant to begin afternoon. With a wipe out with, but now I’d say: “10 vertical ride, a ferris wheel, out of 10 - Would Ride dodgems, a flight simulator Again!” and waltzers available, it “Others in my group was up to the Scouts and loved the wipe out,” said Guides to decide which to William, 12, from the 1st by Ger Hennessy
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Holland-on-Sea Scouts, “but I preferred the dodgems”. “There was a gang of us on them bumping into each other,” he added, “even our Leaders! Some of my friends ganged up on each other on the dodgems too”, said Giles, 13, 1st Rural Roughton Mill Scouts. “The waltzers were lit!”, said Maria, 17, Compound
28 Explorers, “they spun so fast I was dizzy.” “There’s a Red Arrow simulator”, said Finlay, 11, 3rd and 4th Norwich Sea Scouts, pointing at a blue box on mechanical legs. “We tried all the rides”, said Charlotte, 14, 1st Leatherhead ESU, “The ferris wheel was faster than I expected.”
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Pleasurewood thrills by Bianca Cole and Alex Richardson The 60s sub camp was buzzing with excitement as they poured through the gates of Pleasurewood Hills ready for a fun packed day, when on Break Out yesterday morning. Pleasurewood Hills is a theme park approximately 30 miles from the Showground, on the coast of Norfolk. Throughout the park, from the Jolly Roger drop to the Timber Falls log flume, there were screams of delight from Scouts and Guides of all ages as they ran around and explored the park. Selim, 14, from the Egyptian contingent said: “I like going on the unique rides which I’ve never experienced before and to do it with old and new friends, it is a great experience.” While deciding what ride to go on Kian, 11, said: “I’ve never been on a rollercoaster before, I’m
going to go on the worst one first so the others will be fine.” One of the biggest rides on site is a rollercoaster called Wipe Out. Ewan, 12, who had just climbed off the ride, said: “It was exhilarating and fast, we were sitting in the front row seats and it felt scary on the backwards bit!” There was also a cause for celebration at the Carousel when Ellie and Lauren, both 14, from Kings Lynn Guides were awarded their Baden Powell Challenge Awards, the highest award that can be obtained in Guides. Whilst on the ride Ellie said “It was a pretty gentle ride, but it was great that everyone could be a part of the awards.” Lauren concluded “I love that it has been a part of our NORJAM experience.” The most popular ride for the Scouts and Guides was the Jolly Roger drop. Gracie, 11, from 1st Costessey Guides, said: “I’ve
been on it twice, it’s really fun,” with Megan, 12, adding “It made my stomach go flippity-flop.” Norbert, NORJAM 2018’s very own social media star, also snuck along for the
ride, his hijinks and fun can be seen on Instagram and Twitter @NORJAM2018. The Scouts and Guides from NORJAM 2018 weren’t the only ones at the park yesterday; there were many
members of the public also enjoying all the park had to offer. Julie, 38, said: “It’s wonderful to see kids from all over the world enjoying themselves here together.”
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the Norticle by James Traynor By night, the Awesome Bounce field just looks like an ordinary patch of grass, you may even walk across it to get to a disco or a Zumba class. That all changes in the morning, as the air pumps fire up and a towering village of inflatables rises, including bungee runs, slides and assault courses. Lewis, from the 50s sub camp, told us the inflatables were really fun. “I really liked the bungee run because it was a challenge. I wasn’t that good at it because I am light and the rope kept pulling me back when I ran along. I liked the assault course too because I could race with my friends.” Lucy and Alice, 14, from 50s sub camp also had fun on the dragon assault course. “We mostly drew with each other, but the racing was really good fun. We are really competitive together. It was mostly a fair race but Alice did push one of the inflatables in front of our friend to knock him over.”
Ups and downs!
