Johnsons gearing up for World Scout Jamboree

Henley based coach operator Johnsons are getting ready to play their part in what has been billed as the biggest scouting event ever, in the UK for the last 100 years.

The World Scout Jamboree takes place in Essex from 27th July until 8th August and is a massive celebration of a centenary of scouting. Up to 40,000 visitors from troops all over the world, only six countries are not participating, will be gathering there. Johnsons have been tasked with supplying some 140 vehicles to help transport the scouts, visitors and parents around the site and on excursions during the period of the event.

Pete Johnson, Director of Johnsons Coach & Bus Travel said " this represents a major logistical operation which required meticulous planning over many months, working with the Scouts Association and other coach & bus operators. We will be supplying 22 of our own vehicles and sub contracting the rest, but we have been asked to manage our part of the operation which involves all 140 vehicles and their drivers. This necessitates drivers, vehicles and a management team staying on site for the duration of the Jamboree. We have also set up a special team here in Henley to co-ordinate activities. He went onto say that we are delighted to be working once again with the Scouts Association, they have put their trust in us to look after a major part of the transport arrangements and we were appointed following a detailed assessment of our performance at Eurojam in 2005 when we carried out similar work, but on a smaller scale."

This project represents another significant business gain for Johnsons who have established themselves, over the last few years, as one of the leading independent family owned coach & bus operators in the region.