Badge Activities
Agatean Arts
Lord Hong invites you into his chamber for a lesson in Origami. Listen and learn as the secrets of this ancient art unfold. From crease to crease, you'll build something special. This isn't napkin folding. This is BIG.
Artificing/Clacks Building Badge
To build or not to build - that is the question. Get your friends, family or fellow troop members and build a working Clacks Tower. This activity isn't a spectator's event as such but will turn out to be quite interesting, methinks, so grab a chair, make sure you're at a safe distance, put your feet up and get ready to be entertained.
Animal Lover (Where's My Cow?)
Find the cow and exchange it for a magic bean. That's all you have to do. A small word of warning to any Feegles in attendance. Mistress Weatherwax has said, that if she happens to notice any startled looking sheep or cattle travelling across the campsite without moving their legs, there will be much folding of the arms and tapping of the foot.
Backs Woodsman
Follow the cunningly laid trail, then get plastered and make a casting of a wild animal's footprint. I wonder if it's possible to get lost in a field?
Corsetry lacing
Tamara Spring will be giving an informative and educational lesson in Corsetry. Yes, informative and educational. This is not an excuse to ogle women in corsets. Arrive early to avoid disappointment.
Clacks Badge; Signalling
Jonty 'volunteered' to run a signalling badge for Bernard whilst attending the April Lite. He's been manfully swatting up ever since and has promised to share his wisdom with us. He's also trying to find a dictionary with Bernard's definition of volunteer in it.
Craft Badge
Sewing, Sketching, Sticking or Shambling. Carving, Colouring, Crocheting, Creating or Woggling. Whatever artistic endeavour you undertake over the weekend, this is a guaranteed badge. So from Paint Your Own to Magical Millenary - if it's crafty, it qualifies.
Deep History
With trowel and brush, explore the mysterious depths of the past, as our own "Not the Time Team" guides you through archaeology. I you're lucky, you might find something interesting. If not you still get your badge.
Entertainers Badge
Entertainer, techie, stagehand or tea boy, take part in the Gangshow, Masquerade, Witch Trials or help with a badge activity. Whatever your role, you are an important part of a team that's making this camping event an entertaining weekend. The Entertainers badge is our thank you.
Fitness Badge
Take part in the more energetic activities and get a badge for your efforts. Sports Day, Clacks Building, Assassins' Assault Course, water fighting, lugging equipment around or bend and stretching on litter duty; your efforts will be rewarded.
Igor Bandaging
How this qualifies him to run the Igor Bandaging award is beyond me but the results will surely be interesting if not amusing.
Igor Surgery for Beginners
Chop, chop and hurry over to the Barber Surgeon's tent for the cutting edge story of Elizabethan and English Civil War Surgery. With eye-watering descriptions and some truly brutal instruments, Rory McCreadie and Jane Powell will show you why the NHS isn't nearly as bad as you think it is.
Journalists Badge
Over the weekend there will be opportunities to share your thoughts on the weekend (keep them clean, folks) From our own Video Booth to Jason Anthony's Discworld Monthly Jamboree Special, we are looking for people to tell us in words, or writing, how the weekend has been for you. And, of course, there is a badge for doing so.
Knotting
Richard Hopkins will be running this activity continuously on Saturday. He'll give the 'scouts' a chance to make an attempt on the speed record for the six basic Boy Scout knots. In the Guinness Book Of Records, this stands at 8.1 seconds to tie all six. Instruction in many other knots will be available. Budding Assassins and Seamstresses could pick up a useful tip or two - doncha know.
Language Skills
With over 9 million deaf people living in Britain, The Discworld Jamboree 2007 invite you all to a beginner's guide to British Sign Language. Waving your hands around and looking silly is nothing new to Discworld Events, but this way you are learning an important skill too.
