21st World Scout Jamboree
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| Name | 21st World Scout Jamboree |
| Location | Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Date(s) | 2007-07-27 to 2007-08-08 |
| Attendance | 40,000 Scouts (est) |
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The 21st World Jamboree will be held in summer 2007, and forms a part of the Scouting 2007 Centenary celebrations of the World Scout Movement. This site was selected because 2007 is the 100th anniversary of the founding of Scouting at nearby Brownsea Island. It is also near Gilwell Park, an important campsite and training center for Scout Leaders.
The event will be held for 12 days between the 27th of July and the 8th of August, in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex.
Over 40,000 Scouts from the 216 countries which have a recognised Scout Movement (recognition is conferred by membership in the World Organization of the Scout Movement) will be camping for the event, with many others attending for day visits.
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[edit] Purpose of the Jamboree
The first Jamboree was held in 1920, at Olympia, in the United Kingdom.
Since then, the event has been held every 4-5 years (with a break in between the 1937 and 1947 Jamborees because of World War II, and also between the 1975 and 1983 events because of political instability in Iran). It has been hosted in many countries, although it has not yet taken place in Africa.
The Jamboree aims to promote Adventure, International Friendship, and the Development of Young People.
[edit] Participation
The event is open to all members of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) who are between the ages of 14 and 17 at the start of the Jamboree on July 27, 2007. Members of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts may participate if the respective national WOSM member organization agrees.
However, many adult members also participate, to provide the highly varied programme, and also to supervise and help the young people. They function as members of the International Staff/Service Team (IST).
Each national Scout Movement will select their representatives in various ways (for example, in the UK, the selection is made by the County or Area divisions).
Day visitors of all ages will also be welcomed to the event. However, the dates and the areas which day visitors may visit are restricted to maintain a smooth event for the participants.
While this is not the largest encampment of Scouts ever held (over 50,000 young Scouts camped in Birkenhead at the Coming of Age Jamboree in 1929), it is expected that the large numbers of day visitors and the many concurrent camps around the world will make this the largest Scouting event since the movement started 100 years earlier.
[edit] Theme
Each Jamboree has a theme, and the 2007 Jamboree's is "One World, One Promise".
[edit] Attractions
Key attractions and events include:[1]
- World Village: Six areas on the jamboree site where Scouts can experience things like creativity, technology, and culture.
- The Gilwell Adventure: Adventurous and challenging activities at Gilwell Park.
- Global Development Village: Exlporing the world's key challenges through practical workshops run by specialists from the United Nations and similar organizations.
- Community Action Day: A day devoted to making a difference in the community through involvement.
[edit] Dry Run
Preparations for the event have included a smaller scale Jamboree, EuroJam 2005, where 10,000 Scouts camped in the same location.
This dry run allowed the planners of the Jamboree to test a number of aspects of the event, including the control of the massive influx of the contingents into the area.
The food and supplies for the EuroJam event also set a world record for the largest single internet order to a supermarket, with deliveries being made in large articulated trucks.
The World Jamboree event will most certainly break this record again.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- ^ (Fall 2006) "World Jamboree Marks Scouting's Centennial". Eagletter Vol:32 (No:2): pp: 11.
[edit] External links
- 21st World Scout Jamboree English Homepage
- Scouting 2007 Centenary English Homepage
- Jamboree Histories at ScoutBase
- Jamboree Histories at Scout.org
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