Tynemouth District Scouts - Sections

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In October 1982, The Scout Association introduced 'Beavers' for its six to eight year old boys in response to a growing demand within the Movement.

In April 1986, they became a recognised training Section and took the title of Beaver Scouts. From 1991, girls could also become Beaver Scouts. In the United Kingdom, Beaver Scouts wear a simple uniform consisting of a turquoise sweatshirt and Group Scarf (shown below). Beaver Scouts take part in a balanced programme and work towards Challenges and Activity Badges.

Section - Beaver Uniform

There are opportunities to learn about themselves: exploring their feelings and developing good habits of health and personal safety.

They get to know people: finding out about those in their family, the family of Scouting, the local community and the wider world.

Beaver Scouts explore: discovering the science, nature and technology, exploring the natural and man-made world. Beaver Scouts care, growing in their love of their God and responding to the needs of others, the local community and the wider world. Their bright, colourful identity reflects their aim of ‘fun and friends’ and a positive experience at this stage often encourages young people to continue their journey through Scouting.

Beaver Scout News

25th Anniversary

Beaver Scouting is 25 years old this year and the North East Region has organised a 25 Year Birthday Challenge.

All Beaver Scouts and their Leaders get to wear the 25 Year Beaver Birthday Badge whether they take part in the challenge or not, but the North East Region Team think you’ll have a great time if you try to complete all 25 of the challenges.

You may do the challenges in any order you like and Leaders can adapt them to fit their own Colony's resources. The examples are just suggestions of things that can be done, and can be changed if Leaders want to.

To see the challenges please click on the badge below, or to see photos of the Beavers completing the challenges please click here

I.T. Badge

Beaver Scout's from all around the District took part in the IT badge and the fitness challenge on Saturday 19th of November.

Everyone had a great day and all gained some badges out of it.

Part of the IT badge is to design a poster about Beavers. As soon as we have received copies of them they will be available to see here.

Sports Day / Fitness Challenge Badge

This years sports day had a Winter Olympic theme with events such as curling, skiing, hockey slalom and snowball and spoon race.

All the Beaver Scouts took part in each event and the final score divided by the number of Beaver Scouts in that colony.

Well done to everyone who took part however this years winners were the 15th Tynemouth.

Photos from the whole day can be seen on the photo and news page - click here.