On Wednesday 7th May 2nd Ifield held their annual review, during which following the business part of the meeting they recognised the long service of some of their leaders, invested two new leaders and were then entertained by the young people. The Squirrels sang us their closing meeting song, the …
On Monday 5th May 2nd Ifield had great fun supporting the Ifield May Fayre. We had a great turn out of members for the procession along with supplying the safety cover. At the Fayre we had our rope bridge out again along with the Crossbows.
2nd Ifield has another great day on Saturday 12th April taking part in London Monopoly Run exploring London and collecting points as we went. We took four teams this year, an Explorer, Network and 2 SASU teams.
Congratulation to Rebecca and Lauren from 2nd Ifield who have completed their King Scout Award (the top Scouting Award a young person can achieve) On Thursday they fulfilled their final requirement of the award and gave a presentation on what they have undertaken to achieve this award. Tom Dalton, our …
This week 2nd Ifield Scout Group celebrated Christmas at our Carol Service. The members all gathered as one for their final meeting of the year along with family and friends in St Margaret’s Church. The Christmas story was ready by our Scouts, Explorers and President, whilst the prayers were led …
The Group, from our youngest member of 4 years old through to our oldest member, being our Group President, gathered as one to remember all those who have died in wars and conflicts, filing St Margaret’s Church to overflowing. The service was led by Revd Dominic Desouza-Campbell, where we heard …
Groups from around Crawley gathered at their local churches or memorials for Remembrance Sunday earlier this week. Each Remembrance Sunday, Scouts in cities, towns and villages across the UK show their support for the sacrifices made by our servicemen and women. As Britain entered the First World War on 4 …
This summer saw Drake Explorer Unit along with Shackleton Explorer Unit travel to Sweden for their bi-annual international expedition. Flying to Stockholm, and then coach they travelled to Kungshol Scout Campsite outside Rättvik. Having set up basecamp, the Explorers, split into three groups and set out for two day mini …
At the weekend the group held it annual Water Camp on the River Arun. We left Stopham bridge on Friday evening to paddle into the campsite. As always the novices being paired with Explorer Scouts in the Canoes. Having set up our Greenfield camp we relaxed ready for a busy …
Over the 8th and 9th June, 8 members of Crawley Network (plus a guest from South London Network!) made the trip over to Brownsea Island to explore the birthplace of Scouting. The weekend started with the ferry trip over and then pitching on the original site where the first ever Scout camp …
Two members of Crawley Network, Courtney Palmer-Jones and Allen Heath, attended Intercamp 2024 as IST (International Service Team) in Swieradow-Zdroj, Poland, from May 16th to 22nd. Intercamp is held each year in a different European country. Intercamp provides participants (10-16 year olds) with the opportunity to take part in a variety …
On Sunday Scouts from around the Country celebrated Scouting’s Parton Saint, St George, including our own event in Crawley. For all those who achieved their King Scout Award (the top award a young person can achieve) in the past year they are invited to the National Celebration of Achievements in …
