There are a number of different badges that can be worn on a Cubs uniform. When a Cub is invested they receive their membership badge, their district and county badge and the group name tape. The membership badge is worn on the left breast of the uniform, if the Cub was a Beaver then they may also wear the moving on award (if awarded) above the membership badge and their latest joining in award (aka year badge) above the moving on award. The group name tape should be worn on the right sleeve of the uniform and beneath the district/county badge should be worn.

2007 Badge and other special event badges

This year is the 100th anniversary of Scouting and we are giving all Cubs a badge to wear to commemorate this. This should be worn above the Membership badge on the left breast (and therefore above the moving on/joining in awards if present). Similarly in other years when we have county activity days (such as SCRAM), or other anniversaries (such as last years 90th anniversary of Cub Scouting) the badge for these events would also be worn above the membership badge.

All special event/anniversary badges have a time limit on when they can be worn on the uniform - Akela will advise when they should be removed from the uniform.

Joining In Awards

For each year in the Scouting Movement young people will receive a new joining in award with a number on indicating the number of years they've been a member. Only one joining award can be worn on the uniform at once, which should be the highest numbered badge awarded - see what to do with old badges at the end of this page for an idea of what to do with the old ones.

Activity Badges

There are a number of activity badges, which Cubs can work towards in their own time - occasionally we will work towards one as part of our programme - for example we will be working towards the Athletes badge this term. These badges should be worn on the left arm. There are two different types of activity badge, the normal "red" activity badges and the "blue" staged activity badges. The staged activity badges can be kept between scouting sections, that is you can transfer them from your beaver->cub->scout->explorer uniform. As with the joining in awards, only the highest valued staged activity badge may be worn.

The Cubs can work towards the Information Technology, Musician and Swimmer staged activity badges in their spare time, but the Hikes and Nights Away staged badges will be worked towards by attending cub/group/district camps and hikes.

There are a wide range of other activity badges that a cub can be awarded, further details are available at Scoutbase: Badge Requirements with details on what a Cub needs to do to be awarded a badge.

Please note before a Cub starts working on a badge they should discuss with Akela or Wawbeck which requirements they are going to undertake.

Challenge Badges

There are five challenge badges in total, and we try to work towards at least one a year. In addition any Cubs that attend a camp will be awarded the Outdoor Challenge. These badges are worn on the right breast of the uniform - see the diagram at the bottom of the page for exact placement.

Chief Scouts Silver Award

This is the highest award a Cub Scout can achieve and is something that older Cub Scouts should aim to achieve. It requires that they've awarded the Outdoor Challenge badge (i.e. attended a camp), and also been awarded two of the other 4 Challenge badges. Finally they have to complete a personal challenge - the nature of this challenge must be agreed with Akela in advance of starting work on it. The Chief Scouts Silver Award must be worn above the challenge badges on the right breast of the uniform.

Sixers and Seconders Stripes

These should be worn on the right sleeve beneath the District/County badge - only one stripe should be worn, i.e. if the Cub has been a Seconder before becoming a Sixer the Seconder stripe must be removed.

Cub Badge Positions: Where badges should be placed on the Cub uniform

What to do with Old Badges

As a young person moves through the sections of the Scout Movement, they will get different uniforms and different badges which can no longer be worn. A traditional way of keeping old badges is to attach them to a camp blanket, this is a blanket that they take with them on camps. In the older sections, namely the Scouts and Explorers they may well get the chance to go on international camps where there is always the opportunity to swap badges with Scouts from other countries and a camp blanket is an ideal place to keep such badges.