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31st July 2007, on the eve of the Scouting Centenary, members of the Committee and World Bureau staff present on the Jamboree site, accompanied by the volunteers working at the World Scout Centre, joined together to give Eduardo a surprise this...

His Majesty, the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, has taken part in the adventure at the 21st World Scout Jamboree in Hylands Park, UK. The Swedish Monarch, who plays an active role in World Scouting, visited the site which accommodates more than 40...

A massive thank you to everyone who worked to make the Centenary of Scouting such a success. Thank you to all the volunteers who gave their time to run activities and programmes for Scouts worldwide. Thank you to our supporters and all of you who...

Seven Mini Coopers, a Harley Davidson motorbike, abseiling Explorer Scouts and a ‘coat of many badges’ were just some of the wonders that joined a cast of 3,000 on-stage at Saturday’s LIVE 07, Festival of Scouting in London. Over 20,000 Scouts and...

To make Scouting more visible, and in breaking with the stereotyped image of uniformed boys who just perform good deeds, is the objective which has been successfully achieved through the communications campaign “I want to be a Scout” - an ambitious...

Prince Mohammad bin Nawaf the Ambassador of Saudi Arabia in the UK has visited the Saudi delegation at the 21st World Scout Jamboree in the presence of Dr Abdullah Al Obaid the Minister of Education, who is also the president of the Saudi Arabia Boy...

Global Development Village opened by Evelyn Herfkens from the Millennium Campaign “They often say youth is the future, I say youth is the present!” This is how Evelyn Herfkens, Executive Coordinator of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals...

Jamboree on the Train, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, and a not very common event in the world, was a great occasion marking the hundredth year of the Scout Movement. The theme of this very special event was – ‘Knowledge, Thrill and Friendship’...

Prince William and the Duke of Kent graced 40,000 Scouts at the Opening Ceremony of the 21st World Scout Jamboree Here we go! The 21st World Scout Jamboree has begun on 28th July 2007 with a splendid and spectacular Opening Ceremony. The participants...

Hylands Park – July 27, 2007 – From today until the 8th of August 40’000 Scouts from over 160 countries from all across the world are gathering at Hylands Park near the city of Chelmsford, UK, 30 kilometers northeast of London. For the next 12 days...

Corpo Nacional de Escutas (National Scouts Corp - Portuguese Catholic Scouting) is marking the Centenary by organising a bike ride that will see 11 representatives of CNE cycle nearly 800km. They will travel from the birthplace of Catholic Scouting...

The night of June 30th until the morning of July 1st marked the beginning of the commemorations of the worldwide Centenary of the Scout Movement for the Scouts from Rio de Janeiro state. Supported by Rio’s Archdiocese, IBAMA, Rio’s Military Police...

Luxembourg will be celebrating twice in 2007. Not only has Luxembourg-City, along with the Greater Region Saar-Lor-Lux-Rhineland-Palatinate-Wallonia/GSCB, been chosen as European Capital of Culture for 2007, but the Representation of the Luxembourg...

1,300 Scouts joined in an International Agoonoree on Jeju Island in Korea as part of the celebrations of 100 years of Scouting from 24 - 27 May, 2007. It was a great opportunity for Scouts and Scouts with special needs to learn about Jeju Island and...

On the occasion of the 2007 Scout Association of Japan's (SAJ) Annual Meeting, the Reception to Celebrate the 100th Anniversary of the World Scouting took place at Imperial Hotel, Tokyo, Japan on 26 May 2007, with more than 530 leaders attending the...