European Scout Jamboree
The European Scout Jamboree (or EuroJam) is an international Scouting jamboree, which is organized at irregular times by the European Scout Region of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM).
So far, two European Scout Jamborees have been held as a dress rehearsal for the World Scout Jamborees to be held one or two years later at the same site, each with about 10,000 participants:
- EuroJam 1994 in Biddinghuizen, Dronten municipality, Flevoland, Netherlands
- EuroJam 2005 in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, England
European Scout Jamboree 2005
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| Owner | European Scout Region (World Organization of the Scout Movement) | ||
| Location | Hylands Park | ||
| Country | United Kingdom | ||
| Date | 29 July to 10 August 2005 | ||
| Attendance | 10,000 Scouts of 67 Countries | ||
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The European Scout Jamboree 2005 (EuroJam 2005) was held in summer 2005 and lasted for 12 days between July 29 and August 10, in Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex, near Gilwell Park, an important campsite and training center for Scout Leaders. About 10,000 Scouts from 67 countries were involved; it was considered the biggest Scout gathering in Europe for over 10 years and 50 years in the United Kingdom. It was also a dry run allowing the organization team of the 21st World Scout Jamboree to test a number of aspects of the upcoming event. traffic issues, necessary infrastructures and logistics.
The event was made for Scouts and Guides aged 15–18 in summer 2005 from Europe and beyond.
There were 5 main groups of people at EuroJam. The different border colors of their official EuroJam scarves identified them.
- Participants used yellow border.
- Troop/Unit used green border.
- International Service Team (IST) used mid-blue border.
- Contingent, National and Regional Staff used navy-blue border.
- Jamboree Organizing Team (JOT) used purple border.
Sub-camps were "Home" areas for the duration of EuroJam. There were 8 sub-camps for participants, named after rivers and mountains in Europe. They were separated by "Hubs", Mountain Hub and River Hub.
Mountain Hub sub-camps: Alp, Carpathian, Pyrenees, Snowdonia. River Hub sub-camps: Danube, Oder, Rhine, Tagus. There was also an adult sub-camp, Lake Geneva.
The Plaza was the central area of the campsite, located in front of Hylands House. The Plaza was the location for all services that the participants needed during EuroJam. The Plaza included shops, cafes, an internet cafe, payphone, the EuroJam radio station and areas for the "Evening Programme"
The program was a wide range of activities on the main site and 3 off-site locations.
EuroVille was packed full of activities ranging from sports to music, from culture to technology, and from creativity to global development. There were 5 EuroVilles around the site, named after seas in Europe, Adriatic Sea, Baltic Sea, Irish Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea. EuroVille activities were specially created by Scouts and Guides from across Europe for EuroJam.
Global Development Village gave the participants the chance to learn how to change the world for good – through hands-on activities run by some of the organisations already doing so.
Choice Time provided participants with areas around the EuroJam campsite to meet new friends, and try out a range of walk-in activities. Participants could also explore other Programme areas as:
- Energise: Challenges and activities, covering topics such as survival, teamwork, relaxation and a full-size circus.
- Global Development Boulevard: A special exhibition area with display and drop-in activities for anyone to visit. Some of the tents had displays by organisations such as Oxfam to give the participants information of global issues, and other tent
- Village UK: A exhibition about the UK
- Faith and Beliefs Zone: A place set aside for participants to explore aspects of faith and beliefs. Represented religions were Buddhism, Islam, Catholicism, Anglicanism.
Touring the SubCamps were 5 specially-modified double-decker London Buses. Each GloBus had a different theme to introduce participants to topics affecting the world today.
Other EuroJams
Other international Scout associations have also organized events under the name Eurojam, but generally have fewer participants. These agencies include the Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme (CES) and the Union Internationale des Guides et Scouts d'Europe (UIGSE).
UIGSE EuroJams
The EuroJams organized by the UIGSE are:
- EuroJam 1984 in Velles, Indre, France with 5000 participants
- EuroJam 1994 in Viterbo, Italy; Pope John Paul II received 7500 Scouts in the Basilica of St. Peter in Rome
- EuroJam 2003 on August 11, 2003 in Żelazko, Poland, with 8000 youths from fifteen European countries
- EuroJam 2014 in Saint-Evroult-Notre-Dame-du-Bois in Normandy, France, with 12500 participants
CES EuroJams
The EuroJams organized by the CES have been:[1]
| Year | Location, Country | Theme/Name | Attendance | Annotations |
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| 1981 | Bramhope, United Kingdom | - | 700 | |
| 1985 | Hosenbachtal (near Niederhosenbach), Germany | Pierre de Lumière (Stone of Light) | > 600 | |
| 1989 | Heeze, The Netherlands | Environment and Pollution | ~ 1,000[2] | |
| 1993 | Olloy-sur-Viroin, Belgium | Tales and Legends | 1,372 | |
| 1997 | Bassano Romano, Italy | Let us help Europe to develop | 1,645 | |
| 2002 | Thoresby Hall, United Kingdom | Robin Hood and his merry men | 417 | planned for 2001 but postponed to 2002 due to the 2001 United Kingdom foot-and-mouth crisis[3] |
| 2006[4] | Hauenstein, Germany | Vier Elemente (Four Elements) | 401 | originally planned for 2005 in Spain[5] |
| 2010[6] | Villers-sur-Lesse, Belgium | Belgian comics | 382 [7] | |
| 2013[8] | Gilwell Ada's Hoeve, Ommen, Netherlands | That monster, that cursed monster! (Saint George and the dragon) | 550 [9] | |
| 2017[10] | Campamento Juvenil "Raso de la Nava", Covaleda, Spain |
Notes
- ↑ "Histoire de la Confédération Européenne de Scoutisme" (PDF). CES. Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ↑ "Geschiedenis van de Ashanti groep". Retrieved 2009-11-20.
- ↑ "Impulsnachrichten 2001/II". Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ↑ "Eurojam 2006". Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ↑ "CEFASEUROJAM ' 2005 -SPAIN-" (PDF). Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ↑ "CES EUROJAM presentation". Retrieved 2009-11-30.
- ↑ "provisional list of entries for Eurojam 2010". Retrieved 2010-07-27.
- ↑ "Coming Events". Retrieved 2011-11-06.
- ↑
- ↑ "Welcome to EurojamCES2017 – Jamboree , Camporee, Eurojam". Archived from the original on 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2016-07-20.