Blair Atholl
International Jamborette
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Camp Diary |
Picture Gallery 2002 | Today in the Kross |
Special Feature |
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Some daily updates have a link to an additional report page which has been written by Scouts who have worked along with the web team to produce material for this site.
Wednesday 25th July
The last full day of the Jamborette!
Overnight last night the rain was very heavy, but again by day light it and cleared, and although overcast and damp, the rain is holding off.
Today there is the Atholantics - a fun packed session for all to round the camp off prior to starting to break down the sub camps, leaving only the tents standing for tonight.
A few pictures of the Atholantics appear on todays newspaper, and more will appear on the web site next week.
The final campfire takes place this evening, and the closing ceremony - hopefully the weather will stay dry for this final part of the camp.
This will be the last update from the camp itself, we have included the last two days newspapers and also the final addition produced this morning.
There will be more pictures to add to the site, including ones of the Atholantics, but these will be added during next week.
Tomorrow morning the Scouts strike camp and the overseas Scouts will be dispersed to various parts of Scotland for home hospitality. The Administration team have been working hard over the last few days to ensure that the home hospitality is worked out and arranging for the transportation to the Scottish homes and supplying details of how to get the visiting Scouts back to the rendezvous point in time for their return home.
We trust that they have all had a great time at Blair Atholl, despite the weather, and that we shall see many old friends back with us in 2004.
Remember, the website will be update over the coming weeks with more photographs, including more on Atholantics and the closing campfire.
Keep an eye on the front page, it will indicate when a section has been updated.
Wednesday 24rd July
Today is the last full day of activities on camp as the Jamborette draws to a close. This evening all the staff were invited to join the various patrols in the sub camps for dinner - with everyone in full uniform.
Today has been dry with some sunshine, but it is now getting chilly as the sun drops over the hills.
With the Jamborette draw to a close we are unsure when we will lose our Internet connection, so this may be the last update from the camp. However we have several hundred photographs still to work our way through and over the coming week, the site will continue to have material added to it as time permits.
Tuesday 23rd July
After a fine afternoon and evening, there was heavy rain again overnight, but as the sun rose the rain did stop. Whilst it is never far away, it has so far stayed dry.
Today we have a special visitor to the Jamborette, The Chief Scout, George Purdy C.B.E, who toured the site with the Scottish Chief Commissioner Andy Matthew.
Monday 22nd July
After a great day yesterday, people awoke this morning to the patter of rain on the canvas. But it was nothing to worry about - yes it did rain overnight, but as the day went on the weather got better and better. Today was back into the activity programme and this evening is the International PL's supper when they prepare a meal of their choice - giving the quartermaster sufficient time to get the necessary foodstuffs. This activity also continues tomorrow evening.
Later in the evening there is a film in the Kross Kinema.
Last night also saw the local community visit the site and there were a series of of football matches between them and the Scouts and the Staff
Sunday 21st July
Today has been a lovely day and this afternoon got quite warm by our standards, although one Scout from Gibraltar said it was still very gold compared with home.
This morning saw the Scouts Own service outside Blair Castle, now part of tradition of the camp. Accompanied by a pipe band, everyone march up the entrance drive of Blair Castle and took part in the short service, before returning to the camp site. As you will see from the photograph, quite a spectacular scene, taken from the ramparts of the castle. More photographs will follow shortly in the gallery.
At lunch time, and in the evening, the camp staff dined with the various sub camps which gave the staff catering team a day off from their duties.
In the afternoon, the were International Games in the sub camps when all the visiting countries provide a wide range of games for everyone to take part in. Again, photographs will be added to the gallery in due course.
In the evening there was a Ceilidh in the Kross, to a live Ceilidh band.
Saturday 20th July
Visitors day!
Disappointingly we had very heavy rain overnight last night and there has had to be a quick reorganization of this afternoons activity. It was all hands on deck to strike marquees and re pitch them at another part of the site in case the weather did not improve.
