TUNE IN TO JAMFM ON 87.7FM

27th May 2017

NOTHING CAN BEAT THE OXONJAM OPENING PARTY

the oxonjam post

4,500 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Network and Adults from all over the world came together and enjoyed an exciti ng opening ceremony in the grounds of Blenheim Palace last night.

Dressed in costumes representi ng their sub camp movie genre, there were eff orts including Chewbacca, Doctor Who and alligators pouring into the main arena. Every district looked fantasti c in their fancy dress and covered the whole range of hollywood fi lms.

Kicking off the ceremony was Alexander Gill, from Scout

Radio. With the crowd cheering loudly, everyone got involved with a Mexican wave and a large group selfi e. Geeing up the crowd as they paraded in to the main arena. Alex got every single person from the youngest Beaver to the oldest Leader into the spirit of the event.

County Commisioner Phil Earl offi cially opened OxonJam with a fl ag break and Scout salute.

Aft er the formaliti es it was ti me to get the party started with the amazingly talented PeteBox. Layering up his live sounds - created solely through his mouth - he entertained an amazed crowd.

At one point in his set he invited 5 young people onto the stage to take part in building their own beatbox song. With the crowd singing along they created an original song that they will be proud of.

Everyone loved the opening ceremony and only helped build the excitement for the next few days of funfi lled adventure.

Comments from Facebook

The opening ceremony and Petebox were streamed live on Facebook to over 2,000 people. Here are some of the comments that were sent in whilst we were streaming.

“Wish I was there!”Kathryn Culverwell

“Shout out to the 33rd Oxford - Kidlington Crew”Ali Oxford

“Can’t wait to see what’s in acti on tomorrow when we go”Nesh Rose Jones

“Have a great ti me!!!”Marie Preston

If you want to relive the opening ceremony and Petebox’s electrifying performance, head over to OxonJam on Facebook. www.facebook.com/oxonjam

Adult Hub Activity Area“OXONWOOD”

Did

you

know

?

VacanciesProg

idea

sal

read

y ha

ppen

ingO

utside ofO

xon / Internat’

Scre

en if

pos

sible

or p

ull u

p ba

nner

s

Ope

n co

rner

with

wel

com

e te

am

Stage 1.Stage 2.

Stag

e 3.

Stage 4.

Stage 1.

NEED A REFUEL?STOP AT THE ADULT HUB WHEN OPEN FOR FREE COFFEE TO ALL ADULTS & LEADERS

27th May 2017the oxonjam post the oxonjam post

32

27th May 2017

Get your Group Photos Booked and Bought

� ere’s plenty for the adults too!

OxonJam is sure to be an exciti ng and memorable experience. We have a team of enthusiasti c media types capturing everything that will happen during the weekend through photos, videos, social media and this very newspaper. We are also printi ng photos onsite, ensuring that you can take home a photo of you enjoying yourself – come

over to the Media Centre to have a look at the photos..

If you see any of our people out and about, say hello! Don’t worry we won’t bite, but we might ‘snap’ a picture of you! We are also producing new videos so all your parents can see how much fun you are having here at OxonJam.

Make sure you drop by the media centre and see if we snapped you!

Prices:

£2.50 per photo

£2 per photo if more than 10 are bought.

Group Photo BookingsCome to the Media Centre at anyti me during the day to book your group photo on Rodeo Drive. Simply say hello to the media team and we will arrange everything for you.

Don’t forget that you get a substanti al discount when ordering more than 10 photos.

OXONJAM Adult programme of activitiesA range of optional programme sessions for Leaders, parents, and any adult interested in the topic. No need to book just drop in for a chat over coffee.

09:30-10:30 10:30-11:30 11:30-12:30 L 13:30-14:30 14:30-15:30 15:30-16:30 09:30-10:30 10:30-11:30 11:30-12:30 L 13:30-14:30 14:30-15:30 15:30-16:30 10:00-11:00 11:00-12:00 12:00-13:00

Stage 1

LUN

CH

Youth shaped

Scouting

Executive Committee

Support

Young Leader Module A

Explorer Scouts

Surgery

Young Leaders for Dummies

Safeguarding Training LU

NCH

Explorer Scouts

Surgery

Young Leader Bite sized modules

Young Leaders for Dummies

Stage 2Scout

Section Surgery LU

NCH

Beaver Section Surgery

Young Leader Bite

sized modules

Section RolesWelcome to

Scouting LUN

CH Activity Permits

Beaver Section Surgery

Young Leader Bite sized modules

Welcome to Scouting

Stage 3First Aid

Defibrilator demo

Sixers and Seconders in

Cubs LUN

CH Section Roles

Section Prog' Surgery

Scout Active Support

PLP / Getting started

Adult Training Validation

Adult Training Validation LU

NCH Adult Training

ValidationAdult Training

ValidationAdult Training

ValidationPLP / Getting

started

Running AAC

meetings

007 Stage - Training

10 minute modules

Leadership and Managem't

Supporting Training LU

NCH Supporting

Training10 minute modules

Leadership and

Managem't

10 minute modules

Module 37 - Advising on

Adult Appoint'nts

Supporting Training LU

NCH

Leadership and

Managem't

Module 37 - Advising on

Adult Appoint'nts

10 minute module

Adult Training

Validation

10 minute modules

Supporting Training

Stage 4Welcome to

Scouting

D of E & Queen's Scout

Awards LUN

CH

D of E & Queen's

Scout Awards

Cub Scout Programme

Surgery

Compass - Member Database

Youth shaped

Scouting

Whats next for Patrol

Leaders?

