Essential information

Ages:	6 – 8 years old
Day and Time:	Monday, 6pm - 7pm
Location:	The Dump, The Ginnel, Skipton, North Yorkshire, BD23 2JA

The Beaver Promise

I promise to do my best
To be kind and helpful
And to love God. Our group is open to adults and children of all faiths and of none, and we respect the different beliefs of everyone. Alternative wordings of the promise that both young people and adults may wish to use to best reflect their beliefs are available. Please let us know if you would like us to provide these.

The Uniform

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 would like to.

Why uniform is important

Wearing a uniform is comfortable 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 to get your uniform

Necker’s are provided free of charge by the group.

Uniform can be purchased from the Scout Shop here: https://shop.scouts.org.uk/scouts-sections/beavers-scouts/beaver-scouts-uniform.

We also have a small stock of second-hand uniform. Please ask a leader if you would like further information.

The Meetings

Meetings are held weekly at the time detailed above. Beavers are expected to be present on time and in uniform unless otherwise informed.

At the beginning of a meeting the Beaver leader will take the register before the Beavers repeat the Beaver promise and unfurl the Union flag. This marks the beginning of the meeting. At this point, the activities planned by the Beaver leader are undertaken.

At the end of the meeting, Beavers will stand to attention and lower the flag before the meeting is concluded.

Badges

After being invested, your Beaver will receive the Membership, Group Name Tape, District, and County badges to be sewn onto their uniform.

The position of the badges is detailed below, and more information about where they should be placed can be found here.

And as your Beaver attends meetings and joins in the Beaver activities they will be awarded other Activity badges. And there are even badges which can be achieved at home. The full list of available badges can be found here. Please speak to a leader before completing any badges at home to avoid any duplication with badge work being done in group.