Horsforth, Leeds · Squirrels, Beavers, Cubs & Scouts Part of Shire Oak Scout District
Ages 8–10½

Cubs

Master new skills, have adventures

Cubs

The Cubs team

Colin Oxley (Akela) along with Shuzhen, Terry, Chris B, April, Fernando Our Young Leaders Eddie & Louie. Cub Leaders traditionally adopt a Scouting name from The Jungle Book; Akela is always the name of the Cub Section Leader.

When you join Cubs, you'll be introduced to lots of new activities, people and things. Cubs get up to lots of fun-packed indoor and outdoor activities.

Activities and what you'll get up to

Prepare for excitement and adventure! Try a huge variety of activities around fitness, the wider world and beliefs; be creative and get involved in your local community. Learn exciting outdoor skills and take part in adventurous activities, as well as camps and residential experiences.

Example activities

Awards and badges

Completing awards and badges challenges you to do more, learn more and be more. See what's on offer and start your journey to the top.

Discover awards · Discover badges

Cub Promise

As a values-based movement we all make the Promise, an oath that helps us to be our best.

Learn the Cub Promise

Uniform and badge placement

You don't need a uniform to join. But once you've settled in, you'll start speedily earning badges, and you'll need to know where to put them!

Uniform and badge placement

Moving up to Scouts

Eventually, it'll be time to say farewell to Cubs and embrace your next big adventure.

Find out about Scouts

Wherever we go and whatever we do, we put young people's safety and wellbeing first.

Young person at immediate risk

999 Emergency services

Scouts Safeguarding Team

0208 433 7164 Mon – Fri, 9am – 5pm 0345 300 1818 Out of hours

NSPCC helpline

0808 800 5000 Free to call