Cub Page

Hi, welcome to the Cub Pack page of 7thA Rochdale Scout Group.

Here you will find information about the Cub Scout section of our group.

What is a Cub Pack?

A Cub Scout pack is a group of young people aged between 8 and 10 1/2 years guided and assisted by adult leaders. The pack is organised into sixes consisting of naturally six members, each six has a Sixer and a Seconder who as senior members look after the rest of the six and assist the adult leaders with training. Each six is identified by their coloured woggle and operates as a team within the pack, six was chosen as the number of members because it is the ideal size for a working unit. The adult leaders generally take their names from the characters of Rudyard Kipling's Jungle Book, the senior leader is usually known as Akela, who was the leader of the wolf pack in the book. The programme of activities is planned by the Cub Scout Leader (CSL) in consultation with the Sixer's Council. Now I hear 'What's the Sixer's Council?' Well it's the Sixers getting together with the CSL to discuss the activities and running of the pack.

Our Cub Pack

Our Cub Scout pack is co-educational and meets on a Wednesday evening from 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm, we provide a wide variety of activities, including outdoor activities, adventurous activities, indoor craftwork, interesting local visits and most importantly fun!. The meetings generally start with a game and proceed through a teaching activity again with the emphasis on fun, it's much easier to use a game situation to teach scouting skills. The meeting will usually close with another short game and any announcements, hopefully everyone goes home happy and tired, the leaders do!! The sort of things we teach are tracking, simple navigation, backwoods cooking, camping, hiking and the list goes on. There are community visits to places of worship, interesting local places like the planetarium and local facilities such as the fire station and police station. There are visits and talks from local organisations such as the Salvation Army, the RSPCA and Three Owls Bird Sanctuary.

Progressive Awards

The programme of activities undertaken by the pack is designed to help the Cubs work towards their progressive awards. These awards are, the Cub Scout Award, the Adventure Award and the Adventure Crest Award, the cubs start work on these awards after completing their Membership Award. To accompany each award there is a Scout Family Badge which each cub must gain before moving to the next stage. The Scout Family badges encourage the cubs to find out about the other sections within their group and other groups within the district, the last badge in the series is used to foster links with the Scout troop. The older Cubs who have completed these awards are then able to undertake the Cub Scout Challenge which is designed to help them develop their leadership skills. Probably the best known badges are the Activity Badges which cover a huge range of interests and hobbies and are worn with pride by many cubs.