H007 Jamboree a Huge Success

Report Date 09/08/07

2000 Scouts, 1200 Cubs, 500 Explorers, 500 Leaders and 350 staff made sure that the h007 Jamboree in the New Forest was a great success, despite the very muddy conditions when we arrived.

The photograph shows the site before we settled in, although fortunately with a week of very hot and sunny weather it dried out throughout the week!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Scouts and Explorers from Hayling joined in with a week of challenge, adventure.

The 150 activities for the Scouts included Climbing, Clay Pigeon Shooting, Laser Missions, classic cookery, Skiing, ice skating, circus skills, with the highlight being a day Dragon Boating on Dorney Lake near Eton, which will be hosting the rowing regatta in the 2012 Olympics.

The Explorers spent time Scuba Diving, Driving (cars, Quad Bikes and mini quads) dry slope skiing, Zorbing and also spent a day at Thorpe Park.

On Wednesday 1st August we were joined by a further 3500 day visitors to celebrate Sunrise Day.

Select "more pictures" link to see some pictures of the site and activities select. and "dragon boating" to visit the website of the company running the event. (From the home page, follow the youth links to see details of what we got up to!).