Auchengillan International Jamboree (AJ09) Saturday 1st – Saturday 8th August 2009
The leaders have decided to give the scouts the opportunity to join up with Scouts from around the World and participate in AJ09, which is the third International Jamboree held at Auchengillan.
The dates of the Jamboree are Saturday 1st August till Saturday 8th August 2009. It is out intention to run a foreign trip in 2010, possibly with one of the groups we meet up with at the camp.
An action packed programme of on site, off site activities and excursions are planned, individual groups will be responsible for their own campsite and meals similar to the Centenary Camp in 2007.
The camp is open to scouts and explorer scouts aged from 11 -18, (scouts must be at least 11 by the 1st August 2009).
The cost of the camp will be £200 for full members and including activities, excursions, accommodation, transport, consumables and food. Participants will have the opportunity to reduce the camp fee through active participation in fundraising events.
Places will be allocated on a first come first served basis. Anyone wishing to participate should return the application form below along with a £20 deposit by Tuesday 15th September 2008.
A compete itinerary, parents consent form and kit list will be issued to participants in due course.
The Event: Auchengillan Jamboree 2009 is an International camp for members of the Scout and Guide movements. We aim to build on the success of AJ03 by bringing young people together from all over the world for a week of fun, friendship and outdoor activities.
The Date: 1 – 8 August 2009. Any groups wishing to arrive or depart from Auchengillan Outdoor Centre earlier or later will need to make arrangements directly with the Centre.
Who can attend: Members of the Scout and Guide Associations who are between the ages of 11 and 18 years on 8 August 2009 old can attend the camp as youth participants. Any children under this age will be the sole responsibility of the Group Leaders. Those members of Scouting and Guiding who are over 18 years old may apply to attend as Group Leaders or are invited to apply for a place on the staff team for the camp, details of which are available by visiting the staff pages.
Who is coming
The following Scout Groups and Guide Companies have signed up to come to AJ09:
- 1st Stamperland Guides
- 79th Glasgow Scouts
- 12th Glasgow Scout Group
- 10th Glasgow Scout Group
- 1st Balloch Guides
- 48th Dalgety Bay Explorer Scouts
- 1st Bellshill & Mossend Scout Group
- 2nd Newtonards Scout Group
- 2nd Donaghadee Scout Group
- 29th Glasgow Discovery Scouts
- 2nd Bothwell Scout Group
- 4th Denny Guides
- Riverside Explorer Scouts
- 140th Glasgow Scout Group
- Rhayader Ranger Guides
- Phoenix Explorer Scouts
- 204th Glasgow
- 150th Glasgow
- Girlguiding Buckinghamshire
- Girlguiding Glasgow, West Division
- Maxwelltown West Guides
- 32nd Glasgow
- 26th Glasgow
- 3rd Marlow Bridge Air Scouts
- 178th Glasgow Scout Group
- 159th Glasgow Scout Group
- 183rd Glasgow Scout Group
- 3rd Wideopen Guides (Gateshead)
- Dalgety Bay Ranger Guides
- 1st Heycroft Scout Group
- 1st North Pelham (Canada)
- 91st Dublin Scout Group
- Troup Vienaa 78 'Christ Konig'
- 6th Motherwell
- 20th Glasgow Scout Group
- 30th Glasgow Scout Group
- 3rd Cumbernauld Guides
- Helensburgh Explorer Scout Unit
- 46th Peterborough (Yaxley) Scout Group
- 15th Fife (Freuchie) Scout Troop
- Minyons Escoltes i Guies de Catalunya (MEG)
- Clan Sct. George Scouts
- Swillington St. Mary's Scouts (Leeds)
- 3rd Oban Guides
Activities
There will be more than 50 different activities on offer during AJ09, including the following:
Hill Walking, Sailing, Canoeing, Kayaking, Rock Climbing, Team Sports, Trips, Hover Crafting, Swimming, Extreme Survival, Mountain Bivouacking, Crafts, Individual Sports, Para Drop, Quad Biking, Mountain Biking, Roller Hockey, Orienteering, Geo-Caching, Land Yachting, Go Karts, Video Making, Backwoods, Abseiling, Grass Sledging, Crate Climbing, Shooting, Pioneering, Karaoke, Discos, Gunge Tank, Parties, Ceilidh, Inflatables, Campfires, Ariel Runways, 24Hr Expeditions, Explorer Trek, Abseiling, Archery, Circus Skills, Fencing and Gyro Karts to name just a few…