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Beavers Badges

There are many badges and awards available to Beaver Scouts to recognise their achievements in Scouting or other pursuits.

Core Badges
When you are invested into the Beaver Colony, we give you
  • the Scout Membership badge to show that you are a member of the worldwide family of Scouts
  • a name tape to show you are a member of 8th Purley Scout Group
  • a District/County badge to show that your Group (8th Purley) is in the Croydon District and GLSW County
  • a St. Mary's badge to show 8th Purley's affiliation with St. Mary's Church
Challenge Badges
There are 6 Challenge Badges, recognising achievements within the Beaver Colony or the community. Most parts of these badges are done through normal Beaver Scouting, whether at a meeting, or a camp or another activity. Many Beavers don't even realise that what they're doing counts towards these badges - we simply tick off the parts they do as they do them.

If a Beaver gains all 6 Challenge Badges, they are entitled to receive and wear the Chief Scout's Bronze Award. They can continue wearing this through Cubs until they achieve the Chief Scout's Silver Award.

Staged Awards
There are 6 Staged Awards including Music, IT, Nights Away, Swimming, Emergency Aid and Hikes Away. These awards start when a member joins Scouting, whether in Beavers, Cubs or Scouts. If a member achieves a particular Stage in Beavers, they continue to wear that badge through Cubs and into Scouts until they reach the next Stage.

We focus mostly on the Nights Away, Hikes Away and Emergency Aid badges. Other Staged badges can be earnt in a Beaver's own time outside normal scouting.

Activity Badges
There are 12 Activity Badges available to Beavers. Most or all of these can be gained through normal scouting, whether at Beaver meetings or activities.

Badge Information
Information about Beaver Badges and the requirements for earning them can be found online at Scouts.org.uk

Position of Badges on Uniform
If you gain a badge, please sew it on your uniform as soon as possible. Cubs should be proud of their achievements and should wear their badges with pride! While we can give you the badges when you earn them, if you lose them, we will need to charge for replacements.

You should sew badges onto your uniform in the correct places. To see where to sew badges on, click here

Section Info
Name:Beavers
Meeting Times:Thursday
5.00pm to 6.15pm
Leader:Alex Lamont
Joining Info:click here
Location:See map
Sainsburys Active Kids 2011
We are now collecting Sainsbury's Active Kids vouchers. Please put them in the collecting box in the entrance lobby in the Scout Hut!
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