Yesterday, 39 000 people gathered for an enormous party – the Opening Ceremony of the 22nd World Scout Jamboree! There was music, singing, drums, trumpets and dancing everywhere you turned!
The rain didn’t bother anyone, the spirit was on top and the energy from the audience was amazing! The ceremony opened with a presentation of all the countries, with representatives from each country carrying their flag and walking up on stage. This was followed by Bear Grylls, abseiling down from the roof and then the three camp chiefs welcoming everyone to Sweden, Kristianstad and the Jamboree.
“We are ready. We have prepared for several years. We live in a truly global community. You will find that you, all scouts, have many things in common. The theme for this Jamboree: Simply Scouting!”, says camp chief Marie Reinecke.
The show continued with music from the Jamboree house band with old hits like “A little less conversation”, “Hallelujah” and ABBA medleys. Of course, the audience contributed with their best dance moves!
Before the big finale, it was time to officially open the Jamboree. Together with the camp chiefs, Mr Simon Rhee, Chairman of World Organisation of the Scout Movement, declared that the 22nd World Scout Jamboree now has started!
The ceremony ends with a spectacular fire show that for sure convinced everyone that this will be the best Jamboree ever!
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i hope see you again! the jamboree was my best experiece…. saludos MÉXICO!
[...] Det regnade en hel del igår, men en kvart innan start så slutade det. Så vi kunde sitta ner och se hela showen utan att regna bort. Kolla in lite bilder. [...]
From Dayton OH USA.. Hi Sean K. Hope you are having a great experience. Enjoy it all. See you soon.
Taz Canberra Australia
hope you’re having a great time, enjoying new experiences how is the food.
take care
un abbraccio ragazzi!!! riusciamo a vedere una vostra foto?
All Scouts everwhere unite, I am sure all Scouts /people at the Jamboree will have an unforgetable experience, and the rest of envious.
BE PREPARED.
It was wonder and worldwide …..best wishes to and proud of all jamboree 2011 with indian scouts
Lara, espero que esteja gostando muito ………..
beijos
Chico
Un Saludo muy fraternal de Mano Izquierda a la Gran Delegación de COLOMBIA y a los Scouts de Todo el Mundo que “TRABAJAN EN LA CONSTRUCCION DE UN MUNDO MEJOR”. (Grupo Scout No. 36 Wakan Tanka de Bogotá- Colombia)
It was so awesome! Come visit us at the banaantjes, Sarek, Autumn. See you in swedeeeeen (:
Hello to the Comet Unit – hope you’re enjoying every minute! What a fabulous experience. Have a fantastic 16th Birthday Claire! xxx
it is an awesome experience to be here,woooooooooooh
[...] married follow the opening ceremony live Video of the opening ceremony in German PS: I try to get some photos up here but i forgot my usb [...]
Bear grylls was epic
Wonderful to see the World together in one place. Greetings to the South African contingent from a sunny and warm Cape Town
Nuestros mejores deseos de que vivan esta increíble experiencia Viva la Delegación de El Salvador.
UN ENORMEEE ABRAZO PARA LA DELEGACION DE EL SALVADOR!!! DESDE AQUI ESTAMOS SIGUIENDO CADA PASO DEL EVENTO!! ESTAMOS PRESENTE EL PULGARCITO DE CENTRO AMERICA!!! SIEMPRE LISTOS PARA SERVIR!
Just so amazing to be able to share in this experience from my home in Cape Town, greetings to all. Thanks for keeping us updated.
Um beijinho grande para todo o grupo do 73 Carnide!!! Divirtam-se à grande!!
Muchos besos a todos los participantes del Jamboree,y en especial al grupo 131 SCOUTS VEGUETA, de Gran Canaria (Islas Canarias,España).
Andoni,te queremos.
to all participants from all over the world: enjoy it and keep the great experience in your heart for the rest of your life! und ganz bsunders liabi grüass ans swiss contingent, vorallem an trupp 21 (viva la grischa!) und a umarmig an cicoria und schpiiker! x mum-ma
Des de Sant Fost (barcelona) una forta abraçada a tots els participants de tot el mon, a AE Galceràn de Martorelles i en especial a la Mireia Ciurans
un saudo a todos los scout en especial al grupo san agustin 151 de españa pasarolo muy bien!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Saludos a todos los scouts del mundo, en especial a los que están presentes en el Jamboree Mundial. A nuestros hijos del Colegio Verbo Divino que están representando a Chile, los queremos mucho y los extrañamos, pero sabemos que esta será una experiencia inolvidable para ellos.
