Return to face to face Scouting

Over the past 4 weeks, several Crawley Scout Groups have been preparing for returning to face to face Scouting. Although activities are currently restricted and strict COVID-19 rules are in place, many groups have worked tirelessly to get young people back Scouting. A few pictures and videos of groups returning …

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Crawley District Scouts AGM

will be held at 7.30pm on 22nd September on: Online – Zoom (Details TBC) Section Leaders, Assistant Leaders and Section Assistants are invited to join and find out what Crawley Scouts have been doing last year and plan to do this year. The formal part of the meeting will be as short …

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Crawley Scout Shop Re-Opening – August 2020

Crawley Scout Shop will reopen on Saturday 1st August [10:00-12:30 as usual]. Our plan is to then be open every Saturday through until near Christmas. At this stage we will not be reopening on Tuesday evenings as other uses of the building make social distancing more difficult. We will have …

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#ShowYourPride

Whilst Prides up and down the country have had to be postponed, including local ones in West Sussex, we’ve decided that we will instead bring West Sussex Scouts Pride… ONLINE!  A month long celebration of all things Inclusion & Diversity, which will include online webinars, #ShowYourPride competition and more. Information …

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Happy Volunteers Week, 1-7 June

Volunteers’ Week is an annual celebration of the contribution millions of people make across the UK through volunteering. Although the coronavirus pandemic has stopped many of the things we would usually do, you can still get involved in Virtual Scouting. Over the last 12 weeks, our volunteers have been running …

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Care for care homes

Join us in reducing the loneliness and improving the wellbeing of people in care homes as we collectively carry out 10,000 acts of kindness. Care homes have been hit incredibly hard by the current global pandemic, from residents falling ill to being separated from their loved ones. Our young people …

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Home Adventures

South London Scouts have put together a set of Home Adventure awards and activity badges which provide an exciting opportunity for all beavers, cubs, scouts, explorers and network members to gain our special badges. There are five badges you can gain. The Bronze Home Adventure Challenge Badge The Silver Home …

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VE Day – 75th Anniversary

75 years ago, on the 8th of May, during WWII we had something to celebrate: Victory in Europe (VE Day). Although in the current situation we cannot proceed with the national events as planned, we can still mark this important day in our own ways at home. Bake a cake …

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Young people first: Safeguarding and Safety in Scouting

Wherever we go and whatever we do, we put young people’s safety and wellbeing first. Here's how.