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Our maximum intake for beavers is approx 18 per year so typically there maybe a 2-3 year wait so please register your child early.
Due to limited availability, we strongly recommend that parents  increase their YP's chances of joining the Scouts by joining as an adult scout member or applying to other groups. We do not provide information on where your YP is in the queue as this changes on a termly basis based on the number of priority entries below.

If there is available space the Group will allow the YP to join in order of priority as follows…

1. The young person (YP) is already a Scout and is “moving on” to the new section or transferring from another group (Beavers to Cubs, Cubs to Scouts etc..) with written approval from their previous GSL.

2. The YP is female as we are trying to equalise the number of females to males in our group.

3. The parent joins as a Scout member and PROMISES  to help out at least 4 times a term. The YP is moved to the priority waitlist and the chances of joining increases.

4. In all other instances the YP is placed on the standard waitlist and the vacancy is reviewed on a termly basis.

5. We do not operate a sibling policy (we assess all applications individually)

6. If a parent does not respond to our email invitation to attend then the YP is put back on the waitlist and another one is immediately chosen to fill the vacancy. After two attempts we shall delete the application completely. There shall be no reinstatement in our  database once this has happened.  

As we have said before, a young person (“YP”) sees their parent in a totally different light as a adult scout member  and they will be so proud that mum/dad is part of the Scouting movement. Any talents and skills that you have will be appreciated by us and this can be anything from knowing how to clean/cook/tidy; handy with your hands; being a computer wizard or just having common sense! We can make use of your skills in so many ways!