Edmund did a great job organising the night but he forgot check the forecast.

Our youth put a positive spin on the night and all went home… well damp(ish) – possibly reflecting on how they could have been better prepared?

The 25th World Scout Jamboree will take place from 1 to 12 August 2023, in SaeManGeum, Jeollabuk-do, Republic of Korea. The theme is “Draw your Dream” – expressing the desire for Scouts to transform the event into their own festival and grow their dreams – with organisers embracing a willingness to accept young people’s ideas and opinions, and create opportunities for them.

The BSG has a history of supporting youth to attend National and World Jamborees. These events represent incredible value when you consider the personal development opportunities and the cost of doing the activities on offer through private operators.

I am really very proud that we have three Scouts and one Venturer signed up to go (and a Venturer Kaiārahi is also helping organise the NZ contingent). The last World Jamboree in West Virginia, USA, had over 28,000 youth attending it – what an amazing experience for the 40 youth that travelled from NZ! Last week our youth attendees had their second Meets online planning get together…

Another fine evening – well, until an energetic thunderstorm rolled in – but we got to try some new games before the rain arrived!

Later we watched a short video outlining Scouting’s “Safe From Harm” culture: helping our young people understand the difference between what is right and wrong and empowering them to speak up.

Tonight our Keas learnt how to orientate a map, planned their route around the zoo, and made scroggin – I wonder if it will be eaten before Sunday? Will they stick to their planned routes? The evening finished with a quick spin on the ever popular swing.

Yay, another fine night for Scouts! We tried out a variety of tracks under the windmill, some were on the adventurous side of fun!