Beaver Scouts is for girls and boys aged between 6 and 8 years of age. We have three colonies.

We are also supporting the new Bison Beaver colony at Crown Wood which is run by Kestrel (Judy Baker) and Starling (Sharon Blain) on Thursday evenings.

If you are in the 2nd Bracknell area and would like to add a name to the waiting list please complete our enquiry form. Please note that we don't add people under 4 years of age to the waiting list.

If you are outside our area (mainly Bullbrook, North Bracknell, Martin's Heron) and want to join your local group please complete the Scout HQ Enquiry Form.

All our colonies follow the same programme: Summer term note & reply slip

Welcome to the Summer Term
As usual we've issued our programme for the term. Being the Summer term we are out and about as much as we can. We've got a lot planned and if you would like to take part please remember to return the reply slip.

District Beaver Challenge, 19 May
The District is holding a competition for its eldest Beavers on 19 May 2012 from 2pm until 5pm. One team of four Beavers from each colony (i.e. 2nd Bracknell can be represented by four teams) are being asked to represent their colony in this annual competition and the winning colony will hold the prestigious Challenge Shield for the year. We've selected our teams and wish them good luck on the day.

Design a pizza, by 1 June
Bracknell Regeneration Partnership will be holding a food and drink festival in the town centre on 30 June. As part of this they are holding a "design a pizza" competition for 4-11 year olds (judged in two age groups - years 1 & 2 and years 3 to 6). Winning entries will be judged based on creative use of ingredients, overall look and originality. For more details please see the flyer. If you would like to enter then you'll need their special entry form. Entries must be received by 1 June. You should send them direct to the organiser - not your leaders.

Colony meeting at Grays Farm
We are pleased to be repeating our visit to Grays Farm this term. Full information is on the flyer but please remember that the meeting times will be different as the evening will run from 5.30pm to 7pm. Each colony has a separate visit:

• Mounties : Friday 1st June 2012
• Pioneers : Monday 11th June 2012
• Lumberjacks : Wednesday 13th June 2012

Sleepover at Earleywood, 22-23 June
We are planning a sleepover at Earleywood for late June. The cost is likely to be about £15 but this will depend on the numbers that take part. Beavers will be sleeping on the floor in the Scout Centre. For more information please see the sleepover note. We still have a few spaces so have extended the deadline for booking until 11 May.

Beaver & Cub County Fun Day, 30 September
We'd planned that Beavers and Cubs from all over Royal Berkshire would come together for an action packed activity day in September. Unfortunately the County has now cancelled the event. We'll refund any deposits that have been paid.

Project Africa
We're really impressed how well the Beavers did their "jobs at home" to raise money for Project Africa. End of term totals were as follows:

• Pioneers £27.10
• Lumberjacks £35.80
• Bisons £35.60
• Mounties £17.20

Your Leaders would like to thank all those Beavers who have completed "Jobs at Home" and raised an amazing £115.70, thats 15 chickens being sent to Africa.

Leader training
We are very pleased to announce that Condor has received his Wood Badge for completing all his Scout training modules. Please join us in congratulating “Condor” on his achievement.

New to Beavers?
Our "first steps" document should help you if you are just joining one of our colonies.

Fund raising the easy way
We can earn commission on things you buy online if you go through our online eStore at spendandraise.com/2ndbracknell. You'll find over 1000 retailers there including M&S, Expedia, play.com, Amazon, Thorntons, Debenhams and John Lewis. You pay the normal online price which is generally less than on the High Street so you can raise money for us and still save money. For more information please visit our fund raising page.

Getting in touch
We've made getting in touch by e-mail very easy. There are no complicated e-mail addresses to remember. All you need to do is type in the leaders colony name, e.g. condor, and then add @2ndbracknell.co.uk. Alternatively you can complete our enquiry form.

Scout Shop
If you need uniform then the Scout Shop is the place to go. The Scout Shop page has more details and includes a map showing how to get there.

Moving on to Cubs?
For more information about Cubs you can see their Welcome Guide.

Badge Requirements
We don't publish the requirements for badges on our site. To ensure that you are looking at the latest information it is better to go to the Beaver Scout section of the national scout website and look up the badge you need. There's a link to "Badges & Awards" on the left of every page. If you want to know where to sew those precious badges you'll find that information on Scoutbase too.