Sep 29 2026
On Saturday, 12 September, we gathered to bid a fond farewell to our inaugural Rafiki, Judith Bishop, and to celebrate the remarkable contribution she has made to our Meerkat Den. Judith founded the Meerkat Den in October 2020, together with fellow founding members and current leaders ADS Rebecca Hall, Scouter Nick Hall and Akela Lucy …
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Sep 28 2026
On Saturday, 19 September, Meerkat Dens from across Cape Town, and as far afield as Paarl and Onrus, came together in Muizenberg for a good old-fashioned, carnival-themed Mob Day. With around 138 Meerkats in attendance, it was a fantastic opportunity for our young Scouts to meet Meerkats from other Dens and experience the fun of …
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Jul 29 2026
Judith (or Rafiki as many of us know her) is stepping down from her role as Den Scouter in September.Judith helped establish our Meerkat Den back in 2020 (as well as helping establish Meerkats in theWestern Cape) and many of our Cubs have come through Meerkats with her. We are having a farewell forher after …
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Meerkat Den 2022 The Meerkats in 2022, during their camp on Signal Hill with 4th Claremont
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Oct 06 2025
At the end of October, the first member of Scouting to have gone through Meerkats and Cubs will go up to Scouts. Neema Galetta joined the 1st Claremont Meerkat Den when it opened in October 2020. Our first meeting was an adventure in Keurboom Park, but we were soon locked down, and meetings proceeded online. Neema …
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Oct 06 2025
1st Claremont Meerkats held a most successful Elders’ Day yesterday, rounding off the Family Heritage Badge and part of our National Challenge. Our grandparents and other older relatives were proudly presented with flowers and cards made previously by the Meerkats. At three bases, they tasted food from long ago such condensed milk on bread, Welsh …
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Oct 06 2025
Our Meerkats took to the streets on Saturday 13 September to tackle a bare verge outside the International School of Cape Town. Under the Action Task of the Meerkat National Challenge, they had to “Find a place in or near you that needs greening. Plant and nourish indigenous greenery for a term.” Parent Kirsty Gilmour …
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Jul 24 2025
Our family recently went on holiday to Abingdon, Oxfordshire in England to visit family. As we would be there for a month we decided to make contact with the local Scouting group. The Scouting structure is slightly different in the UK with Squirrels age 4-5, Beavers age 6-8, Cubs 8-10.5 and Scouts 10.5-14 so we …
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