Sean Edwards 
Thankyou to everyone who came and supported our race night last night. In total we made £538.73 towards our expedition fund to Sweden in the summer. A special thanks goes to all of those who helped organise and run the night including the delicious cake stall and those who donated …
On Tuesday evening (23/04/24) The adults of the district gathered at Tilgate Golf Club for the annual general meeting of Crawley District. Joined by Tom Dalton, the County lead volunteer, the formal part of the evening, in the absence of a Chair leading the trustees, was chair by Dave Palmer, …
6 Explorers and 2 Leaders have just returned from the New Forest on a D of E practise expedition. Both teams successfully completed the three day expedition during which we had beautiful weather on day 1 and 2, however the rain finally came in on day 3! Well done to …
The 2024 Annual General Meeting will be held on Tuesday 23 April at Tilgate Golf Club Crawley starting at 7pm. This is our opportunity each year to review and celebrate the previous Scouting year (2023) and all that we achieved both as a District and for and on behalf of …
Over Easter Weekend, 13 Explorers and their leaders travelled to Cornel Scout Campsite in North Wales. Originally we planned to climb Snowdon on Saturday but snowy weather meant we had to do our contingency, lower level route heading over Foel Fras, Carnedd Gwenllian and Foel Grach. On Sunday, we headed …
Last weekend, 29 Explorers from Shackleton ESU took part in Monopoly Run Live. Monopoly Run “Live” is an action-packed day visiting all corners of London. Competing against Scouts and Guides from all around the UK. The app allows teams to play the game by geo-location check in at all the locations. …
Thank you to everyone who attended our fundraising quiz and raffle last night in aid of our Sweden Expedition this summer. In total we raised around £691 from ticket sales and the raffle. We have 59 people on expedition with a total budget of around £45k so every little helps! …
This week saw another milestone for 2nd Ifield Scout Group after they opened two Squirrel Scout Dreys, offering Scouting to 4 to 6 year olds. They all had a great time playing games, learning about each other and starting to learn the Squirrel Promise. This could not of happened without …
Well done to our Explorers who attended the County Award Presentation at the weekend. We had members collecting their D of E as well as their Chief Scout Gold, Platinum and Diamond. We also had several collect their young leader belt buckle. The CSA Gold is the highest award a Scout …
The Big Help Out is back. And this time it runs for three whole days from 7-9 June 2024. It’s a huge nationwide campaign to inspire people to get their first taste of volunteering, lend a hand and make a change. Here are just some ideas how you can use …
All leaders and District supporters are invited to our AGM where we will be reviewing the 2023 financial year. Further details to follow but the basic details are as follows: Date and Time: Tuesday 23rd April @ 19.00 Venue: Tilgate Golf Centre We hope to see you all there. Crawley Scout …
As 2023 comes to an end, a huge thank you goes to our section teams, trustees, parent helpers, and supporters for the time that they’ve put into Scouting this year. Scouting is more important than ever – providing young people with Skills For Life! Looking ahead to 2024, we’re excited to getting …