Saturday 11th – Sunday 12 June 2022 The leadership team arrived on site at Beacon Hill campsite on Friday evening to set up for the following day to mayhem in the carpark from other groups trying to leave, having already escaped mayhem in the carpark of our Acorn HQ too. …
On Sunday 12th June, over 800 Beavers arrived at Blackland Farm for a fun filled day of activities. Beavers got to try a range of exciting adventure activities alongside some traditional scouting and craft activities. There were 4 zones – adventure, scout skills, fun and craft. Each Beaver had an …
On a hot summer’s evening, Lucas and Finn were awarded their final activity badges. Lucas completed his you shape awards before half term and Finn completed his tonight. They have worked extremely hard to gain these achievements and all the beavers and leaders are very proud of them. Well done. Toni …
On Saturday 4th June, over 400 members and families gathered at Stanford Scout Campsite for a day of celebrations in honour of the Queens Jubilee. After an opening ceremony, many activities were available including, Archery, Tomahawks, Crossbows, Field Games, Karting, Face Painting and much more! After a day of activities, …
Tonight Shackleton and SRF Explorers held a joint meeting taking part in Climbing and Abseiling. In total 40 Explorers attended. During the evening, we also took the opportunity to present Zac with his YL buckle and invest Dipti, our District Explorer Scout Administrator. Not wanting to waste the fantastic facility, …
Volunteers Week takes place 1-7 June every year. It’s a chance to recognise the fantastic contribution volunteers make to our communities and say thank you. All our activities are run by volunteers, who might join us because they want to: Try something new Make friends Spend time with their children …
Last Thursday night (12th of May) 5th Crawley Scouts, welcomed members of the West Sussex Jamboree contingent to the meeting where they discussed the application and selection process for becoming a member of the contingent heading to South Korea for the 25th World Scout Jamboree. After sharing their aspirations and …
Since re-opening in 2011, 1st Crawley Scout Group has undertaken a regular series of hikes, and on Saturday 30th April we undertook our 50th hike. There were six Scouts, four Cub Scouts and four Explorer Scouts along with four leaders. The weather was warm and sunny, and we took the …
It was great to see the return of the Ifield May Fayre on the May Day Bank Holiday, which the Group has supported for many years. The members joined the May Queen procession through Ifield to the May Fayre, before the Queen opened the Fayre.
2nd Ifield Scout Group met on Sunday, April 24 in St Margaret’s Church to renew their promises on St George’s Day. St Margaret’s Church was full for the service conducted by Revd Christine Spencer, Rector of Ifield. The service began by dedicating the new St George’s flag. All present witnessed …
Crawley District Beaver Scouts and their families enjoyed all the fun of Scouting last Saturday (9th April 2022) when 13 Colonies came together to celebrate. Originally the concept of Yvonne, ADC Beavers, she pulled together the team of adults who delivered this event. Leaders and their teams delivered fun activities …
Congratulations to all of our teams from Drake and Shackleton Explorers for completing their Silver D of E practise expeditions over the past week. We had over 20 members from both units out in the New Forest and on the North Downs. The Duke of Edinburgh programme gives young people …
