Useful Information
Uniform and items to be brought to Scouts
- Scout Activity Trousers
- Scout Smart Shirt - Tucked in, buttons done up, badges on correctly
- Scout Belt
- Troop Necker - Ironed and Rolled
- School Shoes - Polished
- Dark Socks
- Scout Cap - Optional
- Record Book
- Pen/Pencil
- Paper
- Hanky
- 20p or Phone Card (Mobile phones are not an acceptable alternative)
- Small first Aid Kit, consisting of:
- Waterproof Container
- 1x Crepe Bandage
- 1x Triangular Bandage
- Melolin Pads
- Micro Tape
- Sterile Water
- Antiseptic Wipes
- Gloves
- Emergency Details
No Electronic games or gadgets, toys, pen knives (unless specified) or lighters should be brought to scouts. Mobile phones are allowed but must be switched of during the meeting. THESE REQUIREMENTS ARE TO BE ADHERED TO AT ALL TIMES, except when told otherwise. Inspection takes place regularly, and is a factor when deciding end-of-year awards and leadership positions.
Scout Uniform can be bought from the Swindon Scout Centre Shop in Milton Road, Swindon. The shop is open on Saturdays and Monday Evenings, telephone 01793 534500. You can see the location of the shop on Google Maps (external link).
Click Here to view the badge positions on the uniform. Clicking this link will take you to a page on the ScoutBase website.
Awards and Badges
The awards programme is made up of the Core Awards (Challenges) and Activity Badges. During your time in Scouts, you should complete many of the challenges. Once you have completed enough, you can aim to achieve your Chief Scout Gold Award, the top award acheivable in Scouts. The challenges are as follows:
- Outdoor
- Outdoor Plus
- Fitness
- Global
- Expedition
- Community
- Creative
- Adventure
There is a wide range of Activity Badges. You can choose one to do at any time: just let the leaders know. We do some within the troop. They range from Canoeing, to Artist, to Sports Enthusiast!
All the badge requirements you need can be found in the Scoutbase Scout Badges Library.
Scout Skills
Scoutbase has a variety of factsheets that you can use to help you remember things we do at Scouts. All the links below are in the pdf format, so you will need Adobe Acrobat Reader (download).
You can also view the full Scoutbase Factsheet Library.
Other
Patrols rotate to be Duty Patrol on troop evenings. During these meetings, the PL will need to get the flag ready, do flag break and flag down, and bring the put the flag away neatly again, while other members of the patrol need to sweep the floor at the end and make sure the hall is tidy.
