Membership Awards and Joining in Awards

They consist of:

The Moving on Award (Beaver Scout to Cub Scout)
The Cub Scout Membership Award
The Joining In Badges

For more information on these badges follow this Web Link which will tell you all you need to know to complete the badges

Challenge Awards

The Challenges complement the balanced programme. These have been developed to extend Scouts' skills and experience. The Challenges are optional, but are completed as part of our normal program.

The 9 Challenge Badges are:

Outdoor Challenge*
Creative Challenge*
Fitness Challenge*
Friendship Challenge *
Global Challenge*
Promise Challenge*
Outdoor Plus Challenge
Adventure Challenge
Expedition Challenge

The highest Award in the Scout Section, it is gained by completing all the Challenge awards marked above with a "*" and any 2 of the others. If a Scout has not quite completed the requirements for the top award before they move on to the Explorer Scout Unit, they may complete it in their early weeks in the Explorer Scout Unit

Activity Badges

There are 69 Activity badges specially designed for the Cub Scout section, along with the six Staged badges.A number of Actvity Badges are sponsored by various companies and agencies, who provide resources to help young people to achieve the badge.

For more information on these badges plus many more you can buy a badge book from the Scout Shop or you can follow this Web Link which will tell you all you need to know to complete the badges

Staged Badges

As well as the normal types of Activity badges there are what are called Staged Badges, where you can earn the next stage once you have completed the requirements. Some of the badges just require you to complete a number of activities to gain the next stage, like the Nights Away while others like the swimmers expect you to reach a particular standard before the next badge is issued. More information on the staged badges can be found by following this Web Link

Partnership Awards

Additionally there are three awards to be completed in association with other sections in Scouting

These awards are earnt when one or more of the other sections in the Group work togeather to undertake the requirements. For more information on these awards follow this link - Group Awards

Badge Location

The following picture shows you where to sew all you badges onto your uniform