Greetings to all scouts in the world, especially those present at the World Jamboree. Our children of the Divine Word College who are representing Chile, we love them and miss them, but we know that this will be an unforgettable experience for them.
I hope everyone is enjoying there selves! Wish I could be there! I <3 Scouting!!!!
Was the Jamboree opening ceremony not filmed?
Are the films that were shown available online?
Enjoy every minute of this most amazine experience. I can feel the spirit just sitting here in Cape Town, South Africa!!
Ciao saluto tutti gli scout del MONDO . In particolare quelli di TRE PINI MASSAGNO Svizzera. E mando tanti Bacioni a mia sorella MELISSA. Vedo che vi state divertendo, fra 4 anni ci sarò anche io.
Un grande saluto alle E/G SV3!! Il vostro CG
Un’emozione incredibile guardare queste foto.
Arianna ti amiamo!!!!!!!!
Un salutone al reparto Toscana-Umbria Collina Rigogliosa from Italy
…tutto questo mi commuove…tutto il mondo riunito….grazie di essere nostri figli….
wow so awesome, Enjoy this aventure
Congratulations to everyone over there
Always be prepared!
Sabrina, beijos mamae. Aproveitem bem todos vocês, brasileiros pois este é um momento magico na vida de voces .
E o que o sol brilhe nos proximos dias.
patricia , mamae
Saludos a toda la familia scout de México, especialmente a los de Aguascalientes, disfruten esta grandiosa experiencia. Sebastian te queremos y extrañamos
WOW looks fantastic! have a great time em , were all really proud of you xxx
hope to see more informative legends on future posts
i am algerie contrie i not speek english verry good
Agrupamento do Parque das Nações: tenham uma boa estadia e aproveitem esta belíssima partilha de jovens de todo o mundo.
Fernanda Raposo
Mãe da Beatriz Raposo
Everyone looks like their having a great time. I miss you honey, hope you are having fun and doing well.
x Aurora e per la “sua” Nube Iridescente: godetevi la Svezia e il Jamboree e memorizzate ogni esperienza perchè appena tornerete in Italia dovrete renderci partecipi di questa meravigliosa avventura … un bacio…. Sere, mamy e papy
BESOS PARA TODA LA COMUNIDAD SCOUT, GRUPO SAN PABLO DE ARGENTINA, DISFRUTEN DE ESTA HERMOSISIMA EXPERIENCIA, TODOS LOS PADRE, Y FLIA DE CADA UNO DE USTEDES
UN BESO ENORME PARA EL GRUPO SCOUT SAN PABLO, ARGENTINA, DISFRUTEN CADA MOMENTO SIN DUDA ESTA EXPERIENCIA SERA INOLVIDABLE PARA CADA UNO DE USTEDES, Y EN ESPECIAL A MI HIJO LAUTARO QUE SE ENCUENTRA ALLI, BESOS DE TODAS LAS MADRES, PADRES, HERMANOS Y FLIA, DISFRUTEN!!!!!!!!
Hi, is very nice seeing the pictures of this great world meeting.
Congratulations to everyone overthere
Patricio
Desde Mallorca una forta abraçada a tots el Scouts que participan a Jamboree 2011
Tervehdys Suomen Jyväskylästä kaikille Mäkipartiolaisille. Hieno Jamboree! Pitäkää hauskaa
It looks so nice, I would like to be there with my daughter.
Have a good time. I hope that the sun will soon shine!
Non abbiamo potuto vedere le immagini della cerimonia d’apertura ma abbiamo potuto sentire il calore di tutti voi lì riuniti. Ragazzi godetevela. Un saluto a tutto il Rep.Toscana-Umbria “Collina Rigogliosa” siamo tutti con voi e vi vogliamo bene. Baci Matteo da tutta la tua famiglia
Hey dude it was really great the opening of the 22nd world scout jamboree……………………wow!
a tutti i partecipanti di questo 22°JAM l’augurio di far tesoro di questa indimenticabile esperienza !!!
Un saluto particolare a FLAX del “prato selvaggio” dell’Emilia-Romagna 3 .
