Foreword Scouting Ireland is hosting their first outdoor world scout event with the 16th World Scout Moot taking place on these shores in 2022. The Moot is broken down into Trails & Basecamp. Basecamp will take place at Malahide Castle and a team of people are working to ensure that it will be a fantastic experience. The Trails aspect, however, will take place all over the island of Ireland and it is up to the membership of Scouting Ireland to take ownership of these Trails. YOU have an opportunity to show off YOUR local area, see worldwide Scouting in Action and involve YOUR local scout Group or scout County in a world scout event. Every Scout county on this island is capable of putting together a Trail that will encapsulate the beauty of our country as well as the culture/traditions associated with the different corners of the country, while at the same time taking the participants on a scouting journey over the course of 5 days. This booklet will give you a good idea as to what exactly is involved, what we need from you, and what the next steps are for you to take. Le Chéile, we can make memories that will live long in the lives of many people for many years to come. Yours in Scouting __________________ Fintan Sheridan Head of Trails Contents What is a World Scout Moot? 2 What is a Trail? 4 Dates for Trails 5 Participant Numbers 5 Theme of the Moot 6 Support Structure for Trails 6 Building a Team to Organise a Trail 8 Youth Participation in Trail Planning 9 Trails Content 10 Accommodation on Trails 14 Food on Trails 15 Equipment on Trails 15 Additional Needs on Trails 18 External Agencies & Service Providers 18 IST on Trails 19 Health and Safety 20 Cultural and Religious Differences 20 Staff Costs for Trails 21 Trail Budget 21 Dates and Timelines - What Happens Next? 22 Glossary of Terms 24 Contact Details 24 1 What is a World Scout Moot? The Moot is a world Scouting event and typically occurs every 4 years with the first Moot held in 1931. The last World Scout Moot took place in Iceland in 2017. 1931 1ST 1992 Kandersteg, Switzerland 2ND 9TH Ingaro, Kandersteg, Switzerland Sweden 10TH Ransberg, 1935 Sweden 1939 1996 3RD 2000 Monzie, Scotland 4TH 11TH Skjak, Mexico Norway 12TH Hualien, 1949 Taiwan 1953 2004 5TH 2010 Kandersteg, Switzerland 13TH 6TH Rowallan Camp, Sutton Coldfield, Kenya U.K. 14TH Awacamenj Mino, 1957 Canada 1961 2013 7TH 2017 Melbourne, 15TH Australia 8TH Ulfljotsvatn, Iceland Melbourne, 16TH Australia Dublin, 1990-1991 Ireland 2022 2 Scouting Ireland has been honoured as the host NSO (National Scout Organisation) of the 16th World Scout Moot. Originally, this was due to be held in 2021 but due to the impact of COVID-19 on the world, this has been moved to 2022. Participants are of Rover age and all participants must be aged between 18 & 26 years (inclusive) on the first day of the Moot. Those aged 27 years + (inclusive) can attend the Moot as IST (International Service Team). IST are effectively involved in the staff delivery of all aspects of the Moot, including Trails. Trails are the part of the Moot that allow participants to explore Ireland, to get a sense of our culture, our communities, our adventures. We are expecting up to 5,000 participants from all over the world, and a further 1,000 IST. Participants will be split into international patrols of 10 people, and 4 of these international patrols will make up a Tribe [40 people]. A Trail will consist of up to 4 Tribes [160 people; 16 patrols]. The Moot will take place from Monday 18th July - Thursday 28th July 2022 (inclusive). The opening ceremony will take place in a location in Dublin (TBC). From there, Tribes will be transported around the country to their Trails. They will spend 5 nights on the Trails, and on Saturday 24th July, everyone will travel to Malahide Castle in Dublin for ‘Basecamp’, a mini-jamboree experience until, Thursday 29th July. The below table outlines the journey of participants attending the 16th World Scout Moot. Date Breakdown Mon. 18th July 2022 Opening Ceremony (Dublin) with onward Travel to Trails Tue. 19th – Fri. 22nd July Trails (across the island of Ireland) Trails completed. Travel to Basecamp (Malahide Castle & Sat. 23rd July Demesne) Sun. 24th – Thu. 28th Basecamp (including Closing Ceremony) July 3 What is a Trail? A Trail is a 5-night camp/expedition where participants will have an opportunity to explore the local area and learn about Ireland. We envisage each Trail having a variety of different adventure, culture, nature and community activities, that will be suitable for the wide variety of individuals that will be taking part. In order to make sure that all our visiting participants have a fantastic experience