Beaver Scouts are 6 and 7 year old boys and girls who like having fun and making friends. Beaver Scouts usually meet once a week in a 'Colony' which is run by a trained adult Beaver Scout Leader and Assistant Beaver Scout Leader or helpers

Beaver Scouting is also about caring and sharing. They often help their local community in various ways. After a few weeks of going to Colony meetings, a new Beaver Scout will make their First Promise, thereby joining the Beaver Scout Section. They can move to the next Section, Cub Scouts, between eight and eight years six months.

There are currently 14 colonies for your children to choose from in the district. Where they are and on which nights they meet can be found in the directory here.

Cub Scouts are boys and girls aged between 8 and 10 years, who like challenge and adventure. The following vacancies are available :

There are loads of fun things that you can do as a Cub Scout.

You will get a chance to try lots of different activities like swimming, music, exploring, computing and collecting. If you do them properly you will get a badge which you can wear on your uniform.

Cub Scouts also get to go on trips and days out, to places like the zoo, theme parks or a farm. Sometimes you will be able to go camping with the rest of your Pack. This will mean you sleeping in a tent and doing loads of outdoor activities.

The Scout Section is for young people, usually aged between 10½ and 14 years. A young person can come in to the Troop at 10 and may stay until they are 15 years old. The Scout Troop is the third Section in the Scout Group.

Scouts are encouraged to take part in a wide range of activities as part of their programme. "Participation" rather than meeting set standards is the key approach and for the Scout who wants to be recognised for his or her achievements there are a number of Challenges Awards and Activity Badges. Scouts take part in a balanced programme that helps them to find out about the world in which they live, encourages them to know their own abilities and the importance of keeping fit and helps develop their creative talents. It also provides opportunities to explore their own values and personal attitudes.

Being outdoors is important and half the Programme is given over to taking part in both the traditional Scouting skills, such as camping, survival and cooking as well as the wide range of adventurous activities, anything from abseiling to yachting.

Explorer Scouts are young people, usually aged between 14 and 18 years old. They make up the fourth Section of the Scouting family. There are many types of Explorer Scout Units, some may be linked to your local Scout Group, others may be based around different activities.

Not all Units meet each week, because you will often be out and about at weekends or in the holidays doing activities. There will be times when you will be busy doing other things such as exams, and being an Explorer Scout will have to fit around these.

As an Explorer Scout, you will get the chance to work with other Explorer Scouts in your District, not just your Unit. By doing this, you will get the chance to do many more actvities, not just the ones your Unit organises.

All members of The Scout Association between 18 and 25 years are members of the Scout Network. As a member of the Scout Network you could be:
>a member of a local Network
>a Leader with another Section
>a Helper of Skills Instructor
>a member of the Scout Fellowship
>a member in another capacity

Local Networks, can be based at County, District or Group; some may be focused around a specific activity or location, e.g. Gang Show, Activity Centre, climbing or canoeing.

Scout Network programmes will reflect the huge variation in Members' interests. Some local Networks will have activities that concentrate on one area of the programme, whilst others will have a wider range. One of the key elements is the opportunity to get away, either under canvas or in other accommodation.