1st Crawley in Snowdonia… and a Surprise Award
Following a 2 year break, 1st Crawley Scouts returned to Snowdonia during the Summer half-term for another exciting couple of days of water and mountain activities. After a long drive to Yr Hen Felin...
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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,...
Group Hike #44
Pulborough to Amberley via Parham Park. 10 miles15 of us picked another beautiful day for a walk across Pulborough Brooks, through Parham Park and up Kithurst Hill to finish with a nice downhill stroll...
Fireworks 2019
We are so very lucky with the weather, as the evening we let off our fireworks at Stanfords was the clearest night for a week. Even though the elctricity is still off at the...
Brecon Beacons October 2019
Another very successful Group expedition to the mountains of South Wales. The sun came out for us and gave us the best views of the highest mountain in Southern Britain and it’s near neighbours...
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...
