Medal of Merit Awarded

John Yarlett was presented the Award of Merit on Saturday 24th June for his outstanding contribution to Scouting both in Crawley and Horsham. He has previously been a District Commissioner and was instrumental in restarting 1st Crawley Scout Group with all 3 sections 6 years ago and has successfully recruited …

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Two new Scouters in Crawley

Tonight 1st Southgate Scout Group invested two new Leaders, Zoe Grimshaw and Daniel Buckett. They met at preschool and have been friends since. So when Daniel’s scout troop had a ‘bring a friend’ Scout-mate evening she joined him in the troop. Then onto Explorers and now as adults they are leaders …

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7th Crawley AGM

On Friday 16th June, 7th Crawley Scout Group celebrated their 51st anniversary with a social evening and bbq (incorporating the Annual General Meeting). The Beavers and Cubs led the entertainment by giving  a rendition of some camp songs and helping the attendees to know more about how to save energy …

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Archery Permits

Over the weekend of 10-11th June 12 Adults attended GB Archery Instructor Course at Broadstone Warren Campsite in East Sussex. It was an intense course lead by GB Archery Coach Arthur Scales and over the weekend the participants learnt about the equipment, range safety, planning a session and instructing young …

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Message from Eddy Hills

Nearly 4 weeks has now passed since handing over the reigns as DC to Wendy Keeley and its flown by. Firstly thank you to all Groups for your generosity of the card and gifts that were given to me at the AGM – I have some ideas on what I …

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Volunteers Week 2017

Volunteers’ Week (1-7 June) is an annual campaign that celebrates the contributions that millions of volunteers make across the UK. Run by the charity, Volunteering England, the campaign provides the perfect opportunity to do something positive for your community. Scouting volunteers Scouting continues to play a huge role in volunteering …

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AGM 2017 Photos

Photos from our AGM are now available on our website. During the AGM, we said our goodbyes and thanks to Eddy Hills who steps down as DC after 8 years. We wish him the best in his next Scouting adventure. We also welcomed Wendy Keeley who will be taking up …

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CSA Awards April 2017

Congratulations to all youth members who were presented their Chief Scouts Awards during the awards ceremony in April 2017. The Chief Scout’s Bronze Award is the highest award available to Beaver Scouts. It is gained by a Beaver who completes each of the Global, Promise, Creative, Community, Outdoor and Fitness Challenges. The Chief …

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District AGM

To All Members: Crawley District Scout Council has the pleasure in inviting you to the District AGM on Friday May 19th at St Andrews Church Furnace Green Crawley at 7.30pm. As most of you know this will be our opportunity to say thanks and farewell to Eddy Hills as he steps down from his role as District Commissioner and to welcome Wendy Keeley as our new District Commissioner. As always the formal part of the evening is kept to a minimum and will be followed by light refreshments. We hope that you will be able to attend this important event in the Crawley Scout year.

Cubs 100 – Oak tree donated to Council

Crawley District Scouts have donated an Oak Tree to Crawley Borough Council to celebrate 100 years of Cub Scouts.  The council kindly gave us a prominent place to plant it in the Memorial Gardens just set back from the main path between Marks and Spencer and County Mall.  The plaque …

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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.