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Dec 31 2024
We start every Springbok Ceremony sort of like a wedding procession, with us scouts lining up at the edge of the isle and then Springbok Scout walking down the isle followed by the Scout Laws and Promise. The hall was filled with Holly’s friends and family. Speeches were given in honor of Holly’s achievement and …
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Dec 31 2024
Term 4 again! As we come to the close of another successful and rewarding year of cubbing, we can safely say that this term has passed in a flash. We began with a programme on senses, keeping in mind that our cubs should have some serious fun while learning. And that’s obviously why we included …
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Dec 31 2024
Meerkats forged to the end of the year, completing the National Challenge, the Denboree and having a really fun time. The last part of the National Challenge was to learn something new, so we tried two knots. Knots don’t appear on the Meerkat programme, but they found them easier than tying a bow, which does! …
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Dec 31 2024
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day, teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime. That’s a joke, it’s a very good opening sentence to get you to read this haha. However, it does highlight how learning certain skills for yourself and practising them is far …
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Dec 31 2024
It is with bitter sadness that I write Eagles last termly report as PL. As you know, in the wise words of Demi Demi, “Tuff time neva last” and they finally have stopped lasting for the Eagles patrol, as their cooked PL is finally leaving them. Throughout this term the academic weapons of the patrol …
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Dec 31 2024
JOTA (Jamboree On The Air) – 1st Claremont’s 1st On 19 October 2024, 8 1st Claremont members (Including our 2 most interesting 🤨 scouters) went to the CTARC (Cape Town Amateur Radio Club) next to 6th Rondebosch Scout Hall to try and communicate with scouts via long distance radios. It was a dangerous and daring …
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Dec 31 2024
Excitement was high as a handful of scouts met at the hall on the morning of the 17th of November, to head out to the crag and go climb. We did a stocktake of equipment, deciding to leave the skiff troop ropes safely at the hall and bring newer ropes to the crag. We set …
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Dec 31 2024
Laura Owens’ Community Service Laura’s comserve was really enjoyable and a great experience. We started early in the morning to make the long drive out to Franschhoek and luckily arrived slightly early so we got coffee and a deviously delicious loaf of bread for the day, we were doing the com serve at the local …
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