Applications have now closed.
Hampshire County Scouts are running an Explorer Belt expedition to Malta in early July 2025. This will be open to primarily Hampshire Explorer and Network members aged 16 to 24 as of 7th July 2025.
What is the Explorer Belt? It is one of the 5 Top Awards in Scouting, aimed at the 16-24 age group. For the award, you spend 10 days exploring another Country (as a team of 5 without a leader), learning about the country and meeting and talking to local people.
We are looking to take 4 teams of Explorers, and 1 team of Network members, to the amazing hot island of Malta, for two weeks between 5th July and 20th July 25.
It will be hot - Malta temperatures in July are 22 deg C overnight, and 31 deg C during the day, so you will need to be able to cope with warm temperatures!
The expedition will cost between £1,100 and £1,250 (payable in stage payments). This includes Hampshire based training weekends, as well as the 2 week expedition to Malta.
The expedition is led by Jools Sore, with Jo Sore, Kathryn Fadli and Grace Peel. All four will be in Malta as the expedition leader support team.
For more information, please see our Q and A document below
Malta
Malta is an archipelago in the central Mediterranean between Sicily and the North African coast. It's a nation known for historic sites related to a succession of rulers including the Romans, Moors, Knights of Saint John, French and British. It has numerous fortresses, megalithic temples and the Ħal Saflieni Hypogeum, a subterranean complex of halls and burial chambers dating to circa 4000 B.C.
Applications are now open, but close at 10pm on Saturday 18th March 23
We are very sorry for the VERY short application time. This is down to time restrictions imposed by HQ.
Please make sure that you read the Roverway 24 Questions and Answer form before completing the application form.
To apply, please complete an application form (either in Word or PDF), and submit before 10pm on Saturday 18th March 23.
What is Roverway 2024?
Roverway 2024 is the smallest of the UK Scouts Contingent International events (the others being the World Scout Jamboree and the European Scout Jamboree).
It is an International event, involving thousands of Scouts from across Europe and further afield, coming together for a fun, exciting International expedition.
The UK Contingent is currently launching Roverway 2024 taking place in Norway, and Hampshire Scouts are planning on entering Patrols into this event.
We currently do not have much information on Roverway, but we do know
The Roverway will have three main sections to the International Experience
The Roverway process is very different to that of the World Scout Jamboree (WSJ).
For the WSJ, Hampshire is sending 163 Explorers and Leaders, and they have multiple training weekends led by the leader teams.
For Roverway, Hampshire is looking to send up to 8 Explorers and Network members in one patrol. We have applied for a second Patrol, but we will not know if we have this for a few weeks.
The patrols will have the opportunity to devise there own program of activities to get to know each other before the expedition, led by the Patrol Leaders.
Dates - All we currently know is that the Roverway itself has dates of 22nd July 24 to 1st August 24 in Norway. There may be flying before, and some time in Norway afterwards.
Costs - HQ have released a contingent fee of £1,999 per person. On top of this, the Patrol will have costs associated with local meet ups, training and camps etc., which will be down to the Patrol to decide.
IST - There will be opportunities for those wanting to go as part of the International Service Team. You must be born before 22nd July 2001. Please register above, and we will send out information when we have it.
To register your interest in IST at a Hampshire level, please complete the form at - https://hampshirescouts.typeform.com/to/t4uOvBJB
For more information, please take a look at the UK Contingent page on Roverway 2024, as this is essentially our source of information!
For any questions on Roverway, please E-mail us at [email protected]
To register your interest, please complete the form at - https://hampshirescouts.typeform.com/to/t4uOvBJB
You can register interest as a participant, IST or a leader wanting information to pass on.
What is Roverway 2024?
Roverway 2024 is the smallest of the UK Scouts Contingent International events (the others being the World Scout Jamboree and the European Scout Jamboree).
It is an International event, involving thousands of Scouts from across Europe and further afield, coming together for a fun, exciting International expedition.
The UK Contingent is currently launching Roverway 2024 taking place in Norway, and Hampshire Scouts are planning on entering Patrols into this event.
We currently do not have much information on Roverway, but we do know
The Roverway will have three main sections to the International Experience
The Roverway process is very different to that of the World Scout Jamboree (WSJ).
For the WSJ, Hampshire is sending 163 Explorers and Leaders, and they have multiple training weekends led by the leader teams.
For Roverway, Hampshire is looking to send up to 16 Explorers and Network members in two patrols. The patrols will have the opportunity to devise they own program of activities to get to know each other before the expedition, led by the Patrol Leaders.
