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August 2009:
NOTE: the prices on this page are out of date and will be revised soon.
- you should find all of
the information that you need to know about how our beaver colony
will run, where we meet, where you can get the beaver uniform
from & how much it will cost in this section of our site.
Should you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact
me.
Beaver scouts wear a simple uniform. It can be bought from
outdoors online at www.outdoors.ltd.uk,
Mains of Haddington have it or you could try and get
a second hand one. The cost of a new beaver sweatshirt is £9.00.
The necker should be Royal Blue and the woggle is maroon in colour. We can sell you woggles for 15p but we do not stock of any other Beaver items.
After the beaver scout has been with us for 4 weeks they will
have their investiture. This is fairly straightforward and the
beaver should have their uniform at this stage. Your beaver
scout will make their promise and join the scout family.
The beaver scout promise is - "I promise to do my best,
to be kind and helpful and love god". The beaver scout
motto is "fun & friends" which describes our aims.
Through their time in the beaver colony your child will learn
about themselves, others in the community & the wider world
as well as technology & science.
 We will follow a programme which has themes. They are as follows:
Programme zones split the whole programme into manageable areas.
Each zone represents a different development area in a young
person's life. There are five programme zones in beaver scouting.
They are:
- Getting to know other people
- Learning about yourself
- Exploring the world around us
- Discovering creativity and practical skills
- Discovering beliefs and attitudes
Payment in full is required for Invested Beavers on the first night of each term.
Making payments - £15 per term - payable August, January and April
New Beavers will pay £1 per week for the first 4 weeks to be sure that they want to join us. After the 4 weeks £8.50 will be payable.
We would be grateful if any payments, whether they are by cash or cheque - made payable to "1st Dunbar Beaver Scout Colony" - are placed in a sealed envelope with details of what dates the payment is for and who it is from. An adult should always give the payment to one of the leaders and get a receipt. Under no circumstances should your Beaver Scout be given the money to hand over. Payment is requested on the 1st week of each term.
This money helps to cover:
- Annual fees to district, county and national bodies for
insurance and leader training.
- A small amount of the subs are kept by the group to cover
running costs such as electric and water bills and the purchasing
of equipment.
- Badges.
- Equipment needed for pack meetings.
You can contact us by email.
 Please
remember that the leaders are volunteers. If you have any concerns
or questions, please do not hesitate to contact us - as we all
have young families we would appreciate it if you did not
phone us after 7pm or at weekends.
If you are interested in helping out with the colony, or doing
something else to help the group, please let us know. There
are no payments for being a leader or helper but what you get
out of it is much better than that - seeing the children having
fun and enjoying themselves.
There will be a parent/carer rota and all parents/carers will
be expected to take their turn. The leaders will set up a rota
but the parents/carers will have to arrange swaps etc amongst
them as the leaders don't have the time spare. The rota you'll
be given will list the child's name and the parent telephone
number.
Previous experience has shown that your beaver scout gets a
lot out of their parent/carer being the help[er. They are normally
very chuffed and excited that week! Who could blame them?
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