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Apr 04 2024
This term the cubs were back at Newlands Forest but this time with a twist. Not only did we explore new routes we also split the party into Silver and Gold wolves. This allowed the older cubs to take a more challenging route (or so we thought – they motored through it!) and for them …
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Apr 04 2024
Our Den Scouters have been thinking hard about the Meerkat Observer Challenge badge. The requirements are simple – perform three activities scoring 5/8 with three different senses, and play a memory game. We started off with gusto, pointing out eight sights during our outing to Kirstenbosch. Then I tested each Meerkat and they could remember …
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Apr 04 2024
Do you know any good rope jokes? We spent a great deal of time both at Friday meetings and on camp working on some essential scouting skills. Namely knot tying and compass work. For survival, bushcraft, wilderness, camping, and hiking, knot tying is very import. It allows you to secure shelters, create traps, build tools, …
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Apr 04 2024
Not one! Not two! Not even three! But wait not four either! This term we invested 5 new cubs who borrowed up from our Meerkat Den. Wow! What a pleasure to have Josie, Grace, Thomas, Bernard and Claire with us. They have got right in there joining us for our fun activities, learning new and …
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Feb 03 2024
Welcome to the final issue of 2023 and welcome back to Scouts in 2024. There’s also a PDF version of Smoke Signals 2023 Issue 4 available online, and limited printed copies available at the hall. As always, a big thank-you to all who’ve contributed reports, and articles to Smoke Signals in 2023. This issue is …
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Feb 03 2024
The Ian Webb Page As always it’s hard to do justice to the range of activities going on in the 1st Claremont group, between our 100+ Meerkats, Cubs, Scouts, adult leaders and parent volunteers! All of our units did brilliantly during 2023 and our numbers are close to our all time high, with all of …
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Feb 03 2024
Our Cub Flags In the first and second episodes of our miniseries, we featured three very old Scout flags. Now it’s time to switch from green to yellow, and swing over to Cubs. Our oldest Cub flag is hand painted with a rather quirky wolf’s head logo. It’s not dated so we’re open to guesses …
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Feb 03 2024
The group campfire was attended by Meerkats, Cubs, Scouts and parents alike. While everybody ate boerewors rolls and waited around, the Scouts were cooking up a plan for how to light the fire. To everybody’s surprise, after Ian was finished talking to us about the roof, Daniel told us that the campfire was cancelled. Lucky …
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