Re: Jam day visit, how was it for you?
- From: Baggy <newsgroup@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 21:50:29 GMT
poison dwarf wrote:
"Eddie Langdown" <the3lang@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:VJWdnYCeK4YzFTLbnZ2dnUVZ8qminZ2d@xxxxxxxxxJust putting my feet up after day visit to Jamboree. Happy with the logistics; tube to Epping, taxi a bit expensive ( £10 for 3 miles each way) and efficient coach from Check-in area to Jam site. There by 9.30am
I can't honestly say there were any really exciting/ positive things to say about the experience: yes, we were told endlessly during the day about all the preparation, it being the biggest jamboree, about the huge number of toilet rolls and loaves of bread and numbers of countries scouts came from...... and I found nothing bad or offensive....
Having been there today - the best bit for the Scouts/Explorers was probably Aquaville/Terraville as there were lots of things to do eat etc from the different countries... not sure what else was going on as only
saw this + the sub camp hubs - I was helping out as a "heavy" for another urs regular...
.I simply think that it has little going for it as a day visitor attraction for Brits. I walked miles watching scouts from other countries wandering aimlessly about watching each other. There was a Sainsbury's, a bank, food from around the world, Scout Shop..... There rows of identical while plastic tents where adults from foreign scout organisations sat behind piles of leaflets, and other tents where NGO's and other environmentally orientated organisations made mud bricks and helped you reduce your carbon footprint , much as at any 'green festival'. However it was really difficult finding scouts from around the world actually doing anything, other than wander miles watching us and each other.We were very disappointed. Nothing for the Cubs to actually do (visual, hands on crafts or activities). Best bit our two had was playing with duplo bricks in visitor area. Cubs got to get post cards stamped or view badges. Best sites were the Asian ones. We got our names written in three different languages, and the chinese stall showed us how to do our own. But th amount of shops! Felt like all they wanted was our money, cause all we could do was spend and browse.
The arena show was well performed and presented, and good if you come from another country and need to see young Brits dancing dressed as Welsh miners or around a funky maypole, but I would so much have liked to have seen kids from other countries strutting their stuff, possibly on other stages?
No displays, no arena events.... nothing , pretty boring actually.
Fortunately, I met a leader camping at Jam, who took me into the areas where the scouts actually live.
I wonder how many day visitors did think that they might see kids camping, doing stuff, expressing themselves... and not just lots of walking to foreign food tents, piles of leaflets and displays of pictures...
Jamboree is clearly a fantastic event for those lucky enough take part, a triumph of logistical planning and a tribute to the hundreds of people working to make it so safe and hospitable, but for the day visitor...... a sad disappointment. But I'm glad I went .
Eddie Langdown 16th Bermondsey London
Poorly signed, and so angry too. I was amazed at how rude the crew were, driven off road (in my wheel chair) so that buggys could whizz up and down. Plus when stuggling on crutches up a hill had at least 3 buggys go by, not one thought to stop and see if could have given lift up hill for me.
To be honest, glad did it once, but wouldn't bother again.
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