Beavers (6–8 years)

Try new things. Make new friends. Joining Beavers is just the beginning of your big adventure.

Being a Beaver

When you join Beavers, you’ll be introduced to lots of new activities, people and things. This page has everything you need to know.

See groups with Beaver Colonies

Beaver Promise

As a values-based movement, we all make ‘The Promise’ on an oath that helps us to be our best.

Learn the Beaver Promise

Uniform and badge placement

You don’t need a uniform to join. But once you’ve settled in, you’ll start speedily earning badges, and you’ll need to know where to put them!

How to dress

Badges and awards

Completing awards challenge you to do more, learn more, and be more. See what’s on offer and start your journey to the top.

Discover activity & staged badges Discover awards

Moving up to Cubs

Eventually, it’ll be time to say farewell to Beavers and embrace your next big adventure.

Find out about Cubs

Beaver leaders

All of our leaders are trained volunteers – working to make sure Scouting is safe, inclusive, and accessible. Some lead the Colony week in and week out. Others visit occasionally to help run a session or drop in to share their skills. No matter how much time you have to spare, find out about volunteering on your own terms.

Find out about volunteering
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1st Chilwell and Attenborough


1st Stapleford and Trowell


1st Toton (St. Peters)

2nd Attenborough (St. Mary’s)

2nd Beeston

2nd Bramcote


2nd Chilwell

2nd Toton

3rd Chilwell (Inham Nook)

5th Stapleford

6th Beeston