Eddy Hills 
Making a difference and helping other people is such an important part of being a Cub Scout. The Community Impact Badge gives Cubs a chance to make a difference to a project in the local community. The 5th Crawley Cub pack decided to help Crawley Open House who provide support …
Last weekend 4 Scouts from 5th Crawley walked from Box Hill to Caterham . They endured two contrasting days with bright warm weather on Saturday to 80mph winds with relentless heavy rain on the Sunday along the North Downs Way. Over the two days Corey, Alex, Luke and Catherine visited …
Over the weekend of 10-11th June 12 Adults attended GB Archery Instructor Course at Broadstone Warren Campsite in East Sussex. It was an intense course lead by GB Archery Coach Arthur Scales and over the weekend the participants learnt about the equipment, range safety, planning a session and instructing young …
International Scout Jamborees and Moots are above all educational events that brings together the world’s young people to promote peace and mutual understanding and to develop leadership and life skills. Working with Scouts in the run up and at the event is one of the most rewarding experiences any leader …
Congratulations to all youth members who were presented their Chief Scouts Awards during the awards ceremony in April 2017. 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 …
On Saturday 8th April over 100 Beavers and their families attended the Welly Walk from Buchan Country Park to Stanford Scout Campsite where refreshments were served. The weather was glorious (which meant wellies were not actually needed!). All of the Beavers were well behaved and everyone had lots of fun. …
It is with great pleasure I can announce the appointment of a new District Commissioner for Crawley from the 20th May 2017. Wendy Keeley, currently the District Chair at Crawley has accepted the role and is looking forward to the exciting challenge ahead. I hope everyone will support Wendy in …
The Scout Association is pleased to announce that a new study has found a strong link between participating in Scouting and Guiding as a young person, and having significantly better mental health. The data, from almost 10,000 individuals, came from a lifelong UK-wide study of people born in November 1958, …
A 37 strong group of Cubs and Scouts from 1st Southgate Scout Group put on their hiking boots for a charity as part of their annual summer camp. They were joined by adult volunteers on the 4.5 mile hike from Stanford campsite to Buchan Park and back. They completed the …
On Saturday 17th September, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts and Explorers gathered at 1st Balcombes Scout HQ to celebrate the opening of the new Scout Hall named “Cai’s Cabin” in memory of Ceinwen who had been actively involved in the group for a number of years as the Scout Leader. Colin Field, …
After months of fundraising and planning 1st Balcombe’s new meeting hall has landed. The pictures tell the story! There is still a number of weeks to go but now the main structure has arrived, the work to provide a new meeting hall can really commence. Many thanks to Jamie Kirkman and Michelle Record for their fantastic efforts to date!
On Thursday 21st April, about 30 young people and leaders from Groups and Sections across Crawley Scouts celebrated the Queens 90th Birthday at Tilgate Park. The beacon was lit by the Mayor Cllr Chris Cheshire. A couple of photos of the event are shown below.
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