World Rover Scout Moot

Cambridge District Scout Archive

The World Scout Moot is an event for senior branches (traditionally called Rovers)   Moots are held every four years and are now organized by the World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)

The first World Scout Moot was in 1931 and following ones were held almost every four years until 1961. Originally the “World Rover Moot”, the Moot became World Moot Years between 1965 and 1982 with the aim of increasing the number of events and accessibility to Rovers. The World Scout Conference was restarted in 1985 decided to reinstate the World Scout Moot and, in 1993 decided to hold the Moot every four years.

The Cambridge attendance is not well recorded but as more information is located it will be added.

Cambridge Archive

1931    World Rover Scout Moot Sweden                                                  1^st Moot

            12 from the 12^th, 4 from the 23^rd, 2 and a Scouter from the 29^th, 10 from the 60^th

1935    World Rover Scout Moot                                                                2^nd Moot

A list of those attending by District does not give University Crew as categories. See also Structure/ University Scouting/ Voyage of the Monorel for story of Cambridge University Rovers. J C Cocks and D North of 60th Cambridge attended (from Leys archive).

County Magazine gives three Troops from the County: a University Crew with two from the Leys attached, a Newmarket Crew and a Cambridge Crew of ‘Willie, Stan, Harold, Pub and Bill’.

1939    World Rover Scout Moot                                                                3^rd Moot

2435 total UK attendance

1949    World Rover Scout Moot                                                                4^th Moot

The Service Patrol attached to the British HQ largely comprised Cambridge University Rovers. James Webber, Perry Roe, Brian Hawke, Tony Elliot are named.

1953    World Rover Scout Moot                                                                5^th Moot

Peter Studd, David Wilson, Derek Reid of Camb University were named members of the working party (other attendees not named)

1957    World Rover Scout Moot                                                                6^th Moot

1961    World Rover Scout Moot                                                                7^th Moot

No reports of Cambridge Scouts attending this Moot have survived. It cost £350.

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1965/66          Moot Year

1969/70          Moot Year

1973/74          Moot Year

1977/78          Moot Year

1981/82          Moot Year

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1990/91          World Rover Scout Moot                                                                8^th Moot

1992               World Rover Scout Moot                                                                 9^th Moot

1996                World Rover Scout Moot                                                                10^th Moot

2000                World Rover Scout Moot                                                                11^th Moot

2004               World Rover Scout Moot                                                                 12^th Moot

2008               World Rover Scout Moot                                                                 13^th Moot

2010               World Rover Scout Moot                                                                 14^th Moot

2013               World Rover Scout Moot                                                                 15^th Moot

2017               World Rover Scout Moot                                                                 16^th Moot

2021                World Rover Scout Moot                                                                17^th Moot

JWR Archivist June 2020