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Scouting campsite
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Name	Gilwell Park
Location	Epping Forest, London
Country	United Kingdom
Founded	1919-06-26
Founder	W. de Bois Maclaren
Owner	The Scout Association
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Gilwell Park is a campsite and activity centre for Scouting groups, and a training and conference centre for Scout Leaders. The 44 hectare (109 acre) site is located in Sewardstonebury, Epping Forest, close to Chingford, London. Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Epping Forest is an area of ancient woodland in south-east England, straddling the border between north-east Greater London and Essex. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... It has been suggested that Gimmie 5 be merged into this article or section. ... Image File history File links Scout_logo2. ... Campsites are often situated in or near forests. ... A Scout Activity Centre is a campsite, hostel or conference centre of The Scout Association. ... Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society. ... Training refers to the acquisition of knowledge, skills, and competencies as a result of the teaching of vocational or practical skills and knowledge that relates to specific useful skills obtained thru time. ... Metro Toronto Convention Centre, late 2004. ... A Scout Leader generally refers to the trained adult leader of a Scout unit. ... A hectare (symbol ha) is a unit of area, equal to 10 000 square metres, commonly used for measuring land area. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... Sewardstonebury is a small hamlet in Epping Forest, Essex, in the United Kingdom. ... Epping Forest is an area of ancient woodland in south-east England, straddling the border between north-east Greater London and Essex. ... Chingford is a town in London Borough of Waltham Forest. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ...

In the late Middle Ages, the site was a farm, growing to a wealthy estate that fell into disrepair towards 1900. It was given in 1919 by Scout Commissioner William De Bois Maclaren to The Scout Association of the United Kingdom to provide camping facilities for London Scouts, and training facilities for Scouters. As Scout Leaders from all countries of the world have come to Gilwell Park for their Wood Badge training, it is one of the great landmarks of the world Scouting movement. In the Scout Movement, a commissioner is the person whose role it is to oversee a Scout associations programs, usually within a particular geographic area. ... It has been suggested that Gimmie 5 be merged into this article or section. ... The Wood Badge or Woodbadge is the recognition received by adults in Scouting who have completed the Leader training program provided by their respective Scout Association. ...

The site contains campsites for a small patrol up to a 1200 people camp, indoor accommodation, historical sites, monuments to Scouting, and caters for activities suitable for all sections of the Scouting Movement. It can accommodate events for up to 10,000 people. Accommodation at Gilwell Park can also be hired for non-Scout activities such as school group camping, wedding receptions and conferences. A wedding reception is a party held after the completion of a marriage ceremony. ... The term conference can be used to describe any meeting of people that confer about a certain topic. ...

History

Original farm in late middle ages

The site of Gilwell Park can be traced back to 1407, when John Crow owned Gyldiefords, the land that would eventually become Gilwell Park. Between 1407 and 1422, Crow sold the land to Richard Rolfe, and the area became known as Gillrolfes, "Gill" being Old English for glen and "Rolfe"ur mum the surname of the owner. Following Rolfe's death in 1422, different sections of the property came to be called "Great Gilwell" and "Little Gilwell". The two areas were named after the Old English "wella", or spring. A farmhouse has continuously stood at Gilwell Farm ever since. Around this time, an adjoining 5.6 hectare (114 acre) property was purchased by Richard Osborne. In 1442, he built a large dwelling called Osborne Hall, which stood for 300 years. Legend has it that in the early 1500s, King Henry VIII owned the land and built a hunting lodge for his son Edward, but there is no proof of this. Old English (also called Anglo-Saxon) is an early form of the English language that was spoken in parts of what is now England and southern Scotland between the mid-fifth century and the mid-twelfth century. ... Look up glen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... A family name, or surname, is that part of a persons name that indicates to what family he or she belongs. ... A natural spring on Mackinac Island in Michigan. ... The decade of years from 1500 to 1509, inclusive. ... Henry VIII (28 June 1491 - 28 January 1547) was King of England and Lord of Ireland, later King of Ireland, from 22 April 1509 until his death. ... Edward VI (12 October 1537 – 6 July 1553) became King of England, King of France (in practice only the town and surrounding district of Calais) and Ireland on 28 January 1547, and crowned on 20 February, at just nine years of age. ...

