Scouting 2007 Centenary
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The Scouting 2007 Centenary comprised celebrations around the world in which Scouts celebrated 100 years of the world Scout movement. The original celebrations were focused on the United Kingdom, such as the camp on Brownsea Island, the birthplace of Scouting, and the 21st World Scout Jamboree in Chelmsford, Essex.
Flags in Sincil Street, Lincoln, UK
Scouting's Sunrise Ceremony, Oeschinensee, Switzerland
Actor reading Baden-Powell's final words to Scouts at a Sunrise Ceremony
Chief Scout and Governor for NSW, Marie Bashir, leads assembled Scouts renewing their promise at the Sunrise ceremony, Sydney Opera House
Brownsea Island Scout camp
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The Brownsea Island Scout camp was the site of a boys' camping event on Brownsea Island in Poole Harbour, southern England, organised by Lieutenant-General Baden-Powell to test his ideas for the book Scouting for Boys. Boys from different social backgrounds participated from 1 to 8 August 1907 in activities around camping, observation, woodcraft, chivalry, lifesaving and patriotism. The event is regarded as the origin of the worldwide Scout movement.
Robert Baden-Powell with future Scouts on Brownsea Island
Robert Baden-Powell at Brownsea Island, 1907
Site of the camping area on Brownsea Island
Stone on Brownsea Island commemorating the first Scout camp