Chief Scout Awards 29th November 2022 | By Oliver Gidman | 0 Comments So proud of our Beavers and Cubs collecting their Bronze and Silver Chief Scout Awards. Well done everyone! Also many thanks to our very own Mysa who represented West Sussex in her new role as the County Youth Commissioner.
Cubs visit the fire station 29th November 2022 | By Oliver Gidman | 0 Comments At one of their recent weekly meetings, the Cubs went to visit Crawley Fire Station. Things were just getting interesting when the Firemen had to leave, but luckily the Cubs were not left in charge for long! The fire engines returned and the crew gave our Cubs a full tour! Some of our newest Cubs were also lucky enough to be invested inside the station.
Group Camp 2022 26th September 2022 (updated 29th September 2022) | By Oliver Gidman | 0 Comments Group Camp is over for another year! We hope everyone had a great time last weekend – thank you all for being so good all weekend! We got lots of badge work done, played with friends, had a campfire, did some singing among lots of other things! Big thank you to our leadership team who have worked so hard to make this camp happen, both planning and over the weekend! If you’re interested in getting involved as a leader, feel free to come and talk to one of us! Camps are great fun!
A message of remembrance 9th September 2022 | By Oliver Gidman | 0 Comments As Scouts we are united in sorrow for the loss of our Patron, HM The Queen. She leaves a bright legacy of hope and promise for future generations. We will remember her, and give thanks for her kindness, her service, and the unwavering support she showed our movement over many decades. She was truly a friend to Scouts everywhere. For seventy years, HM The Queen has stood at our side, encouraging our volunteers and inspiring our young people to learn new skills, help others and shine brightly. Her sense of duty was an outstanding example to every single Scout. It will take time for our movement, and our nation to recover from this loss. Let’s take great solace and comfort in her warm heartedness towards young people, her devotion to her duty and most of all her kindness. In memory of our great Patron, let’s show that same sense of kindness and respect to each other. On behalf of every Scout, we thank HM The Queen for her service. We will never forget her. To support young people at this time, we would ask that Scouts meetings still continue during the national mourning period, with activities chosen to be respectful and meaningful. On behalf of every Scout, we thank HM The Queen for her service. We will never forget her. Bear Grylls OBE – Chief Scout Carl Hankinson – UK Chief Commissioner
1st Southgate and SRF to KIJ! 12th August 2022 | By Oliver Gidman | 2 Comments Last week, our Scouts, along with 7th Crawley Scouts, and SRF all spent the week at Kent International Jamboree. Scouts camped on Neptune sub-camp and SRF on Jupiter. Along with thousands of Scouts and Guides from around the country and abroad they had a great week taking part in over 100 different activities! In addition to these activities they had a day trip, access to a village of shops, food stalls and an arcade as well as evening entertainment including live music and a fire show! A great time was had by all who attended!
Queens Jubilee Event – What a day! 5th June 2022 | By Oliver Gidman | One Comment Crawley District Scouts celebrated the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee yesterday at Stanford. Such an amazing day. The time and effort put into this was paid back ten fold by the young people safely having so much fun. The whole of 1st Southgate and SRF are very proud to have been part of making so many great memories.
St George’s Day 2022 29th April 2022 | By Oliver Gidman | One Comment Thank you to everyone who joined 1st Southgate and SRF at Stanfords Campsite last weekend to renew our Scout Promises around the fire. Members and families enjoyed use of the whole site, playing games and having a picnic in the sun.
‘Woollies and Rags’ Clothing Collection 14th April 2022 | By Oliver Gidman | One Comment For some years we have been collecting textiles from our members and their families to sell for recycling. Over this time we have generated thousands of pounds, which have been used, amongst other things, to help fund the hut refurbishments, purchase new tents and equipment, and even helping sponsor Scouts to attend International Jamborees. The system is simple. We ask you to donate any old clothes, bags, belts, shoes, curtains, towels or bed linen, and drop them off in the shed at the top of the car park at Ron Hobbs Hall – the scout hut. Just like the charity bags that come through your door, we will sell them to our recyclers (Wilcox & Co. Textile Recyclers and Reclaimers). Unlike the bags that come through your door, 100% of the profit made from this recycling goes to your Group. Now meetings are returning to normal, can we ask you to have a ‘spring clean’, and bring a bag or two to your next meeting? Unfortunately, we cannot accept quilts, duvets, pillows or fluffy toys. Also, please note we can no longer accept old printer cartridges for recycling.
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee Celebrations 10th March 2022 | By Oliver Gidman | 0 Comments Save the date! This summer Crawley District Scouts will be getting together on Saturday 4th June to celebrate the Queen’s platinum jubilee, we really hope you can join us!
Thank you Crawley Council! 24th January 2022 | By Oliver Gidman | One Comment Recently Graham and Andy from Crawley Borough Council have received their thank you badges for all of the hours of hard work they put in clearing leaves and brambles from our site this Autumn and Winter. Huge thank you for all the support.
