It was great to see the return of the Ifield May Fayre on the May Day Bank Holiday, which the Group has supported for many years. The members joined the May Queen procession through Ifield to the May Fayre, before the Queen opened the Fayre. This year was special for the group as the May …
Every year near St Georges Day, Scouts across the country meet together to renew their promises. This year the Group met on Sunday 24th April in St Margaret’s Church, Ifield. The Church was full to standing room for the service conducted by Revd Christine Spencer, Rector of Ifield. The service began by dedicating the new …
This year we have again produced on our social media channels our photo advent calendar with a range of photos to show a small snippet of activities the Group has been up to in 2021.
Before a new Group Scout Leader is appointed an existing one has stepped down. We are sorry that due to changes in time available Kerry Pearson is having to stop being our Group Scout Leader from the end of the year. Kerry has given a lot to the group and steered us through some difficult …
As the group approached the end of the term the theme at the Group turned to celebrating Christmas. Firstly the whole group gathered along with parents and friends at St Margaret’s Church (our sponsor) for a service of Readings and Carols, where we filled the Church both with people and also with music. Through the …
11 & 12 September 2021 Finally after COVID restrictions we held our post COVID Senior Camp at Beacon Hill Scout Campsite in Colgate. Firstly about about the site, I must say what a beautiful woodland site it is, clean and tidy with designated camping areas looked after by the different groups in Horsham Scouts. The …
They shall grow not old as we that are left grow old:Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.At the going down of the sun and in the morning we will remember them. The Group were so pround of all our members as they showed their resepcted to all those who have fallen in …
To start the new year of scouting this week (08/09/2021), all our sections gathered together for the first time since the start of lock down for our first group meeting. We had the youngest Beaver Scout through to the oldest adult member and was a great celebration of Scouting. Due to the size of the …
As from Monday (29th March) the Scout Association allowed Scout to return to outdoor social distancing meetings. This allowed some of our Group to return this week with Beavers exploring Stanford Campsite and Bunhan Park, some of the cubs running around the village green and the Explorer Scouts meeting up at the HQ. These were …
A year ago England went into Lockdown due to the COVID-19 virus. Scouting, of course, followed and we all had to stop face to face meetings. Within hours the Explorer Unit organised their first online meeting and didn’t miss a beat with their programme. The other sections followed suit in the following weeks and by …