In the beginning, Robert Baden-Powell, tried a camp for 20 boys

It was a huge success so he wrote his ideas down in a book called ‘Scouting for Boys’. The boys that read the book got into groups and called themselves Scouts. They used the ideas in the book for camps, hikes and other things. This was how Scouting started.

At first it was for boys over ten years of age. Soon their younger brothers were keen to join in the fun and adventure. Baden-Powell decided to start the Wolf Cubs for them.

Wolf Cubs wore a green jersey, a knotted Pack scarf, shorts, long socks and a green cap. Stars were worn on the cap and Sixer and Seconder stripes were worn on the arm. When the Wolf Cub had gained two stars, they could work for other badges.

In 1966 boys who were Wolf Cubs became Cub Scouts. They stopped working for the Stars but had three Arrow Badges to try for. These have now been replaced with new badges. (click here to see the new badges)