Our Sections

Beavers

Beaver Scouts is the first and youngest section in the Scout Movement for 6 to 8-year olds.  As a Beaver, your child will join their Colony in exploring the outdoors, delving into creative crafts, discovering their community, playing games and making friends. Scouting opens the eyes of young people to a world of extraordinary possibilities.

Cubs

As a Cub Scout, your child will join their Cub Pack on exciting adventures, discovering hidden talents and exploring the world around them. Cubs is the second section of the Scouting Movement for 8 to 10 ½ year olds. In this section, excitement and adventure are key. The Cub Scout Programme offers Cub Scouts a huge variety of activities, indoors and outdoors, allowing them to be creative and get involved in their local communities.

Scouts

Scouting exists to actively engage and support young people in their personal development, empowering them to make a positive contribution to society. The Scout section is the third section in the Scout Group, for young people aged between 10½ and 14 years old. In their Troops, Scouts make friends with like-minded young people from all walks of life. Together, they will earn badges and awards by taking part in both indoor and outdoor activities.

Explores

Explorer Scouts experience life-changing opportunities and develop important skills by working towards badges and top awards. Explorer Scouts is the fourth section in the Scout Movement for 14 to 18-year-olds. In this section, young people enjoy the independence of planning their own incredible adventures with their Explorer Unit. When Explorers turn 18, they move onto the Scout Network, the fifth and final Scouting section. They could also choose to take on a role as an adult volunteer.

What we do

Earn badges, achieve awards and enjoy the adventure of a lifetime! Scouts are encouraged to learn by doing, so our Programmes are filled with adventurous activities to develop their confidence, independence and skill set. You can expect members to get involved on their journey through Scouting in activities such as:

• Sleepovers & Camping
• Cooking & Backwoods cooking
• Community impact projects
• Creative activities
• Walks & hiking
• Sports
• Water activities.

Joining Scouting

Joining the Waiting list

At 1st Burnmoor we run a waiting list on a first come basis, you can join the waiting list with the link at the bottom of our website. Once your child is old enough and we have room we will email you with a start date and further details about the section.

Investing

After a few weeks, your child will be ‘invested’. This is when they promise to do their best and help others. Find the various versions of the Promise and Law Here:  Beavers  -  Cubs  -  Scouts, Explores & adults.

Uniform

All sections in Scouting have a uniform, uniforms are available from the Scout Store online or at Moor House in Durham, its not necessary to purchase uniform prior to joining to give you child chance to see if scouting is for them but will need it after a few weeks to be invested. For Beavers and Cubs sweatshirts are required, for Scouts and Explores shirts are required. When invested we will provide the Necker, woggle and badges, replacement Necker’s will need to be purchased from the group.

Peace of mind

To ensure your child is safe, leaders adhere to our anti-bullying, equal opportunities, safety and child protection policies. Scouts take part in activities and learn new skills under the supervision of adult volunteers. They work effectively and safely with young people to deliver the Scout Programme and have access to training to support them in their role.

Parents Portal / OSM

We use a fantastic service called Online Scout Manager (OSM) to handle all our admin, before your child joins you’ll be sent an email with a link to access Parent Portal, Parent Portal is your way to keep personal and medical details up to date, see how may badges your child is working on and see the upcoming programme. On Parent Portal you will also see contact details for the leaders in case of emergency, get event information and invites to things like camps and so much more.

Scouting is for adults too!

We believe in flexible volunteering and offer several adult volunteering roles that suit a range of skills.

INTERESTED? Speak to a section Leader or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. How much time you give is completely up to you. Whether you help once a fortnight, month, term or just at special events or camps, there is bound to be a role for you. BUILD ON YOUR SKILLS Scouting offers the chance for you to build on personal skills like teamwork, confidence and leadership.

further infomation

InTouch - How contact is maintained between parents/cares and our leaders

Code of Conduct - All our young people are to follow the Code of Conduct during meetings and activities.