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Have you met Noa?
Noa is the mascot of EIJ and represents the spirit of the Jamboree, which is the coming together of thousands of Scouts, Guides, their Leaders, and volunteer staff from across the UK and the world.
Noa will be with you to share in the Essex International Jamboree experience of a week of fun and adventure.
Noa loves sharing new experiences with friends and making new ones too. As a participant, leader or staff you will be joining Noa on an exciting journey to Essex International Jamboree. At the event, you will see Noa in various places across the Jamboree, programme and the site including the event logo that is everywhere!
Find out more about Noa’s story, and first experience of a Jamboree in 2012 click here: Noa Story 2012
Want to make your own Noa?
Well, now you can! Click here to see how you can make your own Noa out of loom bands – you can even mix and match with different colours! Why not bring them along to the event!
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So who are your camping neighbours?
Here are all the Groups who are sharing our Subcamp
1st Arborfield Falcons
1st Carlow
1st Eye Guides
1st Grays
1st Pilgrims Hatch Guides
1st Rayne
1st Saffron Walden Scout Group
1st Samford Valley
1st Sandon
1st Welford
1st Wickford
1st Writtle Scouts
2nd Aintree Village Scout Group
2nd Greenwich Park Guides
2nd Haddington Scout Group
31st Bath
3rd Writtle Guides
4th Kings Lynn
4th Loughton Guides
4th Thundersley Scout Group
4th Wellingborough
6th Gosport (Rowner) Air Scouts
9th Whitley Bay
Aquila
Billericay & Wickford Explorer Scout Unit (BWESU)
Black Notley Guides, Coggeshall Guides, 5 & 7 Braintree Guides, Cressing Guides
Brain Valley and Coggeshall Senior Section
Crusader Explorer Scout Unit
Dragon Explorers
Gosport District Explorer Scouts
Livingstone Explorer Scout Unit
Mercator Explorer Scouts
NAMI Patrol
Thurrock District Explorers
West Yorkshire South Senior Section Contingent
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For everything you need to know and so much more …
For everything you need to know about the Jamboree, the site, activities and what’s in store, please see our Handbook. Every Group will be provided with 2 copies of the Handbook when you register on arrival with our Subcamp Team so there's no need to print anything.
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Lists, lists everywhere!
We know how hard it is to remember everything so we’ve provided a handy Checklist for you to download and print.
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What do you need to do?
- Look at our online Handbook (no need to print as paper copies are provided on arrival)
- See our Checklist to help you remember what to bring
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Some key points to remember about Programme
You need to make sure your participants have the right clothing for activities
As you will be aware some of the programme zones require specific clothing. We have therefore put together this simple Clothing Guide for you to share with your participants so that they can take part in the activities. Some of these are compulsory for safety reasons.
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What do you need to do?
- Download the Clothing Guide
- Share the clothing Guide with your participants and parents
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Saturday is Discovery Day
On Arrivals Day, we are holding a Discovery Fair between 14:00 & 17:00 for all participants to find out more about the programme zones (if they’d like to).
Once you have finished setting up camp and you’re happy for your participants to explore the site, please direct them to the Village Green where they will be able to collect their Quiz Sheet from a friendly marshal.
NB: If your participants can't attend the Discovery Fair don't worry as the crafts will be available in the Craft Barn after the Opening Ceremony.
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What do you need to do?
- Share our Top Ten Tips with your participants before they head to the Discovery Fair:
- Bring a pen or pencil
- Complete the crafts
- Take part in the pop-up activities
- Answer the discovery questions
- Find the hidden word, by finding the 5 letters around the Fair
- Talk to the Programme Team
- Ask your own questions
- Meet new people
- Make new friends
- Enjoy discovering about the exciting week ahead
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Programme Zone 1 - Express Yourself
In advance of attending Express Yourself Zone, we’d like your Young People to think about which group they’d like to be in. Each group will complete three mini workshops:
- Group A: Television, dance and photography
- Group B: Radio, drama and drumming
- Group C: Journalism, singing and fitness
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What do you need to do?
- Discuss the Express Yourself options with your participants, so that they all have a first and second choice ready on the day they take part.
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Programme Zone 11 - EIJ Presents
As announced in the last newsletter our EIJ Presents audition site is now open.
The time has come for participants to share their talents with the rest of the world. Participants can audition online - just follow the guidance on the EIJ Website how to be Part of the Show and we will take it from there. The Subcamp heats will take place in one of the Early Evening sessions, culminating in the Grand Finale on the Friday in front of the whole Jamboree.
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What do you need to do?
- remind participants about the online auditions and share the link
- deadline for submissions is 21st July 2016
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Programme Zone 12 - Tastes of the World
It looks like many of you have been spending time practising your Tastes of the World dishes, and we look forward to tasting the results. Please do remember to complete and display the allergies card when sharing your food.
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Be Inspired, try new things, meet new people, make this event even bigger and better
In order to ensure the smooth running of the Jamboree we rely on our army of staff volunteers. As with any event of this size, there is always room for additional help and we would like to invite Group Leaders to get involved by volunteering an hour or two.