Around 1736 the infamous highwayman Dick Turpin began using Gilwell's forests to conceal himself from authorities and as a staging point for ambushing travellers and freight along the roads leading into London.^[1][2] Folk image of a mounted highwayman Highwayman was a term used particularly in Britain during the 17th and 18th centuries to describe robbers who targeted people traveling by stagecoach and other modes of transport along public highways. ... This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...

In 1754, William Skrimshire purchased Great Gilwell, Little Gilwell, and half of Osborne's estate, including Osborne Hall. Skrimshire demolished Osborne Hall and built a new residence, which he also called Osborne Hall. That building is now called the White House.^[3] Timbers in the White House can be dated to this time, but not to any previous era.^[1] Leonard Tresilian (?–1792) bought the estate in 1771 and expanded the land holdings and size of the residence. Tresilian's first wife, Margaret Holland, died young after bearing three daughters. He then married Elizabeth Fawson. Desiring that Gilwell pass on to his eldest daughter, also named Margaret (1750–c.1844), Tresilian drew up a detailed prenuptial agreement with Fawson's father. By the time of Tresilian's death in 1792, the younger Margaret had married William Bassett Chinnery (1766–?), the elder brother of the painter George Chinnery. // Definition A prenuptial agreement or antenuptial agreement, commonly abbreviated to prenup or prenupt, is a contract entered into by two people prior to marriage or civil union. ... George Chinnery (錢納利) was an English painter who spent most his life in Asia, especially India and southern China. ...

Rich estate in 18th century

The Chinnerys were wealthy and influential. William Chinnery's father, also named William, owned trading ships and named one Gilwell in 1800. William and Margaret Chinnery initially resided in London, and after three years of marriage and inheriting Gilwell in 1792, they moved to Gilwell in 1793. They soon shocked the local populace by renaming Osborne Hall to "Gilwell Hall". William Chinnery expanded Gilwell's land holdings through significant purchases over the next 15 years and, along with his wife, transformed it into a country estate with gardens, paths, and statues. Parts of the garden, paths, and dwelling modifications exist into the 21st century. William Chinnery was exposed as the embezzler of a small fortune from the British Treasury where he worked and was dismissed from all his posts on March 12, 1812. Margaret Chinnery was forced to sign over Gilwell Estate to the Exchequer on July 2, 1812.^[1] The 21st century is the present century of the Anno Domini (common) era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... The term treasury was first used in classical times to describe the votive buildings erected to house gifts to the gods, such as the Siphnian Treasury in Delphi or the many buildings put up in Olympia, Greece by competing city-states, to impress each other during the Ancient Olympic Games. ... March 12 is the 71st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (72nd in leap years). ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting... The Exchequer was (and in some cases still is) a part of the governments of England (latterly to include Wales, Scotland and Ireland) that was responsible for the management and collection of revenues. ... July 2 is the 183rd day of the year (184th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 182 days remaining. ... For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting...

The Chinnery family was prominent enough that members of the English nobility visited often during the 1790s and early 1800s. King George III visited on occasion, and the Prince Regent, who later became George IV, was a regular visitor. George III's seventh son, Prince Adolphus, became a family friend, lived at Gilwell for awhile, and even tutored their eldest son George.^[1] Events and Trends French Revolution (1789 - 1799). ... Beginning of the Napoleonic Wars (1805 - 1815). ... George III (George William Frederick; 4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and King of Ireland from 25 October 1760 until 1 January 1801, and thereafter United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland until his death. ... George IV (George Augustus Frederick) (12 August 1762 – 26 June 1830) was king of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and Hanover from 29 January 1820 until his death. ... Prince Adolphus Frederick, Duke of Cambridge (24 February 1774-8 July 1850), was the tenth-born child and seventh son of King George III of the United Kingdom and Queen Charlotte. ...