We caught up with Helen, from the 00s sub camp. She was working on the bungee run. NORJAM 2018
is her third NORJAM and her second working on the inflatables. “They’re good fun and it is great watching
Time to reflect by Kirty Thorpe If you venture into the Impact Zone, which can be found in the Market Place you are sure to find an extra special place, which enables you to look further into the impact that others have on you, and you on other people. Impact is also a quiet space if you want to get away from the busyness of NORJAM 2018. After your introduction, you move onto ‘Clay People’ where you make yourself, someone you know or a human figure from your imagination. These are
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then all placed together to create a ‘jamboree family’ – a family that is larger than ours at home. The journey continues into the impact that other people have on you – both people you know, and celebrities and culture. The Impact Zone gives you the chance to think about people who impact on your life, whether that be your parents, your Scout/Guide Leader or celebrities. The zone moves forward to look at your impact on the world and the impact that you can have on other people, all through thought provoking activities.
Kane, 12, and Michael, 11, from the 70s sub camp spent some time in Impact yesterday and said: “It’s a really quiet place, and calms you down”. The area can either be completed in one visit, or on separate visits throughout the jamboree, and your own Impact passport will track your progress. If you want a bit of quiet, and a space to think at NORJAM, the Impact Zone is open for you to discover more about yourself and volunteers are on hand to talk about any questions you have, or any problems you may be facing.
the young people have a good time on them. Today, working on the bungee run has been particularly fun
watching the young people fall over and then get pinged backwards by the bungee cord.”
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All around the world
by Emma Parker and Bianca Cole NORJAM welcomed our guests from the far flung
corners of the globe to the Main Arena Stage to perform something spectacular from their countries. Confident hosts
1st - 8th August 2020
Join 10,000 Scouts & Guides from around the world at the UK’s largest Jamboree!
Evelyn and Georgia, who are becoming popular presenters on the Main Stage, welcomed the crowd to the arena. The first act to perform were the Ghanaian Girl Guides, who brought a carnival vibe, which certainly energy and enthusiasm. Dressed in bright, vibrant colours the girls waved scarves in the air, which thoroughly entertained the crowds. They concluded by bringing a giant Ghanaian flag to the stage which was waved proudly to signify the end of their act. The next act came from a little closer to home. Thomas Stokes from Wales performed a traditional Welsh song, which he then went on to explain with a comedy twist, to share the story behind his chosen song. The audience listened to the traditional tale and clapped along to the rousing rendition.
The Thai contingent were the next to take the stage with a lively eightpart performance; including an energetic instrumental interlude, singing, dancing, chanting and a choreographed simulated martial arts piece. The audience were impressed with the traditional style of their impressive and interesting dance techniques. The Swedish Scouts brought a traditional campfire feel to the performance, encouraging audience participation and teaching the willing and waiting crowd one of their favourite songs, to the tune of head shoulders knees and toes. Audience participation continued into the Egyptian Contingents act, with an interactive and complex clapping routine. Laughter filled the arena as the whole crowd joined together, adding in a simple song.
The hosts calmed the audience in preparation for the final act, coming all the way from Uganda. The message of the act performed was simple yet heartfelt. The Scouts shared their passion for the work that they do and encouraged the support of the listening crowd. This message was echoed in their song ‘Save a child’. The whole crowd clapped in time as they finished their performance with Heal the World by Michael Jackson. The crowd showed solidarity by standing and cheering in support of the act, which brought international night to a close. Hosts Evelyn and Georgia thanked the acts and the audience and shared their hope that through Scouting and Guiding we can come to together to make a change to the world and be shining lights in our communities.
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Crafty moves
Birthdays Happy birthday today to these fabulous NORJAM campers... Fraser 70s Amie 50s James 50s Courtney 40s Madeline 40s Ben 90s Cameron 90s Ethan 60s Emma 40s Alex 90s Martha 50s Jae 80s Alfie 40s Abbie 50s John “Adam” 50s Susan 70s Natalie 60s Freya 50s Alex 00s Douglas 00s
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On Wednesday, it was the turn of the 40s sub camp to enjoying making and creating in the craft warehouse. There is a huge range of activities which go along with the Decades theme, ranging from sock puppet making from the 40s to LED torch making from the 90s. The crew do an absolutely amazing job controlling and looking after up to 750 young people.
