25th World Scout Jamboree: Shoreham Explorer Scout to swim 3km down the River Adur to raise money for Adur Valley District team

Erin Sprules, 15, has been swimming since she was four and felt her sport was the best way to help raise money for the trip of a lifetime. She was one of seven Scouts and two Scout leaders chosen for the visit in the summer of 2023. Erin said: "I just love swimming whenever and wherever I can. I also help on Sunday mornings with the teaching of younger swimmers.

"I have been selected to represent my Scout group at the 25th World Scout Jamboree in South Korea. I went through a rigorous selection process of camps and interviews to be selected for the experience of a lifetime and will form part of the overall UK contingent of nearly 4,000 Explorer Scouts. This is a unique and exciting opportunity to be part of the Global Scouting Community, with more than 40,000 Scouts from 150 countries taking part."

The World Scout Jamboree is a World Organisation of the Scout Movement event which happens every four years, each time hosted by a different country. Each Scout selected is aiming to raise £4,000 to cover not only their own travel expenses but to support Scouts from less fortunate countries.

Erin will be doing her 3km sponsored swim down the River Adur on Saturday, October 8, starting at midday. She aims to swim from the area near the cement works to the 3rd Shoreham Scout Hut. Visit www.justgiving.com/crowdfunding/erins-sponsored-swim to make a donation.