Drake Explorer Scout Gold Expedition
The video below was filmed by some of Drake Explorer Scouts as part of their Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s Award hike project video, in Scotland this summer.
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WS Camp 2017 News Feed
With WS 2017 just around the corner, we have setup a news aggregation service on our District Website so you can keep up to date with the latest news and activities happening at WS2017. It will aggregate all of the media feeds and display them in one handy page.
First Crawley Election debate showed the passion in the town
The 2nd Ifield Scout hut was the location last night for the first of a series of hustings taking place across the town. Hosted by Drake Explorer scouts there was an impressive turn out to hear from the candidates running for Crawley. With impassioned speeches the evening covered topics from Brexit …
Updates to Peer Leadership February 2017
Updates to Peer Leadership February 2017 Following a period of consultation, UK Scouts have made some updates to the peer leadership resources and how they are distributed. The main updates are: To support peer leadership in Beavers, a top tips poster is available on the Print Centre. From Friday 3rd March, …
Rifle Shooting Christmas Party 2016
On Friday 9th Dec, those attending the weekly 2nd Ifield shooting celebrated their last shoot of the year in style by partaking in a number of more unusual competitions to test their precision and speed. Some photos of these events can be seen below. Over the past year, Crawley District …
Standing Room only for Rememberance Sunday Services
On Remembrance Sunday (13th November) the residents of Ifield, the congregation of St Margaret’s Church and 2nd Ifield (St Margaret’s) Scout Group gathered around the war memorial in Ifield churchyard for two minutes silence and wreath laying. The ceremony, with the last post and reveille, included prayers, remembering those who …
Downsman Hike 2016
The Sussex Downsman Hike is an event held annually on the first Saturday in October on the South Downs. This year it took place on Saturday 1st October. The Hike is organised principally for the Scout and Guide Associations of East and West Sussex, with an open invitation to Scout and …
District Explorer Camp 2016 – Symonds Yat
On Friday 23rd September, 14 Explorers arrived at K2 Crawley ready for an action packed weekend of climbing, canoeing and walking in Symonds Yat. After a 4 hour minibus drive, we arrived at Biblins Youth Campsite where we quickly set to unpacking the minibus and setting up the tents before …
Scout Association Activity Resource Pack
As the summer holidays draw to a close, section meetings in many groups will soon be resuming. As leaders plan your Programme along with input from your section members, take a look at this incredible pack of activities to give you a head-start! From indoor and outdoor activities step-by-step how-tos, there’s sure to be something to inspire you! The document is available on the Scout Association website or by viewing this article.
Drake Explorers Summer Expedition 2016
A Party of 20 Scouts from Drake Explorer Scout Unit, Ifield along with some members of the Scout Network have just returned from their summer expedition to Southern Poland. Activities included hill walking in the High Tatra Mountains, cycling in the local countryside where young people were given the opportunity to …
World Scarf Day – 1st August 2016
Scouts have several holidays, that help them promote scouting in different countries around the world. World Scout Scarf Day is one of these holidays, that is annually celebrated on the 1st August. Promotion of World Scout Scarf Day began in 2007 by a campaign on Facebook. Every former Scout worldwide is encouraged to wear his or her neckerchief in public on August 1, that would be a symbol of the Scout promise and the spirit of Scouting. The date of the event commemorates the very first Scout Camp on Brownsea Island in 1907.
Chief Scout Bear Grylls Recognised Three Crawley District Scouts As Scouting’s Top Achievers
Three Crawley District Scouts, Jamie Keeley, Sam Lashwood and Ania Jasko were honoured by international adventurer and Chief Scout Bear Grylls at Windsor Castle for gaining their Queen’s Scouts Awards on Sunday 24th April 2016. Bear was joined by Prince Michael of Kent, GCVO. The Queen’s Scout Award is the highest honour in Scouting and is awarded for outstanding personal achievement. This honour is achieved by young people aged between 16 and 25 who have completed a range of challenges, which includes service to their community, completing an expedition in wild country, undertaking a five-day residential project in an unfamiliar environment and learning a new skill or developing an existing talent.
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