Our website’s had a facelift!

In line with the newly released scout brand guidelines, we are pleased to announce our website has had a much lifted facelift. Our new website is fully responsive (making it easy to read on a number of different devices), uses the latest security and performance enhancements and allows users to …

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Ifield Beavers Damboree

2nd Ifield Chestnut and Sycamore Colonies took part in the first Beaver Damboree (Beavers in tents) with 33 Beavers at Boidier Hurst Scout Site, near Box Hill. The Beavers enjoyed great weather, made their own lunch and then went on a two hour hike. The Beavers made hedgehog houses,  pioneering …

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Recycled Computer

1st Crawley Cubs had a fabulous evening building a computer out of recycled material as part of their digital maker badge. The cubs had to work in their sixes to produce their allocated computer parts and tell everyone what the function of each part was.

The benefits of volunteering

New research has shown that volunteering has a hugely positive impact on the lives of those who volunteer in the charity sector, but their efforts are not always supported by employers. According to the research, the majority of volunteers reported having improved life satisfaction (70%) and self-esteem (66%) since beginning …

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District Youshape Event 2018

On Sunday 15th April, Crawley District Scouts Youth Commissioners ran the first District Youshape event at Stanford Scout Campsite. Over the course of the day, we had just under 50 participants from across Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. It was a shame about the weather but everyone had fun regardless! During the day, the participants got to try a number of activities including Archery, Rifle Shooting, Backwoods Cooking, Fire Lighting, Team Games and a Youth Forum. 

Jamboree Movie Morning

Come and join us for a fun morning on your favourite movies and help our Jamboree Contingent raise funds for their trip of a lifetime! Full details are available on the flyer below.

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.