Over Easter Weekend, 13 Explorers and their leaders travelled to Cornel Scout Campsite in North Wales. Originally we planned to climb Snowdon on Saturday but snowy weather meant we had to do our contingency, lower level route heading over Foel Fras, Carnedd Gwenllian and Foel Grach. On Sunday, we headed …
This Sunday saw K2’s diving pool again full of kayaks, as 2nd Ifield gave the Cub Scouts a taste of the fun of kayaking. The event organised and run by two of their Kayak instructors, Damien and Mark, assisted by some Explorer Scouts and Scout Network. Spread over three sessions …
Today 2nd Ifield filled St. Margaret’s Church to standing room for their Mothering Sunday service. The service started with the two new squirrel flags being bless by Rev Christine, before being paraded.
Last weekend, 29 Explorers from Shackleton ESU took part in Monopoly Run Live. Monopoly Run “Live” is an action-packed day visiting all corners of London. Competing against Scouts and Guides from all around the UK. The app allows teams to play the game by geo-location check in at all the locations. …
This weekend saw 100 young people from the group spend Saturday night at AirHop in Guildford. This included members from every section and supported by 22 adults from the leadership team and our Active Support Unit.
Thank you to everyone who attended our fundraising quiz and raffle last night in aid of our Sweden Expedition this summer. In total we raised around £691 from ticket sales and the raffle. We have 59 people on expedition with a total budget of around £45k so every little helps! …
Well done to our Explorers who attended the County Award Presentation at the weekend. We had members collecting their D of E as well as their Chief Scout Gold, Platinum and Diamond. We also had several collect their young leader belt buckle. The CSA Gold is the highest award a Scout …
Whether it’s for one meeting, going on a Night Away event or taking on the Outdoor in 24 challenge, we’re hoping to get young people trying something new in the great outdoors throughout the year. There’s even an extra 24 hours from the leap year for you to be outdoors. Our Outdoor in 24 …
Crawley Scouting has a large interest and some great success in young people improving in shooting and winning in competitions and we would like to remind everyone that Shooting is a District Supported Activity with members able to shoot at any of the groups. Currently the opportunities are:- 2nd Ifield …
On 26th Nov, we recognised the Explorer Scouts and Scout Network members who have achieved Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards, their Chief Scout Gold, Platinum and Diamond Awards and the Young Leaders Belt. Additionally members from the Jamboree Troops were awarded the Commissioners Commendation for Good Service …
On Friday 8 December, the recipients and their families got together at the Bear Grylls Adventure at Birmingham NEC. They were recognised personally by Chief Scout Bear Grylls for their achievements. Ranging in age from 5 to 23, these amazing young people earned their awards for a variety of skills and endeavours. …
Last weekend, Shackleton ESU held their annual winter camp at Bentley Copse. They were all very glad to be in a warm building as temperatures dropped into the negative outside! On camp, the Explorers took part in variety of activities including wide games, incident hike, climbing, abseiling, caving and rifle …