Each day we will be advertising via Subcamps jobs and timeslots where additional help will make all the difference. Group leaders are encouraged to please sign up with times when they can help and the Subcamp Team will have details of how to make contact with the relevant Team Leader.
If every adult leader onsite volunteered just 2 hours with us we would fill 3,400 hours - 141 days!
To start us off, our current opportunities are in Zone 30: Camp Fire's Burning - if you have a campfire enthusiast amongst your Group Leaders, we're looking for adults to help run the 3 campfire evenings on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. For further details please email amanda.mongan@eij.org.uk
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What do you need to do?
- Consider volunteering opportunities advertised daily in Subcamp Offices
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Dining Out with Chubbys
Take a look at our online menu. Groups can pre-book their orders prior to arrival by emailing Chubbys. During the event Groups can continue to book by email or in person at the Chubbys Restaurant.
Chubbys Restaurant is open from the very first day right through to after lunch on Saturday 6th August.
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Gas Sales
As mentioned in our Good Camping Guide, gas can be purchased (at the best price - see our online price list) throughout the week via the Food Warehouse and will be delivered daily to (and empty bottles collected from) all Subcamps. Please direct any questions about gas supplies to foodwarehouse@eij.org.uk. Full details about Gas deliveries and what to do with your empty bottles can be found in the Handbook under section 11 – Around The Village.
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Discount offered by our camping supplies partner Camperite
A 5% discount is available on any orders placed online at www.camperite.co.uk for delivery direct to Subcamp Offices (please specify this in the delivery address at the time of ordering) by entering the discount code “Jam5” (excluding gas refills and inflatable tents)
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- All orders will be delivered on Saturday 30th July in the morning.
- Last order deadline is 28th July
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What do you need to do?
- If you need to purchase camping equipment and have it delivered to the Jamboree Site ready for your arrival, place an order online with Camperite and receive a 5% Jamboree discount
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Media Sales
You and your participants will be able to purchase a variety of unforgettable memories from Media Sales in the Media Centre and also online throughout and after the event.
There will be a DVD that will capture the Jamboree for people to relive, share the adventure with their parents and also promote what your group got up to whilst at this year’s event.
Our photographers will be capturing photos of the participants and groups in action around the site. Groups and Participants can purchase photos throughout the event and, new for this event, and a first for Jamborees, will be digital photo sales. Take digital copies of the photos away on EIJ USB Sticks.
Why not also have your own official group photo? Another new feature will be pre-booking of your group photo slot. Book now, to have your group photo in front of your Subcamp gateway, to save disappointment. Simply complete this online booking form.
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What do you need to do?
- Tell your participants about media sales and invite them to visit the Media Centre to find out more about EIJ2016 Souvenir DVD (by pre-order), USB memory sticks, photos & other media souvenirs
- Pre-book your group photo sessions
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Don’t forget safety in your final preparations
Our aim is to have a safe and healthy Jamboree, we need everyone’s support to achieve this. Make sure you’ve read our Good Camping Guide and Handbook as they provide lots of useful information.
Gas
Please ensure you check your gas equipment and hoses before packing them so you know they are safe. Hoses need to be less than 5 years old and in good condition, with no splits or damage. Make sure they are securely connected with crimps or jubilee clips. Groups are allowed up to 100kg of gas on their site, but we recommend you keep this to a minimum as you can restock throughout the week (see Gas Sales above). Jamboree staff will complete some gas safety checks at the start of the event.
Fire Safety
Please ensure you bring a fire blanket and bucket for your mess tent. To reduce the risk of fire you are not allowed to bring items such as charcoal BBQs, pierceable gas canister stoves, hurricane/tilley lamps, candles, garden flares.
Food Safety
When menu planning carefully consider what items are on your menu to ensure you can safely prepare and cook these onsite.
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What do you need to do?
- Check gas equipment and hoses before packing them
- Bring a Fire Blanket and bucket
- No BBQs, pierceable gas canister stoves, hurricane/tilley lamps, candles or garden flares are allowed
- Ensure you have enough cold storage that will keep food cold
- Plan to restock your food supplies over the week rather than buying it all at once
- Where possible buy raw meat ready prepared to limit the handling required
- Bring enough cloths and tea towels so you can change them regularly
- Bring antibacterial spray to clean and disinfect surfaces
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Our Eco-friendly Jamboree
We are pleased to confirm that dry waste from our Jamboree site will be separated for recycling off site so only glass and food waste needs to be separated by Groups. Please bring with you plenty of heavy duty black sacks for your general waste, and white plastic sacks for food waste. You may also want to bring a small containers for glass items.
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What do you need to do?
- Bring heavy duty black sacks for general waste
- Bring white plastic sacks for food waste
- Bring a container for collecting your glass items
- Use the recycling bins
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Don’t take home unused food, donate to Foodbank
What is it? Foodbanks provide emergency food to people in crisis.
Every day people in the UK go hungry for reasons ranging from redundancy to receiving an unexpected bill on a low income. A simple box of food makes a big difference, with Foodbanks helping prevent crime, housing loss, family breakdown and mental health problems.
