A Ceredigion classroom assistant has been representing UK scouts in Norway.

Bethan Jenkins has just returned from the European scout event, Roverway 2024, where she represented the UK.

Set on the fjord coastline of Lundsneset, Stavanger, the event was an 'opportunity of a lifetime' according to Ms Jenkins, filled with adventure and Scandinavian culture.

Roverway is a gathering of 5,000 scouts aged 16 to 22 from Europe and beyond.

The event was divided into three parts, starting with a five-day expedition across Southern Norway, followed by an international camp in Stavanger, and culminating in a ferry trip to Copenhagen, Denmark.

Ms Jenkins, 21, said: "My adventure started camping by a Norwegian river.

"We set off on a canoe expedition culminating in a canoe race around an island.

"It was brilliant and best of all I didn’t capsize.

"It really helped develop our international team and I made friends from Greece, France, Austria, and Iceland.

"When we arrived at the main campsite in Stavanger it took time to adjust to living with 5,000 other people and my fellow scouts were a great support."

She is now looking forward to telling her scouting troop about her adventures. Ms Jenkins added: "At home I volunteer with 6 to 10 year olds and I can’t wait to tell them about Roverway and inspire them to have international adventures."

Chief scout, Bear Grylls, wished Ms Jenkins well, saying: "A massive congratulations to Bethan Jenkins who represented the UK at Roverway 2024.

"Roverway is an amazing opportunity to discover yourself and make new friends, whilst participating in a programme that demonstrates true scouting spirit by developing skills for life.

"Everyone involved had the trip of a lifetime in Stavanger.

"The diversity of people they met reminds us all about what the world has to offer: new cultures and new friends, becoming ever more tolerant and caring about others."