2nd Ifield Scout Group attended St Margaret’s Church in Ifield for their group Christmas Carol Service with over 150 members and their families filling the church with the sound of carols. The service was lead by Fr Simon and Fr Jamie (Rector and Curate of the Parish) and followed the …
If you’re getting ready to look for your first job, here are some helpful tips to get your CV writing off to a great start. To help you illustrate your Scouting experience and skills, we’ve put together a resource that will take you through all that you have learned and show you how to apply them to your CV
A total of 61 Beaver Scouts and Cub Scouts gathered at St Andrew’s Church on Friday to receive their certificates in recognition of achieving the Chief Scout’s Bronze and Silver Awards. The Chief Scout’s Bronze Award is the highest award available to Beaver Scouts. It is gained by a Beaver who completes each …
On Remembrance Sunday, Scouts through the town join acts of remembrance. Some groups joined the ceremony in the town centre, whilst others went to their local churches to show their respects to those who have fallen for our peace. 6th Crawley Scout Group joined the congregation at St Alban’s Church in Gossops Green where they joined in placing poppies on a cross, before prayers were offered in thanksgiving for the lives lost in wars and the two minutes silence.
40 members from Crawley District including Scouts, Explorers, Network, Scout Active Support, Leaders and Shooting Instructors have recently returned from the National Scout Shooting Competition at Bisley (16th Oct to 18th Oct). This year there were over 800 Scouts partaking in the competition. An impressive number of trophies and medals were won between the Crawley District competitors as listed below. Congratulations to all of those who won awards and keep up the hard work training for future years as we have come a long way in the last few years!
On Sat 10th Oct, Crawley District Cubs held its annual Conker competition at 2nd Ifield Scout HQ, Crawley. Over 20 cubs from 7 packs participated in a fun and enjoyable event. Each Cub had 6 matches against other Cubs with the 4 Cubs with the most points going into a Semi-Final …
The Scout Network is the final Scouting section and gives opportunities to 18-25 year olds who have an interest in Scouting, their own personal development and having fun! If you’ve been following us on Facebook and Twitter, you may have heard that the Scout Network is going through some changes to make the Programme even better and accessible to all young adults between the ages of 18-25. We’ve put together this article to break down the changes and to point you to all the information you need to know about the Scout Network reboot.
Congratulations to six scouts from 7th Crawley Scout Troop and seven scouts from 4th Worth Scout Troop who have recently completed their Chief Scout Gold Award. This is the highest award a scout can earn during their time with the troop. To earn the award they must earn six activity or staged activity badges of their choice. They could be badges gained outside of normal meetings or ones they have achieved through the weekly programme. They also have to complete the nine challenge awards.
Congratulations to Liam Spriggs, Harley Raine and Craig Edwards who competed in the annual Surrey Scout Shoot Competition. The competition is for all members of the Scout movement over 14 and involves 5 different shooting events. The weather was kind and the day long with everyone improving their skills and trying different shooting events. The results for Crawley District were excellent, with three members winning awards.
A Million Hands is a Scout Association Community Impact campaign which reflects the ambition by 2018 to mobilise half a million people in support of four social issues chosen by young people. UK Scouts want to mobilise half a million Scouts in support of four social issues chosen by our young …
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In a few days times, the West Sussex Contingent will fly over to Japan to take part in the 23rd World Scout Jamboree joining 4,000 Scouts and Guides from across the UK in Kirara-hama, Japan for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree. The World Scout Jamboree is a gathering of tens of …
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