On Sunday 21st April the District gathered for the Annual St George’s Day Parade, where we celebrated our patron Saint. All the young people processed through Goffs Park up to the Goffs House. We were joined by our Mayor. We heard from Ian Philips, minister of Crawley Baptist Church, where …
At the weekend some of 7th Crawley (Furnace Green) Scouts took part in an expedition for their Expedition Challenge badge. They hiked through the Ashdown Forest, set up camp at Broadstone Warren, prepared their own dinner and breakfast, before striking their tents and setting off again for another hike. They …
Over the weekend of 16/17 March, Oliver, George, Katka, Dylan, Philip, Harry, Charlie S, Charlie H and Billy did their Scout Expedition Challenge Badge. We started in Pound Hill, Crawley at one of our Scout leader’s houses, leaving there we hiked down the Worth Way to Stanford Scout Campsite. As …
Today 2nd Ifield filled St. Margaret’s Church to standing room for their Mothering Sunday service. The service started with the two new squirrel flags being bless by Rev Christine, before being paraded.
This weekend saw 100 young people from the group spend Saturday night at AirHop in Guildford. This included members from every section and supported by 22 adults from the leadership team and our Active Support Unit.
Well done to our Explorers who attended the County Award Presentation at the weekend. We had members collecting their D of E as well as their Chief Scout Gold, Platinum and Diamond. We also had several collect their young leader belt buckle. The CSA Gold is the highest award a Scout …
Whether it’s for one meeting, going on a Night Away event or taking on the Outdoor in 24 challenge, we’re hoping to get young people trying something new in the great outdoors throughout the year. There’s even an extra 24 hours from the leap year for you to be outdoors. Our Outdoor in 24 …
Crawley Scouting has a large interest and some great success in young people improving in shooting and winning in competitions and we would like to remind everyone that Shooting is a District Supported Activity with members able to shoot at any of the groups. Currently the opportunities are:- 2nd Ifield …
The district was represented at the Nation Scout Rifle Championship in to Bisley, over the weekend of 21st/22nd October. Teams were entered from 2nd Ifield Scout Group, 4th Worth Scout Group, 1st Southgate Scout Group Crawley and 5th Crawley Scout Group.The young people all got to experience a variety of …
The third weekend of October is when JOTA, the Jamboree On The Air, happens. It’s a chance for Scouts from around the world to make contact with each other using amateur radio. This year Crawley District were fortunate enough to get invited to the Crawley Amateur Radio Club (CARC) hq …
Following the completion of my Scouts of the World Award, I’d like to take this opportunity to thank you to all those who have supported so far, but also to encourage any of those who didn’t get a chance to get involved with the sessions I was delivering to have …
This week saw 7th Crawley (Furnace Green) Scouts enjoy tomahawk throwing at their HQ. A great exereince and fun session. It is great as a District to provide the equipment for the young people.
