Beaver Scouts
Beaver Scouts are young boys and girls usually aged between six and eight years old. They belong to the first and youngest Section in the Scouting family. Young people can join Beaver Scouts in the three months leading up to their sixth birthday. They can move to the next Section, Cub Scouts, between seven years and six months and eight years six months.
Easily recognised by their distinctive turquoise sweatshirts, Beaver Scouts enjoy making friends, playing games, going on visits and helping others. They usually meet together once a week in a Beaver Scout Colony.
Some Beaver Scout Colonies also organise Sleepovers. These are often the first time a young person spends a night away from home. They take place in suitable buildings, often Scout centres.
The Beaver Scout Promise is:
I promise to do my best
To be kind and helpful
And to love God.
The Beaver Scout Motto is:
Be Prepared
District Beaver Scout Curling Competition
Congratulations to Grey Beaver Colony who won the Rossendale District Curling Competition. Three teams took part including the 38th Purple Colony and the 42nd Rossendale.Following three rounds of games, Grey Colony finished with a total of 55 points, followed by the...
Grey Colony Safety Activity Badge
Grey Beaver Colony recently completed their Safety Activity Badge when the Police came to their meeting to discuss Stranger Danger. The Beavers had lots of questions to ask the Police Officers and could not wait to get their hands on some of their equipment. Safety in...
District Beaver Christmas Party
One hundred plus Beaver Scouts converged on Runamok, Haslingden for the Rossendale District Beaver Scout Christmas Party. With enough energy in the building to raise the roof, the Beavers were treated to a party tea before being let loose on the facilities. Climbing,...
Beavers Air Activities Badge
With a propeller span of over 1-metre and a cost of £2500 nobody moved an inch or spoke a whisper as the T-Rex 600E Pro model helicopter lifted into the air. With the noise, you could be forgiven for thinking it was the real thing taking off. This was just one of a...
Beavers Experiment Badge
A number of our Beavers gained their Experiment Activity Badge at an event run by Rossendale District. The Beavers had a minimum of five out of seven activities to undertake which included chromatography, building an electrical circuit, making a string telephone,...
Beavers Fire Station Visit
Should Rossendale ever have a major fire, then have no fear. 28 Beavers from Purple Colony are all trained to cope with anything following on from their visit to Rawtenstall Fire Station. A discussion was held on the equipment carried to an emergency which raised...
Beavers Incredible Edible
Grey Beaver Colony visited Whitaker Park in Rawtenstall to see the work undertaken by "Incredible Edible". Incredible Edible Rossendale has a 2020 vision for self sufficiency in the towns of the Rossendale Valley. They aim to encourage residents to grow their own...
District Beaver Scout Hike to the Halo
Approximately 50 Beaver Scouts from the Rossendale District took part in a Hike to the Haslingden Halo. On a glorious summer's day, the Beavers took in the views across the Rossendale Valley as they climbed higher to reach the summit of Top O'Slate above Haslingden...
Beavers Gulliver’s World Fun Day
Twenty six Beavers from the 38th Rossendale had a fantastic day at Gulliver's World near Warrington. Organised by East Lancashire Scout County, Beaver Colonies were represented from most Districts. The fantastic weather on the day could only be outnumbered by the...
Beavers Towneley Park Adventure
Towneley Park Burnley was the venue for Grey & Purple Colony Beavers to complete the final part of their Adventure Activity Badge. On meeting with the Park Ranger the Beavers were taken on a nature trail. A discussion was held regarding the foliage on the trees,...