A SCOUT from Wrecclesham has been chosen to represent the UK as part of a team delivering the World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia next summer.

Jack Fidler will work with Scouts from nearly every country in the world to share life skills and deliver this life-changing event. Held only every four years, a World Scout Jamboree is an opportunity young people in Scouting only get once.

The World Scout Jamboree brings together 45,000 Scouts from across the world to experience international cultures and celebrate the Scouting principle - to create a better world.

A team has been brought together from across the country by UK Scouting and, as well as picking up important skills for life, they will make the event possible.

The team will help deliver all aspects of the event from delivering world-leading activities, to awe-inspiring staged events and mass catering.

Jack said: “I’m really looking forward to travelling to North America and making the Jamboree happen. I’ve learnt loads of skills in the Scouts with the most important being empathy and co-operation. This will come in handy when I volunteer with others from around the world.”

Chief Scout Bear Grylls said: “Congratulations to Jack and all the other UK volunteers who have been selected to support Scouts at the World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, USA.

“While lots of people know that Scouting helps young people learn the skills they need for life they often don’t realize that adult volunteers learn just as much as our young members. The Jamboree is a great example of this.

“Over the course of the Jamboree our volunteers will be able to meet people from around the world, take part in amazing adventures and experiences, learn new skills and be challenged to think about global issues in a new light. I wish Jack all the best and I know they are going to have an amazing time over the next few years.”

The 24th World Scout Jamboree will be hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico Scouting Associations, and will take place between July and August 2019.

The aim is to focus on the cultures of the ‘New World’.