Crawley District Scouts 
Cubs from virtually every pack in Crawley District came together on a wet Friday night to participate in a huge district laser tag competition. The cubs were all in teams, mixed between groups, packs, boys and girls all working together to score the most points in an series of exciting …
Scouts Put Their Orienteering Skills to the Test Over the past term, both our Scout Troops have been hard at work earning their Orienteer Badge. The Scouts spent several evenings in the Hut mastering essential skills: understanding map symbols, setting a map, taking compass bearings, and using grid references. Safety …
Crawley Squirrels and Beavers are invited to Stanford Campsite for their annual Easter Family Fun Day.
1st Handcross Cubs visited Gatwick Make Ready Centre this week to build on their first aid knowledge and find out more about the ambulance service. During their visit Cubs got to look at all the different vehicles they have and the equipment on them, including a truck which carrys an …
This weekend Lion Cubs went to Bentley Copse for the annual Winter Camp. After a movie night (with hotdogs and nachos) the cubs woke up to a full day of fun. A site quiz, to find different items around the campsite was followed by the bucket challenge. Everything was attempted …
Members from virtually every group in Crawley came together this weekend to complete a 10km walk around Tilgate and Tilgate forget for the Hikes badge. All of the cubs did really well walking up and down hills, enjoying a couple of snack breaks and observing the countryside code. This is …
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 …
As Cubs at 1st Handcross reached the end of their first full term they visited Caddies in Crawley as a joint Christmas and end of term celebration. Cubs played some very competitive crazy golf on both courses before enjoying some time in the giant ball pit. The Cubs had a …
The Beavers and Cubs at 1st Langley Green had an amazing time ice skating at The Rec Rink in Horsham. Everybody had a fantastic time and are already talking about going again next year.
The Cub Craft day was attended by nearly 90 cubs from around the District with 25 leaders bringing many different arts and crafts to share with all that attended. Each cub left the sessions with big smiles on their faces and boxes full of the different skills that they had …
Emma (Programme Team Lead Beavers/1st Langley Green) and Jemma (6th Crawley) attended Manor greens Christmas fair on Saturday 23rd November. We did a Christmas themed craft which was very popular. We got to speak to lots of people about volunteering and promoted how inclusive and diverse the scouting community is. …
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.