2nd Ifield Squirrel Scouts’ 1st birthday
Happy 1st birthday to our Squirrels Dreys. Both Red and Grey Dreys celebrated with parties at their meetings this week, and are looking forward to another sleepover this weekend.
Mark Eastman
2nd Ifield Tiger Cub Scouts Winter Camp 2025
Eighteen Cubs and four leaders descended upon Polyapes Scout Campsite for our winter camp weekend staying in the Mowgli hall from Friday evening on 7th through to Sunday 9th February. On arrival the Cubs that had already arrived helped unload the equipment from the trolleys into the hall as …
2nd Ifield Chestnut Beaver Scouts Winter Camp
Chestnut Beavers had their 2025 Winter Camp at 1st Cowfold Scout hut.Eleven Beavers, four leaders and two young leaders camped indoors from the Friday to the Saturday.The Beavers focused on earning their space badge by learning about Tim Peaks, star gazing, inventing their own planets and learning about the solar …
2024: A Successful Year for 2nd Ifield Scout Group
2nd Ifield Scout Group has celebrated another outstanding year of growth, activities, and achievements, continuing to instil “skills for life” in its members. The year began with the launch of two Squirrel Dreys, offering scouting opportunities to children aged 4 to 6 years. This initiative has boosted membership and enabled …
2nd Ifield Christmas Carol Service
This week 2nd Ifield Scout Group celebrated Christmas at our Carol Service. The members all gathered as one for their final meeting of the year along with family and friends in St Margaret’s Church. The Christmas story was ready by our Scouts, Explorers and President, whilst the prayers were led …
2nd Ifield Squirrels at the Circus
Both Squirrel Dreys have had fun trying out some Circus Skills including plate spinning and juggling. Both meetings were full of fun and laughter. Many thanks Damien from our Active Support team who facilitated this.
Three Generations of 2nd Ifield Scouts Remember the Fallen
The Group, from our youngest member of 4 years old through to our oldest member, being our Group President, gathered as one to remember all those who have died in wars and conflicts, filing St Margaret’s Church to overflowing. The service was led by Revd Dominic Desouza-Campbell, where we heard …
2nd Ifield’s Field of Poppies
Our poppy field has been planted. Over the summer the young people collected bottles which have been recycled into poppies, 350 poppies were then planted around St Margaret’s Church, Ifield for the community to use for reflection.
Explorer Scout Expedition to Sweden – July/Aug 2024
This summer saw Drake Explorer Unit along with Shackleton Explorer Unit travel to Sweden for their bi-annual international expedition. Flying to Stockholm, and then coach they travelled to Kungshol Scout Campsite outside Rättvik. Having set up basecamp, the Explorers, split into three groups and set out for two day mini …
2nd Ifield Harvest Festival
On Sunday 29th September 2nd Ifield gathered for our Harvest Festival. The service led by Fr Dominic at St Margaret’s Church, Ifield saw the church full with the youngest Squirrel to the oldest Adult member along with parents and friends of the Group. We all heard from Fr Dominic about …
Conkers
This weekend saw Cub Scouts from around the District come together for the annual conker competition. A great day saw the young people compete against each other outside before the weather got the better of them and had to move inside for the finals. Congratulations to Heidi, 3rd, Alex, 2nd …
Drake Explorer Scouts Review Meeting – September 2024
Last night’s Explorer meeting was looking at both the past and the future. The meeting started with three groups talking about their Sweden experience in the summer accompanied with a video of the trip (the video will be published soon). This was followed by the introduction of the expedition plans …