Nothing is required for the first few meetings. We encourage you to wait until your child decides they would like to continue attending, before spending money on uniform.

When they are ready to be invested

When your child is ready to be invested, they will need uniform. Squirrels, Beavers and Cubs need the respective sweatshirt, and Scouts need a shirt/blouse. These can be purchased from the Scout Store online. They will receive a group scarf, woggle and badges as part of the investiture ceremony.

Plain navy shorts or trousers should also be worn. These do not neccessarily need to be Scout branded. (If desired, branded shorts and trousers are available to purchase from the Scout Store.)

Is uniform compulsory?

The Scout Association is a uniformed organisation. In practical terms, this means that all Squirrels, Beavers and Cubs should possess the relevant sweatshirt, and Scouts should possess a shirt/blouse.

Occasionally, we will have non-uniformed sessions. Leaders will inform parents in advance of this.

Activity Wear (optional)

Activity wear (t-shirts and hoodies) for Beavers, Cubs and Scouts are available to purchase directly from Tee Tree Group Limited in Bourne End. Red kit is for the young people, black kit is for leaders. Orders can be collected for free from Tee Tree in Bourne End.

Badge Placement

Wondering where to put all those badges?!

The easiest way to find out where badges need to go is to refer to OSM. Once logged in, click ‘Badges’ from the navigation menu. Then select ‘Uniform’ from the tab at the top. You will then see a personalised diagram of where badges need to be sewn onto the uniform.

Alternatively, please visit the main Scout UK website here:

Squirrels uniform and badge placement	Cubs uniform and badge placement
Beavers uniform and badge placement	Scout uniform and badge placement

Non Uniform Badges

We occasionally distribute non-uniform badges. These are badges which commemorate a particular event and should not be added to uniform. These can be displayed on camp blankets.

Badges that should be transferred when moving up to a new section (e.g. Moving from Beavers to Cubs)

While some badges are specific to a section, some badges should be moved onto the new uniform when a young person moves up from one section to another, e.g., Beavers to Cubs.