European Scout Jamboree
Flag bearers at the opening of EuroJam 2005
Closing ceremony of EuroJam 2005
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
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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] |
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.
- ↑