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One group of young Guides from Notts Fosse Division particularly enjoyed the extra activity inside the Warehouse, provided by Cambridge Hands-On Science (CHAOS). We spoke to Lucy, 12, Emma, Molly and Eve, all 13, as they had just experienced the Spinney Chair. Eve told us: “We were interested in how the spinning worked and it was fun to learn.” Emma added: ‘It’s different from painting stained glass and colouring
in a piece of paper and I would recommend it to everyone.” As well as the CHAOS section, there were many more activities to complete. Connor, 11, from 1st Carrington Scouts said: “I really enjoy making things, nothing too difficult but simple, quick things, because you can get more done. My favourite activity was colouring in the little rubber ducks and I enjoyed making woggles.” Each sub camp gets to visit the craft area twice
this week. Thomas, from the Craft Warehouse told us: “Because we know everyone gets the chance to come back we have held back some of the activities in order for there to be something new for the young people on their second visit.” Some of the brand new activities this morning included stained glass window painting and also slating grading in the 14+ section and also rope making and wax moulding.
40s – 1944: First flight of a jet with forward-swept wings 50s – 1959: USSR introduces instalment buying 60s – 1962: Ringo Starr replaces Pete Best as the Beatles’ drummer
70s – 1977: Elvis Presley died at Graceland, his Memphis mansion, at the age of 42 80s – 1988: IBM introduces software for artificial intelligence 90s – 1991: Actress Evanna Lynch, famous for playing
Luna Lovegood in Harry Potter was born 00s – 2008: British swimmer Rebecca Adlington wraps up the 400/800m freestyle double at the Beijing Olympics with a world record 8:14.10 in the 800
If you are receiving your exam results today (16th August) the Impact zone is open from 8am, and there will be staff on hand if you would like to talk to anyone about your results.
Badge Fear
Oh no, we’ve sold out of our NORJAM 2018 sub camps badges, which have been a popular memento of the jamboree. Never fear, you don’t need to miss outas you can now pre-order your very own sub camp badge set in The Emporium on the Market Place. These will be delivered home after the event at a cost of £6, and will definitely be a treasure to remind you of your time here at NORJAM 2018. Visit The Emporium to get more information.
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What thing are you most missing from home? Austin, Leader, 80s sub camp “I miss my fridge for keeping all my drinks cool”
Matthew, 13, 70s sub camp “I miss my Dad, the rest of my family are here- my Mum and my sister, and he is at home on his own”
Kaitlyn, 10, 50s sub camp “I miss my 8 month old Chihuahua puppy, Belle”
Grace, 10, 50s sub camp “I miss my cat Oaky. We found him and rescued him from an oak tree and when he is scared he hides in the poppies milkshakes”
Shazia, 13, 70s sub camp “I miss my phone for contacting my friends and my mum who has gone on holiday without me”
Laura, 11, 80s sub camp “I miss clothes other than blue and purple because It seems that’s all I have brought this week”
Izzy, 12, 70s sub camp “I miss my camera which I left at home, I have had to take photos on a disposable camera”
Caroline, Leader, 80s sub camp “I should say my husband but actually I miss my microwave for heating food, like beans, up quickly. It is such a pain to do them in a pan ”
Make room for the Tearooms by Ger Hennessy Just outside the Market Place, nestled between the Admin and Media Centre, lies the Trefoil Guild Tearoom, also known as the TG Tearoom. We sent our Food Correspondents there to sample the selection of cakes and pastries available. The Tearoom is a favourite haunt of some of NORJAM’s more experienced staff members. It is also frequented by the upper echelons of Scout and Guide management, so it’s not unusual to bump into County or National
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Commissioner in there. Upon discovering that the jacket potatoes and rolls were only served before 3pm, we instead decided to try a Cornish pasty, a ham and cheese pie, a cream tea and a jam donut, for dessert. A chilled orange juice drink helped to wash this all down. The pasty, decorated with on intricate floral pastry finish, was wonderfully moreish. The pie was described as smooth, with a perfect balance of ham to cheese, and melt in the mouth millefeuille leaves. The cream tea was a
deconstructed one, in that your correspondent was presented with a scone, butter wedge, and sachets of clotted cream and blackcurrant jelly. It was thought that this was to allow the customer to settle their own mind on whether the jam sits on the
Here’s another chance to win an exclusive NORJAM Media teddy bear. To enter, all you have to do is visit the Media Centre, just behind the Main Arena. Simply fill in an entry form, and guess where our photo has been taken.
Congratulations to Nathan, on the 50s sub camp, who located the milkshake bar within the marketplace. Make sure that you go and try one of them! Entries must be in by 2pm each day to be in with a chance to win - Good Luck!
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cream, or the cream on the jam. The scone was perfectly cooked, and the choice of blackcurrant over raspberry jam was thought to be sublime. As for the jam doughnut, the ratio of jam to dough was excellent.
All of these treats were enjoyed in front of a charming vista of the busy market square, as the NORJAM world passed by. If you haven’t taken a moment to treat yourself at the Tearoom, then you need to take a moment to treat yourself at the Tearoom.
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Dot the ‘i’s and cross the ‘t’s by James Traynor With so much going on, it’s important that someone has an overview of the inner working of NORJAM 2018. That someone, is the Admin Team. As part of The Norticle’s series of interviews with members of the staff, we spoke to Angela Butler, a Brown Owl from 4th Hethersett about her role in Admin.
with the Admin Team? “I work in administration in my day job, so it’s a similar skill set. It’s also something different from my usual Guiding activities.” What does you NORJAM day look like? “We work in two rotating teams, with 8am-12pm and 4pm-8pm shifts one day, and 12pm-4pm the next. We were all busy on Saturday for check-in.”
we prepared worked out straight away pretty much”. What’s been your NORJAM moment of joy? “It’s all about having a great team. It just makes everything fun. The handovers are easy too. I also got to take my Brownies on the Open Day, and all 10 of them want to come to NORJAM as Guides next time around.”
Why did you apply to work
How did the preparations for NORJAM go? “We spent a lot of time getting the passes in order. We split the teams between staff and contingent checkins. There was a queue at the start before we opened the doors, but the system
Why would someone want to consider working in Admin? “The role changes over the week, from meeting everyone as they check-in, so you see familiar faces, to becoming a detective trying to find owners for the lost property.”
a large soft airbag. “It was really good fun being able to run and jump and do flips onto the air bag,” they said.
Poppy and Zara, 14 agreed. “Our favourite part was the air bag.” Ryan, 12, had just started shooting hoops when we
caught up with him. “It is cool being able to jump up to the hoop and slam dunk it. “So far I have scored five.”
What’s your NORJAM history? “This is my fourth or fifth one. I’ve worked in Crafts and in contingents before this one.”
Jump! by James Traynor Not only is trampolining great fun, but it also has great health benefits. It improves your fitness, it is good for coordination and balance and it is also brilliant for your immune system. Scouts and Guides from the 50s sub camp enjoyed all of these benefits at Gravity Trampoline Park. Imogen, 12, said: “It is great fun bouncing on a trampoline with friends I normally wouldn’t get to see outside of Guides.” Jack, 13, found the trampolining really tiring. “We have been standing next to the fan to cool down in between.