Gilpin Gorst bought the estate in 1815 at public auction, and his son sold it to Thomas Usborne in 1824. When the original London Bridge was replaced in 1826, Usborne bought pieces of the original stone balustrades, which date to 1209, and erected them behind the White House around the Buffalo Lawn. The estate changed ownership more times, but these families did not maintain the property and it fell into disrepair by 1900. Reverend Cranshaw, a local resident, bought the estate in 1911 and was the last owner prior to the Boy Scout Association, as it was then known, becoming owners. A page of fanciful balusters from A Handbook of Ornament, Franz S. Meyer, 1898 A baluster (through the French balustre, from Italian balaustro, from balaustra, pomegranate flower [from a resemblance to the post], from Lat. ...

Scouting connection

Baden-Powell bust, donated to Olave Baden-Powell for Gilwell Park by the Boy Scouts of Mexico in 1968

The estate's condition declined even more during the 1910s. William F. de Bois Maclaren was a publisher and Scout Commissioner from Rosneath, Dumbartonshire, Scotland. During a business trip to London, Maclaren was saddened to see that Scouts in the East End had no suitable outdoor area to conduct their Scouting activities. He contacted Lord Robert Baden-Powell about this, who appointed P.B. Nevill to handle the matter. Nevill was the Scout Commissioner of the East End at the time. On November 20, 1918 over dinner at Roland House, the Scout Hostel in Stepney, Maclaren agreed to donate £7,000 to the project. Part of the agreement included narrowing the areas to look for suitable land to Hainault Forest and Epping Forest. Rover Scouts searched both areas without success, but then John Gayfer, a young Assistant Scoutmaster, suggested Gilwell Hall, a place he went bird-watching. Nevill visited the estate and was impressed, though the buildings were by then in poor condition. The estate was for sale for £7,000, the exact price Maclaren had donated.^[1] The estate totalled 21 hectare (53 acres) at the time. Image File history File links Gilwell_Park_B-P_Bust. ... Image File history File links Gilwell_Park_B-P_Bust. ... Olave Baden-Powell as Chief Guide for Britain in 1919 Olave St Clair Baden-Powell, Baroness Baden-Powell, GBE (February 22, 1889 – 19 June 1977) was born Olave St Clair Soames in Chesterfield, England. ... // Caitlin wants nathans penis mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm. ... In the Scout Movement, a commissioner is the person whose role it is to oversee a Scout associations programs, usually within a particular geographic area. ... Rosneath is a village in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. ... Dunbartonshire is one of the Traditional counties of Scotland, in that part of the country formerly called Lennox (which was a title of nobility). ... Motto (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity Cha togar mfhearg gun dioladh (Scottish Gaelic)1 Wha daur meddle wi me?(Scots)1 Anthem (Multiple unofficial anthems) Scotlands location in Europe Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime... The term East End is most commonly used to refer to the East End of London. ... For the musician, see Baden Powell de Aquino. ... November 20 is the 324th day of the year (325th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Stepney is a place in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. ... Hainault Forest Country Park is one of the remaining sections of the former Forest of Essex in England. ... Rover Scouting is a service division of Scouting for young men, and in some countries, women. ... Birding or birdwatching is a hobby concerned with the observation and study of birds (the study proper is termed American origin; birdwatching is (or more correctly, was) the commonly-used word in Great Britain and Ireland and by non-birders in the United States. ...

The estate was purchased in early 1919 by Maclaren for the Boy Scout Association. Nevill first took his Rover Scouts to begin repairing the run-down estate on Maundy Thursday, April 17, 1919. On this visit, the Rovers slept in the gardener's shed in the orchard because the ground was so wet they could not pitch tents. They called this shed "The Pigsty" and though dilapidated, it still stands, as it is the site of the first Scout campsite at Gilwell Park. Maclaren was a frequent visitor to Gilwell Park and helped repair the buildings. His dedication was so great that he donated another £3,000. Maclaren's interest had been in providing a campground, but Baden-Powell envisioned a training centre for Scouters. An official opening was planned for June 19, 1919 but it was delayed until Saturday, June 26, 1919 so that Scouts could participate in the Official Peace Festival commemorating the end of World War I. Invitations were changed by hand to save money.^[1] Significant remodelling and construction was done in the 1920s. Because of limited finances, few improvements were made during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Baden-Powell never lived at Gilwell Park but he often camped, lectured, taught courses, and attended meetings on-site. He emphasized the importance of Scouter's training at Gilwell Park for Scouting by taking it as the territorial designation in his peerage title of 1st Baron Baden-Powell of Gilwell in 1929 when the barony was conferred upon him by the king.^[4] The Last Supper - museum copy of Master Pauls sculpture, from the main altar in St. ... April 17 is the 107th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (108th in leap years). ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... June 19 is the 170th day of the year (171st in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 195 days remaining. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... June 26 is the 177th day of the year (178th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 188 days remaining. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... “The Great War” redirects here. ... The 1920s is a decade that is sometimes referred to as the Jazz Age or the Roaring Twenties, usually applied to America. ... The Great Depression was a time of economic down turn, which started after the stock market crash on October 29, 1929, known as Black Tuesday. ... The 1930s (years from 1930–1939) were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles, as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression, also known in Europe as the World Depression. ... For other uses, see Peerage (disambiguation). ... Baron is a specific title of nobility or a more generic feudal qualification. ...

