Beaver Scouts

Aged: 6 to 8

Beaver Scouts are young people usually aged between six and eight years old. They belong to the first and youngest Section in the Scouting family. Young people can join Beaver Scouts in the three months leading up to their sixth birthday. They can move to the next Section, Cub Scouts, between eight and eight years six months.

Easily recognised by their distinctive turquoise sweatshirts, Beaver Scouts enjoy making friends, playing games, going on visits and helping others. They meet together once a week in a Beaver Scout Colony.

Beaver Scout Colonies also organise Sleepovers. These are often the first time a young person spends a night away from home. They take place in suitable buildings, often Scout centres.

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Cub Scouts

Aged: 8 to 10.5

There are loads of fun things that you can do as a Cub Scout. You will get a chance to try lots of different activities like swimming, music, exploring, computing and collecting. If you do them properly you will get a badge which you can wear on your uniform.

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Scouts

Aged: 10.5 to 14

The Scout Section is for young people, usually aged between 10½ and 14 years. A young person can come in to the Troop at 10 and may stay until they are 15 years old. The Scout Troop is the third and final Section in the Scout Group.

Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities as part of their programme. "Participation" rather than meeting set standards is the key approach and for the Scout who wants to be recognised for his or her achievements there are a number of Challenges Awards and Activity Badges. Scouts take part in a balanced programme that helps them to find out about the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities and the importance of keeping fit and helps develop their creative talents. It also provides opportunities to explore their own values and personal attitudes.

Being outdoors is important and half the Programme is given over to taking part in both the traditional Scouting skills, such as camping, survival and cooking as well as the wide range of adventurous activities, anything from abseiling to yachting.

The international aspect gives Scouting a special appeal and many Scouts now travel abroad during their time in the Section.

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Adult Help

Adults are always required to help support the Group. All Leaders and helpers are volunteers, which do not get paid for the time they put in and most of them also have full time jobs.
There are plenty of different ways adults can help support the group, some examples are:

• Lead a section
• Assist running a section
• Join the executive committee to support the Group
• Help do some fund raising for the Group or our trips abroad
• Parent helper
• Run an evening to teach the Young People a skill or interest

There is no minimum (or maximum!) amount of time required to commit and we can always work around work or other commitments. Where required, training can be offered and there is a wide range of help and support available, both on a local level or a national level.

More general information can be found on The Scout Association Web Site:

• Parents Section
• Facts about adults in Scouting

If you would like to help or find out more about supporting 90th Bristol please fill in the Enquiry Form and someone will be in contact with you.

Adults that help with Scouts on an occasional basis will need to complete a Occasional Helper (OH) form, which includes an Enhanced CRB check. You can download the form from the Cabot Scouts web site.

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