On Thursday 25th April 2019, Scouts in Ifield were joined by Robert Sawyer, the County Commissioner for West Sussex, who presented awards to scouts and leaders. After the presentation of Bronze and Gold Duke of Edinburgh Awards to young members, he presented the Queen’s Scout Award badges to Adam Bravery, …
Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) is an annual campaign that celebrates the contributions that millions of volunteers make across the UK. Run by the charity, Volunteering England, the campaign provides the perfect opportunity to do something positive for your community and as the results of the 2018 Scout Experience Survey show, …
The District AGM is being held tonight at 7.30pm at Tilgate Golf Club. To conserve paper, you can access the 2018 District Reports and Accounts online. The formal part of the meeting will be as short as possible. There will be a raffle in aid of Crawley’s 2019 Jamboree Contingent.
Chief Commissioner, Tim Kidd, challenged Team UK to come up with ideas on how we can foster a culture of positivity and respect, helping us wear our values on our sleeves I’ve been thinking a lot recently about something that sounds quite simple: how can we be nicer to each …
Shackleton ESU travelled to North Wales for their Mountain Activity Weekend Camp from Thursday 11th April to Sunday 14th April. Whilst staying at Cornel Scout Centre, they took part in hill walking and climbing activities. On Friday, the two teams took part in a full days hillwalking including some entry …
Congratulations to all youth members who were presented their Chief Scouts Awards during the awards ceremony in April 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 …
The Scout Association believes in recognising the achievements and commitments of the Leaders and volunteers through awards that are made for gallantry and meritorious conduct, and outstanding and excellent service. I am very pleased to announce that today the West Sussex Roll of Honour has been published and two of …
New YouGov research has revealed that better listening is the key to happiness and productivity at home, work, and in wider society. Significantly, it has also revealed that more than 9 out of 10 UK adults believe Scouts helps young people to develop the active listening skills needed for success. …
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 …
2nd Ifield Scout Group is pleased to offer Community climbing days at 2nd Ifield Scout HQ, Friston Walk, Ifield on selected Saturdays. Open to all ages and abilities, only £1 for members of Crawley District Scouts and £2 for non members. This is a open session and not leader supervised, …
Our Founder’s birthday is an occasion for Scouts everywhere to celebrate. Today, 22 February, we recall our Scouting adventures, meet our Scouting friends, proudly wear our scarves and celebrate the great diversity of our worldwide Movement. Today is also a time for us to renew our commitment to creating a better …
