We need leaders. Children are waiting to join our Scout group. Our Cubs pack is currently full — not because we lack children eager to join, but because we don’t have enough adults to lead them.

Beavers in Ipswich for ages 6 to 8

Try new things, make friends

Beavers is for young people aged 6 to 8. At 51st Ipswich Scouts, Beavers gives children a friendly place to belong, make friends, try new activities and start their first Scout adventures.

Being a Beaver

When you join Beavers, you’ll be introduced to lots of new activities, people and things. Here’s everything you need to know. This section meets weekly during school term time on Fridays, 5.30pm-6.45pm at Tower Hall, 5 Broadlands Way, Rushmere St Andrew, Ipswich, IP4 5SU. We charge £25 per half term with an £18 Joining fee.

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Activities and what you’ll get up to

Get an introduction to outdoor activities, have the opportunity to be creative, explore your local community and experience the excitement of a Beaver Scout sleepover with your friends. See the calendar at the bottom of this page to find out what we’re getting up to soon.

Find Activities


Awards

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

Discover Awards


Beaver Promise

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

Learn the Beaver Promise


Moving up to Cubs

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

Find out about Cubs

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!

Learn about what to wear in Beavers Badge Placement

Beaver leaders

Could you help at Beavers? You don’t need experience — just patience, encouragement and a willingness to join in. All of our leaders are trained volunteers, working to make sure Scouting is safe, inclusive and accessible. Some lead the Colony week in and week out. Others visit occasionally to help run a session or drop in to share their skills. No matter how much time you have to spare, find out about volunteering on your own terms.

Find out about volunteering


Beavers

  • Fri 5 Jun 2026 5:30pmExplore - Christchurch Park
  • Fri 12 Jun 2026 5:30pmImaginative and Experiment
  • Fri 19 Jun 2026 5:30pmCampfire 🔥 s’mores and songs
  • Fri 26 Jun 2026 5:30pmClimbing Wall - Hallowtree
  • Fri 3 Jul 2026 5:30pmFelixstowe Fun
  • Fri 10 Jul 2026 5:30pmAGM Meeting - Tower Hall
  • Fri 17 Jul 2026 6:00pmRNLI Lifeboat Station - Aldeburgh
  • Sat 22 Aug 2026 9:00amSuffolk Punch
  • Fri 4 Sep 2026 5:30pmUnnamed meeting
  • Fri 11 Sep 2026 5:30pmUnnamed meeting
  • Fri 18 Sep 2026 5:30pmPirate Day
  • Fri 25 Sep 2026 5:30pmUnnamed meeting