Young Leaders celebrated by Crawley Lions Club

On Monday 24th April five Young Leaders were presented with certificates by Crawley Lions Club in recognition of completing 100 hours of volunteering as part of the Lions’ “Young Leaders in Service” programme.  The Young Leaders and their families were joined by District Commissioner Eddy Hills, District Chair Wendy Keeley, …

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New District News Feed

We are pleased to announce that our new look News Feed is now live on this website. As well as displaying articles from this site, it also connects to external services such as Facebook and Twitter and pulls in relevant stories from National Scouting, West Sussex Scouts and our local …

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Crawley Community Awards 2017

The second Crawley Community Awards ceremony was held on Friday 10th March which has awards for 16 categories including education, fundraiser, sports group, culture and the environment. The awards night aims to give recognition to local people and organisations that have played a part in making the community a better …

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Ifield Scouts Climbing Wall

Ifield Scouts were more than pleased to show off their new piece of equipment at this well attended event. The exciting new climbing wall was officially opened on Saturday 28th January to a crowded hall of members, parents and guests. The event was chaired by David Clipperton, Chairman of 2nd Ifield …

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Climbing Courses 2017

Every year, West Sussex Scouts run a number of Instructor courses to train you in the skills needed to safely take members climbing within the framework of the Scout Association’s Adventurous Activity Permit Scheme. Whether you’ve never taken your section climbing before, or are fed up paying for expensive centre instructors, our course …

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New District Commissioner – Nominations sought

After a very distinguished time leading the District through a period of sustained growth and future development, Eddy Hills has decided to step down as District Commissioner (DC) at the 2017 District AGM.  He will be considering options available to himself to continue his scouting journey. We thank him for …

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Wappenshaw 2016

On Saturday 31st December, 4th Worth hosted the annual Wappenshaw Competition where local shooters took part in 6 yrd pistol, rifle, biathlon and archery. It was a well fought competition with the attached photos showing the overall team and individual winner. Over 10 adults/leaders turned up to help. The full scores …

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Merry Christmas

Dates for 2017 have now been uploaded to the website. We have also uploaded the 2017 Rifle Shooting Permission Forms available on the rifle shooting page. If you notice any mistakes / omissions, please contact the webmaster here who can correct / make additions. From everyone at Crawley District Scouts, we’d …

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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.