on the Moot, we need your help to ensure they see the very best of Ireland. We believe it is very important for local Groups and Scout Counties to get involved in running Trails in their locality. In total, we are looking to have about 30-40 Trails around the country, which means that most of the Trails would have to accommodate up to 4 Tribes at a time. This could be managed by running the same programme twice, but in reverse order, so that you are only providing a specific programme activity for 2 Tribes at any given time [unless an activity can cater for all 4 Tribes together]. It is important to remember that Trails don’t have to be ‘moving’, they can be based from a single campsite, and we also need to remember that some of our Trails need to cater for participants with additional needs. We have already identified a collection of possible Trail routes and these can be used as a starting point for local groups to develop them further with local interactions and special features. Some suggestions to start your discussions can be found here: go.worldscoutmoot. ie/trail-suggestions - they don’t necessarily have to be used. The following is an example of what a Trail might look like. The is the “Louth – Land of Legends Trail”, and is being hosted by Louth Scout County. The Trail can facilitate 4 Tribes [160 people] with 2 Tribes starting at Collon campsite (in the south of the county), with the other 2 Tribes starting in Carlingford (in the north of the county). The Tribes starting in Collon will finish up in Carlingford; and those starting in Carlingford will finish in Collon, with all Tribes doing the same activities on this Trail (just with a different running order). There would be no need to move the equipment with the Tribes. The tables below should make this clearer to understand. Morning Afternoon Evening Night Monday Travel to Trail Icebreakers/Team Building Opening Ceremony Campfire 18th July [Collon campsite] and Set-up Games Tuesday The Boyne Camino Funtasia Swimming Pool Thorns & Roses 19th July Wednesday Community project with Urban Challenge around Overnight in scout hall/GAA Ceoltoiri Eireann Music 20th July Dundalk Tidy Towns Dundalk pitches Session Thursday GAA Skills Ferry to Northern Ireland Overnight in Carlingford Thorns & Roses 21st July Friday Sailing High Ropes Course Night walk The Big Campfire 22nd July Saturday Pack up and clean site Travel to Malahide Basecamp Basecamp 23rd July 4 Morning Afternoon Evening Night Monday Travel to Trail Icebreakers/Team Building Opening Ceremony Campfire 18th July [Carlingford] and Set-up Games Tuesday Sailing High Ropes Course Night Walk Thorns & Roses 19th July Wednesday Urban Challenge around Overnight in scout hall/GAA Ceoltoiri Eireann Music Ferry to Northern Ireland 20th July Dundalk pitches Session Thursday Community project with GAA Skills Overnight in Collon Campsite Thorns & Roses 21st July Dundalk Tidy Towns Friday The Boyne Camino Funtasia Swimming Pool The Big Campfire 22nd July Saturday Pack up and clean site Travel to Malahide Basecamp Basecamp 23rd July Dates for Trails As outlined above, the opening ceremony will take place on Monday 18th July at a location in Dublin. Tribes will then be transported to their Trails in the different corners of the country. So, depending on your location, Tribes should be arriving from late afternoon onwards. Participants will arrive directly on the site, probably by coach transport. In some case, participants will arrive at a local train or bus station and walk to the site guided by local support group. Tribes will then have 5 nights on their Trails, travelling to Basecamp at Malahide Castle from lunchtime onwards on Saturday 24th July. Participant Numbers Just to reiterate the numbers involved: ^ 10 participants in a Patrol [different nationalities] ^ 4 patrols make up a Tribe [40 people in a Tribe] ^ Expecting up to 125 Tribes at the Moot [up to 5,000 participants] We are asking for Trails to accommodate between 1 → 4 Tribes. Ideally, Trails will be able to operate with 4 Tribes which will mean 160 participants. As outlined above you may be able to operate Trails running in opposite directions, thus having 80 participants at a time in a particular area. We are looking in the region of 30 → 40 Trails in total around the country. On top of this we will have approx. 1,000 IST [staff]. A number (400 → 500 IST) of these will be deployed to the Trails to help staff them. 5 Theme of the Moot The theme for this Moot is Le Chéile (pronunciation: leh kay-la) which roughly translates to ‘together’. There is an old saying in the Irish language: “Ní neart go cur le chéile” which means “There is no strength without unity”.