“ It is really fun, I can try tricks and flips without getting hurt because of the soft landing.” But it wasn’t just trampolines on offer, with so many different trampoline based activities available. Nell and Niamh, 12 enjoyed the jousting poles the most. “We are quite competitive with each other and it was good fun. “We played twice and won one each, it was funny when we fell off. “I even fell off after I won, while laughing,” Nell added. Megan and Eve, 12, enjoyed the air bag. This involved either jumping off a ledge, or running along a runway into
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A journey through time by Sarah Paget At first glance the Heritage Hub looks like it contains pictures and old uniforms for both Scouts and Guides through the ages. However, there is plenty more to do in here than read the history of Scouts and Guides. There are two challenges to complete in the Heritage Hub. The 1940s Tenderfoot Test takes you through all the basic and core skills a Guide and Scout would have known. You can discover the badges through various interactive activities including skittles, knot tying and compare the law and promise from then to now. In order to complete the Camp Chiefs Heritage Challenge you must complete either a Scout or Guide challenge in each sub camp and identify the
activity badge on the record card to earn your stamp. The 00s challenge can be found in the Hub. Collect all seven sub camp stamps and return to the Heritage Hub to be presented with your award by either a Zulu Warrior or by Lord Baden Powell himself. Helen Green is the Girlguiding Norfolk County Archivist and brainchild behind the Heritage Hub. She explained: “Lots of people have been coming in to do the activities. They’ve been really interested and are going away with a lot more understanding of where the movements have come from. We had 1500 visitors in three days”. Out on the sub camps, activities are available to drop in on. Andrew, 15, from 40s sub camp was visiting the 1950s hub where he was able to try out hand bell ringing with friends. “The
Print made easy for Scout and Guide groups.
little bells are really cool. Our teamwork was good although it was confusing at the time”. In the 1970s the smell challenge was causing confusion for a team of
Scouts from the 40s sub camp. Despite having a laugh trying to identify the smells, twelve year old Ed really enjoyed the plane identifying challenge on his own sub camp.
Whatever you know about the history of Scouting or Guiding, or if you just want to complete the challenge to earn the badge, the Heritage Hub has something to offer everyone.
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Most of the participants on site at NORJAM know about the jamboree. But behind the scenes are a group of people who support the Jamboree in a way most will never see. Every day, the Hospitality Team welcomes some distinguished guests. Richard Butler, Jamboree Chairman, explains why the small gesture is worthwhile. He said: "These are people who may have sponsored or supported the event, or they may have come from the local community to see what Guiding and Scouting
is about, or from another Jamboree to get ideas. Whichever reason, they love to come and see the site.” While you are challenging yourself, you are showing those who enable Scouting and Guiding to happen that it is worthwhile to invest time and money in the
associations. One of NORJAM’s biggest supporters is Lord Lieutenant for Norfolk, Richard Jewson, who was presented with a 15 year service award by Norfolk Scouts County Commissioner, Matthew Burrell.
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by Joshua Windsor We were very lucky that the 60s sub camp team got invited to join the Egyptian contingent for a culture evening. The international group provided a selection of their delicious foods for all
of us to try, as most of us have never tried it before. I was introduced to one of the oldest Scouts, Selim Elganhy, who explained to me the names and the ingredients they use in their cooking. Hibiscus was one of the drinks that was on offer during the evening,
this is a sweet drink that is mixed up with flower petals and added to boiling water and sugar to add taste. Sobya was their version of coconut milk. One of the special sweet snacks that were on offer was made up with a variety of different nuts
and held together with sugar, syrup and houmous this is normally eaten on Mooled Alynabi’s birthday to celebrate his profits and significance in Egypt. Boom, Boom, Boom! We got a chance to listen to some Arabic drumming. We also got the
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Last night we had our first quiz in Rehab. The NORJAM Bear and team, the Quizzers of Nazareth, listened
to ‘All the Things She Said’ and won with 50 out of 60 points. Receiving a whole box of Kettle Chips and some ‘Beautiful’ woggles courtesy of the Brooke and
Poringland Scouts. We will hold another event to make you ‘Smile’ tomorrow evening, please see the notice boards for more information. Today staff
activities are BP Adventure and then the Craft Warehouses will be open to adults. Hopefully you won’t be saying ‘Oopsy Daisy’ too many times while I-Circus run a session
for adults from 7pm to 8pm. In Decades tonight, there will be ‘Beautiful Girls’ and boys at Blind Date, followed by a ‘Year 3000’ futuristic themed evening.
