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.
On Wednesday 2nd Ifield Lion Cubs were hosted by Crawley Table Tennis Club. The cubs learnt great hand eye co-ordination, concentration and a new skill. All of the cubs really loved learning a new story and had a great time. Lion Cubs love to use the summer term to show …
21st of May saw 6th Crawley do its first off site trip. We were kindly hosted by GTR’s Go-Learn Program on Rail safety to visit Crawley Train Station and ride the train to Horsham to visit there. On the Journey we got to see a special message on the announcement …
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 Saturday 17th May, we welcomed 25 Beavers and Cubs plus their parents to Stanfords Scout Campsite for a District Campfire to raise funds for Courtney’s upcoming trip to the Portugal Moot 2025, selected as part of the UK Contingent We sang a wide range of campfire songs, watched entertaining comedy …
This week saw four of Ifield’s members who have gained their Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award, attend a Buckingham Palace Garden Party to recognise their achievement. All four of them took the mothers as their guest and travelled up the day before spending the evening together. The Garden party …
On Wednesday 7th May 2nd Ifield held their annual review, during which following the business part of the meeting they recognised the long service of some of their leaders, invested two new leaders and were then entertained by the young people. The Squirrels sang us their closing meeting song, the …
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.
On Saturday 3rd May 2025, Drake Explorer Scout and flutist Paul, along with 9 other young musicians from the Langham Arts Youth Orchestra joined the All Souls Orchestra playing at Prom Praise at the Royal Albert Hall. The concert was a mixture of classical music inc Holst’s Mercury, Haydon’s Creation …
2nd Ifield has another great day on Saturday 12th April taking part in London Monopoly Run exploring London and collecting points as we went. We took four teams this year, an Explorer, Network and 2 SASU teams.
Help support the Shackleton ESU as we prepare for our expedition to Kandersteg, Switzerland in Summer 2026! Kandersteg Quiz Night Fundraiser – 12th July 2025 @ 19.00 📅 Join us for a night of fun, and community spirit!💷 Just £5 per person – all proceeds go towards the expedition🍰 Chloe’s Cake Stall …
Over the last three days, six explorers from Shackleton ESU successfully completed their Silver Duke of Edinburgh’s Award practice expedition in the New Forest. The team camped at Braggers Wood and Wilverley Scout Campsite, covering a challenging route through woodland and open heath. Throughout the expedition, the group developed key skills including: Despite …
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