Age

New cubs need to be at least 7½ years old to join.
Cubs willl move up to Scouts at the age of 10½.

Gender

The Scouting movement welcomes new cubs of either gender.

Uniform

There is a regulation shirt, which can be purchased from Snogum in Hamilton, Black pants (longs or shorts), Covered in footwear and a black vest of your choice to display your cubs hard earned badges on.

Investiture

We like to have new cubs come along for at least 5 nights before we invest them.  During this time they complete an introductory activity book, so they can learn about cubbing, the history behind it and the guidelines for becoming a cub. When they are invested they receive their badges and scarf. This gives the new cub/s time to get a feel for the programme and be confident that they want to become invested.  It also allows parents/caregivers to purchase the shirt.

Supervision

During cubs, all youth present in the hall are under fulltime supervision by leaders and parent help.  We have rules to ensure your childs safety whilst they are with us.  They are not allowed to leave the hall until their parent/caregiver is present at the door or in the hall. Because this supervision is present, we have to limit the number of cubs that we have.  Because we have 4 Leaders, it allows us to have a maximum number of 24 Cubs giving a ratio of 1:6.  This ratio applies to our outdoor activities also and on both occasions, there is a female leader present.

     If you think you child would like to become a cub, or if you have
        any questions, click on the link below for contact details.

         Joining Details