Scouting is a uniformed organisation and we wear our full uniform for weekly meetings and all other activities unless members are instructed specifically not to do so. If your son or daughter goes on any Scouting activity, please ensure that they wear full uniform unless the section leader has specifically said otherwise.

Beavers wear a turquoise crew-neck sweatshirt, with the Group scarf and woggle.

Cubs wear a dark green crew-neck sweatshirt, Group scarf, and woggle.

Scouts wear a navy-blue Sea Scout sweater, ‘pork pie’ Sea Scouts Cap and a knotted Group Scarf.

Beavers wear a turquoise crew-neck sweatshirt, with the Group scarf and woggle.

Cubs wear a dark green crew-neck sweatshirt, Group scarf, and woggle.

Scouts wear a navy-blue Sea Scout sweater, ‘pork pie’ Sea Scouts Cap and a knotted Group Scarf.

For all sections, grey/black/navy school trousers/skirt with grey/black/navy socks and smart black school shoes are worn with uniform.

Please ensure that your child’s name is clearly written in all items of uniform and other clothing.

On our uniforms, we all wear badges to show our membership of Scouts, the identity of our Group and our District and County. These badges and a Group scarf will be provided free of charge by the Group. You will be expected to pay at cost for replacements for lost scarves and for replacement badges. The most important badges are the purple World Scout Badge, worn on the left shirt front by all members of the Scout Association, a 5th Littlehampton nametape and district and county emblems on the right shoulder. (The World Scout badge is worn by almost all Scouts throughout the World.)

You can buy uniform from Scout Shops. The nearest is at:

Northbrook Barn Community Centre, Squadron Drive, West Durrington, Worthing BN13 3SL. (email: shop@worthing-scouts.org.uk, tel: 01903872514.) They are open Wednesday 6.00-8.00 p.m. and Saturday 10.00a.m. to 12 noon) during school term time. If you phone beforehand, they will ensure that the items you want are available when you arrive. If you mention our District (Arundel and Littlehampton) and Group (5th Littlehampton) we will receive a commission, so please shop here if you can.

You can also buy uniform from:

Scout Shops Ltd, Lancing Business Park, Lancing, West Sussex, BN15 8UG

Telephone 01903 766921.

If you prefer to buy uniform on line, please go to: http://www.scoutshops.com/

There are many optional uniform items, including, smart trousers, polo shirts, shorts and caps, but these are not necessary and are not worn in our Group. Please do not buy them.

Pictures of uniform, showing the location of badges for Beavers, Cubs and Sea Scouts, are on our website (5thseascouts.co.uk) and are given at the end of this leaflet.

We sometimes have used uniform available. Please ask your section leader about this. If you have any used uniform in good condition that your child has outgrown, we would like to be able to offer it to others.