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Dec 12 2019
I would like to start off with saying that once I joined the scout movement, it has taken over my life and changed it for the better. Most of my free time has been taken up by scouting activities and basically it is the only thing I talk about that is not school related. Also …
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Dec 12 2019
The Scout Warrant Course hosted at the Hawequas Scout Adventure Centre was attended by Emily Gammon, Junior Kathe and the two German Scouts, Jula Wolf & Paul Polta, earlier this year. The Scout Warrant Course is probably one of the most challenging courses to attend as an adult scouter, both mentally and physically. Although there’s …
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Dec 12 2019
The Wood Badge is the pinnacle of adult training in scouting world wide. And yet, 1st Claremont has not had a Wood Badge holder since the 1960s. It was with great trepidation that I registered for the Wood Badge in 2018. I had tried three times before but, due to a lack of numbers, the …
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Dec 12 2019
As we enter the last few days of 2019, we look ahead to 2020 and what the scouting year brings. Recently, the scouters, the patrol leaders and the assistant patrol leaders got together for a few hours to put together a plan for 2020. The plan itself is still being finalised but some points are …
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Dec 12 2019
The Committee continues to ensure the Group operates in a stable and progressive manner. Plans are well advanced to start a Meerkat Den (for children from ages 5 – 7) in 2020 and plans will be shared once start dates and times are finalised. The troop and the pack continue to be oversubscribed with long …
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Dec 12 2019
After early start, we left the hall to go Greyton. Arriving at the start of the hike, after a stop at Peregrines (for some of us), we began walking and quickly came to a steep hill which lead to a view stop and lunch. We walked downhill, through a valley, and got to our next …
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Sep 18 2019
We had an action packed 3rd term at 1st Claremont Cubs! We spent an evening looking at the relationship between food and poverty, cooked on fires, built dioramas, helped clean the Liesbeek River, did some ‘orienteering’ and compass work in Keurboom Park, and celebrated Akela’s completion of the wood badge – the highest award in …
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Sep 18 2019
Part of our Cub programme is to instil a sense of community involvement and responsibility in the cubs. Together with fun activities in Keurboom park, learning about water safety and the environment, learning about the Scout Jamboree and lighting fires, we also held a vigil and short discussion in response to gender based violence and …
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