Explorers Airhop 2018

On Tuesday 13th February, 25 Explorers from across the district visited Air-Hop in Guildford. On the evening, they were able to jump around the main court, practise their flips into the foam pool and take part in basketball slam dunk. Good fun was had by all who attended and the …

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Mountain Activity Weekend

On 26th October 19 Explorer Scouts from across Crawley District were hosted by Drake Explorers at their annual mountain activity weekend staying at a bunk house in the Brecon Beacons, South Wales. Participants spent 3 days walking in the mountains, including Pen Y Fan (the highest peak in South Wales) …

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WSJ2019 Participants Selected

2019 sees the next World Scout Jamboree in West Virginia, America. 22 Scouts and Explorer Scouts in Crawley District applied to part of our contingent. They took part in a weekend selection camp, where they were given different tasks to complete and new people to meet and interact with. 8 …

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WSJ 2019 – Adult Leaders have been selected!

Following a tough application process, twenty adult leaders were invited to attend a weekend selection camp at Lodge Hill over the weekend 23rd – 24th September. During the course of the weekend each leaders was assessed in their Young Person Interaction Skills, Leadership, Team Work, Communication, Adaptability, Working when tired. …

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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.

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 …

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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 …

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Young people first: Safeguarding and Safety in Scouting

Wherever we go and whatever we do, we put young people’s safety and wellbeing first. Here's how.