Tonight we had a busy night at Shackleton! 10 of our Explorers split into 2 groups to plan their upcoming D of E Silver Expeditions. Much cake was consumed in the process!!! The other unit members were able to partake in Crossbow shooting with some of the unit scoring full …
Neil Armstrong ESU have spent a night camping at the district camp site, the camp was organised and run by the explorers themselves from the initial idea and letters, menu planning, risk assessment written and nights away forms filled in. Along the way they had some leader guidance but most …
Tom, Joe and Leo were asked to help out at the 4th Worth Leaders Christmas Dinner last week for a donation to their fundraising. They were waiters for the evening and also helped to wash and dry up. They are waiting on confirmation of the exact donation. They also sold …
Over the past 6 months, many groups have adapted to deliver scouting despite the challenges around COVID. Shackleton Explorers has operated an exciting programme of activities over this time including hikes, navigation training, cooking, axe throwing, bowling, team challenges, survival skills, camping, climbing, abseiling and much more! Over 2021, we …
In December, Neil Armstrong Explorers visited the newly built Horsham ice rink. After much sliding around, 4 new Explorers were invested into the unit! Good fun was had by all day even if much of the night was spent holding onto the railings to avoid falling over! If your interested …
SRF Explorers returned to their first camp last weekend since COVID restrictions had lifted. The weekend was very relaxed and involved some team games, hikes, a lot of food and a visit to the local animal reserve. A few photos of the camp are below. If your interested in joining …
We are pleased to announce that 3 Crawley Scouts have been selected to join the West Sussex Units as part of the UK contingent to attend the next world scout jamboree in South Korea in 2023. In total, we had 22 applications for 3 spaces and after completing an application …
Congratulations to volunteers from 1st Southgate who were presented with training and long service awards by our District Commissioner, you are what make Scouting great! Furthermore, an even bigger well done to Kerry Waudby for her merit award, it is very well deserved! See more on the 1st Southgate Website.
Scout Groups attended Remembrance Sunday services across the town this morning to remember the service and sacrifice of all those that have defended our freedoms and protected our way of life. Some photos of the various services are available below:
Ifield Scout Group are once again hosting an Ifield Community Fireworks Event. Full details are available in the attached.
To start the new year of scouting this week (08/09/2021), all our sections gathered together for the first time since the start of lock down for our first group meeting. We had the youngest Beaver Scout through to the oldest adult member and was a great celebration of Scouting. Due …
In the spring, although we were still locked down, and scouting was only happening on-line, the leadership team decided to provisionally book a campsite on Dartmoor in the hope that we would be able to camp this year. As the lockdown eased the camp became possible; the next challenge was …
