Scouts taking part in this years´ jamboree expressed their symphaty in memory of the victims in Norway Monday at noon. The message was announced on the wide screen in the camp and by messages passed on to the many spots where activities were taking place.

The participants of the camp were at the time spread over quite an area. Therefore is was a challenge to get the message around the camp.

No doubt that scouts are always ready and – of course – also ready for swopping. Dozens of scouts seemed quite ready when being invited for Swopping Monday evening. Here a lot of scouts from both Denmark and other countries met, had a smalltalk and most important of all exchanged badges.

Many scouts enjoy to exchange badges that can make the uniform look even more fancy.

For 23 Swedish scouts and their leaders from Skövde there is no need to miss anyone. Partly, because Mosbjerg in Denmark is not that far away from home. And partly because they have been preparing this situation. All scouts have brought their own teddies.

The teddies are not just teddies, but soft friends that the scouts have a close relation to. The teddies have even been placed at the most attractive spot. In this way they can experience the Vendelbo Jamborette from the very beginning.

There are many ways to make new friends. An alternative way has been observed realized by three girls from Northern Ireland. The way to do it is to sit down on one of bridges connecting the camp site on both sides of a floating water. Since the people passing by have to concentrate to find a way through, it is at the same time an obvious way to start talking. All observations seem to work. The girls made contacts to many new friends in less than an hour. That is the way to do it.

Sunday was the official opening of VJ2011, where also neighbours and other taking an interest in scout life could come by and get a guided tour to the camp. App. 35 Mosbjerg-citizens took advantage of this offer to get an impression of what VJ2011 is like. VJ2011 – of course – was host for a drink. Many of the guest said that it had been exciting and that they would like to return again later.

At a certion time a new garden was hot, then focus was getting on a new bathroom and later a new kitchen. At the beginning it was, of course, a kitchen inside the house. Later on and for quite a period the trend was kitchens in the open. Now we can report to you that kitchens in the open have become populare again.

The scouts from Brundurs Gruppe have organized the campsite with a kitchen in the open.  It gives the scouts a great opportunity to prepare som delicious meals. According to scout leader Karen Vejby, already on Saturday the first delicious meal was prepared. “We made it all in our new kitchen”, Karen Vejby says while being busy getting the camp site organized.

Vendelbo Jamboree is in its 3rd day at a high pace. After the official opening on Sunday and an extensive program with plenty of activities until late in the night, the scene is set for another day with many activities from morning til late in the afternoon. After dinner all international and Danish scouts have the chance to do swopping. Here it is possible to meet, make new friends, and exchange badges.

The program on Mondays ends with a church ceremony at 22.00.