Wartime and later development

The Ideal Scout, donated to Gilwell Park in 1966 by the Boy Scouts of America

The estate was requisitioned by the War Ministry from 1940–1945 as a local command, training, and ordnance centre. Little remains at the estate from World War II, except for the notable exception of the Bomb Hole that was created by an aerial bomb dropped by the Luftwaffe. It was enlarged again later and is now used for swimming and canoeing. After the war, the Boy Scout Association made purchases of adjoining land to increase the size of the estate and protect it from rapidly approaching new developments. These areas are called The Quick, New Field, and Hilly Field. An additional purchase and a donation from South Africa in the early 1950s brought the estate to its present size.^[1] This began an era of expanding camping facilities for Scouts which lasted until the early 1960s. Training and sleeping facilities were then added through the early 1970s. The Boy Scout Association was renamed The Scout Association in 1967. Image File history File links GilwellParkIdealScout. ... Image File history File links GilwellParkIdealScout. ... The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the British Armed Forces. ... Combatants Allied powers: China France Great Britain Soviet Union United States and others Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Chiang Kai-shek Charles de Gaulle Winston Churchill Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tōjō Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian dead: 33,000... This or section does not cite its references or sources. ... This does not cite its references or sources. ... The 1960s decade refers to the years from January 1, 1960 to December 31, 1969, inclusive. ... The 1970s decade refers to the years from 1970 to 1979, inclusive. ...

During the 1970s, two key and popular facilities were built: the Dorothy Hughes Pack Holiday Centre for Cub Scouts and the Colquhoun International Centre for training Scouters, originally called The International Hall of Friendship. In the 1980s extensive remodelling of the White House was done. In April 2001, The Scout Association moved its program staff from London to Gilwell Park, where its training staff was already located. Extensive renovations were done to the White House and other buildings.^[1][5] With a target of budget of £20,000,000 and individual contributions as high as £500,000, improvements to programs and facilities have been ongoing since then in preparation for the 21st World Scout Jamboree in 2007, which is the 100th anniversary of Scouting and will be hosted at nearby Hylands Park, Chelmsford, Essex with related activities also being held at Gilwell Park.^[5][6][7][8] Gilwell Park provides The Scout Association with an income of over £1,000,000 per year through conference fees, accommodation fees, and sales of materials to support Scouting.^[8] Cub Scouts in uniform from Hong Kong A Cub Scout is a member of the section of the worldwide Scouting movement for young persons normally aged 8–10. ... The 1980s refers to the years of and between 1980 and 1989. ... The 21st World Jamboree will be held in the summer 2007, and forms a part of the Scouting 2007 Centenary celebrations of the World Scout Movement. ... Hylands Park is a country house and its surrounding 574 acre park in Essex in southern England. ... Chelmsford Borough Council Coat Of Arms Chelmsford is the county town of Essex, England. ... Essex is a county in the East of England. ...

