Beaver Colony
Monday 18:00 - 19:15 St Andrews Church Hall
The Beaver Colony runs an exciting programme of both inside and outside activities each Monday evenings, It's open to any young person from 6 - 8 years
Beaver Scouts are young people usually aged between six and eight years old. They belong to the second and youngest section in the Scouting family. They can move to the next section Cub Scouts, between seven years and six months and eight years six months.
The scouting movement was started in 1907 on Brownsea Island by Lord Baden Powell. The Beaver programme started in the 1970s but was not officially recognised by the Scouting movement until 1986.
Easily recognised by their distinctive turquoise sweatshirts, Beaver Scouts enjoy making friends, playing games, going on visits and helping others. They usually meet together once a week in a Beaver Scout Colony.
Some 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.
Leader/Contact:
Lorraine Cashford (aka Bell)
When:
Monday 18:00 - 19.15 hrs during term time
Subscriptions:
£10.50 per month over 12 months. Starting from April until March each year.
Uniform
11th Wellingborough Beaver Scouts wear:
- Standard Beaver Scout sweatshirt. This is available online (from the Scout Shop or other retailers).
- 11th Wellingborough scarf.
- A woggle. This is available from the Beaver Scout Leader.
No uniform is needed until a Beaver Cub is invested. Uniform is charged at cost.
Beavers uniform and badge placement can be found here
Badges & Awards
Information on badges is available here.
Investitures
Once your child has been to at least four meetings they will be eligible to become a Beaver Scout. Either you can ask me (if your child hassles you!) or I will ask after about seven meetings.
To be invested your child must attend at least four meetings and answer some questions about this colony and scouting in general. The questions will be sent to you after about three weeks' attendance. All the answers can be found on this page.
To become invested they will be required to:
- Make the salute by holding the right hand at shoulder height in the position shown.
- Learn the Beaver promise.
Beaver Scout Promise
The Beaver Scout Promise for members who are 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
I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to act with love towards everyone.
The Beaver Scout Promise for members who are Christian
I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to love God.
The Beaver Scout Promise for members who are Hindu
I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to love the world.
The Beaver Scout Promise for members who are Humanist
I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to love our world.
The Beaver Scout Promise for members who are Jewish
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.
The Beaver Scout Promise for members who are Sikh
I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to love Waheguru.
Programme
Please log in to Online Scout Manager to see the Beaver programme.
Administration
To simplify the administration of the Beaver Colony, we use a service called Online Scout Manager (OSM).
Photography
Sometimes photographs and video images of Beavers taking part in activities are submitted to the local newspapers, the Group, District or County newsletters and website or are put out on display.
When you fill in the Young person form when joining the group or you can update permission through your child's OSM page to indicate whether you agree or disagree with this policy.
Please note that photographs taken by parents of Beavers should only be used for personal use and should not be placed in any public domain without the subjects parent's specific permission.
For full details of the Scouts policy on photography, please find here
We also ask parents & carers to fill in the follow form here and return it to your young person section leaders
Moving up to Cubs
Andrew Hunter, the Cub Scout Leader, normally comes to a couple of Beaver meetings prior to your child going up. On the monday that your child starts he will be there to meet them.
Your child will continue to wear their Beaver uniform when they first go up to Cubs. Once we have established that your child is happy at Cubs, they can wear the Cub T-shirt and sweatshirt. When your child is invested into Cubs, they will be given their new badges.
Safeguarding policy and procedures
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