After a break of 18 months, the activity that scouting is based on, camping, returned over the weekend of 10/11th July. We had been waiting for HQ to give the go ahead to return to camping and as soon as this was confirmed lots of planning started. COVID related Risk …
Crawley Scouts has recently held an open morning at 2nd Crawley Scouts targeted at the Muslim community to raise awareness of Scouting and encourage participation. Through scouts young Muslims learn new skills, develop personally socially and are stronger, more compassionate individuals who are a beacon of hope for their local …
Want to learn new skills and make new friends? Crawley Scouts invite members of the Muslim community to come along to our open morning, have a go at some scout activities and learn more about our plans to start up Scouting in the Muslim community. Who: Young people (boys …
Don Clements sadly passed away last year. He was the Group Scout Leader at 7th Crawley when Paul (the current GSL) first joined the leader team as Cub Scout Leader in 1997 and from whom he took over the running and management of the Group two years later. He had …
Scouts made us who we are today – it gave us skills for life. But now we need more volunteers to support the next generation of young people. Volunteering’s good for your CV, your health and happiness, and your community. Find out how it can be good for you too …
Aged 6 to 17, we currently have spaces in certain groups for new youth members to join Scouting in Crawley in one of the following sections. Beavers Cubs Scouts Explorers Network 6-8 yrs 8-10.5 yrs 10.5-14 yrs 14-18 yrs 18-25 yrs Every week we give around 1000 6-25 year olds …
As from Monday (29th March) the Scout Association allowed Scout to return to outdoor social distancing meetings. This allowed some of our Group to return this week with Beavers exploring Stanford Campsite and Bunhan Park, some of the cubs running around the village green and the Explorer Scouts meeting up …
As restrictions continue to ease, Scout Groups across Crawley are starting to meet face to face outside once again. All groups meeting are operating in line with strict COVID19 secure guidelines to keep everyone safe. Check out some of the activities groups have got up to below: Over the coming …
A year ago England went into Lockdown due to the COVID-19 virus. Scouting, of course, followed and we all had to stop face to face meetings. Within hours the Explorer Unit organised their first online meeting and didn’t miss a beat with their programme. The other sections followed suit in …
You are invited to join us for the Crawley District Scouts Annual General Meeting (AGM) at 7.30pm on 20th April 2021 on Zoom. Details on how to join the AGM will be provided nearer the date but please add this date to your diary. The Agenda, Annual Report and Accounts …
Over the past months, despite everything going on in the world, scouting at 1st Southgate has continued to thrive. Cooking, baking, forensic science, karate and visits from bats and chickens are just some of the activities that our members have taken part in. Read more on their website.
Read about 2nd Ifield Scouts approach to offering Paddlesports safely during COVID-19 on their website which included introducing new procedures, pre-registering, no swopping boats, cleaning boats and kit after every session, and the one the young people did not like was no group games.
