Joining 3rd Chalkwell Bay

You can join our waiting list at www.3rdCB.org.uk/join

We are a popular Group, and all age ranges are operating at capacity with waiting lists, particularly the younger ages. We take new intakes at the start of each term.

Please note that we can’t take children under the age of 5 onto the waiting list. Joining the waiting list doesn’t guarantee we’ll be able to offer a place. All leaders and adults involved with 3rd Chalkwell Bay are volunteers.

They’re not! All adults involved in 3rdCB (and wider Scouting) are volunteers. Most have full time jobs and families, and give of their time freely (so please be patient if we don’t reply to messages instantly).

Membership fees vary by section, as at April 2025 they are:

• Beavers: £50 per term
• Cubs: £63 per term
• Sea Scouts / Explorers: £89 per term

Membership fees are paid termly at the start of each term, through our online Parent Portal. Email reminders will be sent out.

These fees cover the vast majority of weekly activities, as well as our operating costs, maintenance of our HQ and equipment, insurance, and annual fees paid to UK Scouting to run the organisation at a national level. Camps, trips away and some other activities may have an additional cost which will be advertised before signup.

If you’re a UK tax payer, please consider signing up for Gift Aid, it doesn’t cost you a thing and allows us to claim an additional 25% of your child’s membership fees from HMRC.

Scouting is split up into age-based sections:

• Age 6-8 – Beavers
• Age 8-10½ – Cubs
• Age 10½-14 – Sea Scouts (Two Sea Scout Troops: Renown and Solebay)
• Age 14-18 – Explorer Sea Scouts (Endeavour Explorer Scout Unit)
• Age 14-18 – Explorer Scout Young Leaders – supporting younger sections and learning leadership skills
• Age 18-25 – Scout Network (Dauntless Network)
• Age 18+ – Adult leaders and helpers

We also operate the Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Scheme for our members from school year 9 to age 25.

We don’t have a Squirrels section (age 4-5), although other Scout Groups in the area do run these. Please see scouts.org.uk/groups to search for a Squirrel Dray near you.

You can join the waiting list from age 5 at 3rdCB.org.uk/join.

We meet throughout the year during term time, with activities on at our HQ every night of the week and most weekends.

• Beavers (Age 6-8) – Fridays 5:30 – 6:30.
• Cubs (Age 8-10½) – Wednesdays 6:30 – 8:00.
• Sea Scouts (Age 10½-14) – Mondays (Solebay Troop Girls) and Fridays (Renown Troop Boys) – 7:15 – 9:30.
• Explorers (Age 14-18) – Thursdays 7:30 – 9:30.
• Young Leader Training – 2nd Tuesday of each month – 7:00-9:00.
• Duke of Edinburgh’s Award – monthly video call catch ups on Wednesday 7:30-8:00 (week varies by award); weekend training and expeditions during summer months.
• Network (Age 18-25) – 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month – 7:00-9:00.
• Water Activities – most weekends between April and October, dependant on tides and weather.
• Camps and trips throughout the year.