Apr 04 2024
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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Apr 04 2024
Our Den Scouters have been thinking hard about the Meerkat Observer Challenge badge. The requirements are simple – perform three activities scoring 5/8 with three different senses, and play a memory game. We started off with gusto, pointing out eight sights during our outing to Kirstenbosch. Then I tested each Meerkat and they could remember …
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Apr 19 2023
The Meerkats at 1st Claremont re-enact the first camp in 1907 on Brownsea Island
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Apr 19 2023
Our Meerkats made contact with a Colony of Beaver Scouts in England, through friends of our ADS, Otter. Beavers are for children 6-8, a little older than our Meerkats. We were delighted to receive in the post hand-written letters from the Beavers with delightful news – they lived near London, about their favourite badges, they …
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Dec 23 2022
Our Meerkats visited Huis Nuweland in Newlands to bring good cheer to the 74 old people. They sang carols and handed our carefully made Christmas ornaments to everyone. The residents thoroughly enjoyed the singing – and joined in with all the songs. When the Meerkats went to talk to older folk, they discovered that one …
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Dec 22 2022
Our Meerkats went camping with their families on Signal Hill in November. This was the first time that the National Meerkat Camp had a camp out option. The Meerkats from 4th Claremont Fernwood joined 1st Claremont Den, their siblings and families for a fun filled weekend. We went on a hike to see the view …
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Oct 26 2022
Outings are a lovely way to get a change of scenery, build a sense of community and to put the skills learnt in the Meerkat Den to good use in the great outdoors. They are also an important requirement for the bronze, silver and gold star advancement badges. This term the 1st Claremont Den met …
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