Cambridgeshire Scouts

Craftshill District

Crafts Hill District is situated to the North West of Cambridge. It is one of 10 districts in Cambridgeshire. Crafts Hill District is village orientated, consisting of 12 groups for Beavers, Cub Scouts, Scouts, and 3 Explorer Scout Units, one specialising in canoeing, and a Fellowship group.

There are 600 young people and 200 adult volunteers delivering a weekly programme to 6 to 18 year old boys and girls.

Crafts Hill is a very friendly district and continue to enjoy steady growth.

The Crafts Hill motto is "We Do Our Best" to give young people of today, (the adults of tomorrow) the very best of our skills and knowledge relative to the Scout Movement.

I’m a Crafts Hill Explorer Scout
Get me onto Holt Island!

Crafts Hill District Scouts has launched the newest section in the Scout movement aimed specifically at young men and women aged 14 to 18 years living in villages across the North, South and West of Cambridge.

More than 25 young people have now joined Crafts Hill Explorers and they were recently introduced to the adventure of Explorer Scouting at the Crafts Hill 24 Hour Survival Exercise on Holt Island, St. Ives.

Explorer Scouts working in teams were challenged to build a raft that would carry them and all their kit to the island without getting wet. Once there they cooked dinner on open fires and built bivouac shelters to sleep out in the below freezing temperatures of the weekend. What no tent and below freezing temperatures?

During the 24 hours the new section was officially launched and 25 Scouts were welcomed to Crafts Hill Explorers and invested in the Scout movement.

District Explorer Scout Commissioner, John Easy, said:

“The weekend was a great success. The 24 hour adventure was a real challenge but it isn’t just about activities for their own sake. We encourage our Explorers to try something new, feel the buzz of the achievement and then reflect on what that means.

I hope that we can now build on this, expanding our membership and attracting more young people who are keen to try out the many activities and expeditions on offer from our Explorer team”

Crafts Hill Explorers operates in two units, the ‘Wildcats’ based at Hardwick covering the South and West and the ‘Predators’ at Over in the North.   Anyone interested in joining or requiring any further information about Explorers in Crafts Hill should contact: Marc Wiseman, Explorer Administrator.

Email: admin@craftshillexplorers.org.uk

John Easy, Crafts Hill District Explorer Scout Commissioner

John Easy is the District Explorer Scout Commissioner for Crafts Hill District. He has been around in the District for a good many years and was previously an Assistant Explorer Scout Leader. Being part of the leadership team of a successful unit as well as representing the District at conference level has given him a good head start for the role he currently undertakes.

Marc Wiseman supports John Easy with the District Explorers as the District Explorer Scout Administrator. Marc is also an Explorer Scout Leader in Crafts Hill.

DISTRICT TEAM

Crafts Hill Scout Groups

Crafts Hill Scout Groups are located as follows:

• 1st Bar Hill
• 1st Bourn
• 1st Cambourne
• 6th/17th Cambridge - Barton
• 1st Comberton
• 2nd Cottenham
• 1st Highfields/Hardwick
• 1st Histon
• 1st Oakington
• 1st Over (St Mary's)
• 1st Papworth
• 1st Swavesey
• 1st Willingham