Jamboree 2008 (Northumberland)
| Jamboree 2008 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Official badge
|
|||
| Location | Green Carts, Humshaugh, Northumberland | ||
| Country | United Kingdom | ||
| Date | 16–22 August 2008 | ||
| Attendance | about 300 | ||
|
|
|||
|
Website http://www.jamboree.me.uk/ |
|||
Jamboree 2008 was developed as "an Inter-organisational & International event" which was intended to "bring 600 young people from Scouting and Guiding together — to develop skills & friendships that will lay the foundations for the next 100 years of Scouting". The Jamboree was set up to be independent of Associations, and hoped to involve members of the World Federation of Independent Scouts (WFIS), the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM), and the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS).
Jamboree 2008 was held at Green Carts, Humshaugh, Northumberland and ran for eight days, between 16 and 22 August. The final day marked 100 years since Robert Baden-Powell met thirty Scouts at Fourstones Railway Station (about a mile south of Carr Edge) and marched them up to the camp site for the Humshaugh Camp, accepted as the first official Scout Camp to be run by Baden-Powell.
Jamboree 2008 was established to be an event allowing young people from all the uniformed youth movements, including the Boy's Brigade, to work together whilst celebrating the centenary of the Humshaugh Camp The Jamboree was established independent of any Association, and was intended to be open to members of all Scouting organisations. It was hoped that the specialist training given to volunteer leaders would continue to affect the wider movement. It was also intended to highlight how Scouting has developed to meet the needs and interests of today's young people. Another intention was for the jamboree to develop links between the different Scouting organisations.
The event was attended by 600 Scouts from many parts of the United Kingdom and from Portugal. The majority of the attendees were from the Baden-Powell Scouts' Association, with local members of The Scout Association choosing to mark the centenary through a display in a local town rather than attending the event. Although the Scout Association decided not to support the event, they also did not issue a blocking statement, so a number of SA members attended.
...
Wikipedia