In the UK there are 430 Foodbanks, in Essex alone there are currently nine, during 2015 there were over one million food parcels distributed, the Essex Foodbanks handed out in excess of 23,000, three-day food parcels.
EIJ2016 is about Our Changing World, you can help us help others by donating leftover food.
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What do you need to do?
- At the end of the Jamboree there will be an opportunity for you to leave any sealed long life food such as jars, tins, cereals, pasta, rice, biscuits, to name but a few.
- There will be a collection point in each Subcamp Office.
- The food collected will be distributed between the various Foodbanks within Essex.
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What you need to know about Arrivals
Some useful points about arriving on site, full details are in the Handbook:
- Groups are allowed onsite from 9.00am on Saturday 30th July. One vehicle per group is allowed on site at any time using our Group Vehicle Pass
- All vehicles remaining in the car park must have a completed car park Vehicle Identity Pass displayed in the windscreen at all times. To save time please have these in place before arrival
- Parents dropping off participants do not need a car park identity pass
- Blue badge holders – please display your blue badges so you can be directed to the disabled parking area
- Clearly visible signposts will be along the highway
- The Facilities Team will support with transporting unit equipment to the Subcamp. Participants are expected to walk their own kit onto site.
- Groups should report to their Subcamp Team for registration on arrival.
- Retail outlets will be open in The Village for parents to look around
- Parents are welcome to stay in The Village for up to an hour
- No early arrivals or pitching of tents before Saturday 30th July
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What do you need to do?
- Download a Group Vehicle Pass for taking one vehicle at a time onto site to unload equipment
- Download a Vehicle Identity Pass for each vehicle remaining in the car park (not parents)
- Report to your Subcamp Office on arrival
- Invite parents to stay in The Village
- Don't arrive before 9am on Saturday 30th July
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Ladies and Gentlemen, last orders please …
Some diary dates and deadlines
- To place a food, toiletries, birthday cake order with our popular onsite pre-order supermarket, Retail Food Warehouse please use our online order form by Friday 15th July
- To place an order from the EIJ2016 Subcamp Clothing Range, visit the EIJ2016 Store before 23:00 on Monday 18th July, and your order will be ready for you on arrival at the Jamboree
- Submit your audition for EIJ Presents on YouTube by 17:00 on 21st July. Full instructions on how to be Part of the Show
- Place your last Camperite orders online by 28th July
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Let’s recap on what you need to do:
- Complete Registration Phase 2 and make your final payment
- Refer to our online Handbook
- Download and print our Checklist
- Tell Beavers & Cubs Sections, Rainbows & Brownies Brownies Units about Junior Jam
- Read the Good Camping Guide and remind your participants about simple ways to maintain hygiene
- Familiarise yourself with the Jamboree policies
- Plan to bring everything to promote a high level of hygiene in your area including plenty of cloths and tea towels and antibacterial sprays
- Take a look at our themed events to plan costumes
- Build a gateway for individual pitch
- Promote EIJ Presents to your Scouts and Guides and use the full instructions on how to be Part of the Show and submit an online audition no later than 5pm on 21st July
- Plan to bring a special food dish for your evening of Tastes of the World and complete an allergy card for each dish
- Learn Our Changing World Jamboree Song before you arrive
- Plan to bring a fundraising game for Fun of the Fair and remind your participants to bring some change
- Bring a pre-cut triangle made from recycled/old material triangle for every participant (including leaders) – download the bunting template
- Try something new, consider volunteering opportunities
- Consider dining out at Chubbys Restaurant, take a look at the online menu
- Place your final orders by 8th July for home deliveries of Subcamp Clothing Range from the EIJ2016 Store
- Place your final orders for food by 15th July from the Retail Food Warehouse using the Order Form
- Place your final orders by 18th July for site collection of Subcamp Clothing Range from the EIJ2016 Store
- Friendship Knot instructions can be downloaded
- Download the Clothing Guide and share with your participants and parents
- Share the Top Ten Programme Tips with your participants about Discovery Fair
- Encourage your participants to consider which group they would like to choose in the Express Yourself Zone
- Take advantage of the 5% discount on camping supplies bought online and delivered to the Jamboree site with our camping supplies partner Camperite (order before 28th July)
- Tell your participants about media sales and pre-book your group photos
- Remember safety by checking your gas equipment, bring a fire blanket and bucket, and plan your menus carefully
- Donate to our Foodbank
- Download and bring your Vehicle Identity Pass and Group Vehicle Pass
- Don’t plan to arrive before 9am on Saturday 30th July
- Bring a mask for our Viennese masked ball
- Design and make a plaque
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Contacting Us
We're so looking forward to meeting you. Much more information is available on the website, keep an eye on our Mozart's Symphony page as more information will become available over the coming weeks.
If you can't find the answers you're looking for in FAQ or other areas of the EIJ website, and you have questions about the Jamboree itself, the site, retail outlets or the Jamboree programme, please email info@eij.org.uk.
If you have specific questions about your Subcamp such as the theme, other campers, mascot or area, please email mozarts.symphony@eij.org.uk.
Other ways to stay in touch are listed below.
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