Swindon Explorer Scout raising £4,000 for the 2027 World Scout Jamboree in Poland

A teenage Explorer Scout from Swindon who was selected to represent Wiltshire Explorers at the 2027 World Scout Jamboree in Poland had raised about £1,500 towards a £4,000 target, Swindon24 reported on 12 April 2026.

The jamboree is held every four years and brings together Scouts aged 14 to 17 from around the world. She won her place after a selection camp, and said of the process: "They never really told us the criteria".

Why £4,000?

Each participant had to raise £4,000 to cover travel, accommodation and activities. The total also helped pay for a place for a Scout from a lower-income country. Participants were not directly funded and had to raise the money themselves.

"We have to pay for someone else to go as well," she explained.

How was she raising it?

She had run market stalls in Swindon and Cricklade, selling drinks, snacks and handmade keyrings and running games to bring in donations. "Whatever we can make, really," she said.

On her progress, she said: "I'm about the same as everyone else, so I'm not behind". She added: "I think I'll probably reach it."

The deadline for the fundraising was spring 2027, and she planned to keep running stalls at markets across Swindon and nearby areas.

Of the trip itself, she said: "It's a chance to meet people from literally every country".

Swindo has left her name out because she is a teenager.

Source: Swindon24.