Gilwell Park is one of five Scout Activity Centres of The Scout Association, together with Baden-Powell House, Downe, Hawkhirst and Youlbury. Baden-Powell House, colloquially known as B-P House, is a Scouting hostel and conference center for members of The Scout Association. ... Downe Scout Activity Centre is a campsite of The Scout Association in Orpington, Kent. ... Youlbury Scout Activity Centre is one of a number of National Scout centre in the United Kingdom and is the oldest permanent Scout campsite in the world (while Brownsea Island was the site of the first campsite, it was a private island for many years after). ...

Camp Chiefs, and other staff

Captain Francis "Skipper" Gidney became the first Camp Chief in May 1919 and served until 1923. He organized the first Wood Badge training, and contributed to setting up Gilwell Park as the Scouters' training centre. The Gidney Cabin was built and named in his honour in 1929 to serve as a training centre.^[1][4] The second Camp Chief was John Skinner Wilson, who served from 1923 until 1939. Wilson was Colonel with the British Indian Police when he became a Scout Leader in 1917. In 1921 he travelled to Gilwell Park to take leader training, which led to his retirement from the Indian Police in 1922 to become a full time Scout Leader. He was honoured with the Bronze Wolf Award in 1937, the only distinction of the World Organization of the Scout Movement.^[9][10] Francis Skipper Gidney (1890-1928) was an early leader of the Scouting movement in the United Kingdom and organized the first Wood Badge adult leader training course at Gilwell Park in September 1919. ... Colonel John S. Belge Wilson was a Scottish Scouting luminary and friend and contemporary of Lord Baden-Powell, recruited by him to head the International Bureau, later to become the World Bureau of the World Organization of the Scout Movement. ... A Scout Leader generally refers to the trained adult leader of a Scout unit. ... The Bronze Wolf is the only award made by the World Scout Committee. ... The World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM) is the supranational organization which governs most national Scout Movements, with 28 million members. ...

R.F. "John" Thurman was a British Scout Leader who served as Camp Chief from 1943 until 1969 and was awarded the Bronze Wolf Award in 1959. He was a strong promoter of Scout training and wrote books on the subject that were translated into other languages. The Thurman Memorial stands near The Pigsty.^[1][11] Thurman was succeeded by John Huskin.^[12] R.F. John Thurman was a British Scouting notable, and awardee of the Bronze Wolf in 1959. ...

Don Potter (1902–2004) was an English sculptor and wood carver who was a lifelong staff member at Gilwell Park, serving as a Gilwell Master Craftsman.^[13] Potter created wood carvings at Gilwell Park, including the Jim Green Gate, Gidney Cabin, the Leopard Gates, and totems he carved for the 1929 World Jamboree.^[14] Donald Steele Potter (21 April 1902 – 2004), British sculptor, wood carver, potter and teacher. ... Motto (French) God and my right Anthem God Save the King (Queen) England() – on the European continent() – in the United Kingdom() Capital (and largest city) London (de facto) Official languages English (de facto) Government Constitutional monarchy  -  Queen Queen Elizabeth II  -  Prime Minister Tony Blair MP Unification  -  by Athelstan 967  Area... Sculptor redirects here. ... Artists can use woodworking to create delicate sculptures. ... The World Scout Jamboree (Jamboree Mondial in French) is a gathering of Scouts (ages 14-17) from all over the world. ...

Activities

Camping at Gilwell Park, summer 2006

Gilwell Park can host indoor and outdoor conferences, training, a variety of outdoor Scoutcraft activities, and special events for both Scouting and non-Scouting organizations. These include conferences, leader training, team building, receptions, weddings, and funerals. Conferences are generally held in either the White House or Colquhoun International Centre (CIC), both of which are equipped with modern information systems and audio-visual aids. The CIC has a main hall, five seminar rooms, and six training suites.^[15] Image File history File links GilwellParkCampsite2006. ... Image File history File links GilwellParkCampsite2006. ... Scoutcraft is a term coined by the Boy Scouts of America (BSA). ...