There will be an application and selection process, which all needs to be completed before 17th April 2023. However, at this point, we don't know what this process is (HQ have given us some short timescales to work to)! As soon as we know, we will send out to those that have registered an interest.
Dates - All we currently know is that the Roverway itself has dates of 22nd July 24 to 1st August 24 in Norway. There may be flying before, and some time in Norway afterwards.
Costs - We currently have no cost information at all. Apparently, this is coming shortly.........
IST - There will be opportunities for those wanting to go as part of the International Service Team. You must be born before 22nd July 2001. Please register above, and we will send out information when we have it.
For more information, please take a look at the UK Contingent page on Roverway 2024, as this is essentially our source of information!
Hampshire Scouts Marvellous European Road Trip 2023
We are once again running a major International expedition as an alternative to the World Scout Jamboree in 2023.
*****We have one spaces for a Leader ******
***** We have a few spaces for young people ******
Project 23 follows on from the very successful Project 19 Expedition to the USA for the last World Scout Jamboree cycle. Below is a video of the Project 19 expedition from 2019.
What is Project 23?
Project 23 will be a three week expedition in the Summer 2023 School Holidays, to travel through Europe by coach, stopping at three Scout campsite in Austria, Czech Republic and Germany to undertake scouting type activities, meeting Scouts from other countries, sightseeing, other adventurous activities that we can find, and some pure fun activities. It should be an amazing 3 weeks.
The expedition is based on 4 coaches, each with 57 passengers. This means we are taking around 195 participants and 33 leaders, plus 4 core team leaders.
We have split everybody into 6 teams of 38. Each team is named after a Marvel character, so we have teams such as Loki, Starlord and Black Panther.
It is run as a sister expedition to the Hampshire Scouts World Scout Jamboree units, so it is away for roughly the same three week period.
Where can I find out more information on Project 23 as a participant?
The Project 23 Participant Q and A is below. This should answer a lot of questions about the expedition, including costs, approximate dates, and all sorts of other information - but please note, this was written as of October 2021
To apply to Project 23 as a participant
Please Note : To apply to be a participant you must be born between 00:00 on 22nd July 2005 and 23:59 on 31st July 2009
Please ask a parent to E-mail us at [email protected]
In the E-mail, please include the following information
a. Name of applicant
b. Date of Birth of applicant
c. Name of Scout Group / Explorer Unit the applicant is in
d. The Scout District the applicant is in (such as Andover, New Forest, Winchester)
e. Name of Parent
f. Contact Number for Parent
We only have a limited number of spaces left. If we are full when you apply, you will be put onto a reserve list in case any spaces become available.
To help assist applications from those that normally would not be able to afford to attend, the Hampshire Scouts Board of Trustee's have set up a Project 23 Grant Fund.
The Project 23 Grant fund is managed by the Hampshire Scouts Grant Committee, completely separate from the Project 23 Management Team. Applying for a grant has no impact on your application for a place on Project 23.
Grants are available for up to 50% of the cost for participants and leaders.
More details on how to apply for a grant will be sent after applications have been received.
Most Groups and Districts also make grants to those attending International Expeditions. Please ask your leaders who you should contact to find out further information on the policies for your Group / District.
To apply to Project 23 as a Leader
Please see the leader page at Project 23 Leader Applications
SAM (Scouts against Malaria) is an initiative that forms part of the WOSM (World Organisation of Scouting Movements) project, Scouts for SDGs, which commits Scouting to deliver 3 billion hours of voluntary service by 2030 to help implement the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Hampshire Scouts help to run the SAM scheme, with activities across all sections, and a badge. For more information, please see the newsletter or visit www.scoutsagainstmalaria.org.uk.
Zoom meeting Saturday 12 November 2021 from 10.00 to 12.00
This Annual Workshop brings together those interested in undertaking activities within the global programme zone and to generate ideas and activities how Scouts can help others.
Global events that have dominated the past year include not only the Covid pandemic, but also changes in climate resulting in more extreme weather events. The flooding in Pakistan has affected 1/3 of its population and some parts will take up to 6 months to recede. And in the wake of flooding have come mosquitos bringing both malaria and dengue fever so while Pakistan produces only 1% of greenhouse gases responsible for global warming, it has suffered 100% of the damage. So in this interconnected world we need to ensure that Scouts have the skills to help other who are in need of help.
Our programme will include –
To increase participation, we will hold the meeting by Zoom and the discussion will be suitable for those of Scout age and upwards.
If you would like to contribute or take part, please let me know (by E-mail to [email protected]) and I will send you the zoom link.
