About Blair Atholl 2022

The 38th Scottish International Patrol Jamborette will take place in Blair Atholl from Monday 18th July 2022 until Friday 29th July.

500 Scottish Explorer Scouts will camp alongside Scouts from around the world, working as a dual patrol of 12, in one of six subcamps. There is an exciting programme of activities and the opportunity to form lasting international friendships.

Blair Atholl is open to Scouts and Explorers who are 14 – 17 on the first day of the camp.

Dates

Scottish Staff arrive on Saturday 16th July,

Scottish Scouts arrive on Monday 18th July

Overseas Contingents arrive at camp on Tuesday 19th July.

All Scouts depart on Friday 29st July

All Staff leave on Saturday 30th July.

Leaders

There are a large number of Scottish Staff supporting this event. Scottish Staff applications have now closed. Staff costs are £300 for the two week camp.

The number of overseas adult leaders with each patrol should be limited to the minimum number necessary to supervise travel.

Cost and Selection

The camp itself costs £350 per participant for all the activities, catering, evening entertainment etc

The Jamborette is hugely popular and unfortunately not everyone can attend so selection camps have taken place within Scottish regions. Training weekends are planned over the coming months as patrols prepare for the camp.

Satellite Camp

A Satellite camp adjacent to the main camp will welcome about 550 Scouts & their leaders from around Scotland to take part in the camp over the weekend of 22nd-25th July.

More details about the camp can be found here. Applications closed on 24th March.

Main Camp Area

The main camp site at Blair Atholl provides support for the six sub camps. Each sub-camp will have 14 patrols. There is also a Staff sub-camp which includes all of the Scottish and overseas Leaders.

A view of the camp site with Blair Castle top right corner and the Kastle in the bottom centre. The six sub-camps are visible in the centre of the photograph.

The central gathering point is “The Kastle” which as a series of Marquees which house the Trading Centre of the camp. providing a Tuck Shop, a Scout Shop and a Newspaper office. The camp produces its own daily newspaper called ‘Kastle Kurrents” with pictures from around the site and activities and snippets from the sub-camps. There is also a cafe in the Kastle and provision to gather under canvas should it be raining.

There are also facilities for making telephone calls and an extensive medical support team available at all times should the need arise.

Blair Atholl Subcamp Leaders (2018)

Joint patrols cooking at Blair Atholl

Patrols

A Scottish Patrol consists of up to 6 Scouts, including the Patrol Leader. Patrols are usually a mix of Explorers from different units within a District or Region. As with all Scouting activities, patrols can contain a mix of young people of any gender.

Each International Patrol of up to 6 Scouts will camp with a Scottish Patrol. A Scottish and an overseas patrol operate as one unit. The Scottish Patrol will provide tents and cooking equipment for both patrols. Cooking is done by the combined patrol over wood fires. Dining shelters will be constructed in each patrol site with pioneering timber.

Day Time Activity Programme

The activities below will be on offer at the 2022 Blair Atholl Jamborette.

Adventure Activities

Canyoning
Climbing
Cycle Skills
Gorge Walking
Half-day hike
Inflatable Rafting
Kayaking and Bell Boating
Mountain biking
Mountain hike
Mountain skills
Overnight cycle
Overnight expedition
Overnight rescue
Rafting

Basic Activities

Atholl Experience
Bushcraft (man living WITH nature)
Dungeons and Dragons
Heart Start
I’m an Explorer get me out of here
International Scout Games
KABoom!
Nature Walk
Ready Steady Cook
Rookie Rangers
The Great Blair Bake Off

Creative Activities

Beagan Gaidhlig
Blair-AKToR – Blair Atholl Kastle Theatricals of Repute
Blair’s Got Rhythm
Craft
Culture Zone
Design and Create
Go Global
iBuild
Kastle Kurrents
Lego !
Photography
Radio Blair
Samba

Sports Activities

Archery
Bubble football and crate climbing
Cirque de Blair
Cheerleading
Fishing
Lawn Bowls
Martial Arts
Team Sports
Treasure Hunt
Ultimate Frisbee/Foot Golf

Treks and Tours

Blair Castle
Explorer Scout International Trek
Pitlochry Visit

White Cockade

The White Cockade was the badge worn by the followers of Prince Charles Edward Stuart (Bonnie Prince Charlie) during the Jacobite Rebellion of 1745-6. The Marquis of Tullibardine, son of the 1st Duke of Atholl, carried the Prince’s standard when he landed at Moidart and gathered the clans at Glenfinnan. The White Cockade which was worn by the Marquis, can be seen in a display cabinet in Blair Castle. The Marquis’ brother, Lord George Murray, was the General in charge of the Jacobite army.

Scouts can earn a Cockade badge by successfully completing 12 Activities (all day activities count as 2) and organise and participate in two social activities in the evenings as approved by the Subcamp Leader. In choosing their activities, Scouts must select at least one activity from each of the Activity Zones (Adventure, Basics, Creative, Sport and Treks & Tours). After each activity, the scouts get a sticky badge to put into the back few pages of their camp handbook to keep track of their progress.

Evenings in the Kastle

2022 Evening Activities will be noted nearer the camp. 2018’s diary will give a flavour of what to expect.

Neon Night – Be one of the bright movers and shakers at the opening Disco

Karnival Klown Around – Roll up, roll up for all the fun of the fair, test your skills and agility on the sideshows and inflatables.

Busking at the Kastle – Acoustic sessions around the Kastle, bring your instrument and join in, or come along and listen.

Kartoon Kaoers at the Kastle – Move to the music dressed you your favourite cartoon character,

International Open Mic – An array of talent as contingents take to the stage for a truly international evening of entertainment.

Keilidh in the Kourtyard – Traditional Scottish music and dancing where you will not be able to resist joining in.Fun guaranteed.

Blair Atholl Patrol Jamborette