Outdoor activities

The Scout Activity Centres of The Scout Association provide camping, hostelling or conferencing for Scouts and Scout Leaders from around the world. Activities at Gilwell Park include: camping, leader training, a rope swing, high rope course, archery, pedal go-karts, grass sledging, canoeing, rifle shooting, crate stacking, wall climbing, revolving wall climb, jump mats, rafting, team building, horse riding, orienteering, pioneering, tours, hiking, photography, obstacle courses, and aeroball.^[16] In Target Archery, the object is to hit targets such as this to score points. ... Canoeing is the recreational or sporting activity of paddling a canoe or kayak. ... The shooting sports include those competitive sports involving tests of accuracy and speed when shooting various types of guns, including airguns. ... The international orienteering symbol. ... A decorative camp gateway Pioneering: The art of manipulating rope to do a task. ... Two hikers in the Mount Hood National Forest Eagle Creek hiking Hiking is a form of walking, undertaken with the specific purpose of exploring and enjoying the scenery. ... Photography is the process of making pictures by means of capturing light on a light-sensitive medium, such as a sensor or film. ...

Leader training

Main article: Wood Badge

Campfire circle at Gilwell Park

While different leader training courses are conducted at Gilwell Park, the most prominent is Wood Badge. Francis Gidney, the first Camp Chief, conducted the first Wood Badge course at Gilwell Park September 8-19, 1919. Gilwell Park became the home of leadership training in the Scout movement.^[17] Leaders from all over the world receive automatic membership in 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group (Gilwell Troop 1) on completion of the Wood Badge course. These leaders are henceforth called Wood Badgers or Gilwellians. Any location in which Wood Badgers meet is called Gilwell Field. The 1st Gilwell Park Scout Group meets every first weekend of September in Gilwell Park for the Gilwell Reunion.^[1] The Wood Badge or Woodbadge is the recognition received by adults in Scouting who have completed the Leader training program provided by their respective Scout Association. ... Image File history File links Gilwell_Park_Campfire_Circle. ... Image File history File links Gilwell_Park_Campfire_Circle. ... Look up September in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Year 1919 (MCMXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar). ... Scouting, also known as the Scout Movement, is a worldwide youth movement with the stated aim of supporting young people in their physical, mental and spiritual development, so that they may play constructive roles in society. ...

The Training Ground, near the White House, is the hallowed ground of Gilwell Park as this is the world home of Wood Badge, the premier Scout leader training course. A large oak tree, the Gilwell Oak, separates the Training Ground from the Orchard.^[1]

In the summer of 2006 a number of leaders of the Day Camp's children's organisation were sacked after an incident with an air gun.

Accommodations

Gilwell Parks provides accommodation for visitors, comprising camping fields, hostel rooms, lodges and cabins.

Camp fields

Gilwell Park provides camping opportunities for small groups and groups in excess of 2,500 people. This includes everything from unit-level camping up to hosting international events. Essex Chase is close to the swimming pool and stores and is the most popular campsite. Woodlands Field is a large field that will hold up to 200 campers, with space for activities, at the north end of the park. Branchet Field is the largest campsite and will hold 1,200 campers. Mallinson Field is a small, wooded, secluded area suited to small groups. Ferryman Field is a split-level field suitable for a large troop. It is at the north end of camp, past Woodlands.^[16]

White House

The White House at Gilwell Park

The White House and its predecessors represent over 500 years of Gilwell history.^[1] It became the headquarters of The Scout Association on 2001-04-27, but Baden-Powell House still facilitates departments of The Scout Association.^[5] The White House also serves as a restaurant, training, and conference centre. It was totally torn down once and has been renovated, remodeled, and expanded continuously over the years. The central portion has no foundations and the chimneys are made of Coade stone. It also displays original Scouting paintings by Ernest Stafford Carlos (1883-06-04–1917-06-14); the highlight of which is The Pathfinder.^[18][19][20] In this historic setting as a conference centre, the White House has offered over 40 rooms (single, double, twin) with all modern facilities since 2004/5.^[15] Image File history File links GilwellParkWhiteHouse. ... Image File history File links GilwellParkWhiteHouse. ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Coade stone was a type of artificial stone first created by Mrs Eleanor Coade (Elinor Coade, 1733-1821), and sold commercially from 1769 to 1833. ... 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... June 4 is the 155th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (156th in leap years), with 210 days remaining. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ... June 14 is the 165th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (166th in leap years), with 200 days remaining. ...