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40s
by Annie, Jaz and Hannah
AM: Broadwalk Arcade and Fairground PM: Bounce and Rebound
Yesterday was full of crafts and adventure. Activities ranged from glass etching to beady animals, air rifles to trapeze. It’s been great to see everyone getting involved in all that the jamboree has to offer. The poppy making in our sub camp has continued throughout the day, having now reached the 300 mark. Thank you to everyone who has contributed so far. However, this still leaves us with more than 600 to make. If you have any spare time, we’d love you to come and make one. We will be sharing all of them with Norfolk libraries once the jamboree
50s
by Megan Mitchell and Libby Edwards
Break out
Today our sub camp is off site doing lots of different and fun activities, the 50s sub camp team all wish you a very enjoyable day and we hope the weather stays nice and dry for those of you who are outside. We are sure we will hear loads of different stories about your day when you return. Our Chevy sign filled up a lot yesterday with the 50s contingents signing the board when queuing for the milkshakes. These were very popular again last night with the 50s sub camp packed with eager young people and was another successful night. The volleyball
is over. Similarly, if you have any more 2l bottles, drop them to us and we’ll make sure they’re made into new poppies! On another note, if you haven’t seen already, outside our activities tent there is the facility which shows what weather we are experiencing on the sub camp. Our weather rock has the capabilities to tell you what the weather is like right there and then, proper 40s technology you
competition carried on throughout the day and night yesterday with the majority of first rounds completed. As the 50s sub camp team we were very impressed by the teamwork and support that came along with one of our Guide groups. They brought a big group of cheerleaders along with them, which really motivated them and created a very exciting atmosphere for the game. Congratulations go
will not want to miss. Thank you Lichfield for lending us this piece of sophisticated equipment. With only two more papers to go, if you still want to be featured either on our Facebook page or here in the newspaper, come and speak to us. We will be interested to hear any anecdotes from your day or see anything story-worthy. It’s always great to hear about what you’ve been up to!
to Emily Oxbury from 2nd Thorpe Senior Section. Emily has completed her Young Leader training which has taken her three years, she began this with Rainbows. Emily had to plan
meetings involving the promise, she also had to be involved in the challenge badges. There were personal and group activities to undertake. She was required to carry out observations and overcome any difficulties girls faced when they were new to the unit. Emily explained that the best thing about being a Young Leader was choosing an activity that the girls really enjoyed and was very proud seeing them so happy.
A massive Happy Birthday to the following 50s campers: Martha from the 7th New Malden Senior Section who will turn 15 today Scouter Adam from Edmonton International Scouting Group who is 48 today Amie from 1st Dereham Explorers, 25 today. James from 1st Dereham Scouts who is 32 today. Abbie from Dim Ddraig, 15 today. Freya from Terrington, Suffield Park & Sheringham who turns 12 today We are sure this will be an unforgettable birthday. Dr. Jonas Salk develops a vaccine for polio in 1955.
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Who you gonna call? GHOSTBUSTERS - today’s theme is 80s films! You may be lucky enough to see our wonderful 80s sub camp staff dressed in the full Ghostbusters gear! Don’t you worry, our sub camp has no ghosts to be found we’ll give you the all clear!
