We are the youngest section of the 1st Pinhoe Scout Group. The Group in turn is part of the Exeter Scout District which covers Exeter and Topsham. Beaver Scouting in Pinhoe provides the first opportunity for young boys or girls (6 & 7 years old) to join the world of Scouting. When they reach the age of 8 the Beavers will be invited to move up to our Cub Scout section.
We meet together as a Colony (no, not a rabble!) once a week during term time in the early evening. We usually meet at the Scout Hut in Langaton Lane although when better weather and lighter evenings allow we will meet at various outdoor venues.
There are three adult Scout Leaders running the Colony on a regular basis: Brian Stone, Christine Calcraft and Chris Bisby. Several of the childrens' parents also help out from time to time on a rota.
Our aim is to provide a balanced programme of activities with the intention that there is something for everyone and with the emphasis being very much on fun. There will be lots of games to play (some old favourites and some new). There will be craft evenings when the Beavers can put their creative skills and imagination to the test, and there will be outdoor activities, particularly in the summer months. By regularly attending our weekly meetings, Beavers earn badges relating to particular activities or topics which we have been following.
After a few weeks with us and once your child has settled in, he will be invested. This is when he or she officially becomes a member of the Colony and more widely of the Scout Association. At a short ceremony, at the end of a meeting, he will make his Promise and will receive his scarf and first badges.
| Our Promise, which we say at each meeting, is: |
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I promise to do my best
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It is important for you and in particular your child to realise that a Beaver Scout is expected to do his best (it is part of his Promise). That said, we are all individuals with different interests and levels of ability and therefore a child will be judged not so much on how well he has done but on how hard he has tried.
And remember . . . . . Scouting is fun!