Leech Wrangling
Rory McCreadie and Jane Powell, Barber Surgeons, with no thought to their own personal safety, will brave the terrifying and defy death as they demonstrate the ancient art of Leech Wrangling. Explaining the history and practice of "leeching the ill" this fascinating event will be bleeding good fun. Those with a strong enough stomach to witness this display will be rewarded for their stoicism with a badge.
Leonard De Quirm Award
Draw us a picture or Paint Your Own and your artistic endeavours will be rewarded with this badge. So crayons at the ready and stand at your easel! The Mona Ogg is a brush-stoke away.
Magic Millenary
Mistress Pointer will be rolling up her sleeves on Saturday and Sunday to hold master classes in felting and the creation of pointy hats. These hats will be itty bitty ones but large oaks from little acorns do grow and I have a feeling it's going to be a very well attended badge activity. The next Discworld event will, we're sure, turn into a catwalk for home felted pointy hats. I know I'm going to give this a go …
Map Reading: Orienteering
'Scouts' will be given a map of the site with a number of locations marked on the map. The participants will be required to visit each marked location and note down the symbol displayed at the location. On the basis that this could turn into the 'How to Get Lost in a Field badge' , we'd recommend that troop leaders/partners check the bar in the catering marquee before informing the lost property/person desk.
Needlecraft
Deft hands are required for this badge and even the chaps can become a seamstress for a while. Make a needle case, a pincushion or do a bit of embroidery. A task for everyone whatever your age.
Odious Badge
Join the Odemeister of The Society for a fun delve into the majesty of the poetical form. Learn the history and complexity of metre, scanning and rhyme at the hands of the man whose works have been described by many as "So bad it's good
" (B Pearson 2005). You will learn with ease the ancient and beautiful forms of Ode, Haiku and Limerick at the feet of the man, about whom, the words "Those that can't do, teach
" could have been wrote (* sic) about. See you there.
Oriental Knotting and Braiding
All day Saturday in The Stage Marquee, Europa Chang will be teaching the refined Agatean art of Samurai Braiding and knotting on a one to one basis.
Paper Planes: Ecarus
'Scouts' will be required to make a paper plane using one of the available origami plans and then demonstrate the models flight characteristics. Parachutes will not be provided. (Ecarus = Icarus = flying = paper planes. Get it? I thought it was quite clever. No? Oh bum!)
Poisons for Assassins
His Lordship Havelock Vetinari, Patrician of Ankh-Morpork has instituted a series of educational lectures in a programme known as "Widening Access to Guild Schools". Any parent who is considering enrolling their child in the Guild of Assassins, or has any persons of good breeding who have an interest in poisons, might benefit from attending the lecture "Poisons and Antidotes: An Introduction for the Student". We stress that every precaution has been taken to make the event as safe as possible. Survivors may take a short written examination to qualify for their Poisons Badge.
Reptile Handler, Insect Lover
Dave Hayden started keeping reptiles about 1997 and is now Vice Chairman and Membership Officer of the Portsmouth Reptile and Amphibian Society. He's brought some of his scaly and crawly mates with him for your delectation and they'll be on display in The Pavilion.
Chauffeuring
To pass the Sedan Chair driving license, you and a colleague need to brave any vehicular traffic, pedestrians and carry your passenger safely from A to B. For the purpose of this test - approximately 10ft.
Witching
Shambles. That's what this is activity is all about - Shambles. With a collection of interesting bits and pieces, you can make your very own magical device that will divine and protect. No witch should be without one.
Woggling
Want a special woggle to remember the weekend? Wondering how the heck you woggle? We have experts to guide you on your way to enlightenment.
Nothing to do with Igors but lifesaving nevertheless. Over the weekend, if you volunteer to help in any way (besides being thanked profusely and hugged), you will receive the Lend a Hand Badge. So even if you only have an hour to spare, this is a great way to do your bit towards making The Jamboree a success. It's also a great way to meet people if this is your first Discworld event. Just check in at Reception and put your name down.Your feet won't touch the ground.