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An edited version (without the music) of Jam on Toast with Cam & Hayley broadcasting live from AJ2016 the Australian Jamboree.

Scouting Radio is assisting with live streaming for the Jamboree and have partnered with JNN TV and JNNFM to bring you the latest news from the Jamboree site.

Visit our AJ2016 dedicated page at www.ScoutingRadio.com and if you are a parent send us a message that we will relay back to the site for broadcast. 

Scouting Radio with JNN FM bring you live competitions and on stage events from AJ2016 - the Australian Scout Jamboree taking place at Cataract Scout Park.

Earlier today we spoke to Mark Foster from Beadle District (SA Contingent) who is the Leader to a Troop of 27 Scouts attending AJ2016.

Mark speaks about the 8 month logistical planning, how he got involved in Scouts which has led him to lead this team to the Jamboree which is also his first Australian Jamboree not just as a Leader but as a Scout and what he is looking forward to at AJ2016.

Don't forget to check out our dedicated page for AJ2016 on the official Scouting Radio website supported by JNN-FM and JNN-TV.

A Christmas Eve Special of this week in Scouting.

Our thanks to all the listeners and contributors to this show

Cub Scout Pack 268 with a Santa Poem

Garden State Council with their Christmas Message

Girl Scout Troop 188 singing Rudolf the red nosed reindeer

Spen Valley Scout & Guide Band

Mare Christmas Rock from Grupo Mare Nostrum

3rd Chalkwell Bay Sea Scout Group singing carols on an underground rail

The Irish Coastguard Santa rescue

Portsoy Scout Group - Merry Christmas and Auld land syne

On behalf of all the team we wish you a Happy Christmas and thank you for supporting Scouting Radio. 

Stay tuned for live coverage of AJ2016 - The Australian Scout Jamboree starting next week!

As we are near to December 

The Christmas season is upon the Scouting Radio towers

Scouts Australia is still a hot topic among our listeners throughout the week discussing the alternative Scout promise

Girl Scouts in the US are assisting senior citizens in learning about technology

A million hands with Scout Association discussing mental health issues with youth members

and we discuss our new virtual campfire with our first discussion on whether BSA should become a co-ed association. 

In this weeks showA Cub Scouts shocked face as his Dad makes a surprise return from his service in the armyScouts Australia to offer an alternative Scout promise as part of their program, good or bad?Girl Scout saves the life of a 91 year old manWe talk about the Scouting Radio workshops for 2016 where you can learn how to produce, present and edit your own radio show to be broadcast on Scouting Radio

IN YOU GO! A year or two in the life of a scout leader is about the first couple of years that John Hemming-Clark recently spent as a scout leader in Chislehurst, Kent, England at a time of life when some are maybe starting to think about putting their feet up.   His trials and tribulations as he seeks to learn the ropes with only the most essential training to help him, that and his life experiences, are written about in hilarious detail.   Troop meetings, hikes, camps, excursions, his relationship with beavers, cubs and explorers as well as girl guides, leaders, trainers and managers are all included.   Read about how John became a leader after having been sacked as a scout committee chairman his first troop meeting with just one scout, until three girls turned up a camping training weekend when John's past finally caught up with him the infamous hammock camp when a tsunami appeared out of nowhere the summer camp when a girl guide welly stick was liberated for the day, only to find out that it wasn't actually what the scouts thought it was a trip to Bewl Water reservoir when an alternative toilet was discovered a hike when some scouts took up smoking a winter camp where John was led very astray the day Bear Grylls ran over his 'phone the beavers' Nativity play when one boy stole the show why one team came last on Monopoly on the Run a family camp when a cub's parents disgraced themselves the resuscitation evening when Little Annie came into her own, despite being a dummy an Outdoor Challenge badge weekend when John went home with only one welly when the scouts made "non-alcoholic" cocktails with a secret ingredient the April Fool's Day activity badge that the scouts actually completed the day the scouts hiked along a sewer the day John nearly died whilst white water rafting with the devil the camp where a girl guide won the "best scout" award the day when a Swedish girl guide and John both had "heart attacks" after a Brown Owl's dinner was bombed a shopping trip to a reservoir and much, much more The book is available to purchase from the Scouting Radio store. Purchase through us to add a small donation to keeping our station broadcasting 24 hours a day. John donates a percentage of his profits to disadvantaged Scout groups in his area.

Justin Dawson brings you a new show on Scouting Radio called This Week in Scouting.This week in Scouting will cover Scouting news from around the World over the past 7 days.In this weeks EpisodeRemembrance day parades and Scouts not wearing the correct uniform?Solidarity with France following the Friday terrorist attacks in ParisFriends of ScoutingShould girls be allowed in the Boy Scouts of AmericaListeners thoughts on the official AJ2016 Jamboree songAnn Limb announced as the first female chair for UK Scout Association

Scouting Radio interviews Christy McCann on his campaign to become the next Chief Scout of Scouting Ireland.

David G Smith talks about his new Scout song "It doesn't take much light (to shine in the dark)"