Welcome to Beavers

The 2nd section of The Scouts

 

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All our volunteer leaders are fully trained, have a current DBS, regularly refresh safeguarding and safety knowledge and hold a First Aid qualification. Find out more about our safeguarding procedures here.

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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, in their own communities and beyond

Every week, they gather in groups called Beaver Colony to take part in lots of interesting and challenging activities – achieving anything they set their minds to, and having lots of fun along the way.

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Adventures

  • Camping
  • Hikes
  • Sporting Activities
  • Climbing
  • Beaches
  • Games

Just to name a few

#Skills4Life

  • Cooking
  • Baking
  • Knots
  • New Sports
  • Drawing
  • Map Reading
  • Gardening

The Promise is a simple way to help young people and adults keep the Fundamentals of Scouting in mind. The Promise is the commitment made by all Members as they join Scouting, promising to share the values of Scouting. It is therefore vital that every Member considers the Promise, and discusses its meaning before making the Promise and being invested into Scouting.

There are a number of variations of the Promise to reflect the range of faiths, beliefs and attitudes; and nationalities in the UK within Scouting. Each version is written to be appropriate to the broad level of understanding of each of the age groups within the Movement. We believe that this approach is inclusive. Celebrating and understanding difference, including difference in faiths and beliefs, is an important aspect of the educational and developmental side of Scouting.

The Beaver Scout Promise for members who are Humanist, Atheist or of no faith background

I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to love our world.

The Beaver Scout Promise for members who are Buddhist or Hindu

I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to love my Dharma.

The Beaver Scout Promise for members who are Christian, Jewish or Sikh

I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to love God.

The Beaver Scout Promise for members who are Muslim

I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to love Allah.

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Scouts processes the personal data of you (as a parent) and your child (including sensitive data) on our membership databases; this includes your data if you become a volunteer. This data’s shared between your local group and Scouts UK HQ.

Information Scouts holds about you and your child may include the following:

  • name and contact details
  • details of any youth badges and awards
  • details of Scouts events and activities you’ve taken part in
  • details of next of kin or parents details (in the case of youth
    members)
  • age/date of birth
  • details of any health conditions
  • details about your role(s) in Scouts

Further optional personal data may also be processed to assist Scouts in monitoring its impact, such as:

  • race or ethnic background and native languages
  • religion
  • nationality

For further details and a full list of what personal data’s processed, why it’s processed and for how long, please visit the Scouts HQ Data Protection Policy and the data privacy policy of your local group.

We know everyone has a skill, hobby or interest we can use at Scouts and anytime you can offer to help out is awesome. You can volunteer as little or as much as you like, we’re super flexible.

Interested?

Speak to one of the leaders about the different tasks we need support with at each meeting. If you could help us out once or twice a term, it’ll make a big difference.

 

Not sure where that latest badge goes that your young person has just earned? Below is a handy guide for the placement of all the badges they could earn.

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Winter Uniform

Turquoise sweatshirt
Turquoise polo shirt
Navy Blue Activity Trousers or dark (school) trousers
All Terrain Activity Shoes (dark coloured) or school shoes
Group Neckerchief*
Woogle*

Summer Uniform

Turquoise polo shirt
Group T-shirt
Turquoise polo shirt
Dark coloured shorts (Navy/Black)
Group Neckerchief*
Woogle*

*(Provided by the Group)

Uniform can be purchased from our shop 4 Adventurers, which supports our Group.

 

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Meet the team

Jaqui

Beaver Scout Leader

Rob

Assistant Beaver Scout Leader

Holly

Assistant Beaver Scout Leader

Clare

Active Support

A bit about Beavers…

Beavers are our youngest members, and meet for an hour and a half per week. They enjoy all that Scouting has to offer; being introduced to outdoor activities, having the opportunity to be creative, explore their local community and experience the excitement of a Beaver Scout Sleepover with their friends.

The Beaver Colony is the first and youngest section of the Scout Group. Beaver Scouts are young people aged between 6 and 8 years old.  There is flexibility in the age range:  young people can join from age 5¾, and can move to Cubs between age 7½ and 8½ .

Structure

A Beaver Colony may be organised into smaller groups called Lodges. Lodges can be used in a number of ways to facilitate the organisation of the Beaver Scout Colony. They may provide a ‘home’ area for Beaver Scouts to gather at points before, during or after the Colony meeting.

Activities

During their time in the Colony, Beaver Scouts will get a chance to try a wide range of different activities as well as going on trips, days out, and on sleepovers. Participation rather than meeting set standards is the key approach, and there are a range of challenge awards and badges available that Beaver Scouts can gain during their time in the section to recognise their achievements.

The Beaver Scout Promise

I promise to do my best
To be kind and helpful
And to love God.

The Beaver Scout Law

There is no formal Beaver Scout Law. The concepts expressed in the Scout Law are to be presented to Beaver Scouts through games, storytelling and other informal activities.

The Beaver Scout Motto

Be prepared

Badges

 

Uniform

As with all sections in the Group, Beaver Scouts have a uniform. Their uniform is:

Turquoise sweatshirt (£14.00)
Turquoise polo shirt (£12.50)
Navy Blue Activity Trousers (£18.00) or dark (school) trousers
All Terrain Activity Shoes (dark coloured) or school shoes
Group Neckerchief*
Cub Woogle*

*(Provided by the Group)

Prices in brackets are correct as of November 2017 and are from our own Scout shop – Shop4Scouts which supports our Group.

Badges are provided by the Group.

They will also have a woggle to keep their neckerchief up. When the Beaver Scouts meet together, they are a Colony. This Colony is made up a number of smaller groups called Lodges.