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Remembrance Sunday
Each Remembrance Sunday, Scouts in cities, towns and villages across the UK show their support for the sacrifices made by our servicemen and women. This year is made all the more poignant for the fact that that 2018 is the centenary of the Armistice, bringing an end to the First …
Mountain Activity Weekend 2018
From Thursday 25th October to Sunday 28th October, 19 Explorer Scouts and 3 Scout Network from across Crawley District were hosted by Drake Explorers at their annual mountain activity weekend staying at a bunk house in Cynwyd, North Wales. Participants spent 3 days walking in the mountains, including Snowdon (the …
Appeal – Let There Be Light Again – Please Help
The young people of Crawley have lost the use of a magical outdoor place after the theft of the main electrical cable into the local Scout campsite. At some point during the last week of September metal thieves disconnected and stole 150m of high voltage copper cable from the Pease …
Camelot Shooting Competition 2018
Camelot TSC run a yearly open postal league for Sporter Air Rifle & Air Pistol and this year Crawley District Scouts entered a number of competitors. The league is open to all ages from all clubs and organisations, e.g. Scouts, Cadets, Schools, Rifle Clubs etc from across Great Britain so it presents …
Network Volleyball
Scout Network isn’t just about expeditions abroad – though of course we love that! You can have fun closer to home. A few pictures of Crawley Network members playing Volleyball on Ifield Green last Thursday. Fortunately, the weather held up. Don’t worry, we did get the net up eventually.
2nd Ifield River Trip
On Saturday 18th August, Scouts, Explorers and Leaders from 2nd Ifield paddled from Pulborough to Stopham Bridge. Over the summer, a number of the Scouts and Explorers have been working towards their British Canoeing One Star and this river trip forms a part of this training. A few photos of the …
Explorer Belt
Six members of Crawley Scout Network were presented with their Explorer Belt by Robert Sawyer (West Sussex County Commissioner). This is the first Explorer Belt carried out by a group from the County since 2011 when another Crawley Network team completed it. The team travelled around the Netherlands by bike and canoe, …
Explorer Belt Expedition – Crawley Scout Network – The Netherlands 2017
Our journey began 1 year ago at a Barbecue at Andrew Eastman’s house. We had thrown around some ideas before then but now fuelled by barbecued beef and beer we discussed and researched some viable options, consulting old guide books, maps, each other and the sagely wisdom of Mr Google. …
St George’s Day Celebrations
Sunday 22nd April saw members from all the Group in our District join together in Queen’s Square to celebrate Scouting’s patron saint, St George. The procession, lead this year by 2nd Ifield’s large green dragon, took the Scouts through the town centre into the Square. We heard the story of …
District Youshape Event 2018
On Sunday 15th April, Crawley District Scouts Youth Commissioners ran the first District Youshape event at Stanford Scout Campsite. Over the course of the day, we had just under 50 participants from across Cubs, Scouts and Explorers. It was a shame about the weather but everyone had fun regardless! During the day, the participants got to try a number of activities including Archery, Rifle Shooting, Backwoods Cooking, Fire Lighting, Team Games and a Youth Forum.
National Scout Shooting Championships 2017 – Bisley
Over the weekend of Fri 20th to Sun 22nd Oct over 40 members of Crawley District took part in the 41st National Scout Shooting Championships at Bisley. The event is held every year and approx. 800 shooters from across the UK take part in a large number of shooting events …
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