Beavers

Upholland Beaver Scouts for 6- to 8-year-old boys and girls

Our Beaver Scout Colony meets on Fridays from 6 to 7 pm. They enjoy all sorts of activities like games, crafts, visits, and lots of outdoor activities. We can enjoy sleepovers and camps nearby and at Scout activity centres in Lancashire and Cheshire.

From time to time we meet with other Beaver Colonies at District events and visits.

Because our group is sponsored by the three churches in Upholland our members will be invited to support them occasionally at their services and events.

What do Beaver Scouts do?

Each week we meet in our Beaver Colony and run, skip and jump our way through lots of games and activities with our friends. We’ll learn how to do and how to make things and join in exciting challenges.

Being a Beaver Scout is about growing up and learning whilst having fun and exploring new things and environments.

Outdoors

When we can we spend time outside next door to our Colony home or sometimes nearby. We might build dens, put up a tent for a game, enjoy outdoor games. And sometimes we might join our new Squirrel Drey or our Cub Scout Pack for some joint activities.

New activities

Being a Beaver Scout isn’t the same as being at school. We don’t learn from books we learn how to do things by exploring, playing and doing new things as well as some old things your older brothers and sisters might have done when they were Beavers, Cubs or Scouts.

We try and learn how to be strong and how important it is to be honest and do what you think is right. You’ll get the courage to try new things, even if you aren’t very good at it at first!

You might get the chance to take the lead on something and show other Beaver Scouts what you’ve learned. Often, you’ll play and learn as part of a little team of friends. We call these Lodges, from the beaver lodges in the wild.

Who leads a Beaver Colony?

Every colony has young people aged 6 to 8 years, there will always be 2 adults when we are indoors and extra adults when we go outdoors away from our usual homes.

Leaders will wear a uniform, will have been trained for their role and have been cleared to work as a volunteer with children. Sometimes other adults will come along to help. They may be Beaver Scout mums or dads or maybe someone with special skills or interests they want to pass on.

Meeting nights

All sections in Scouts (Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs and Scouts) have some sort of opening and closing activity at the start and end of their sessions. We’ll all wear a simple uniform which sets us out as members of a worldwide movement Beaver Uniform is a blue sweatshirt which is comfortable and easy to wash! and we’ll wear a scarf or neckerchief which is unique to us so everyone will know we’re from Upholland Scouts, one of the longest established (and best!) Scout Groups in Lancashire.

Soon after you start in any section in Scouts, you’ll be asked to make a simple promise. This might be “I promise to do my best to be kind and helpful and to love our world”. You’ll get your scarf and first badges when you make this promise.

If parents have a faith background there are slightly different promises you might want to use.

Scouts is not a religious organisation and young people of any, or no, faith can join and fully participate. But one of our aims is to promote the development of young people and this might include their own faith life.

We have well understood behaviour standards-you’ll find these elsewhere on this website but they will be based on – manners, politeness and listening which we believe are important.

How to join

Lots of people want to join Upholland Scouts. We’re a popular group and now the only uniformed organisation in Upholland. You might have to wait for a space before you can start. If you can’t make Fridays then you can find other groups in neighbouring villages on https://www.scouts.org.uk/

If your child has additional needs then please be upfront about these from the start. We need to know about them to keep your child safe and to try and ensure they have the best possible experience.

On your first night at Beavers you’ll be joining in lots of activities-wear something you feel comfortable in like sportswear and trainers. Don’t forget we might be outside!

Parents and carers

Upholland Scouts is a semi-autonomous voluntary organisation registered with and complying with the rules and standards of The Scout Association. Parents and carers have a role and position in the group. Every parent and carer is a de-facto member of the groups’ governing body-the Scout Group Council. Day to day activities are run by our Trustees and our Officers. All are volunteers with many other responsibilities who give their time and skills freely to Scouting.

And when you’re 8. Our brilliant Cub Pack will be waiting to welcome you there also on Fridays and your journey continues!