Programme Surgery LU

NCH

Cub Scout Programme

Surgery

Running AAC meetings

Online Scout Manager

(OSM)

D of E & Queen's

Scout Awards

Compass - Member Database

Coffee Station

Open Q&A Open Q&A

LUN

CH Prep for next session

Open Q&AOpen Q&A /

SAS Q&AOpen Q&A

LUN

CH Young Leader surgery

Interest Groups

Open Q&AYoung Leader

Mission signoff

Back Lot (Outside)

Instructing skills swap

shop

Instructing skills swap

shop

Instructing skills swap

shop LUN

CH

LUN

CH

Instructing skills swap

shop

First Aid Defibrilator

demo

Instructing skills swap

shop

Instructing skills swap

shop

Instructing skills swap

shop

Instructing skills swap

shop

Drop in

Saturday Sunday Monday

Open door Bite sized Inclusivity sessions

Open door Bite sized Inclusivity sessions

Did you know?, Vacancies, Programme ideas incl callendar of events, Graffitti Wall Q&A and offers of help.

Activity Permits Group Scout Leader

Drop inActivity Permits

PIMMS with the County Commissioner & County

Chairman

DC's, Dignitories and County Team Tea and Cake

Instructing practical skills: Simple Knotting (??),

Axe, Saw and other delights (Anthony)

Instructing practical skills: Simple Knotting (??),

Axe, Saw and other delights (Anthony)

19/05/2017

Did you know that it is not just the young people that benefi t from the programme at OxonJam? We have got a full programme to help adults in Scouti ng make the most of their ti me on site with a number of workshops and drop in informati on zones in the Adult Hub. Whether you need to complete some training or simply want to learn more about a parti cular area, the Oxfordshire County Team have everything you could possibly need as an Adult in Scouti ng. Head over to the Adult Hub for more informati on or use the ti metable below as a guide.

Over 1500 loo rolls will be used over the weekend!

There are 120 toilets, 10 disabled toilets and 4 sets of urinals on site.

During the build week over 1000 miles were driven just on site.

There is 600 metres of water pipes have been laid above ground.

The opening ceremony was watched by 4,500 people at the event and 2,000 on Facebook!

Today’s Programme

Our very own radio station.Tune in to JamFM on 87.7FM

Fun Facts about OxonJam

Here are the key ti mes for today.

07:00-22:30 Admin Open

09:30-12:30 Acti viti es

12:30-13:30 Lunch

13:30-16:30 Acti viti es

16:30-18:00 Dinner

18:00-22:30 Evening Programme

22:30 Back to sites

23:00 Lights out

Did you know we have our very own radio stati on on site, broadcasti ng onsite, online and on FM Radio.

You can tune in on 87.7 FM and get your shout outs and requests played by emailing studio@jamfm.org.uk, tweet @onairadventure or search Jam FM on Facebook. Alternati vely, fi nd one of the JamFM Team at the caravan at the top of the Roboti cs fi eld.

The schedule for each day is:

07:00-10:00 The Morning Show: The perfect start to the day!10:00-11:30 Voxbox - You take over the radio!11:30-12:30 Out & About - Showcasing the best of Oxonjam’s acti viti es12:30-13:20 The Drop-In: Tell us your stories and requests!13:20-13:30 Newsjam: The latest from the news team.13:30-15:30 Voxbox - You take over the radio!15:30-17:30 Out & About Showcasing the best of the acti viti es17:30-20:00 The Evening Show - Get ready for evening ents!20:00-22:00 Oxonjam Coverage - Live from the main stage and across the site.22:00-00:00 The Late Show - For leaders and late sleepers.

Tell us what your favourite shows are and make sure you are listening in to hear your favourite songs and all the latest happenings at OxonJam.

There is enough cable on site to reach the moon (we think)...

It took more than 1000 hours work to build the structures on site.

JamFM will play more than 750 songs over the weekend - make sure you request your favourite!

Let us know any fun facts about your group by visiti ng the Media Centre in Camp Square, or via social media @oxonjam.

� e Weather TodayMake sure you are well prepared for all types of weather today with the potenti al for everything.

Raincoats. Suncream. Shorts. Sunglasses and Jumpers in the evening.

OxonJam

FOLLOW OUR SNAPS, SCAN OUR SNAPCODE BELOW

USE OUR FILTER IN ROBOTICS AND PHANTOM

OxonJam

OxonJam

27th May 2017the oxonjam post

4

We built a large town in a � eld at Blenheim

Last Monday morning at 9am there were simply 3 empty fi elds at the top end of Blenheim Palace. The tourists, dog walkers and horse riders were none the wiser that 5 days later, the largest cross secti on Scouti ng event held anywhere in the world during 2017, would be moving in on their doorstop!

A core team of volunteers have worked ti relessly to install miles of water pipes, hundreds of toilets, and multi ple large marquees to support the event. Acti vity zones started to take shape and the main stage was setup, along with the cinemas, and roller disco tent, all built to make your weekend one of the most memorable ever.

At 3pm on Thursday there were 3 mostly empty fi elds, bar the toilets and large white marquees that you can see in the camp square. Come 4pm an army of leaders and adult volunteers arrived to setup thousands of

tents so that every att endee had somewhere to sleep when they arrived last night. Many of these volunteers were parents who may not have had as much experience as the Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and Network, so there was some interesti ng pitching techniques used!

All the hard work came to fruiti ti on at 4pm yesterday as 4,500 Scouts started to descend on Blenheim Palace, much to the bemusement of all the locals and tourists. - especially those using the local roads. With some districts driving the enti re length of the park to get to the campsite there was sure to be some very confused sheep and geese who found themselves new neighbours for the weekend!

We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone that has made this event happen, whether through planning over the last 2 years or setti ng up tents on Thursday.

SOCIAL MEDIA