Climbing Ben Nevis – in Lockdown!
We might all be at home. but that didn’t stop one of our Scouts dreaming of higher things: the highest mountain in the U.K., Ben Nevis! So on 26 April, it was boots on,...
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Snowdonia May 2019
The Spring half term saw 1st Crawley head to North Wales for an action-packed weekend of adventure. On day one we all donned wet suits and headed into the Afon Trystion to go gorge...
Vitality Westminster Scouting Mile
The late may Bank Holiday weekend saw one of our Beavers, Eloise, represent 1st Crawley at the Westminster Scouting Mile. This annual event, the largest timed mile event in the world, has a starting...
Operation HQ Success for 1st Crawley
Saturday 18 May saw the Crawley scout groups in action for Operation HQ. Teams had to navigate and hike between the town’s group HQ’s, tackling an ‘incident’ at each hut. At Oak Road we...
Can you help us?
We are always looking for additional help to keep our group running smoothly. From occasionally helping out at weekly meetings or becoming an instructor for adventurous activities to becoming a uniformed leader, everyone’s contribution...
St George’s Day 2019
Sunday 28th April saw the massed Crawley Scout troops march from St Wilfrid’s School to Tilgate Park for the annual St George’s day celebration and picnic. St George is the patron saint of Scouting...
1st Crawley Scout Leader treks solo across Nepal to Everest Base Camp
You can read a fantastic account of Andy’s Himalayan trek over at the Crawley District website… https://crawleydistrictscouts.co.uk/news/2019/02/1st-crawley-scout-leader-treks-solo-across-nepal-to-everest-base-camp/
Chief Scout’s Awards
Well done to all the 1st Crawley Beavers and Cubs who received their hard earned Chief Scout’s Bronze and Silver Award tonight. The awards were presented by the Mayor, Carlos Portal Castro in a...
Stanford Appeal
As many of you are aware at some point during the last week of September metal thieves disconnected and stole 150m of high voltage copper cable from Crawley District’s Scouts Campsite, Stanford in Pease...
The Mysterious Long Man
Group Hike #37 The first day of Autumn saw 1st Crawley head out into the hills for the first time after the summer break. But someone forgot to tell the weather that the seasons...
