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Dec 28 2021
Tim vzS on being a Patrol Leader on camp
Troop camp was fun. Due to COVID this was my 2nd troop camp ever so going into it I didn’t exactly know what was going to happen and I expected it to run similarly to a scout competition like Gordon’s but just maybe be less harsh. I was relatively right with my guess. Like Gordon’s …
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Dec 28 2021
Fernwood Scout Group (re)launched
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
Lost property from annual camp
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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Oct 19 2021
Smoke Signals 3rd Edition 2021
The third quarter is always a busy one, as the Troop tries to do as much as possible before the exam pressures of term four. Our Meerkats Den has been busy with numerous activities – fun around the Olympics and under the sea, and a chance for the Meerkats to get out and about in …
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Oct 19 2021
Meerkats out and about in Claremont
The Meerkats went on a treasure hunt in Arderne Gardens at the end of July. They set off in burrows with maps and compasses to follow sound clues – waterfalls, hadedas, barking dogs and of course frogs! Finding the Treasure at a Champion Tree, racing to base and enjoying a picnic together before the rain …
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Oct 19 2021
Cubs in the Third Term
During the term, there were a series of meetings that focused on ‘conservation’ and ‘scientist’ badges. Cubs in their various sixes produced posters showing simple ways in which they could reduce their carbon footprint. Elton le Roux [Assistant Pack Scouter], and estate manager of Kirstenbosch Gardens, presented a slideshow on how us as humans have …
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Oct 19 2021
Holly attends community service in Smitswinkel Bay
Alex’s community service was a fun way of doing what we all normally hate. It was a creative idea and beach view was incredible!We were in Smitswinkel Bay and our job was to put steps on an eroding pathway that went down to the beach . It was rewarding to be able to see our …
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