Chief Scout Awards – Nov 2019

Congratulations to all youth members who were presented their Chief Scouts Awards during the awards ceremony in November 2019. 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 Scout’s Silver …

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Remembrance Day 2019

Remembrance Sunday is the second Sunday of November. Nationally, ceremonies are held at war memorials, cenotaphs and religious buildings to invite the community to take part in acts of Remembrance. Remembrance Day events are important community events, and most community organisations, such as the Scouts, will be traditionally involved. Throughout …

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European Jamboree – Quiz Night

After a gap of nearly 15 years, since the UK hosted the last European Jamboree in 2005, the upcoming European Scout Jamboree will take place in Poland in July/August 2020. Building on the fantastic programme developed as part of their World Scout Jamboree bids the Scouts and Guides of Poland …

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Chief Scout Awards

Congratulations to those from Crawley who have achived their Chief Scout Awards. The Chief Scout Awards are the highest awards that you can achieve in Scouting. They are difficult badges to earn, and to do so you must complete a number of challenges – including learning about the world, teamwork, and adventure. The young people that have earned this award have shown great resilience, commitment, and determination, and should all be rightfully proud of their achievements.

Mountain Activity Weekend 2019

Over the weekend of 26th / 27th October, 16 Drake and Shackleton Explorers and 3 Ifield Scouts travelled to the Peak District for a weekend of climbing and hill walking. Basing ourselves out of Gradbach Scout Campsite, the young people enjoyed a number of hikes around Milldale, Kinder Scout and …

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Stanford 100 Club – Fundraise and Win Prizes

Fundraise and win – £100 of prizes in draw money every month! You are invited to become part of the Crawley District Stanford Campsite fundraising effort by joining our brand new 100 Club. How does it work? For just £5/month (that’s less than £1.25 per week!) you can join and be in with …

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Our Jamboree Journey Reflection

Scouting Today – By William Lingard For over one hundred years, Scouting has been the largest youth organisation in the U.K. We help develop Skills for Life and enable young people to make a positive and lasting impact both on their local community and to the Scouting Organisation. Scouting is …

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Ifield Scout Active Support – Monopoly Run 2019

On the 13th April four of our Active Support Unit entered, for the first time, The London Monopoly Run joining 1500 Explorer Scouts, Scout Network, Senior Section Girlguiding and their Leaders from all round the country and further afield. The event requires teams of 4-7 members to visiting different locations around …

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Ifield Scouts – Paddlesports

Every Wednesday throughout the summer Tilgate Lake was busy with Scouts, Explorers and adults from the Group out Paddlesporting in kayaks and canoes. The evening saw new scouts take on the challenge of learning to paddle somewhere near a straight line to the experienced paddlers working on advance strokes. This …

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Ifield Scouts – River Medway

On Saturday 20th July, as part of our Paddlesport provision a group of Scouts, Explorers and SASU travelled to Tonbridge in Kent to paddle the River Medway. A great canoe friendly river with facilities along the river including a number of canoe shoots. The group headed off in sunshine, which …

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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.