Cub Scouts (8-10.5)

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The Cubs meet every Wednesday from 6.30pm to 8.00pm at our HQ on Earlswood Road. Cubs are boys and girls, of any faith or background and are age 8 to 10½ years. New members are always welcome.

What do Cubs do?

Cub Scouts take part in heaps of fun activities, both indoors and outdoors. They regularly get the chance to compete in District competitions such as Go-Karting, Swimming and Cookery.

Being a Cub is all about growing and learning in small but mighty ways. Here are some of the things you’ll get up to with your new friends:

• Going on lots of adventures
• Learning practical skills such as first aid and pizza making
• Problem solving
• Helping others and working as a team
• Challenging yourself and working towards your “Challenge Badges”

Earlswood 2nd Reigate use OSM (Online Scout Manager) portal to manage all the activities, badges and the parent rota for the group. link

Cub Promise

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. Promise options can be found here.

The Cub motto is “Be Prepared”.

Cub Uniform

Cubs wear green sweatshirts with our light blue and dark blue Group scarf (sometimes called a necker).

Before you are invested, you’ll be expected to purchase your own Cub sweatshirt. The Scout Shop is located in our HQ and we have second-hand uniform available to purchase too.

Light blue Group t-shirts are also available to purchase for £5 each, this is an optional purchase, but encouraged for camps.

You’ll wear your uniform to all meetings, to camps and on trips away. Uniform is comfy and practical. It means no one feels uncomfortable or left out and helps everyone to feel a part of the Pack. It also gives you a place to show off all the Cub badges you earn. For help with positioning of badges, please refer to our Cubs Uniforms Guide.

On your first night at Cubs you’ll be taking part in lots of activities, and should just wear something you feel comfortable in, or your old Beaver uniform.

How to Join Cubs

Our Cub pack is especially popular, this means that demand for places is particularly high. If you would like to put your child’s name down on the waiting list please click here. Our subs (the amount you pay for your child to be in our Scout Group) are £25 per child, per term.

If you have any questions about accessibility, it’s best to pop us an email in addition to your application. If you would like to chat to a Cub Leader, please contact us.

Develop new skills. Soar to great heights. Being a Cub opens up a whole other world.