Priority for Joining will always be given to members of the Beaver Colony.

For any other Enquiries, any current Scouting members moving from another Area outside of Melton Mowbray followed by any new enquiries.

Arriving + Collecting

Arriving: When you arrive All Cubs need to be escorted by an Adult to the Ironstone Lodge Building Entrance Door. There has to be a minimum of 3 Adults present who are wearing the minimum of a Group Necker and are set up and ready to start before any Cubs enter the building. 

If the Entrance Door to the Ironstone Lodge Building is closed we are not ready to start. Only Exceptions being for those entering the Building earlier if you are helping during the Evening Session or by arrangement. We will open the Entrance Door when we are ready hopefully from 6.50pm.

Collecting: When meeting at Holwell Scout Campsite please collect from outside the Ironstone Lodge at 8.30pm

When meeting at another Location we will inform you of the Arrangements for Arriving + Collecting. Please also view the “Information for Parents” page regarding Car Parking at the Campsite.

The Recomended Maximum Number for our Cub Pack is 32.

Our Cub Pack Normally has anywhere between 25 to 32 Members.

A Cub Pack is usually organised into small groups called Sixes, (Blue, Red, White + Yellow) each headed up by an older Cub called a Sixer, and a Seconder. Sixes can be used in a number of ways to facilitate the organisation of the Cub Pack During their time in the Pack.

Cubs, Adult to Child Ratio’s Minimum Requirement 

Whilst meeting at Holwell Pastures Scout Campsite is a minimum of 2 Adults. (The Cub Section prefers no less than 3 Adults)

When meeting away from Holwell Pastures Scout Campsite the Cubs ratio is 1 Adult in Charge then 1 Adult to 8 Cubs 

Activities can range from Nights Away, Day + Evening Visits, Fire Lighting, Challenges, in the Community plus much more

Participation and Personal Development, rather than meeting set standards, is the key approach and there are a range of badges and challenge awards that the Cubs can gain to recognise their achievements. 

Activity, Staged and Challenge Badges can be achieved as a whole Section working towards them on a Thursday, or as an individual in their own time. Further information about badges and awards for the Cub section is shown below and all Badge requirements can be found here

To Contact about any Individual Badges your Child is doing or if you would like further information please Email Stuart

We will communicate with you in different ways by…

• Cub Pack What’s App Group
• Closed Cub Pack Facebook Group
• Normal Texting
• Email

Emails are sent by [email protected]

Absence 

Please let us know before 6pm on the Thursday Cub Evening and the reason your child cannot attend by the different ways of Communication (Above) Otherwise please let us know after the Cub Session at the earliest convenience.

Forfeiting Membership and Attendance

The following below is confirmation of forfeit of Membership if:-

•  your child has sadly forfeited their membership if we have been informed that they will not be attending the Cub Pack anymore
• they have not attended on 3 Consecutive Thursday Evenings without us being informed of the reason for absence.

Due to having enquiries for joining the Cub Section and with the possibility of not having space at the time is the reason we need to have a policy in place.

When a Cub is 10 Years Old they move on to the Scout Section. At times to meet a Cubs needs for when they move on to Scout Section there is a Six Month Flexibility either side of the Core Leaving age of 10 1/2 Years Old. The Scouts Section meet on a Wednesday 7.15pm to 8.45pm

The Flexibility is normally due to Friends, Sharing of Lifts and Transferring with a Group of Beavers as opposed to individual.