Hello, my name is George and I am a proud Explorer Scout based in Wyre District, West Lancashire!
In March 2018, I was lucky enough to be selected to attend the 24th World Scout Jamboree. This website follows my adventures as I fundraise my way to the Jamboree!
If there is one thing I love about the world we live in, it’s culture, especially strange traditions and the UK definitely has several of those. Firstly, there’s rolling. The British like to roll two things down hills. Cheese and Easter Eggs. Every year in Gloucestershire, people come to attempt to roll a wheel of … Continue reading 87 Days till Jamboree – Strange British Traditions
My amazing leaders have reiterated to my Unit how important it is to be physically fit for the Jamboree and yet, I’ve decided to ignore their advice, why? I hate most forms of exercise. Firstly, I’ve never had particularly good hand-eye coordination so I really struggle to play ball sports and I’m incredibly bad at … Continue reading 88 Days till Jamboree – Getting Fit for the Jamboree
So I’ll be doing two more of these at some point. The point of these blogs is for me to save you some time by pulling out key bits of information from Flash Updates. I do recommend that you do look at the Flash Updates for yourself here! Key Points: There are four places to … Continue reading 89 Days till Jamboree – Key Points from Flash Updates
At every Training Weekend, after we break the flag on the Sunday, we do a thought of the day. These normally, make us ponder on some interesting questions but the thought of the day at a Jamboree Training Weekend makes us realise the importance of any Jamboree, especially a World Scout Jamboree. For those of … Continue reading 90 Days till the Jamboree – Why is the Jamboree so Important?
