Reunion 57
We are seeking to make contact with those young and old who joined together in 1957, whether they were day visitors or those who stayed for the duration, and it's not those just people we are trying to trace.
We are also appealing to families of those who attended who may have badges, books or souvenirs for a special exhibition at the Jamboree site at Chelmsford, Hylands Park.
1957 and all that!
The 1957 event, the 9th World Jamboree celebrated not only the Golden Jubilee of the Brownsea Island Camp but also the Centenary of the birth of Scouting's Founder, Lord Robert Baden-Powell. Because of the double celebration, it was decided that a combined Jamboree, Scouters' Indaba and Rover Moot would be held. The venue chosen was Sutton Park - a beautiful natural park of 2,400 acres, close to Birmingham.
Some 33,000 Scouts from 90 countries camped for 12 days in weather which ranged from a heat-wave to a storm which flooded parts of the huge camp site. Many thousands more took the opportunity to camp in the surrounding countryside.
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