A GROUP of Explorer Scouts from Fife joined 1500 other Scouts from all over Scotland, the UK and the world as they took part in the 34th Blair Atholl International Jamborette - the only Scout camp of its kind in the world.

And among them were two members of the 33rd Fife Lochgelly Group.

Over 20 countries, including Zambia, Gibraltar, Spain, Hong Kong, the USA, Austria, France, Finland, Japan and Iceland linked up with Scouts from Scotland at the ten day biennial camp. Held in the grounds of Blair Castle, this is the biggest Jamborette to date with 77 joint patrols of Scouts and over 450 volunteer leaders.

The World’s oldest continually held Jamborette with an impressive 68 year history, Blair Atholl is special in that every District in Scotland is represented and Scouts camp in mixed-country leaderless patrols, providing a unique opportunity to get to know other Scouts from around the world.

The Lochgelly scouts involved were Brogan Crombie and Michael Stuart. During the camp the Scouts participated together in a range of adventurous and culturally diverse activities. There were over 160 different activities this year including all-terrain boarding, zorbing, Radio Blair, bush craft, the Great Blair Bake Off, the i-build technology base, survival skills, fencing, short wave radio, and drama base Blair-aktor.

Andrew Sharkey, volunteer Camp Chief, said, “We are incredibly proud and excited to welcome our many international friends to Scotland again this year.

“The programme and activities at Blair Atholl showcase the best of Scottish Scouting and culture while also reflecting the diverse and interesting range of cultures and countriesvisiting. We have seen the positive difference that meeting and learning from others can have on young people and are delighted to be able to offer such an outstanding and world class opportunity for them here in Scotland, in the very beautiful setting of Blair Atholl.”