A 37 strong group of Cubs and Scouts from 1st Southgate Scout Group put on their hiking boots for a charity as part of their annual summer camp. They were joined by adult volunteers on the 4.5 mile hike from Stanford campsite to Buchan Park and back. They completed the …
The Sussex Downsman Hike is an event held annually on the first Saturday in October on the South Downs. This year it took place on Saturday 1st October. The Hike is organised principally for the Scout and Guide Associations of East and West Sussex, with an open invitation to Scout and …
On Sat 8th Oct, Crawley District Cubs held its annual Conker competition at 2nd Ifield Scout HQ, Crawley. Over 20 cubs from 5 packs participated in a fun and enjoyable event. Each Cub had 6 matches against other Cubs with the 8 Cubs with the most points going into a …
As the summer holidays draw to a close, section meetings in many groups will soon be resuming. As leaders plan your Programme along with input from your section members, take a look at this incredible pack of activities to give you a head-start! From indoor and outdoor activities step-by-step how-tos, there’s sure to be something to inspire you! The document is available on the Scout Association website or by viewing this article.
Beaver Scouts and Cub Scouts gathered at St Andrew’s Church on Friday 1st July to receive their certificates in recognition of achieving the Chief Scout’s Bronze and Silver Awards. The Chief Scout’s Bronze Award is the highest award available to Beaver Scouts. It is gained by a Beaver who completes each of the Global, Promise, Creative, Community, Outdoor and Fitness Challenges. The Chief Scout’s Silver Award is the highest award available to Cub Scouts. It is gained by a Cub who completes each of the Global, Promise, Creative, Community, Outdoor and Fitness Challenges.
Cubs from across East and West Sussex gathered at Ardingly at the weekend for Sussex 100, a camp celebrating their section’s centenary. It was the adventure of a lifetime for 2,600 Cub Scouts from across the two counties, running from Friday until today. The weekend of camping, challenge and adventure, …
Sussex 100 is just days away and with over 150 youth members from Crawley District attending, it is looking to be an exciting event. To help keep parents updated, we have pulled together an aggregated feed showing the latest tweets and social media photos using the #Sussex100. Please note, this is updated hourly and all posts are pulled in automatically so we cannot be responsible for the content. In total there are about three thousand young people attending over the weekend sleeping over in tents for the three nights, looked after by their leaders.The camp theme for the event is the Jungle Book with young people and adults grouped together in sub-camps based on an animal from the stories. Will you be a panther from the Bagerra sub-camp or maybe even a peacock from the Mao sub-camp?
Scouts have several holidays, that help them promote scouting in different countries around the world. World Scout Scarf Day is one of these holidays, that is annually celebrated on the 1st August. Promotion of World Scout Scarf Day began in 2007 by a campaign on Facebook. Every former Scout worldwide is encouraged to wear his or her neckerchief in public on August 1, that would be a symbol of the Scout promise and the spirit of Scouting. The date of the event commemorates the very first Scout Camp on Brownsea Island in 1907.
On Saturday 2nd July, over 80 people attended the District Activity Day where they were able to partake in activities such as Rifle Shooting, Archery, Bouncy Castles, Crafts, Fire Lighting, Tug of War and Bouldering. We were very lucky with the weather throughout the day as the sun shone brightly with only a few brief showers. After the activities had concluded for the day, everyone ventured down to the recently renovated chapel for its grand opening which has been a culmination of hard work by a number of people and groups over the past year.
On Sat 18th June, over 200 Cubs from Crawley District celebrated the centenary of Cub Scouting in style. They met up with Leaders and other adults and friends at Blacklands Farm Guide Site at 8am, East Grinstead before hiking to Kingscote Station where they boarded their very own chartered train for the day. After a short journey South to Sheffield Park they spent 3 hours going round the Museum, Engine Shed, Shop, having lunch and watching a specially prepared DVD which covered the last 100 years of history, gadgets, aviation and Scouting. Read on for more details and photos!
Congratulations to 4 Cubs from 1st Southgate who have recently achieved their Chief Scout Silver Award. The Chief Scout’s Silver Award is the highest award which a member in the Cub Scout Section can achieve. Having gained this award, the young people then move on to the Scout Section and carry the badge forward to wear on their Scout uniform. To achieve the award, the members must complete a number of requirements.
Cub Scouting started in 1916 therefore this year will be our centenary and in celebration, Crawley District Cubs have arranged a day trip for up to 300 cubs and leaders to the Bluebell Railway on Saturday 18th June 2016. Final arrangements are currently being made however we can now release additional …
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