Daniel Haigh ← A Personal Blog…

Scouting… and Guiding???

Aug

27

2018

Over the last 13 years as a leader within the Scout movement, I’ve attended many different events, from National events like; Gilwell 24 and Fundays, UK based Jamborees like; Essex International Jamboree, Poacher and Norjam, and also World Scout Jamborees in the UK in 2007 and Sweden in 2011. At all these events, the participation ...

Poacher 2017 – Opening Ceremony

Sep

26

2017

Poacher Opening Ceremony Highlights. I edited a highlights package which was to be shared on Social Media. Due to this, I focused on the young people attending the event, rather than the stage events, in order to generate engagement from parents seeing their child having a great time. Filmed by: Daniel Haigh, Thomas Procter and ...

Poacher International Scout Jamboree 2017 – Arrivals

Sep

22

2017

Poacher International Scout Jamboree is a UK based Scout and Guide Jamboree in Lincoln. Poacher is every 4 years and is held at the Lincolnshire Show Ground. I originally attended Poacher back in 2013 as a member of the small Video Team (2 people). This year, I returned as a member of the Video Team, ...

Gilwell 24 2017

Sep

20

2017

Gilwell 24 is a unique event starting at 9am on the Saturday Morning and ending 24 hours later at 9am on the Sunday. During the 24 hours there are non-stop activities including; Climbing, Discos, a Ninja Warrior course, Zip Lines, 3G Swing…. the list goes on and on… While at Gilwell, I helped out the ...

Fundays 2017

Sep

17

2017

Back in June, I was part of the team helping capture the fun and ‘space’ adventure at Fundays. The event is split over two Scout Adventures sites, Gilwell Park and Woodhouse Park. Here is the video we shot over the weekend. Edited by Chris Frankland; Shot by Chris Frankland, Daniel Haigh and Krissie Brookes

Kandersteg 2015

Dec

12

2016

During the Summer of 2015, 4th Golcar returned to Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) for 10 amazing days full of fun and adventure. I worked on creating media content during the event which included both photography, video and even a radio interview. Together with a few other leaders we captured the event with the help ...

Winter Camp – Hawkhirst 1

Nov

26

2016

Scout Adventures runs Winter Camp at two locations, Gilwell Park and Hawkhirst. Over the last two years, I’ve been a volunteer on the communications and content team at Hawkhirst, trying to capture the fun and adventure in a very cold Northumberland. We’ve been very lucky over the last two years, both year’s we’ve had Snow! 2015 ...

What’s going on?

Nov

26

2016

Well, I’ve realised it’s been quite a while since I last updated my blog over here. May 2015 was my last post about Big Camp, and before then April 2014! It’s been very busy, with changes both in Scouting and at Work. Work: In September 2014, I moved to our Head Office in Leeds, where ...

A Great Big Weekend of Fun and Adventure!

May

25

2015

The first bank holiday in May saw over 6000 Scouts from across the North come together in Harrogate for West Yorkshire Scouts – The Big Camp 2015. As a member of the media team, here’s just a few of my favourite photos that I took that weekend. To view my full collection, please visit my ...

Scouting Changes Lives, FACT! 1

Apr

17

2014

I’ve been in Scouting since I was a Beaver, Scouting is a huge part of my life. This blog post looks at the international aspect of Scouting. It all started back in 2006, I did something that… (it may sound cheesy), but… I did something that changed my life. Not being one of the most ...