Berkshire Scouts Jamboree Units
Berkshire Scouts have formed two full Jamboree Units, nicknamed Blue Troop and Purple Troop.
Each Unit has a mix of 36 young people from all parts of Berkshire plus 4 adult leaders.
Each Unit is subdivided into 4 Patrols of 9 members, with one member appointed as the Patrol Leader.
The Units have been undergoing a joint training programme including a variety of camps, first aid courses and workshops. They have also been running a joint fundraising programme, raising money to support the two Units at the Jamboree and a post-Jamboree expedition.
To guide the 72 young men and women into the Jamboree experience is a team of 8 Leaders selected from
all parts of the county. Each of them will have different roles to play, however by the end of the
Jamboree you'll know them very well.
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Blue Troop is led by Bruce Clark, District Commissioner for Slough. Bruce has been to many international camps including Eurojam in 2005, Iceland, Belgium and Holland.
Peter Swynford, an experienced Scouter from Taceham Hundred, has been appointed to the county webteam and now maintains this website. He leads 'Purple Troop'.
Wendy Allum, the District Explorer Scout Administrator in Windsor and Eton is on the team. She's responsible for much of the administration and filing of paperwork.
Alex Clarke, a Scouter from Maidenhead went to Thailand as a young contingent member and now returns as a unit leader bringing his own personal jamboree experiences to the team.
Sue Took from Slough is new to Scouting but has worked with young people for quite a few years.
Laura O'Neill from Slough knows a thing or two about first aid, working in the NHS.
Andy Ellis is a Scouter in Pang Valley and knows how to run a quartermaster's stores. If it comes to finding kit, he knows where to get it!
Matt Foster from Langley has been with the same group since joining as a Cub Scout - he's now the Cub Scout Leader.
