Cub Conker Competition 2016

On Sat 8th Oct, Crawley District Cubs held its annual Conker competition at 2nd Ifield Scout HQ, Crawley. Over 20 cubs from 5 packs participated in a fun and enjoyable event. Each Cub had 6 matches against other Cubs with the 8 Cubs with the most points going into a …

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Scout Shoot 2016 Results

Congratulations to those who took part in the Surrey Scout Shoot on Sunday 4th September. Paul Carruthers won the greybeard trophy for the best aggregate score for an over 25. The competition is for all members of the Scout movement over 14 and involves 5 different shooting events which are: 300m Full Bore …

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Scout Association Activity Resource Pack

As the summer holidays draw to a close, section meetings in many groups will soon be resuming. As leaders plan your Programme along with input from your section members, take a look at this incredible pack of activities to give you a head-start! From indoor and outdoor activities step-by-step how-tos, there’s sure to be something to inspire you! The document is available on the Scout Association website or by viewing this article.

Drake Explorers Summer Expedition 2016

A Party of 20 Scouts from Drake Explorer Scout Unit, Ifield along with some members of the Scout Network have just returned from their summer expedition to Southern Poland. Activities included hill walking in the High Tatra Mountains, cycling in the local countryside where young people were given the opportunity to …

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Camelot Postal Shoot 2016

Camelot TSC run a yearly open postal league for Sporter Air Rifle & Air Pistol and this year Crawley District Scouts entered a number of competitors. The league is open to all ages from all clubs and organisations, e.g. Scouts, Cadets, Schools, Rifle Clubs etc from across Great Britain so it …

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Appeal to finally fix vandalised scout hut

Scouts in Crawley are appealing for help repairing damage caused by vandals to their hut. A string of incidents saw a window broken and a perimeter fence damaged at the hut belonging to 2nd Crawley Scout Group in Seymour Road, Broadfield, which now hosts more than 70 youngsters. Repairs to …

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Chief Scout Bronze / Silver Presentations July 2016

Beaver Scouts and Cub Scouts gathered at St Andrew’s Church on Friday 1st July to receive their certificates in recognition of achieving the Chief Scout’s Bronze and Silver Awards. The Chief Scout’s Bronze Award is the highest award available to Beaver Scouts. It is gained by a Beaver who completes each of the Global, Promise, Creative, Community, Outdoor and Fitness Challenges. The Chief Scout’s Silver Award is the highest award available to Cub Scouts. It is gained by a Cub who completes each of the Global, Promise, Creative, Community, Outdoor and Fitness Challenges.

Sussex100 Camp – What a blast!

Cubs from across East and West Sussex gathered at Ardingly at the weekend for Sussex 100, a camp celebrating their section’s centenary. It was the adventure of a lifetime for 2,600 Cub Scouts from across the two counties, running from Friday until today. The weekend of camping, challenge and adventure, …

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Target Sprint Success

Congratulations to Connaugh Launchbury who is part of 2nd Ifield Scout Group and Crawley District Network Scouts who partook in the Target Sprint Series Final 2016 which took place in Cardiff on Sunday and was a huge success. Connaugh came second in the Open Men and Women’s competition. It was the …

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Sussex100 Camp Latest News

Sussex 100 is just days away and with over 150 youth members from Crawley District attending, it is looking to be an exciting event. To help keep parents updated, we have pulled together an aggregated feed showing the latest tweets and social media photos using the #Sussex100. Please note, this is updated hourly and all posts are pulled in automatically so we cannot be responsible for the content. In total there are about three thousand young people attending over the weekend sleeping over in tents for the three nights, looked after by their leaders.The camp theme for the event is the Jungle Book with young people and adults grouped together in sub-camps based on an animal from the stories. Will you be a panther from the Bagerra sub-camp or maybe even a peacock from the Mao sub-camp?

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.