By lunch time it was all in place thanks to the effort of all on site, and on schedule the gates were opened to visitors who were greeted by a marching brass band. They accompanied the Chief Commissioner for Scotland and the Camp Chief around the Country Fair where the patrols were running activities or offering their national delicacies in exchange for Atholls, which each visitor had been supplied with as they arrived.
 The band at the gate of the camp. |  The Chief Commissioner and Camp Chief touring the Country Fair |
For a small collections of pictures from the Fair click on the link below.
Friday 19th July
I am glad to say most of our computer problems have been resolved.
Today the activity programme continued, despite the nearly continuous rain that fell, it was not heavy just wet. It did dry up during the afternoon, but there have been showers throughout the afternoon and evening - but that has not disheartened anyone.
There is plenty going on on the camp and this evening there was a fantastic International show put on by the youngsters - with all nationalities taking part. Again there was a mass of pictures taken and eventually we will add a selection of these to the site.
Tomorrow is the Country Fair when the the patrols will set up stalls around the Kross and market the various products in exchange for Atholls (the currency of the Jamborette). It is also visitors day - and as there are many of you that cannot join us here for the afternoon and evening camp fire, we will be taking many more photographs and loading them on to the site.
Please bear with us through this process as it does take time to build the pages and process the pictures onto the site. We also run an activity base during the day, during which we collect even pictures.
This evening a satellite camp was set up in an adjoining field where Scouts and leaders could come and visit Blair Atholl for the week-end. They would take part in the Country Fair and also in Sundays activities, before breaking camp on the Monday.
Thursday 18th July
Today has been plagued with computer problems which has delayed the update of pages for which we apologise.
The day started off rather dull with some rain but by afternoon the sun as out. The days activities continued and this evening the sub camps had Cock-a-leekie Soup and haggis & neeps for dinner - a traditional Scottish meal. The Camp Staff held a Burns Supper in the evening.
We have many many pictures to load onto the web site, and will do so as soon as possible.
A new feature was introduced today, a daily report from the Scouts who come to the IT Multimedia Team activity, and we have achieved a partial report for yesterday. It is linked under yesterday's entry, and hopefully we will catch up with ourselves tomorrow. The daily paper is also late in delivery to us, but will be in place tomorrow.
Wednesday 17th July
This is the first full day of activities for the camp. The activities start at 10.15 a.m. in the morning and continue through until 12.30 a.m. They restart at 2 p.m. and finish at 4.30 p.m. in the afternoon.
As well as the old favourites of Blair Atholl a number of new activities were added this year such as Swim & Skate, Blair Atholl Mountain Rescue, Explorer Trek and Global Village. The full range of activities on offer this year can be found on the activities page.
Today the Chief Commissioner for Scouts in Scotland visited the camp in the afternoon to have a look around the camp. The weather today has been fairly good, with some rain for a period this afternoon.
Tuesday 16th July
This morning our Scouts from Austria, Canada, Denmark, Germany, Gibraltar, Hong Kong, Ireland, Japan, Kenya, Netherlands, Norway, Russia, Switzerland, South Africa and the United States of America. In total there are 1062 attending the Jamborette.
Having settled into their sub camps and had their evening meal, the evening programme started off with a wide game.
Later in the evening, the Camp Chief took round the last torch from the Millennium Jamborette and was met at the gate of each sub camp by the uncle or Aunt who lit their sub-camp torch off the Millennium torch. The sub camp torch was then used to light the first sub camp camp fire.
As the evening drew to a close the sub camps gathered on the hill overlooking the camp site, the sub camp uncles and aunts joined the Camp Chief as representatives of all the 16 countries present were called out to raise the flag of their country as the Camp Chief declared the 28th Blair Atholl Jamborette open.
Monday 15th July
Today the Scottish Scouts arrived on site to prepare the sub camps for the arrival of the foreign scouts during tomorrow. This evening the Scottish contingent had a meeting with their sub camp uncles & aunts and were shown round the site so they knew where things were ready for their visitors in the morning.
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