Dorothy Hughes Pack Holiday Centre

The Dorothy Hughes Pack Holiday Centre (PHC) is for young people, sleeps 40, is centrally heated, and has a large kitchen. It is named after a Cub Scout leader from East London. The PHC is constructed with interlocking logs and, originally, without nails in the frame. It is often booked two years in advance. The PHC was built in 1970 by fitting interlocking logs together from a Norwegian design. Cub Scouts in uniform from Hong Kong A Cub Scout is a member of the section of the worldwide Scouting movement for young persons normally aged 8–10. ...

Branchet Lodge and other cabins

Branchet Lodge, or simply The Lodge, opened on May 23, 2003 on Branchet Field to replace old portable cabins. It should not be confused with another building also called The Lodge which was built in 1934 near the White House. Branchet Lodge is a single storey building that has central heating and sleeps up to 56 people in two separate wings with a single common kitchen and dining/meeting area. Each wing has its own bathing facilities. There are four single rooms for leaders, two rooms for disabled people that sleep two people each, and six rooms that sleep eight people each. The design incorporates skylights, natural lights, energy efficiency, and disabled access. It is constructed of stone, timber, copper, and a grass roof.^[21][22] May 23 is the 143rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (144th in leap years). ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Log cabins on the edge of Woodland Field sleep 8 and have bunk beds. Cooking is provided in a separate shelter or an open fire can be utilized. The Storm Hut is a large hall-type building for activities and games. It was moved to Gilwell Park from Wales by trucks. All of these can be rented by groups. This article is about the country. ...

Staff accommodation: Gilwellbury and Gilwell Farm

After the purchase of the original site in 1919, the purchase of Gilwellbury and adjoining land in 1945 is probably the next most important in Gilwell Park's Scouting history because it allowed The Scout Association to close the original road and fully utilize Branchet Field.^[23] It was originally used for small retreats and conferences but is now used as staff accommodation. The Ministry of Education assisted in the purchase.^[1] The Ministry of Education was a central government department in the United Kingdom. ...

The Gilwell Farmhouse is believed to date from the early 1700s, making it the oldest original building at Gilwell Park. It is comprised of two buildings that were joined together. There is a brick well head on the farm that is known as the Gil Well.^[1] Events and trends The Bonneville Slide blocks the Columbia River near the site of present-day Cascade Locks, Oregon with a land bridge 200 feet (60 m) high. ...

Attractions

Buffalo Statue, donated to Gilwell Park by the Boy Scouts of America in 1926

The attractions to see at Gilwell Park include the Gilwell Museum and souvenir shop, a fully operational all-volunteer hospital, gardens, gates, statues, smaller buildings, and four houses of worship: Buddhist, Catholic, Jewish, interdenominational, with an Islamic mosque being built in time for the 21st World Scout Jamboree in Summer 2007. Image File history File links Gilwell_Park_American_Buffalo. ... Image File history File links Gilwell_Park_American_Buffalo. ... Buddhism is a dharmic, non-theistic religion and a philosophy. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Ecumenism. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the teachings of Muhammad, a 7th century Arab religious and political figure. ... The Masjid al-Haram in Mecca as it exists today A mosque is a place of worship for followers of the Islamic faith. ... The 21st World Jamboree will be held in the summer 2007, and forms a part of the Scouting 2007 Centenary celebrations of the World Scout Movement. ...

The bronze bust of Baden-Powell was presented by the Scouts of Mexico in 1968 after the Olympics.^[1] The Lime Walk formerly surrounded the main lawn area, but few of the lime trees survive. As originally planted by Margaret Chinnery, it would have formed a shady overhead cover to the path. The 1968 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad, were held in Mexico City in 1968. ...

The Buffalo Lawn is so called because of the replica of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Silver Buffalo Award that was presented to the Boy Scout Association by the BSA in 1926. This was to honour the Unknown Scout that helped William D. Boyce bring Scouting to the United States. The Buffalo Lawn is behind the White House. Located there is a signpost with the directions and distances to all the World Scout Jamborees from Gilwell Park.^[1] The Buffalo Statue was originally mounted on a large tree stump. The stump has been replaced by a brick pedestal. The inscription reads: For the Boy Scout program within the BSA, see Boy Scouts (Boy Scouts of America). ... The Silver Buffalo Award, created in 1925, is bestowed upon those adults who give truly noteworthy and extraordinary service to youth. ... William D. Boyce William Dickson Boyce (June 16, 1858- June 11, 1929), was an American entrepreneur, best known today for founding the Boy Scouts of America. ... The World Scout Jamboree, also officially denominated with the French title Jamboree Scout Mondial, is a Scouting jamboree, typically attended by several tens of thousands of Scouts, aged 14 to 17, from all over the world. ...

