Editing Crowborough (section)

=== Sports teams and associations ===
The town's football clubs comprise [[Crowborough Athletic F.C.]], who are based at the Crowborough Community Stadium and currently play in The Southern Counties East Premier<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/crowboroughathletic/a/history-8255.html|title=Crowborough Rugby Football Club website|access-date=8 October 2011|archive-date=15 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120415001857/http://www.pitchero.com/clubs/crowboroughathletic/a/history-8255.html|url-status=live}}</ref> and Jarvis Brook F.C., founded in 1888, run four senior sides, the highest of which plays in the Southern Combination Division 2.

Crowborough Rugby Football Club, located in the Steel Cross area, was established in 1936. The 1st XV currently competes in London & SE Counties 1 Kent. A thriving, sociable community club with hundreds of members, CRFC runs minis from U6s to U11s; juniors from U12s to U18s; girls from U12s to U18s; plus womens, 2nd XV/3rd XV/Vets sides. There is also walking rugby on Thursday evenings plus touch rugby in summer.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crowborough Rugby Football Club |url=https://www.crowboroughrugby.com/}}</ref>

Crowborough Runners is an England Athletics-affiliated club based at Goldsmiths Recreation Ground, where there is a three-lane, all-weather floodlit track. The club hosts coach-led track sessions at 6.30pm on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. A year-round club run takes place at 7pm Wednesday evening from Goldsmiths' Leisure Centre car park. For juniors aged 8+, there is a Saturday morning track session at 9.45am.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crowborough Runners – East Sussex running club |url=https://crowboroughrunners.org.uk/ |access-date=2025-01-05 |language=en-GB}}</ref>

Crowborough Cricket Club has two teams playing in the Sussex Cricket League. Their home ground is Wolfe Recreation Ground on Blackness Road.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Crowborough Cricket Club |url=https://www.facebook.com/crowcc/}}</ref>

Crowborough Tennis and Squash Club has seven floodlit tennis courts, four [[squash (sport)|squash]] courts, two [[padel]] courts, two outdoor Pickleballs Courts as well as a dedicated Mini-Tennis court. The club also offers [[racketball]] and table-tennis. The club competes in the Sussex County leagues in both tennis and squash as well as within the Weald and Horam leagues for tennis. The club is open to the public for Pay and Play tennis, padel, pickleball, squash, table tennis and racketball. There are also a host of social events from quizzes to live music.{{citation needed|date=November 2023}}<ref>{{cite web |url=https://ctsc.club/|title=Crowborough Tennis and Squash Club|access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>

Crowborough Beacon Golf Club was founded in 1895. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who was elected Captain of the club in 1910, penned Sherlock Holmes tales while looking out of his study window at the club.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our History |url=https://www.cbgc.co.uk/history |access-date=2025-01-08 |website=www.cbgc.co.uk}}</ref>  

Crowborough Hockey Club is a [[field hockey]] club that competes in the [[Southern Counties Hockey Association|South East Hockey League]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.crowboroughhockeyclub.com/|title=Crowborough Hockey Club |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.englandhockey.co.uk/clubs/crowborough-hc|title=England Hockey - Crowborough Hockey Club |access-date=15 October 2024}}</ref>

Crowborough Netball is a coaching club formed, with help from Crowborough Town Council, in 2013. The club coaches children and adults from those new to the game to league players at Crowborough Leisure Centre, Beacon Academy's Green Lane Gym, and Goldsmiths outdoor court. The club arranges friendly, fun matches and competitions for all ages.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.crowboroughnetball.com|title=Crowborough Netball website|access-date=8 October 2016|archive-date=4 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304082506/http://www.crowboroughnetball.com/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Crowborough is host to a detachment of the [[Army Cadet Force]], a national organisation sponsored by the [[Ministry of Defence (United Kingdom)|MoD]] for youths aged between 12 and 18.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sussex Army Cadets |url=https://armycadets.com/county/sussex-acf/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Army Cadets UK |language=en-GB}}</ref>
1st Crowborough Scout Group comprises 1 [[Squirrels (Scouting)|Squirrels]], 3 [[Beavers (Scouting)|Beavers]], 3 [[Cub Scouts|Cubs]] and 3 [[Scouts]] sections.<ref>{{cite web |title=1st Crowborough Scouts |url=https://www.1stcrowborough.org.uk/ |website=www.1stcrowborough.org.uk |access-date=5 September 2019 |archive-date=5 September 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190905111648/https://www.1stcrowborough.org.uk/ |url-status=live }}</ref>