The Beaver Scout Motto is "Fun and Friends" and this accurately describes the form the meeting take!
The Beaver Colonies are named after Canadian rivers. Each Colony is led by a Beaver Scout Leader (BSL) usually known as 'Ahmeek'. The Colony is divided into "Lodges" and Ahmeek will appoint an older Beaver Scout as Lodge Leader.
Typically the weekly meeting could include games, handcraft, stories and acting; they seldom include silence!
The Beaver Colonies are:-
Meetings are from 5.00 to 6.15 pm.
For someone to join Beavers they must be added to the waiting list find how this is done below.
When they reach 8 the Beavers go to Cubs
The Beaver waiting list for 7th Epsom is held by Neil Dallen. It normally only contains boys and girls who are waiting to become 6 years old!
When the child becomes 6 there is normally a space in one of the Beaver colonies providing that the child can attend on the appropriate day.
Occasionally the child is unable to attend on the day where there is a vacancy or wants to join on the day his friend attends. In these circumstances there will be a ‘wait’ until there is a vacancy on that particular night.
There is no priority given to those who have been on the waiting list longest because, so far, we have been able to offer every child a place within a few weeks of their 6th birthday.
BUT please continue to put your child on the list as it helps us to plan for the future and ensure that there are enough spaces available!
If a child requests to join Beavers after they are 6 they will automatically be offered a place on a night where there is a vacancy.
This is how the list operates! If you believe that there are better options, please e-mail the Group Scout Leader and express your view! It will be discussed by the Group Scout Leaders and either rejected or accepted!