Beavers

Who are Beavers?

Beavers are young people, aged 6 to 8, who:

• Master new skills and try new things
• Have fun and go on adventures
• Make friends
• Are curious about the world around them
• Help others and make a difference, on their own doorsteps and beyond

Every week, they gather in groups called Beaver Colonies to hop, skip and jump their way through lots of different games and activities – achieving anything they set their minds to, and having lots of fun along the way.

When do they meet?

Our Beavers meet on a Wednesday evening between 18:30 – 19:45

Meetings are split between the Scout Hut and various location in the local area.

What can they work towards?

Beavers can work towards various Awards and Badges during their time with the Pack.

There are many Activity and Staged Badges – Explore activity badges here

Then there are the Challenge Awards – Discover the Challenge Awards here

And the Highest Award a Beaver can achieve, the Chief Scout’s Bronze Award – see here

Beaver Uniform and Badge Placement

What Beavers wear

Beaver uniform consists of a blue sweatshirt with your badges sewn on and a coloured scarf or ‘necker’ to represent your local group. There are lots of other optional accessories you can wear such as hats, hoodies, navy blue trousers or shorts, if you’d like to.
 
Why uniform is important?

Wearing a uniform is comfy and practical. It means you can run around and get messy without ruining your other clothes. It makes you feel part of a team. It means no one feels uncomfortable or left out. And it gives you a place to show off all the brilliant badges you earn.

Where you can buy the uniform?

Uniform can either be bought from our online shop – Scout Store – or from a local supplier. If you’re stuck, ask adult volunteers to tell you more about what to buy and where to buy it. If cost is an issue, they will be more than happy to help.

The Scout Group will provide a necker, Group Badge, Group Name Tape, Joint County / District badge and Membership when they get first invested into the Group. Spares are available if they get lost or grow out of them, just talk to one of the Section leadership Team.