Emily’s wide game was super fun. We all arrived at Kirstenbosch to start the wide game, where some patrols were combined to make the teams bigger. We then set off on our first bearing to Base 1. Every patrol had a different starting base. Our first base was first aid, where we had to splint …
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Jul 18 2026
Oliver’s Discoverer Hike
My Discover Hike was lots of fun. Everyone arrived at the Scout Hall at 8:00, and my dad gave us a lift to Silvermine Gate 2. From there, we set off towards Muizenberg Peak. The weather was great throughout the hike, apart from the strong wind at the peak. The hike was enjoyable, and there …
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Jun 18 2026
Julia’s First Class Community Service
For my community service, we spent the weekend of the 6th and 7th of December making soup to donate to the Haven Night Shelter in Wynberg. Both days were spent chopping what felt like millions of butternuts and onions, with the occasional potato or carrot thrown in. There were many tears shed (thanks to the …
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Jun 18 2026
Emily’s First Class Community Service
In my opinion Emily’s comm serve [at Oude Molen Eco Garden] was very eventful as we were busy constantly. On the first day we cleared a flower bed of wooden planks then we air rated the soil with pitchforks after doing that for an hour or two then we watered the soil and tilled it …
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Jun 16 2026
Emily’s First Class Camp
We camped at glencairn for 2 nights. We had the whole campsite to ourselves. We decided that since the weather was good, why bother with tents? So we slept outside. The food was good. We made bracelets and did advancement. Ariella slept in her outdoor shelter. We made s’mores using handmade solar ovens and attempted …
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Oct 06 2025
Tim’s Springbok Ceremony
Tim’s springbok ceremony was inspirational, lots of friends and family of Tim’s. We started by lighting the scout laws in darkness and then with Simon bean introducing the schedule for the night and then began with speeches and photos, Holly Raine had an exceptional speech as well as Ov and Daniel Le Jeune, Timothy VZS …
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Oct 06 2025
Laura Owens’s Springbok Community Service
Hello my name is Reza Teunissen. I am 13 years old. I am part of the kestrels patrol and Laura is my patrol leader. I attended Laura’s springbok community service at The trinity children’s centre where Laura’s uncle Andrew assisted in Mitchell’s plain. For most of the duration. I helped with digging trenches, painting walls, …
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Oct 06 2025
Juliet’s First Class Camp
Juliet ran her first class camp from the 12th to the 14th of September at Miller’s Point campsite. The people who were on Juliet’s camp were Juliet, Axel, Christopher (me) and Aarya. When we got to the campsite it was very windy so we pitched camp and then we played card games for a while …
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