1st Langley Green get their skates on
The Beavers and Cubs at 1st Langley Green had an amazing time ice skating at The Rec Rink in Horsham. Everybody had a fantastic time and are already talking about going again next year.
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Wood Badge for Vicky
After a lot of hard work and dedication, Vicky Scutt, part of the Scout section leader team at 7th Crawley, recently completed her training, so she’s now a fully fledged Assistant Scout Leader. District Lead Volunteer, Oliver Gidman, popped along on Friday, to present her with her Wood Badge. Since …
Manor Green Christmas fair
Emma (Programme Team Lead Beavers/1st Langley Green) and Jemma (6th Crawley) attended Manor greens Christmas fair on Saturday 23rd November. We did a Christmas themed craft which was very popular. We got to speak to lots of people about volunteering and promoted how inclusive and diverse the scouting community is. …
Remembrance Sunday
Groups from around Crawley gathered at their local churches or memorials for Remembrance Sunday earlier this week. Each Remembrance Sunday, Scouts in cities, towns and villages across the UK show their support for the sacrifices made by our servicemen and women. As Britain entered the First World War on 4 …
Maps, Navigation, Adventure – Scout members invited to go orienteering in Sussex
Local Orienteering Club Southdowns Orienteers are reaching out to Sussex Scout Groups to invite members to have a go at Orienteering (suitable for Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers & Leaders). They have created a new web page showing how they can help with engaging children in navigation and maps or attaining …
Celebrating Difference Day
At the beginning of half term, Beavers and Cubs from 1st Northgate and 5th Crawley spent a day learning about the five senses and disability. Among other things they tasted different flavours, wrote with their feet, felt things they couldn’t see, identified different aromas and tried being a wheelchair pusher …
Self Service News Articles – New Feature
By popular demand, we have now implemented a self service news submission capability – please navigate to our dedicated form here and complete all fields. You can upload a cover image, select a category and then submit to our moderators to review and approve your post! We hope this will …
Shackleton ESU – Unit Review & Awards
Last night, Shackleton ESU held our annual D of E Expedition Presentation evening which included our summer expedition to Sweden Video, several Chief Scout Awards, a young leader belt buckle, 2 investitures, explorer of the year and Downsman Hike Competition Presentations – all in all a very busy evening! Well …
Downsman Hike – Explorers
Well done to the three Explorer Teams who took part in the Downsman this weekend. 2nd Ifield / Drake Explorers came second in the Class S, a great effort for their first time on the hike. Class S is ideal for Scouts with the skills, fitness and experience required to …
2nd Ifield’s Group Camp
At the weekend, the Group gathered at Stanford Scout Camp Site for our annual Group Camp. This year we held it over the whole weekend, allowing two nights away. With all sections from Squirrels to Explorers and our Active Support Unit represented along with their parents, they enjoyed a relaxed weekend in …
A quite Evening at Worth Abbey – June 2024
On Tuesday, members of the 2nd Ifield’s Scout Active Support Unit spent an evening at Worth Abbey. We first joined the monks for Vespers (Evening Prayer), a beautiful service. Afterwards we were given an insight to the life of the Abbey and the way of life for the monks. We …