The Group members celebrated the 75th anniversary of VE Day on Friday 8th May. Due to the current situation with COVID-19 we could not join together for anything, but the group still put together a programme of events to remember the sacrifices and to celebrate 75 years of peace in Europe. Preparations for the day …
St George being the patron saint of Scouting, Scouts see this as an important celebration. The Group started by joining others throughout the country in clapping for the carers as Scouts. It is estmated that about 100 members were out on Thursday 23 April, St George’s Day, to offer our thanks to the NHS staff …
On Remembrance Sunday (11th November) the residents of Ifield, the congregation of St Margaret’s Church and 2nd Ifield (St Margaret’s) Scout Group gathered around the war memorial in Ifield churchyard for two minutes silence, the last post and reveille, wreath laying included prayers, remembering those who had died in wars and for peace. The ceremony at the …
The group is pleased to open our second Cub Pack. The pack was formally opened last Wednesday following a number of months work with Mark Guy, our County development office. The group was growing following the opening of our second Beaver Scout colony, and the Tiger Cub Scout pack outgrowing itself. which required a second …
Sunday 22nd April saw members from the Group join members from the other Scout Groups in the town in Queen’s Square to celebrate Scouting’s patron saint, St George. The procession was lead this year by 2nd Ifield with our cubs processing their dragon through the town centre. We heard the story of St George as …
On Remembrance Sunday (13th November) the residents of Ifield, the congregation of St Margaret’s Church and 2nd Ifield (St Margaret’s) Scout Group gathered around the war memorial in Ifield churchyard for two minutes silence and wreath laying. The ceremony, with the last post and reveille, included prayers, remembering those who had died in wars and …
Cubs from across East and West Sussex gathered at Ardingly at the weekend for Sussex 100, a camp celebrating their section’s centenary. It was the adventure of a lifetime for 2,600 Cub Scouts from across the two counties, running from Friday until today. The weekend of camping, challenge and adventure, held at the South of …
Scouting in the UK is a great modern success story. It has grown year on year for the last 12 years and membership is now well over half a million members and adult volunteers. It’s success is built on the dedicated effort of thousands of adult volunteers up and down the country supported by only …