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Dec 28 2021
In the 1990s and before, 4th Claremont was a thriving Scout group, and also our nearest neighbour, about 1km away in a hall they built in the 1960s in Almond Street, Fernwood. Bruce McIntyre, a former 1st Claremont Scout and Rover, was their Troop Scouter, and they had two strong Cub Packs led by Gill …
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Dec 28 2021
There is inevitably lost property on annual camp. The tradition has evolved among the scouts that to retrieve the more significant lost property, you have to apologise to it. The apologies this year were worthy of Oscars with some fine performances from willing scouts. The eagerness with which these apologies were made and the fine …
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Dec 28 2021
The 1st Claremont hall was built in 1940, and there is a board in the hall listing the community members who funded the construction – quite an achievement during wartime! In the last year our maintenance efforts included painting the exterior, improving the exterior lighting, upgrading the gravel driveway into the grounds, and cutting back …
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Dec 28 2021
In the heat of Hawequas, we did more swimming than originally planned. In the swimming times, the scouts always manage to come up with something. This year it was a whirlpool. It created an amazing powerful current and was a lot of fun.
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Dec 28 2021
Reflections really started as a series to explain why scouts is not just a social event or a youth club but an movement that really seeks to enable the development of our youth into better citizens – future leaders and thinkers who can add real value to our country and world. I firmly believe that …
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Dec 28 2021
When I arrived at Hawequas on the Thursday I was expecting a hot five days of pioneering and burnt food. However I was not expecting to be woken up on the first night at 1am next to Alex’s tent with him inside being blown off the edge of our campsite! Despite 90 km/h winds, as …
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Dec 28 2021
One summer’s afternoon about 5 years ago, I was standing in line at Starbucks in Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA. There are about 6 people ahead of me and the line is moving slowly. I’ve just had lunch, I’m tired and not paying attention. Anyway, I’m looking at the back of the head of the person in …
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Dec 28 2021
As part of the National Meerkat Challenge, our Meerkats explored renewable energy. On 13 November, at a regular meeting, each burrow made a solar cooker from a cardboard box and foil. This was quite a challenge, but the Meerkats went at it with gusto. We set out the cookers with smores in a sunny spot. …
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