What an incredible adventure we had on our summer sleepover! We caught the train to Horsham Park – for some of our Squirrels, it was their very first train ride! Once we arrived, we set up our base and jumped into a day full of fun: from colouring and tree …
Nearly 100 people, made up of members and their families, joined us for our annual family camp on what turned out to be the hottest weekend of the year.
6th Crawley will be hosting a open day for Squirrel age Young People in preparation of Opening a Squirrel Drey. We encourage you to invite any parents with Squirrel children local to Gossops Green to attend to meet the leaders and see what Squirrels is all about.
Last week marked an exciting milestone for 5th Crawley as we launched our very first Squirrels group! Our newest and youngest members had a fantastic time getting to know one another. We played games, coloured in our name cards, and shared an exciting story together. It was a fun and …
On Monday 5th May 2nd Ifield had great fun supporting the Ifield May Fayre. We had a great turn out of members for the procession along with supplying the safety cover. At the Fayre we had our rope bridge out again along with the Crossbows.
Happy 1st birthday to our Squirrels Dreys. Both Red and Grey Dreys celebrated with parties at their meetings this week, and are looking forward to another sleepover this weekend.
1st Handcross squirrels have been out and about this week visiting all the wonderful animals at Crawley’s Pets at Home. The squirrels had the opportunity to meet and stroke the bunnies, guinea pigs, and hamsters. The squirrels learnt about what the animals need and how we need to look after …
2nd Ifield Scout Group has celebrated another outstanding year of growth, activities, and achievements, continuing to instil “skills for life” in its members. The year began with the launch of two Squirrel Dreys, offering scouting opportunities to children aged 4 to 6 years. This initiative has boosted membership and enabled …
This week 2nd Ifield Scout Group celebrated Christmas at our Carol Service. The members all gathered as one for their final meeting of the year along with family and friends in St Margaret’s Church. The Christmas story was ready by our Scouts, Explorers and President, whilst the prayers were led …
Both Squirrel Dreys have had fun trying out some Circus Skills including plate spinning and juggling. Both meetings were full of fun and laughter. Many thanks Damien from our Active Support team who facilitated this.
1st Handcross Squirrels visited Crawley Library this week. The Squirrels have been working towards their space badge and the Library staff put together a space evening for us. The squirrels enjoyed learning some facts about the planets and reading some space books.
The Group, from our youngest member of 4 years old through to our oldest member, being our Group President, gathered as one to remember all those who have died in wars and conflicts, filing St Margaret’s Church to overflowing. The service was led by Revd Dominic Desouza-Campbell, where we heard …
