In Beavers, activities are generally Leader-led rather than child-led, and the idea is to learn #skillsfor life in a fun, friendly, and inclusive way. Being a keen teaching environment for camping and pioneering skills, there will be some activities which will use fire; cutting tools; or have a greater risk of injury. All such activities are risk-assessed and suitable mitigation is put in place to avoid accidents. We teach children to respect the dangers inherent with such activities and to develop the ability to assess dangers for themselves. In the Beaver section all activities are age appropriate, and the first few months are all about settling in and making new friends whilst doing fun activities. For some children this can be the first time they have been left alone without a parent present, and so they find the experience a bit daunting. We will work with you to help your child settle in, and it won't be long before they are joining in and gaining confidence as they take part in games and activities. The Beavers section of the Scouts caters for children aged six to eight years old. It is the second Section of a Scouts Group, and while children do progress from Squirrels to Beavers, we do accept children who have not been in Scouting at all and who are of age. We currently have one Beaver Colony.

If your child completes all six challenge badges and at least four of the activity badges (including staged activity badges) - they can earn the Cheif Scout Bronze Award, which is the highest award a Beaver can get.