Cub Scout Community Impact Badge

5th Crawley (Three Bridges) Cubs have been working on the Community Impact Badge this term.  The Cubs chose Ten Little Toes Baby Bank as their nominated charity, taking part in a sponsored silence to raise funds along with raffling off some football tickets. The Cubs raised an amazing £200 with …

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Barry Jones

It is with much sadness that we have to announce that Barry Jones, Crawley District Scout’s ex-Chairman, sadly passed away Thursday evening (5th October 2023). Barry truly embodied what a Scout should be, gentle, kind and helpful. Barry has held many roles in Crawley over his 40+ years of service …

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Dougie Takes The Conkers Gold!

Today (Saturday 7 October) was the perfect morning for the Annual Crawley District Cub Scout Conker Competition. Beautiful sunshine, gloriously warm and a wonderful array of cakes to go with the coffees and teas on offer. Numbers were quite a bit lower than we have seen in the best years, …

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Stanford 60th Anniversary

This weekend we celebrated 60 years of Stanford Scout Camp Site with a day for our Adult Volunteers and their families. The day was full of activities, fun and a tug of war. As the light faded, we gathered around the campfire for some presentations: Scout of the Word Award: …

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Beaver Easter Trail

This Sunday the District held their Beaver Easter Trail at Stanford Scout Camp Site. The Beavers followed a trailed around the campsite doing activities as they went. When completed they were allow to hunt for an Easter Egg. There also a number of craft events to try out and some …

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District Cub Scout Conker Tournament

We were blessed with a beautiful morning for the Crawley District Cub Conker Competition today; a welcome return to the district calendar of events post Covid. Despite the many demands on time and the wide range of activities which our young people enjoy beyond Scouting, the event was well attended, …

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2nd Ifield Group Camp

Last weekend (2-3 July) saw the return of our Group camp at Blackland Farm with about 90 Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers, Network and SASU members along with their families gathered together. Some of the Group’s Scout Active Support Unit (SASU) arrived on the Friday evening to set up camp and …

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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.