22nd World Scout Jamboree

Kristianstad, Sweden

Congratulations

You’ve achieved something special already140 applicants125 at selection weekendOnly 36 selectedYou only get one chance to attend a JamboreeChosen to represent Berkshire and the UK

You are going to the highest profile event in World Scouting

What is a Jamboree?

Not just a big campA life changing opportunitySomething uniqueIncredible atmosphereMake life long friendshipsOnce in a lifetime opportunity

Introductions

An experienced teamSimon Pickett, Unit Leader

Tim Haggett, Assistant Unit Leader

Kathryn Stafford, Assistant Unit Leader

Jim Payen, Assistant Unit Leader

Jackie Crocombe, Unit treasurer

Keith Sherlock, HQ Support team

The Unit

36 Young people

20 boys, 16 girls

13 aged 12/1311 aged 1412 aged 15/16

There will be 4 Patrols with PLs and APLs in each

Need to build into a strong team over next 16 months

Hopefully all born between 25 July 1993 and 27 July 1997 !

Good geographical spreadPang valley 5Windsor 2Slough 4Maidenhead 7Reading 4South Berks 1South East Berks 3Wokingham 1Taceham 4Kennett 1Loddon 4

You will be part of Scouting history

There have been Jamborees every 4 years since 1929 except during WWII and 1979

There have been 21 Jamborees so far!

The 22nd will be the best one yet

22nd World Scout Jamboree

30,000 Participants aged 14-18 from nearly every Country in the World

3500 UK Participants

Plus Unit Leaders

International Service Team (IST)

The Trip

Not just a Jamboree!

Pre Jamboree Event held in Copenhagen – 2/3 nights (c25th July 2011)

22nd World Scout Jamboree (27th July – 7th August)

Home Hospitality (HoHo) held in other Countries, possibly one of the Baltic States – 2/3 nights

We Start Here

Then we go here

Then we go here

HoHo will be in one of these countries

The Site

The site is near Kristianstad in southern SwedenA small town will be created With shops, banks, cafes, etcSplit into sub camps and common areas‘Camp in Camp’ experience

‘Simply Scouting’

Every Jamboree has a theme.

Sweden have chosen ‘Simply Scouting’ which has 3 components

Meetings. To encourage meetings between different cultures, religions, Countries, etc

Nature. Using the natural environment as a learning tool

Solidarity. Helping the young people to see that we share a common responsibility for our World

ProgrammeSubcamp Life

Module ActivitiesFun, Global Development, Challenging, Culture, Interactive, Environment, Educational ,Peace...

Common AreasWithin each sub camp and centrally

Arena Events3 large parties during the camp

Camp-in-CampA traditional Swedish Scout Camping experience off-site

There are opportunities for day visitors from the UK!

Equipment and Food

We will be given…

Uniform, necker, badges, trousersCoatLarge bag and day sackTents, cooking equipmentAnything else we decide to fundraise for!

We will cook as a unitWe will have meatballs every dayWe will buy food at on site supermarketsWe have to clean up too!We will invite other Countries for dinner and will get invited back (hopefully)

The training

Need to form a strong unit in 16 months

Mixture of • Training camps, one on a

plane!

• Training days

• Fundraising events

• PLs training

• Patrol days

• Facebook (maybe)

• Small groups

What we need to learnScouting skills

Pioneering, cooking etc

Undertstanding culture

Support each other

First Aid

Our strengths and weaknesses

Communication

Facebook group (with parental consent)

Search for “22nd World Scout Jamboree - UK Contingent”

http://www.worldscoutjamboree.se

www.bsj.org.uk

Regular parent meetings/conference calls

Emails to participants and parents

Dog and Bone

Commitment

Our CommitmentTo support youTo guide youTo train youTo build you into a teamAlways available to talk to before and during the eventTo make sure you make the most of the experienceTo have fun

Your CommitmentTo want to do itTo be a team playerTo support each otherTo attend training camps and daysTo play your part in fundraisingTo tell others outside the unit what you are doingTo learn through the experience

Costs

The cost for the event is £2100 per personIncludes

Three Weeks travel, food and accommodation – 3 CountriesInsuranceTraining Weekends and training daysUniformKit, tents etc

We’re in it together. We have to raise £84000 in 16 monthsPaid in instalments (Feb, July, Oct, Dec, March)

Where does the money come from?

Districts Scout GroupsUnit FundraisingIndividual fundraisingSmall group fundraisingCompany sponsorship or donationsParentsBursaries/grantsHard work

There are only 490 days to go…..

Any Questions?