4th Unit Training Weekend

Sunday 10th October 2010

We woke up this morning excited about the day ahead as we were all off to London's Olympia not only the site of the first Jamboree but also the host of a Scandinavian show. We arrived at the show where we found ourselves in a mixture of traditional dressed Vikings and smartly dressed business people. Tasting foods from Sweden, Norway and many other places we not only left with a fantastic idea of what is in store for us next year but also with a knowledge of the culture and traditions of the fantastic country we will be in less than a year. Coming home with bags full of goodies we felt satisfied with our days hard graft. This weekend has taught us all a lot about what to expect when we go to Sweden for this once in a life time event.

Helen Putt

Saturday 9 October 2010

After a debatably comfortable night’s sleep, we woke up early this morning to begin our highly anticipated tour around London’s major sights and attractions, to discover more of the history and background surrounding it. Guided by our knowledgeable and experienced leaders, we learned about and saw many different parts of Central London, including Buckingham Palace, the Monument, the Museum of London, Guildhall, Chinatown, Leicester Square and Trafalgar Square. Walking throughout the whole day gave us a realistic idea of how exhausted we will be at the Jamboree, and it was interesting to see how we coped, while preparing us for next year. Only 289 days to go!

Emily Au

Friday 8 October 2010

Once everybody had arrived, kit had been put away, shopping had been bought and a light dinner of sandwiches had been eaten we were introduced to our dance instructor Jo. Then we got under way in learning our unit performance. As soon as we found out we were dancing to JLS the club is alive a huge groan when up in the hall. But as the rehearsals went on people started to get the hang of it and the dancing queens or should I say Kings emerged as Jake, Louis and David. But by the end of the session everyone got the hang of it and we looked like a proper dance troop and I think we would give any Unit a run for their money.

Nathaniel Sampson

Quiz and Curry Night

Thank you to everyone who supported the Jamboree Unit's Quiz and Curry event on Saturday 2nd October 2010.

Stephen Way, his family, the rest of our fundraising committee and the fantastic catering team from the 22nd Southgate worked really hard to put the event together. The 21 Unit members present helped it run efficiently by hosting at tables, selling merchandise and scoring. They look like a unit now in their blue polo shirts and worked like one on the night.

Everyone rose to a challenge that was beyond expectation and which raised a surprising income of approximately £2000 for the Jamboree Unit fund.

We are on target with our fundraising but must not sit back and relax yet. We need to push on with the next events.

If your Group/Unit/District is organising anything to support your Jamboree participants please do let us know so that we can advertise it on the Jamboree Unit Website.

London Region International Showcase

Eight of the GLN Jamboree Unit attended the London Region International Showcase at Baden Powell House today. We listened to Bear Grylls and Scouts from across the region giving talks about expeditions that they have recently undertaken.

Our Unit Polo shirts were admired by lots of people, especially the skyline.

One of our Unit members, Nathan, gave an excellent presentation on his trip to Finland this summer with the 1st City of London.

Next year it will be our chance to enthuse about the fantastic experiences we will have had.