Beaver Colony

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. 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.

Beaver Scouts are the first and youngest section in the Scouting family and are usually aged between six and eight years old . Once they are eight they can move to the next section, Cub Scouts.

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.

Uniform 

Milton Beaver Scouts wear:

• Standard Beaver Scout sweatshirt. This is available online (from the Scout Shop or other retailers).
• 50th Cambridge (Milton & Landbeach) blue tee shirt.  This is available from the Beaver Scout Leader.
• 50th Cambridge (Milton & Landbeach) scarf.  This is available from the Beaver Scout Leader.
• A woggle.  This is available from the Beaver Scout Leader.

Tee shirts are not essential but a sweatshirt is required.

No uniform is needed until a Cub is invested.  Uniform is charged at cost.

Badges

Information on badges is available here.

This picture shows where the badges go on the uniform.

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

Programme

Please log in to Online Scout Manager to see the Beaver programme.

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. You can use our Photograph Permission Form (Adobe/PDF, 101KB) 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 see this factsheet. 

Moving up to Cubs

Bob Pain, the Cub Scout Leader, normally comes to a couple of Beaver meetings prior to your child going up. On the Friday 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.

Gallery 

Milton PCSOs visiting the beavers 

Administration

To simplify the administration of the Beaver Colony, we use a service called Online Scout Manager (OSM).  For more information about OSM, please see these notes.