Meeting Times
Wednesday Pack 19:00 – 20:30, Friday Pack 19:15 – 20:45
Being a Cub
When you join Cubs, you’ll be introduced to lots of new activities, people and things. Here’s everything you need to know.
Cub Terminology
Section – Scouting is made up of six Sections; Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs, Scouts, Explorers and Network. A child/young person moves up the Sections as they get older and the activities and opportunities provide reflect that age range. All Sections earn badges, take part in camps/sleepovers and outdoor activities.
Woggle – this is a device used to loosely secure the card around the neck to a Cub Pack.
Necker – this is the card that your child will wear when in uniform.
Packs – when at their weekly meeting, your child child may be split into smaller groups, to carry out activities and tasks together. These smaller groups are referred to as Sixes in Scouting.
Sixes/Sixer – A Cub Pack is usually organised into small groups called Sixes, each headed up by an older Cub called a Sixer, often with a Seconder as well. Sixes can be used in a number of ways to facilitate the organisation of the Cub Scout Pack. They may provide a ‘home’ area for Cub Scouts to gather at points at the start, during or at the end of the Pack meeting.
The Cub Scout Promise – each Section has a ‘Promise’ which is a simple way to help young people (and adults) keep the Fundamentals of Scouting in mind. The Promise is a commitment made by all Members as they join Scouting.
Cub Promise
As a values based movement we all make the ‘The Promise’ – an oath that helps us to be our best
Uniform and badge placement
You don’t need a uniform to join. But once you’ve settled in, you’ll start speedily earning badges, and you’ll need to know where to put them!
Cub leaders
All of our leaders are trained volunteers, working to make sure Scouting is safe, inclusive and accessible. Some lead the Pack week in and week out. Others visit occasionally to help run a session or drop in to share their skills. No matter how much time you have to spare, find out about volunteering on your own terms.