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1st Llanelli Scouts treated all of us to traditional Welsh cakes (made to a secret recipe, originally borrowed from another group). This is the third jamboree in a row where they’ve delighted contingents with their wares. All of the troop got involved, with a very efficient production line, weighing the ingredients with extreme care, testing a few maths skills along the way, mixing and finally cutting with precision tools. It’s safe to say there was lots of Welsh pride about, with somewhat questionable singing to accompany
Yesterday saw the staff dress as superheroes. We had a range of supermen and women, from Batgirl to Superman we are safe from any enemies! Although, not all heroes wear capes - thank you to all the contingent staff and young people for keeping us going with the occasional chat or sweet treats! We are human and sometimes
that’s just what we need! Don’t forget, we have plenty of activities for you to complete - but please remember we only have a limited supply so get it while you can! The photos show our lovely staff members, Elouise, Lauryn and Rhiannon helping our participants to have a go at decorating cups with 80s themed stickers! We love having feedback from our contingents, it helps to hear why both our sub camp and NORJAM 2018 activities are enjoyed and appreciated! For example, Zac, Aveley Scouts, said, “I like how all the 80s sub camp go out together to activities!” We agree
Zac, it highlights the togetherness and comradery that NORJAM, Girlguiding and Scouts is all about! Teamwork makes the dreamwork! Don’t forget, we have a pub quiz tonight, so make sure you bring the best of the best for your team
Tuesday night was filled with the sounds of music from our Stars in Their Eyes karaoke, hosted by the charismatic Owen, Tim and Zip with Paul on the decks. Our evening kicked off with a beautiful rendition of ‘Make You Feel My Love’ by Tasha from 1st Ashingdon Guides, who being a former professional
singer, was more than qualified. Hits such as Wonderwall by 1st Tasburgh and Fresh Prince of Bel Air by our very own sub camp staff went down a treat, but there are a lot more 90s classics to cover. Our next karaoke night is Thursday at 7.30pm at the 90s activity marquee with
- some great prizes are up for grabs! We sadly had to say goodbye to some of our fantastic staff last night, you will be missed greatly! Thanks to Annie and Estelle for your hard work for before and during NORJAM 2018. See you at the next NORJAM!?
AM: Circus Show PM: i.Circus
the festival like atmosphere! One thing is for sure, the end product was flying off the shelf and for good reason as they were delicious! We would like to say a big thank you to Llanelli for treating us to this wonderful experience.
song list available by request at the sub camp office, we are taking requests now. Our Tamogotchis are still going strong with 3rd Dereham and Elmham’s recent incarnation Patrick the Starfish being saved from an overnight cool box stay due to excessive bleeping, a true 90s problem there.
90s
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On Tuesday night our international contingents performed live on the Main Stage to an incredible audience. It was awesome to see loads and loads of our 70s contingents in the arena joining in with all the dancing
and singing. The atmosphere was unbelievable! Tuesday night also was the final heats for the Hungry Hippos competition, with our Swedish contingent and Ellistown Scout Troop through to the finals for the
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participants and 1st Stoke Climsland Ladies for the adults through to the finals tonight! We were lucky enough to have ITV Anglia come to the 70s sub camp to interview 101st Bedford Scouts and it was all live on TV! The
funniest moment was when the ITV reporter told one of the Scouts to “carry on cooking the salad”, we were in tears from laughing! Yesterday, the majority of our pet rocks were found, but there are still some out there! We’ve also sent out more to find so don’t worry if you haven’t found one and been able to get a prize, just keep your eyes peeled. We’ve had a few visitors also from all different sub camps coming and doing trades with us. Some of the things they’ve traded have been so odd! We’ve had a few people manage to persuade us to swap sweets and doughnuts with their teabags, it’s impressive how persuasive you can be. It’s been good to see
some of you venture down to our activity tent to make some crafts and play the giant board games, but we would love to see more of you! From 9:30am til 12:30pm and 1:30pm til 5:00pm, we have loads of crafts for you to do: pet rocks, God’s eyes, headbands, key rings, badges and more! In other news, another deer was seen on site again and this time we managed to get a picture. Clever right? It was stood in front of an impressive gateway based on the film ‘Jaws’ which was released in 1975. We will be wandering round and judging the gateways to vote for the best one on our sub camp, the winner will be announced towards the end of the week! Check ya later!