Scout Radio

Author: Roger Thorne

Peter Omondi on The Late Show

Peter Omondi on The Late Show

Essex International Jamboree, Events, Jam FM, Jamboree
Each night during the Jamboree we asked one of the international staff into the studio to talk about Scouting in their home country. One of these was Peter Omondi from Kenya.  As well as his Scouting Peter is involved in a Peace Project centered around 7-a-side football.  We'll be keeping in touch with Peter to see how all this goes....   [soundcloud url="https://api.soundcloud.com/playlists/251751158" params="auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true" width="100%" height="450" iframe="true" /]
EIJ 2016 – Jam FM

EIJ 2016 – Jam FM

Essex, Essex International Jamboree, Events, Jamboree, News
Held near Chelmsford, the Essex International Janboree is the biggest Scout & Guide event in the UK this year with more than 6,500 young people attending along with their Leaders and almost 2000 staff. Over 100 activities were provided on site to participants who came from 32 countries. Scout Radio was again on site providing a vibrant and exciting radio station throughout the event from a studio in the “village” at the centre of things. When Scouts and Guides from more than 30 countries arrived JAM FM was already on air and rapidly becoming the soundtrack to the Jamboree. Using the latest developments in the Scout Radio studio equipment JAM FM broadcast for eight days with live programmes from 6am until midnight.  Alongside studio based output were outside broadcasts from all the ac...