The inter county Shooting Championship is shot Annually around the beginning of April and is contested by each scout county (who chooses to enter). Teams of 8 shooters from each county compete shoulder to shoulder and have to shoot both Air Rifle and Air Pistol both shot over a 10m …
Crawley District Scouts have donated an Oak Tree to Crawley Borough Council to celebrate 100 years of Cub Scouts. The council kindly gave us a prominent place to plant it in the Memorial Gardens just set back from the main path between Marks and Spencer and County Mall. The plaque …
On Monday 24th April five Young Leaders were presented with certificates by Crawley Lions Club in recognition of completing 100 hours of volunteering as part of the Lions’ “Young Leaders in Service” programme. The Young Leaders and their families were joined by District Commissioner Eddy Hills, District Chair Wendy Keeley, …
Scouting now has the largest number of volunteers than we’ve had in our entire history! The annual Census figures are out and show us that there’s an incredible amount of volunteers in Scouting, but that with a sky-high waiting list for young people, we still need more. Here’s a snapshot …
On Saturday 8th April over 100 Beavers and their families attended the Welly Walk from Buchan Country Park to Stanford Scout Campsite where refreshments were served. The weather was glorious (which meant wellies were not actually needed!). All of the Beavers were well behaved and everyone had lots of fun. …
It is with great pleasure I can announce the appointment of a new District Commissioner for Crawley from the 20th May 2017. Wendy Keeley, currently the District Chair at Crawley has accepted the role and is looking forward to the exciting challenge ahead. I hope everyone will support Wendy in …
We are pleased to announce that our new look News Feed is now live on this website. As well as displaying articles from this site, it also connects to external services such as Facebook and Twitter and pulls in relevant stories from National Scouting, West Sussex Scouts and our local …
This years St Georges day event will be taking place on the paved area in front of the George Hotel at 15.00. Each Group will mass from 14.25 in the St Johns Church car park From 14.45 Groups will walk/march with Group Flags high down towards The George Hotel, forming …
The second Crawley Community Awards ceremony was held on Friday 10th March which has awards for 16 categories including education, fundraiser, sports group, culture and the environment. The awards night aims to give recognition to local people and organisations that have played a part in making the community a better …
Updates to Peer Leadership February 2017 Following a period of consultation, UK Scouts have made some updates to the peer leadership resources and how they are distributed. The main updates are: To support peer leadership in Beavers, a top tips poster is available on the Print Centre. From Friday 3rd March, …
Ifield Scouts were more than pleased to show off their new piece of equipment at this well attended event. The exciting new climbing wall was officially opened on Saturday 28th January to a crowded hall of members, parents and guests. The event was chaired by David Clipperton, Chairman of 2nd Ifield …
Every year, West Sussex Scouts run a number of Instructor courses to train you in the skills needed to safely take members climbing within the framework of the Scout Association’s Adventurous Activity Permit Scheme. Whether you’ve never taken your section climbing before, or are fed up paying for expensive centre instructors, our course …
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