Saludos a la delegacion de MEXICO!!!! disfruten amigos y hermanos!!! saquen el FUUUAAA!!! =)
I wish all of events great success and best of wishes to all of participants, organizer, patronizer
hhmmmmmmmmm,,,,,,,,
bravoooooo,,,,,,
Colombia la bella está presente ern el Jamboree no solo con nuestros hermanos allá, sino desde cada sitio en nuestro país, ¡siempre listos, siempre scouts!
Trupp 9 Rhymix- Liebe Cayenne – Danke fuer die Info!
Sind in Aegypten und konnten auf dem Ipad leider den Livestream nicht richtig empfangen. Waren in Gedanken bei Euch und allen anderen Scouts. Es muss eine richtig tolle Feier gewesen sein. Fantastisch, dass der Trupp 9 RHYMIX Teil davon sein konnte! Enjoy it and come back safe! Lieber Gruss Pia
P.S. Sage bitte SAI er soll etwas auf seine Eventcard einzahlen! Wir haben ihm letzten Samstag 50.– SEK einbezahlt, aber noch keine weitere Einzahlung oder Bewegung gesehen. Auch gut, dann hat er wohl kein Interesse am shopping!
hi all greetings from San Cristóbal Venezuela, congratulations and enjoy the most. Saludos y bendiciones para mi valentina, cuidate y disfruta mucho
[...] Eröffnungsfeier (offizielle Homepage): http://www.worldscoutjamboree.se/2011/07/follow-the-opening-ceremony-live/ [...]
Great Jamboree I wish that I could have been there.Please put some photos and videos showing the Indian contigent
Salutes from Lebanon.Great Jamboree we wish that we could have been there.Please put some photos and videos showing the Lebanese Contingents.
Un saludo y abrazos a los miembros de la Delegacion de Paraguay, que disfruten al maximo esta experiencia sin duda inolvidable
Un caldo saluto a tutti i partecipanti al Jamboree 2011, un bacio alla nostra Simona, i nostri cuori sono con te, divertiti.
Buona strada a tutti in particolare al contingente italiano Calabria squadriglia Scoiattolo
Katia e Francesco Gurrì
Un saluto affettuoso al gruppo “Nube Iridescente”
Godetevi fino in fondo questa esperienza unica !
Con il cuore siamo li con voi.
Siamo super orgogliosi di te Giuly.
Mamma Papà e la tua Giò
Un abbraccio a tutti i partecipanti del jamboree.
[...] but I hope to have a few from my camera posted to the site later on. You can see official pics here until I get things in [...]
I had a great time at the opening ceremony. It was a fantastic experience, my sister (kathy Jennings) even met Bear Grylls and shook his hand. This has got to be one of the best experiences of my life, I am enjoying every minute. Thankyou to all and everyone who is helping and has helped at the WSJ 2011. Tracey Kayley 85th Oldham IST UK contingent
Siamo orgogliosi di voi una grande emozione
Buona strada
Un saluto a tutto il falò polare
Greet from Toronto, Canada
What a great experience to witness the opening ceremony. Kids are singing, marching, chatting cheers, non stop! Being a scout for almost 50 years, never see something like this with so many many scouts gathering in one small place. Come next time (in 2015 @Japan) to have this once a life experience!
Hey!!!! Felicidades a los Scouts de Ciudad Juarez Mexico por todo su esfuerzo. Viva el Jamboree Scout.
desde Quito Ecuador felicidades y que lo disfruten a lo máximo a toda la delegaciión ecuatoriana, en especial a mi niña Marcelita del grupo 9
Bravo……………….
Greetings from Sri Lanka
Che bello! Un saluto a ROCCIA ALCHEMICA e a Bianca B. <3 (mamma)
CONGRATULATIONS!!! to all scouts who went there.
I will try to see it by internet everyday.
TÌO VIC
Enjoy this opportunity to live for a few days in a perfect world, a world in peace.
A great big woop woop for our amazing interpreters Arnaud and Caroline!!!
Estoy tratando de ver la ceremonia SALUDOS al Contingente de COSTA RICA un ABRAZO A TODOS PURA VIDA!!!!!
ok the spelling wasn’t great but you get what I am saying …peace and freindship
good luch to the Oxford contingent. Have a wonderful time, the sun is comin your way
Despite all the technical hitches I felt as though I was part of the ceremony. Having been at the 21st Jamboree and the Guide Centenary camps I knew the style and could envisage the action. Another feather in the cap of a fantastic Worldwide Movement. You didn’t pack any wellies Graham!
