Finally, live meetings again! I was so excited when the email came through. At last scouts could meet again in person. I wondered what we would be doing for the first few meetings. At last the day came. I was super excited to see everybody again. All we did for the first 15 minutes was …
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Discoverer Hike Report and Log
There must be a cover page. Log your hike using traditional compass logging techniques. There should be no more than 15 compass points logged and no less than 10. Your log should include in a grid format: the compass direction you are travelling in; The distance you have travelled (rounded to the nearest 100m); comments …
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Planning your Discoverer hike
Please look here before you commence planning Your hike plan must be submitted to the TS at least 5 days before your hike. It must include: Cover page A description of your route. A map of your route, with the route clearly marked (Google Maps is NOT sufficient). Weather forecast. Which scouts will be attending. …
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Jun 18 2020
Senior Cub Adventure Camp
Once a year, Western Cape runs a camp for 10 year old cubs in their final year before going up to scouts. The camp theme is based on the “Survivor” reality show and it takes place at the Hawequas scout campsite. In March this year 72 cubs took part, with ten cubs from 1st Claremont …
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Apr 08 2020
The Springbok hike that shows when perseverance is what you need!
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
Annual Camp
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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