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 …
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 …
After a very distinguished time leading the District through a period of sustained growth and future development, Eddy Hills has decided to step down as District Commissioner (DC) at the 2017 District AGM. He will be considering options available to himself to continue his scouting journey. We thank him for …
On Saturday 31st December, 4th Worth hosted the annual Wappenshaw Competition where local shooters took part in 6 yrd pistol, rifle, biathlon and archery. It was a well fought competition with the attached photos showing the overall team and individual winner. Over 10 adults/leaders turned up to help. The full scores …
Dates for 2017 have now been uploaded to the website. We have also uploaded the 2017 Rifle Shooting Permission Forms available on the rifle shooting page. If you notice any mistakes / omissions, please contact the webmaster here who can correct / make additions. From everyone at Crawley District Scouts, we’d …
On Friday 9th Dec, those attending the weekly 2nd Ifield shooting celebrated their last shoot of the year in style by partaking in a number of more unusual competitions to test their precision and speed. Some photos of these events can be seen below. Over the past year, Crawley District …
On Remembrance Sunday (13th November) the residents of Ifield, the congregation of St Margaret’s Church and 2nd Ifield (St Margaret’s) Scout Group gathered around the war memorial in Ifield churchyard for two minutes silence and wreath laying. The ceremony, with the last post and reveille, included prayers, remembering those who …
The Scout Association is pleased to announce that a new study has found a strong link between participating in Scouting and Guiding as a young person, and having significantly better mental health. The data, from almost 10,000 individuals, came from a lifelong UK-wide study of people born in November 1958, …
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