“To an Unknown Scout Whose Faithfulness in the Performance of the Daily Good Turn Brought the Scout Movement to the United States of America.”^[24]

Buddha inside the Buddhist Sala

A copy of a statue by R. Tait McKenzie called The Ideal Scout stands near The Lid. This is also known as The Boy Scout. The BSA donated the statue in 1966. The original stands outside the headquarters of the Cradle of Liberty Council in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and another copy outside the BSA headquarters in Irving, Texas.^[1] Image File history File links GilwellParkSala. ... Image File history File links GilwellParkSala. ... Dr. Robert Tait Mackenzie (1867 Ramsay Township, Lanark County, Ontario–1938 Almonte, Ontario) was a Canadian-born American sculptor, scouter, scholar-athlete, surgeon, soldier, and physical educator. ... Bruce S. Marks Scout Resource Center The Cradle of Liberty Council (525) is a Boy Scouts of America council created in 1996 with the merger of the former Philadelphia Area Council, covering the city and county of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and the former Valley Forge Council, covering both Delaware County, Pennsylvania... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area    - City 369. ... Mustangs at Las Colinas Streetscape along Las Colinas Blvd in North Irving Aerial shot of Irving/Las Colinass Urban Center. ...

The Buddhist Sala was donated to Gilwell Park in 1967 by the Boy Scouts of Thailand. The Buddha found inside was a gift from the Thai government and is over 1000 years old. Thai ambassadors to the United Kingdom often visit the sala, as it is their responsibility to care for it.^[1] Scouts from other countries, including Chile, Japan, Mexico, and New Zealand, have also donated gifts to Gilwell Park. Freshly renovated Sala in Wat Rajbopit, Bangkok A Sala (Thai: ศาลา) is an open pavilion in Thai-style. ...

The Lid is a barn-sized building that can not be rented, but is used for dances, exhibitions, and religious services. It is so named because the original building only had a roof, with no walls.^[1][16]

See also

Scouting Portal

• Brownsea Island
• Old Yorkswood Scout Camp, near Birmingham
• Gilwell Campsite in Hong Kong
• Gilwell Park (Victoria)
• Kandersteg International Scout Centre
• Larch Hill
• Our Chalet
• Philmont Scout Ranch
• Philmont Training Center

Image File history File links Scout_logo2. ... Stone on Brownsea Island commemorating the first scout camp The Brownsea Island Scout Camp was the worlds first Scout camp, and is regarded as the formal birth of the worldwide Scout movement. ... Kingshurst is a post war housing estate and civil parish in the Metropolitan Borough of Solihull, in the English county of West Midlands. ... Gilwell Campsite (基維爾營地) is one of major campsite of the Scout Association of Hong Kong for wild camping and other Scouting activities on Kowloon Peak of New Kowloon, Hong Kong. ... Gilwell Park is a campsite and activity centre for Scouting groups in Victoria, Australia. ... Kandersteg International Scout Centre (KISC) is an international Scout centre in Kandersteg, Switzerland and is the only world centre of the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM). ... Larch Hill is the national campsite and headquarters of Scouting Ireland. ... Our Chalet is an international Scout centre of the World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts (WAGGGS) just outside Adelboden, Bernese Oberland, Switzerland. ... The Tooth of Time, an icon of Philmont Scout Ranch. ... The Philmont Training Center (PTC), located at the well-known Philmont Scout Ranch near Cimarron, New Mexico, has been the National Training Center of the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) since 1950. ...

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External links

• Gilwell Park official website
• Gilwell Park latitude/longitude
• Gilwell Park in Victoria, Australia
• Gilwell Park virtual tour