Please join us for the first 2nd Ifield Community Fireworks Night. It will take place at Ifield Green Playing Fields on Thursday 7th November – Opens at 7.00pm. Entry is by donation. All of the details are available on the attached flyer.
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
