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Apr 08 2020
We started 2020 with a full calendar and great plans, and ended the term in lock down! Quite a change, bringing with it both challenges and opportunities for our scouts and cubs. 1st Claremont is in the remarkable position of having 4 of our senior scouts hoping to become Springbok scouts, and many of our …
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Apr 08 2020
When I started planning by Springbok hike, I selected a nice route across the front of Sneeuberg. After the planning was mostly complete I had to scrap my first hike route. I was unable to get a permit because the area of the Cederberg I was planning to hike in was full. This all meant …
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Apr 08 2020
We started the year by welcoming 5 younger siblings to the Pack. We are still at full capacity of 34 Cubs and a long waiting list. Our first outing of the term was an evening walk from Cecilia to Kirstenbosch. The Cycling Badge was our main theme for the term, and we had an evening …
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Apr 08 2020
On Sunday 16th February some Cubs went on a ride. Matthew D, Juliet, Kupa, Samuel and myself joined with our Dads. It was right next to Koeberg power station. When we first started to ride it was very hot. We cycled on a road first then on gravel. We saw springbok right at the start, …
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Apr 08 2020
The scouts ended off 2019 positively with an annual camp lead by Rebecca Sparg and Thomas Roomes for their Springbok badges. The whole camp was a total of five days with Rebecca leading the first two and a half days and Thomas taking over half way through the third day. The first day the patrols …
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Apr 08 2020
On the 31 January 2020, excited scouts met up at the hall. We were going on Natasha’s Springbok Camp. Jack, Kristen, Alex, Aziz, Aidan, Jason, Sebastian and me (Ethan) were on camp. All of us were wanting to find what was in store for the weekend. I spied hot chocolate being packed in, at least …
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Apr 08 2020
I joined the troop at the end of 2013 and I have grown with the troop. I started off when 1st Claremont only had two patrols – Bats and Eagles – and the troop split into three patrols, adding Boks, that same term I joined. I can’t remember how long after, but the troop got …
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