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Mar 24 2021
1st Claremont Scouts leases our property in Bowwood Road from the City of Cape Town, and our lease has recently been renewed for a further 10 years. We first leased the land in 1916, eight years after the Scout group started at Claremont Public School in Palmyra Road, and our first hall (of corrugated iron) …
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Feb 22 2021
Sanjamb (Scout African National Jamboree) is scheduled to take place from the 11th to the 19th of December 2021 at the Emseni camp in KZN! Approximately 1500 Scouts will come together for nine days of physically challenging obstacles, water activities, camping, hiking, abseiling and loads of fun! The costs are: Fee for youth participants/Scouts/Guides is R3,200 This includes camp fee, Special Sanjamb …
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Meerkats is the first section of Scouting in South Africa. At 1st Claremont, we take boys and girls aged five and six in a Den of maximum size 16. Meerkats follow a trail of outdoor oriented activities and earn badges on their individual achievement. To encourage team spirit, Meerkats are organized into Burrows of four, …
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Nov 04 2020
The third quarter has been eventful: we have been able to go back to live scouting, with meetings at the hall, as well as hikes and scouting competitions. The return to scouting ‘IRL’ has been met with enthusiasm by our scouts: read up about how it feels to be back at scouts here. Our senior …
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Nov 04 2020
The highlight for the 3rd quarter of 2020 was, without a doubt, our return in person to meetings. While the cubs learned a lot about cultures, food, and crafts to do at home during lockdown, there was not much contest with the ability to walk in nature, light fires, and get messy in the local …
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Nov 04 2020
One of the requirements for my Discoverer was to organise a hike of at least 10km. It was my first time doing this. We started in the Constantia Nek parking lot early on a Sunday morning, and followed the jeep track up Table Mountain. We chose to take the steep stairs at the beginning of …
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Nov 04 2020
I think Upton Shield was one of the standouts of my year. After having such a miserable and boring year due to Covid, I think this event really helped with entertaining the scouts after such a long break from it. This year I was very surprised at how confident my team was going into the …
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