Jamboree-attending Scouts urged to speak for movement

A total of 150 Scouts from the region have just returned from the “world jamboree” in Rinkaby, Sweden, where they were part of a gathering of 40,000 members from across the globe.

The 10-day camp, which is held in a different country every four years, offers a character-building programme of traditional scouting activities and is aimed at promoting peace and understanding among young people from different cultures and backgrounds.

A group from Hornsea also visited Kandersteg in Switzerland, home of the movement’s international chalet in the Alps.

George Marris, the international advisor to Humberside Scouts, said he hoped they would now become ambassadors for scouting.

He added: “It’s the experience of a lifetime. They have met Scouts from other parts of the world, different cultures, religions and faiths, and made contacts they will keep in their lives for ever more.

“It’s the experience of meeting so many people and going abroad; it’s a fantastic thing. I’m now trying to get the Scouts who have been to speak to other groups, take their pictures and tell their stories.”

He added: “These kids have had a hell of an experience and we want to get them to meetings to share it.”

The first world Scout jamboree was held in England in 1920 in response to an idea by Scouting’s founder Lord Baden-Powell, who wanted to hold a special event to bring together Scouts of all nationalities.