This year, Shackleton ESU entered 2 teams into the annual Downsman Hike Competition. Both teams completed Class E and managed to finish in record times for the unit. A big congratulations to you all and hopefully it doesn’t take too long for them to fully recover!
This weekend, 18 of our Explorers braved Stanford for a survival themed camp. On Friday, they pitched hammocks and started fires to cook their evening snack. On Saturday, they had to cook all of their meals using only fires and no utensils. They also had to build a Bivi to …
Congratulations to both of our groups who successfully completed their D of E expeditions in the New Forest this weekend. Walking around 60km over the 3 days, the teams also demonstrated teamwork, navigation skills and excellent camp craft. We had excellent weather and both teams actually looked like they were …
Congratulations to Katie, Courtney and Robert who have recently completed their Explorer Belt. The Explorer Belt is a challenge of a lifetime. It’s a chance to take part in a ten day expedition that brings you a real understanding of a different country, its culture and way of life. I …
The late Spring bank holiday weekend saw the start of the annual 1st Crawley expedition to Eryri (Snowdonia). This year we stayed in new lodgings near Llanberis, right in the heart of the National Park. After a long journey on Saturday, the fun began on Sunday with a day of …
Congratulations to our explorer team who completed their Duke of Edinburgh Award Bronze expeditions in Ashdown Forest this weekend! The Duke of Edinburgh programme gives young people aged 14-24, the opportunity to develop themselves in scenarios they would not normally experience. The fun but challenging expeditions take young people out …
Congratulations to all the young people who received their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze, Silver and Gold awards, Chief Scout Gold and Platinum Awards, Young Leader Belts, and Queen Scout Award from James Palin, Regional commissioner for South East England Scouts this afternoon.
The district came together to celebration the Coronation with a fun day of activities at Stanford Scout Camp Site concluding with a Campfire
10 Explorers and 4 Leaders have just returned from the New Forest on a D of E practise expedition. Both teams successfully completed the three day expedition during which we had beautiful (if slightly cold) weather. We stayed at Ferny Crofts Campsite and Wilverley Campsite which gave a varied experience. …
St George being the patron saint of Scouting meant Scouts across the country gathered to their local celebration. Crawley Scouts gathered at Goffs Park along with Councillor Jilly Hart, Mayor of Crawley and Henry Smith, MP. The event started with all the members processing up the hill to Goffs Park …
From Thursday 6th April to Sunday 9th April, Shackleton ESU held our Mountain Activity Camp in the Peak District. After departing Crawley at 10am, we travelled up to Gradbach Scout Campsite where we pitched our base camp before eating dinner and preparing the activity days ahead. On Friday after waking …
Over the weekend of the 1st and 2nd April, over 25 volunteers descended on 4th Worth Scout HQ to give it a much needed paint and freshen up. The team worked tirelessly hard to redecorate the main hall, toilets, entrance hallway and office. A big thanks to the 14 or …
