United in sorrow
Scouts across the UK join the nation in mourning the loss of our beloved monarch and Patron, HM The Queen. Her outstanding example of service, encouragement and kindness was an inspiration to us all.
Sean Edwards
Neil Armstrong Explorers Summer Camp
Neil Armstrong enjoyed a very hot week away based down at Ferny Crofts in the New Forest. The week started with 4 explorers completing their silver DofE expedition walking around the New Forest before enjoying several of the onsite activities, including kayaking and climbing the week also included an afternoon …
Shackleton Explorers – D of E Silver Qualifier Expedition
Congratulations to both of our groups who successfully completed their D of E expeditions in the New Forest this weekend. Walking around 60km over the 3 days, the teams also demonstrated teamwork, navigation skills and excellent camp craft. We had excellent weather and both teams actually looked like they were …
5th Crawley Summer Camp
5th Crawley, just back from our late summer Camp where 14 scouts took part in a range of activities on site at the wonderful Adamswell Scout Campsite in Royal Tunbridge Wells District. Highlights include the Archery, Quadbiking through the woods and hiking to the Eastern terminal of the Spa Valley …
1st Southgate and SRF to KIJ!
Last week, our Scouts, along with 7th Crawley Scouts, and SRF all spent the week at Kent International Jamboree. Scouts camped on Neptune sub-camp and SRF on Jupiter. Along with thousands of Scouts and Guides from around the country and abroad they had a great week taking part in over …
KIJ 2022 – Shackleton Explorers
From 30th July to 6th August, 15 Shackleton Explorers attended KIJ2022 with over 5000 other young people. Held at Kent County Showground, the Explorers were able to partake in a large variety of activities including: Assault Course Punch Wall Wackamole Giant Twister Wrecking ball Giant hungry hippos Bungie run Slack …
Shackleton Explorers – D of E Bronze Qualifying Expedition
Congratulations to our two explorer teams who completed their Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze expeditions in Ashdown Forest this weekend in the heatwave! Both teams worked amazingly well with each other and the participants even had enough energy left to tackle the Blackland Farm assault course. The Duke of Edinburgh …
Shackleton Explorers – Traditional Raft Building
On Monday 11th July, Shackleton Explorers had their traditional annual rafting building evening. Traditional rafting is a great way to try something new as traditional rafts are very different to other crafts. It’s also a true test of teamwork, as you’ll all need to play your part to get the …
Go Beavers 2022
On Sunday 12th June, over 800 Beavers arrived at Blackland Farm for a fun filled day of activities. Beavers got to try a range of exciting adventure activities alongside some traditional scouting and craft activities. There were 4 zones – adventure, scout skills, fun and craft. Each Beaver had an …
1st Balcombe Beavers
On a hot summer’s evening, Lucas and Finn were awarded their final activity badges. Lucas completed his you shape awards before half term and Finn completed his tonight. They have worked extremely hard to gain these achievements and all the beavers and leaders are very proud of them. Well done. Toni …
Stanford Jubilee Celebrations
On Saturday 4th June, over 400 members and families gathered at Stanford Scout Campsite for a day of celebrations in honour of the Queens Jubilee. After an opening ceremony, many activities were available including, Archery, Tomahawks, Crossbows, Field Games, Karting, Face Painting and much more! After a day of activities, …
District Explorer Scout Administrator Investiture … at height
Tonight Shackleton and SRF Explorers held a joint meeting taking part in Climbing and Abseiling. In total 40 Explorers attended. During the evening, we also took the opportunity to present Zac with his YL buckle and invest Dipti, our District Explorer Scout Administrator. Not wanting to waste the fantastic facility, …