Cubs @ St. Mark’s

We have two Cub packs at St. Mark’s named after local rock formations – Almscliffe and Brimham. The packs meet every week during term time and take part in lots of fun and challenging activities.

• Almscliffe Pack meet on Tuesdays between 6:30pm – 8:00pm

• Brimham Pack on Wednesdays between 6:30pm – 8:00pm

What do Cubs do?

Building on the skills they gained in Beavers, Cubs at St Mark’s will:

• Develop new skills
• Try new activities and adventures
• Gain confidence
• Make new friends
• Help others and make a difference in their community,

What do Cubs wear? – Uniform

Cubs wear a green sweatshirt and a coloured scarf or ‘necker’. The 7th Harrogate St. Mark’s necker is red with a blue trim and identifies our group. Typically the sweatshirt is worn with navy blue trousers or shorts. An optional green polo shirt can also be worn and are useful in warmer weather. Badges are always sewn onto the sweatshirt and our Uniform and Badges page provides information on where badges should be sewn and which badges need to be transferred between uniforms when moving up to Scouts.

Wearing a uniform is an important part of Scouting. As well as being practical, it helps everyone feel part of the pack and no-one feels uncomfortable or left out. It’s also a great way to show off your achievements to others and a reminder of how far you have come in your Scouting journey.

Information on where to buy uniform can be found on our Uniform and Badges page.

What is a Cub Pack?

Each Cub pack is led by an adult leader, known as Akela and named after the leader of the wolf pack in Rudyard Kipling’s novel, The Jungle Book. Akela is assisted by other adult volunteers, who are also named after Jungle Book characters, and who help supervise activities, share their skills and keep everyone safe.

Within their Pack, Cubs are also part of a Six. A Six is a smaller group of Cubs, headed up by a Sixer and a Seconder. Sixers and Seconders are Cub Scouts who are chosen to take on leadership responsibilities, such as welcoming new people to the Pack, being extra helpful on camp, or taking charge of a particular game or activity.

Our packs also have active parent rotas, which allow parents/guardians to help out at weekly meetings and experience first hand the exciting and engaging activities.

Joining Scouts and an adult and becoming a leader is rewarding experience and allows you to make a difference to young peoples’ lives equipping them with “Skills for Life” See our Get Involved page for more information on Joining us.

Making a Promise

When a new cub joins one of our Packs, after a few weeks, they will be invested. An investiture is a short ceremony, which celebrates the new cub joining the pack. At their investiture Cubs make their promise in front of their fellow cubs and family. The Cub Scout promise is a set of words that mean something to a cub, which they’ll try to follow everyday. See the box below for more information on the Cub Scout Promise.

Recognising Achievements

Cubs work towards their Chief Scout Silver Award and along the way with gain other challenge badges centred around teamwork, adventure, time outdoors and leadership. Activity and staged badges recognise the Cubs achievements across a range of practical skills and activities including navigation, first aid, pioneering and digital skills. See the box below for more information and awards and badges.

Moving on

As Cubs reach 10½ they get ready to move up to Scouts. Depending on spaces available in Scouts, this may not take place immediately.

Cubs will link to Scouts (i.e. attend both Cub and Scout meetings) for a period two or three weeks, after which they will have completed their Moving On Award. This helps Cubs get used to their new Troop, experience the Scout programme, and also look back on their Journey through Cubs and everything that they have achieved.