Cubs – L&HScouts

Who Are Cubs?

Cubs are young people aged 8 to 10½ who:

Master new skills and try new things
Have fun and go on adventures
Make friends
Are curious about the world around them
Help others and make a difference, in their own communities and beyond

Every week, they gather in groups called Cub Packs to take part in lots of interesting and challenging activities – achieving anything they set their minds to, and having lots of fun along the way.

What Do Cubs Get Up To?

Going On Adventures

Race down a river. Tell stories by torchlight. Fall asleep beneath the stars.

Alongside your Pack, you’ll spend plenty of time in the great outdoors. Together, you might;

build a den in your local park
create an edible raft out of sweets
go on a moonlit hike through your hometown.

Even though you might not be ready to climb Mount Everest just yet, you’re guaranteed to have plenty of adventures on your own doorstop, because being a Cub is all about making the most of what you have, wherever and whoever you are.

Learning New Skills

Cubs learn by doing, and so will you. Some of the skills you develop will be practical, like knowing how to cook a delicious meal or give someone first aid. Others will allow you to become a master at your chosen hobby, or help you to succeed in whichever job you decide to do when you grow up. But the most important skills you’ll learn at Cubs are the ones that will make you feel confident and happy in your own skin. We call these character skills, and they include things like;

integrity – being honest and doing what you think is right
initiative – knowing how to take the lead on something without being asked.

Whatever skills you’d like to learn, it’s all about having the courage to try new things and learn from them.

Helping Others

Cubs work as a team to help other people
Together, you’ll learn about global issues and what we can all do to help solve them.
You’ll also make an impact in your own community, through activities such as campaigning to save your local library, collecting donations for a foodbank, or planting tress in a neighbouring park.

Cub Promise

Promises & Ceremonies

As well as enjoying plenty of adventures, being a Cub is about going on a journey to understand who you are and what you stand for. When you join the Pack, you’ll explore these ideas by making a promise. A promise is a set of words that mean something to you, which you try to follow everyday.

Making the promise is a big celebration within the Pack. Every time a new Cub decides to join permanently, they chat through their promise with their Cub leader before saying it out loud in front of their fellow Cubs. Family and friends might come along to see this, too. The process is known as being ‘invested’ into Cubs, and it usually takes place a few weeks into your Cub experience, once you’ve had time to settle in.

Everyone is unique but there are some things all Cubs agree on – such as the importance of treating everyone in the Pack with kindness, and doing their best to care for the community and wider world in which they live. Cubs make a promise to do their best to make a positive contribution to society. Depending on their own beliefs, they might also promise to live by their faith.

Cubs choose the promise that best suits them.

Cub Uniform

What Do Cubs Wear ?

Cub uniform consists of a green sweatshirt with your badges sewn on and a coloured scarf or ‘necker’ to represent your local group. There are lots of other optional accessories you can wear such as hats, hoodies, navy blue trousers or shorts.

Why Is It Important ?

Wearing a uniform is comfy and practical. It means no one feels uncomfortable or left out and helps everyone feel part of the Pack. It also gives you a place to show off all the badges you earn.

Where To Buy The Uniform

Uniform can either be bought from the scout online shop – Scout Store – or from a local supplier. If you’re not sure where to start, adult volunteers can give you more information about what to buy and where to buy it.

About us

We are 1st Locking and Hutton Scout club.

We are all about getting into the outdoors adventure and making new friends, skills and members.

Address

ejburnell@gmail.com gareth.coombes@axescouts.org.uk
Tele: 07780 830 966

1-6 Lychgate Park, Locking, Weston-Super-Mare, BS24 8DA
United Kingdom