Uno spettacolo bellissimo!! Peccato non averlo potuto vedere accanto a mia figlia Livia ed al suo spendido reparto Lago Tempestoso. Ma per lei e per me sarà difficile da dimenticare. Bacioni a tutti i 39.000 del jamboree!!!!!!! Paola
Buona strada al reparto Brezza Gagliarda, Toscana,
Italia!!!!
We too are very disappointed that we do not have the opening ceremony to follow. and the images that were there were very bad.
Realy disapointed that we are unable to see the opening Ceremony ?????????????
Hola, estoy tratando de ver la ceremonia y no he podido solo recibo el audio. Saludos a la Delegación Colombia
non si possono avere immagini più chiare. chi effettua le riprese televisive si metta più vicino al palco per avere più luce per le riprese.
buona strada a tutti ed in particolare a mio figlio davide che è li con voi (contingente italiano sicilia 2 astro del sud)
divertitevi
Video stream and blog working now!
it is really great to hear the opening ceremony! thank you and have a nice time in Rinkaby!
Thanks Markus and Anders for the pictures and comments! Do you see the belgian contingent?
you can listen to here with no problems
Hurray, sound has just started working again!!
Thank you for sharing this wonderful moment!!! We’ll be following you from Colombia South America, a warm hug to our Delegation and all our brothers and sisters Scouts from all the world!!!
Que alegria poder compartir con ustedes este momento tan especial!!! Los estaremos acompañando desde Colombia Sur America, un gran agrazo para nuestra Delegacion y todos nuestros hermanos y hernanas Scouts alrededor del mundo!!!
Sound works, had to try several times. No live video stream, but another short video has been added.
yO TAMBIEN ESTOY TRATANDO DE OBSERVARLA PERO NADA… POR DONDE SERA?
No video or sound in Wales!!!
I got soulnd back
to bad no video but sound i have
my sister roberta where is? And the video of the Opening Ceremony is on line?
accidenti…..
ma quello che mi auguro è che vi divertiate voi che siete lì !!!!!
BUON JAM A EVERYONE
Thanks for the response Gabriel
also read the post about giving up but didn’t know if this was official… at least we have sound
Can hear it on the radio bit…not quite the same.
We do now have live Sound from the stage, but no Video
they have posted a message that they have given up on live feed… too bad
@Vikki: the Jamboree Radio at “Bambuser Radio / TV” should start automatically, but with no video, don’t know why… also don’t know if there will be a live stream anytime this evening, sorry.
I did have a live feed with a chat also, but then I lost it an hour ago
All I can hear is Jamboree Radio with a Black Box for the video. Can someone on the Radio tell us if this is right and what we might expect?
How do I get out of Bambusa archive to get live feed?
I don’t think there is a video live stream (even if I’ve hoped for it too) but just get to http://www.worldscoutjamboree.se/live/ and read through the live feed and the twitter posts.
Hi guys, where is the feed please? Can you update us all on what’s happening?
Is there supposed to be a live video feed? Where is it?
Ma qua non si vede niente!
Ciao a tutti!
What must I do to see the opening ceremony???
What must I do to see the opening ceremony???
Hello Scouts from all over the world!
Have a great time and make the best of this opportunity before you.
Christopher. Update the blog!!!!
hello
Where is the Live Broadcast ???
Carlos,
Te has dejado el desodorante en tu habitació. Qué peste vas a echar durante 15 días…
Laurits
We are so excited to be able to watch the Opening Ceremony! Hello to the UK Scouts especially Saxons Unit 22, Sub-Camp Sarek and our son James! Have the best time, swap loads of badges, collect great memories and come home safe and sound to tell us and all your Beaver Scouts your Toad tales! Enjoy love from Sunny Eastbourne xxx
Been looking for the4 live broadcast, it is 21:00 hrs now, but cannot find it !?
Will the Opening Ceremony be broadcast live? How do we log in? HAVE a BLAST!!!!
I hope everyone has fun! My parents Gene and Peggy Hillhouse are there and hoping to have fun.
Their granddaughter Ann wants to see them so badly!
Geniet maar volop van alles wat op jullie afkomt, 92ste en Sint Jan! Enjoy the opening show! Knuffel voor Frederik (Unit E) en Ruben (Unit U).
Hup Holland hup
we’ll be glued to the computer watching the wonderful evening unfold,The UK is bathed in sun so we hopefully will send you some over to tonight .Hi UK unit 42,hope youre all having a fab time,love to Max X