The late Spring bank holiday weekend saw the start of the annual 1st Crawley expedition to Eryri (Snowdonia). This year we stayed in new lodgings near Llanberis, right in the heart of the National Park. After a long journey on Saturday, the fun began on Sunday with a day of …
Congratulations to all the young people who received their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, Silver and Gold awards, Chief Scout Gold and Platinum Awards, Young Leader Belts, and Queen Scout Award from James Palin, Regional commissioner for South East England Scouts this afternoon.
The district came together to celebration the Coronation with a fun day of activities at Stanford Scout Camp Site concluding with a Campfire
St George being the patron saint of Scouting meant Scouts across the country gathered to their local celebration. Crawley Scouts gathered at Goffs Park along with Councillor Jilly Hart, Mayor of Crawley and Henry Smith, MP. The event started with all the members processing up the hill to Goffs Park …
On Monday 23rd Jan, Shackleton had a good meeting on mental health and identity. All of the leaders were incredibly proud of how engaged and mature the young people were during the informative evening. We also invested 2 new members to join the unit, welcome Mirjam and Ben. We also …
1st Southgate and 7th Crawley (Furnace Green) Scout troops held a combined winter camp last weekend at Polyapes in Cobham staying in a cabin. They had a varied programme including fire lighting, wide games, cave bus, pizza making and watched the football.
1st Balcombe Scouts enjoyed the challenge of climbing the heights of K2 Leisure Centre’s wall this week. #scouts #SkillsForLife #Balcombe #goodforyou #climbing If your interested in joining us as youth member, get in touch today.
This weekend saw a number of Scout Groups joining their communities to pay their respects to those who have died in war and conflicts. On Friday a number of Scouts were involved with wreath laying at ceremonies at Schools. On Saturday 1st Northgate and 5th Crawley held a sleepover including …
Members of the District attended the National Scout Rifle Championships at the weekend. They enjoyed lots of shooting at a variety of ranges and guns attaining some good scores.
Scouts across the UK join the nation in mourning the loss of our beloved monarch and Patron, HM The Queen. Her outstanding example of service, encouragement and kindness was an inspiration to us all.
5th Crawley, just back from our late summer Camp where 14 scouts took part in a range of activities on site at the wonderful Adamswell Scout Campsite in Royal Tunbridge Wells District. Highlights include the Archery, Quadbiking through the woods and hiking to the Eastern terminal of the Spa Valley …
Last week, our Scouts, along with 7th Crawley Scouts, and SRF all spent the week at Kent International Jamboree. Scouts camped on Neptune sub-camp and SRF on Jupiter. Along with thousands of Scouts and Guides from around the country and abroad they had a great week taking part in over …