Rayner Mayer, International Adviser, Hampshire
email [email protected]
The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are a set of targeted interventions by countries of which the primary goal is to eradicate poverty and hunger. However this goal, like some other SDGs, is threatened by a changing climate which has already led to an increase in extreme weather events including droughts in the Sahel region of Africa and tropical storms of great severity in the Caribbean.
A changing climate could also result in a decline in biodiversity with up to one million species threatened with extinction and a consequent loss in biological resources which feed and clothe us and provide housing materials, medicines and spiritual nourishment.
The global aim of the SDG agreement, approved at a special meeting of the UN General Assembly in September 2015, was to implement a set of actions to help those in need and leave no one behind.
Scouts for SDGs forms the basis of the commitment by World Organisation of Scout Movements to coordinate the activities of its members, a mobilisation of 50 million Scouts, to make the world’s largest coordinated youth contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
To mark the Millennium and subsequently fifteen years later, the United Nations agreed a set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to help those in need while at the same time protecting the environment and leaving no one behind.
One of these Goals is to be able to access clean water in order to lead a healthy life. Though the number of people who lack access to clean water has halved in the past 20 years, there are still one billion people who lack access to clean water. This not only impacts their health but also their resistance to water borne diseases and viruses. So these on line resources will help you to learn about the importance of water in leading a healthy life but also what you can do to help others to gain access to clean water supplies.
In this way each of us can help others whom we may never meet, but who will always be grateful to those who helped them live a normal life.
If you are a member of the Scout Association, your involvement will help our global project, Scouts for SDGs, initiated by the World Organisation of Scouting Movements to undertake by 2030, three billion hours of voluntary work by our 50 million members.
The change from February to March marks Fairtrade Fortnight where young people across the world learn about how they can tackle a global issue and help reduce poverty.
It links directly to the Beaver Scouts Global Issues badge [link to HQ badge requirements] and is a key part of the global programme that we all look at.
Fairtrade is all about farmers getting a fair price for their products so they can re-invest and improve their lives.
It’s one of the big ways people can reduce world hunger and poverty – one of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals agreed in 2015.
Across 73 countries in the developing world, the scheme is organised by the Fairtrade Foundation who pass on the Fairtrade premium over and above the minimum price for the farmer’s goods.
You can find it on food, drink, clothing and home products so do look out for the logo in the shops.
There are loads of ways you can explore this with your Scouts, either in its own activity or as part of something bigger.
Activities that can be done at home include:
Other activities include:
There are more resources at the Fairtrade Foundation’s website for Schools and Youth groups: https://schools.fairtrade.org.uk/
We have now launched the Leader and Participant Applications.
Please see our updated article.
Hampshire County Scouts is in the early days of working on its participation of the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea in August 2023.
As previous, we are also in the early days of the alternative expedition that Hampshire Scouts runs alongside of the World Scout Jamboree, which currently has the working title of "Project 23".
We have had a number of people inquire about these, so we have set up a form to capture "Expressions of Interest" as either a participant, or as an Adult. This includes just receiving information, to enable you to pass on to others.
If you were born on 1st August 2005 or before, then you can register an interest to apply as
An IST (International Service Team) member for the 25th WSJ
A Leader for Project 23
As information then emerges over the next few months, and application process open, we will then automatically send you the information directly.
Click here to enter your Expression of Interest
If you have any questions, please send to [email protected]
HQ published the following advice at the end of November 2020. To check for any updates, please visit www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/getting-back-together-safely/nights-away-and-international-travel
"The Scouts have issued periods in which members may not take part in international travel, allowing for the groups to then make firm plans to cancel, move and reschedule or get refunds for trips which they can’t participate in. This has been reviewed periodically with the time frames extended, the next scheduled review was mid-December 2020.
Following questions regarding attendance at the European Jamboree in Poland in July/August 2021 further enquiries have been received regarding other planned international trips for 2021.
Following careful consideration of things such as the availability of a vaccine and its reach across the world and the potential for being at readiness level Green by the summer of 2021, the Scouts will continue to review the situation, on a rolling month by month basis. Taking account of changing factors and situations in the UK and in other countries, our current assessment is that the likelihood of international trips occurring before June 2021 is extremely unlikely.
Therefore, our approach to follow NYA guidance and wait until the UK is at green readiness level remains. We do not foresee any international trips before Saturday 5th June 2021. We encourage groups not to raise hopes by starting or continuing any planning in the coming months. We may make focused statements about specific events targeted to that relevant audience."
