European Scout Jamboree 2005
| 2nd European Scout Jamboree (EuroJam) | |||
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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.
Participation
The event was made for Scouts and Guides aged 15–18 in summer 2005 from Europe and beyond.
Groups
There are 5 main groups of people at EuroJam. The different border colors of their official EuroJam scarves identify 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
These areas are "Home" for the duration of EuroJam. There was 8 Sub Camps for Participants, named after rivers and mountains in Europe. They were separated by "Hubs", Mountain Hub and River Hub.
Hubs
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.
Plaza
This was the central area of the camp site, located in front of Hylands House. The Plaza is the location for all services that the participants need during EuroJam.
The Plaza included shops, cafes, an internet cafe, payphone, the EuroJam radio station and areas for the "Evening Programme" (See Program below)
Program
The program, also called "The Programme", was a wide range of activities on the main site and 3 off-site locations.
EuroVille
Is a very special part of EuroJam. Each EuroVille is packed full of exciting activities ranging from sports to music, from culture to technology, and from creativity to global development.
There was 5 EuroVilles around the site, named after seas in Europe, Adriatic Sea, Baltic Sea, Irish Sea, Mediterranean Sea, North Sea. EuroVille activities was specially created by Scouts and Guides from across Europe for Eurojam.
Global Development Village
Gives 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
Provide participants with areas around the EuroJam campsite to chill out, meet new friends, and try out a range of walk-in activities. A special time at the EuroJam where participants choose what they want to do. Participants can 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 have 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 Buddhist, Islam, Catholic, Anglican.
GloBus
Touring the Sub Camps, there was 5 specially-modified double-decker London Buses. Each of them had different theme to introduce participants to topics affecting the world today.