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23rd World Scout Jamboree –Kirarahama , Japan 2015
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1st World Jamboree 1920 ,Olympia ,London

Malahide Sea Scouts have had members attending the World Scout Jamborees since 1929. Our group leader of later years  Mr. Jack Webb who attended 3rd World Scout Jamboree held in  Arrow Park , Birkenhead  in Great Britain in 1929 had an overall attendance of 50,000 from 40 different countries .The theme for the camp was “Coming of Age”

Sutton ,1957 Jubilee Jamboree

Sutton ,1957 Jubilee Jamboree

During the  50th anniversary  of Scouting Jubilee celebrations in 1957 ,18 scouts and leaders from Malahide attended the  9th World Scout Jamboree  in Sutton Park ,Sutton Coldfield in Warwickshire. A large number by any standards for any one group to send .Mr . Jack Webb as group leader led the Malahide  contingent.

Over the  weekend and today, 27 leaders and scouts from the Malahide Sea Scout group  set off to represent both Malahide and Scouting Ireland. Making up 9% of the total Irish contingent ,Malahide continues with a tradition of been represented at World Scout Jamboree’s since 1929.

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Malahide Sea Scouts depart to 23rd World Scout Jamboree,in Japan

There was an exception when one  World Scout Jamboree  was cancelled  in 1979 due to the overthrow of the  then Shah of Iran. A scout leader from Malahide Ciaran Mahon had intended to travel but was forced to cancel due to the political upheaval at the time.

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