More Info →The 10th Annual New Zealand Scouting Jamboree in Feilding

Description

The 10th Annual New Zealand Scouting Jamboree was held in Feilding in January 1984. Held between the 2nd and 10th, Scout groups from across the country were able to take part in events that taught skills (farming tasks, accident response training with the Red Cross, physical challenge course, running a Fair Day) with a hefty dose of fun as well (abseiling, Pentathlon, rafting, mini-golf, trail bike riding, snorkelling, water-slides and archery).

This audio accompanies a series of images thought to have been used in a presentation about the success of the event. You can view the images on Manawatū Heritage here.

Building Contractor Keith Malcolm was the New Zealand Scouts Area Commissioner for Rangitane area, which ran from Featherston to Norsewood on the east coast and Otaki to Waverley on the west coast. He was Chairman of the organising committee and Camp Chief during this Jamboree. The Manawatu Evening Standard reported on 5 January 1984, "He's the man who for two years has been in charge of a team of hundreds of workers preparing the jamboree site and programme for more than 6000 scouts.” He was awarded an MBE in 1973 and received a City Council Civic Award in 1994.

Identification

Object type

Audio

Relation

2022-58

Date

January 1984

Digitisation id

2025A_2022-58_043986

Format

Other

Held In

"Coolstore"