Scouting for 18-25 year olds is being rebooted

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.

Chief Scout Gold Awards

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.

Scout Shoot 2015 Results

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.

Become a Scout Volunteer

We are urgently in need of new volunteers to enable us to support our existing groups and sections. Please get in touch today if you think you can help – even if it’s only a couple of hours a year, your help will be greatly appreciated.

Cub 100 Year Events

In 2016 we will be commemorating one hundred years of Cub Scouts with local and national celebrations. A number of events are currently being planned in Crawley District including a 100 year birthday party – preliminary details available and a large joint County Camp at Ardingly.

Scouting in Crawley is Growing

We are pleased to announce that 2nd Ifield Scout Group have now started their second Beaver Colony. This week saw eleven new beavers were invested into their Sycamore Colony. The two Beaver colonies at 2nd Ifield (Sycamore and Chestnut) will work closely together running the same programme with the leadership …

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Senior Cub Competition Day

On Sat 16th May 2015, 4 teams took part in a Senior Cub Competition Day at Stanfords. The weather was brilliant and the Cubs very well behaved. As well as doing these activities there was time for some well earned lunch cooked on the open fires, Marshmallows in Choc Chip Cookies and some wide games. All participants will be presented with a certificate and 2nd Ifield will go forward to represent the District in the County Championships in Sept.

CSA Awards – March 2015

Congratulations to all 39 youth members who achieved the top award for their section over the past 4 months. They were all invited to an Awards Ceremony in March 2015 to receive their award from District Commissioner, Eddy Hills and Mayor, Brenda Smith. The Chief Scout’s Bronze Award is the highest award …

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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.