The dream for food houses at this Jamboree is to be Brave and encourage you all to be Brave and approach the idea of International food houses from a slightly different angle to what has happened previously. We are proposing a Foodcourt / Food festival vibe with a centralised seating area, contingent concepts arranged around the edge and a stage to one end of the area. We also appreciate that contingents may still want to bring a traditional food house and that too can be accommodated in the Food court area.
We want to unite everyone together in a shared space, whilst maintaining the cultural aspects of each Contingent’s provision. No pressure to buy something to be there because it’s not just about the food and drink, it’s all about enjoying global cultural and diverse experiences together as Scouts.
By centralising the majority of seating, smaller concepts with lower overheads and footprints can be introduced, enabling contingents, that might otherwise not choose to be involved, to contribute in one way or another. You may choose not to bring a cultural food option but instead choose a typical drink (all of course non-alcoholic!). And by adding the stage even more contingents can be involved. Perhaps you don’t have the capacity to bring a food or drink concept but still really want to celebrate and share your culture? The stage gives you that chance to be involved. You may want to offer to host a game event or a contest, put on some entertainment or do a DJ set. We’d love to hear from you so join us in being Brave and share your ideas. You may be able to offer food/drink and entertainment, even better! Imagine, you are sitting with all the new friends you made at the Jamboree and between you you’re enjoying Italian pizza, Swiss fondue, German bratwurst, British fish and chips, bubble tea and artisan hot beverages, while one of you just came off stage having dazzled the group with your authentic Hawiian dance routine and now you are all dancing to the crazy sounds of the Europop DJ set that The Netherlands are hosting. Later you’ll be heading to the Black Magic Tent for some serious techno beats but for now you are out in the main seating space increasing your friendship circle. Not hungry? No problem, just enjoy the entertainment and being part of all the International cultures around you. After all, we will be creating global friendships that will last a lifetime.
We would like to achieve a much more sustainable concept than previously and are looking at all the elements that have contributed to the carbon footprint of previous Jamborees such as:
We want to help contingents be both sustainable and cost effective with their offerings and therefore propose the following: