The Meerkats Den in 2022, during their camp on Signal Hill with 4th Claremont
Category: Meerkats
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Oct 06 2025
First Meerkat in Western Cape goes up to Scouts
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
Meerkats Spring Elders’ Day
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
Meerkats Green our Environment
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
Meerkats and Squirrels
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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Jul 17 2025
Meerkats as Bug Hunters
As part of the Bug Hunter badge, our Meerkats made worm farms. They were fascinated by the talk given by Rikki (Karen Hewson) and then set about storing the wriggling animals in padding. Playing Beetle was all part of the fun. Ella gave an excellent talk on her favourite bug – the Ladybug. Thanks to …
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Jul 16 2025
Liesbeek Meerkats go Geo-caching
On a chilly day in the month of May, over 30 Liesbeek Meerkats gathered to go on a hike with a difference. Geo-caching is not part of our ambit, but Fox from 1st Claremont explained it so well that everyone was excited. As we strolled along, we sang a song, until we came an appointed …
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Apr 04 2024
Meerkats – Family Heritage
One of the newcomers to the Meerkat Interest badges last year was the Family Heritage Badge. As it is part of the National Challenge 2024, our Meerkat Den decided to give it a go! First of all, we held a Grandparents Day, with a large turnout of grandparents bringing interesting food to taste from their …
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