This month many of the Activity Badges have been updated or modified in some way. The new requirements are valid now and the new badges are available now. The old requirements can still be used until the end of next year.

Beavers
New: Adventure, Air Activities, Health & Fitness, Healthy Eating, Hobbies, Imagination, Safety
www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/beaver-activity-index.htm

Cubs
Discontinued: Emergency Aid
New: Astronomer, Athlete Plus, Map Reader
www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/cub-activity-index.htm

Scouts
Discontinued: Emergency Aid, Racing Helm, Radio Communicator, Skater
New: Astronautics, Communicator, Parascending, Street Sports, Activity PLUS
www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/scout-activity-index.htm

Explorers
Discontinued: Creative, Emergency Aid, Mountain Activities, Recreation
New: Activity Centre Service, Athlete, Canoeing, Caving, Climbing, Creative Arts, Hill Walking, Motor sports, Mountain Biking, Navigation, Performing Arts, Physical Recreation, Public relations, Quartermaster, Racquet Sports, Skiing, Snowboarding, Street Sports
www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/explorer-activity-index.htm

Staged activity badges
Updated: Nights Away
New: Emergency Aid, Hikes Away
www.scoutbase.org.uk/library/hqdocs/badges/staged-index.htm

Most of the remaining badges have had something changed in their requirements so please check, eg you can no longer award Scout Watersports badge for BCU 1 Star, but you can now award Canoeist for BCU 1 Star and Activity PLUS for 2 Star. This means you may be able to automatically gain a lot of extra badges.