{"alias":"contentPage","byline":null,"standfirst":null,"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"sidebar","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003ERoverway is the only European Scout and Guide event aimed at young people aged 16-22.\u0026nbsp;Roverway is organised by the\u0026nbsp;\u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.scout.org/europe\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022European Scout Region\u0022\u003EEuropean Scout Region\u003C/a\u003E and \u003Ca rel=\u0022noopener\u0022 href=\u0022https://www.wagggs.org/en/\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022 title=\u0022WAGGGS website homepage\u0022\u003EWAGGGS\u003C/a\u003E, and the next event is expected to be in 2028.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe aims of Roverway include promoting intercultural learning and exchange, and to enable meaningful youth leadership opportunities.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERoverway is unique in its patrol structure, empowering Patrol Leaders and Assistant Patrol Leaders to organise their patrols and their \u0027path\u0027: an exploration of the host country with patrols from other countries.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EThe most recent Roverway took place in Norway in 2024, and Scouts sent a contingent of 330 participants.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERoverway has been held 7 times in the past:\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022North of the Ordinary\u0022, Norway 2024\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022Opposites Attract\u0022, Netherlands 2018\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022On the road\u0022, France 2016\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022See, Feel, Follow\u0022, Finland 2012\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022Open Up\u0022, Iceland 2009\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022Dare to Share\u0022, Italy 2006\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003E\u0022People in Motion\u0022, Portugal 2003\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ERoverway was conceived in 2000 as a successor to a European Scout Region event called Eurofolk. There was a need to provide young people with\u0026nbsp;\u003Cspan\u003Eopportunities to experience and appreciate cultural diversity, as well as to learn about current issues and acquire useful skills for their personal and professional lives.\u003C/span\u003E\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EFollowing the successful first edition of Roverway in 2003, a Resolution was passed at the European Scout Conference in 2004 in Iceland, calling for the establishment of a European Rover Programme Framework, which enshrined the 16-22 age range into a number of other initiatives for the age range.\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""}]},{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003ELearn about Roverway from former members of the UK Contingent:\u003C/p\u003E","gtmId":"","gtmClass":""},{"value":"https://player.vimeo.com/video/799911093?app_id=122963","gridType":"embed","gtmId":"gtmId","gtmClass":"gtmClass"}]}],"config":null}]},"searchDescription":"","pageType":null,"location":null,"browserTitle":"History | Roverway","versionDate":"14 July 2023","reviewDate":"15/01/2023","redirectUrl":"","id":39475,"nodeName":"History","title":"History","type":"contentPage","image":{"url":"/media/tw2p3cht/capture4.png?width=800\u0026height=450\u0026v=1da43e4cebfc610","caption":"Roverway2024 Activities Image","type":"png","size":76131,"width":632,"height":408,"altText":"Graphic of a viking ship carrying a union flag, on waves of red, white and blue. Underneath is the Scout logo and the words Roverway 2024, UK Contingent and Norway."},"assets":null,"headerOptions":{"headerTitle":"History of Roverway","headerSubTitle":"A European event for 16-22 year olds","headerCta":"","headerCtaText":"","headerCtaLink":"","headerBackgroundColour":"002f6c","showSEOImage":false,"headerBackgroundImage":null,"quickLinks":[]},"subHeader":"","silktide":"eyJjbXMiOiJVbWJyYWNvIiwiZWRpdG9yVXJsIjoiaHR0cHM6Ly9wcm9kLWNtcy5zY291dHMub3JnLnVrLy91bWJyYWNvIy9jb250ZW50L2NvbnRlbnQvZWRpdC8zOTQ3NSJ9","canonicalUrl":"https://www.scouts.org.uk/volunteers/running-your-section/programme-guidance/international-scouts-and-events/international-events/roverway/history/"}