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Aug 01 2026
We are excited to present you with our first proper edition of Smoke Signals since last year! (Although we did publish Smoke Signals “Lite” in June.) Enjoy reading it, as it is such an amazing way to reflect on the past term. Thank you to all the Scouts who contributed, and a special shoutout to …
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Jun 01 2026
Our Smoke Signals magazine hasn’t appeared for a few months while we look for a new volunteer to take over as editor, but we have some event announcements and adult leader updates to share, so this “lite” edition is a stop-gap to keep our community informed! More news from our youth members will follow once …
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Nov 02 2025
1st Claremont Scout Group never stands still! The past week included a Meerkat camping weekend, the Cubs coming second in the regional Edward Shield competition, a Scout Halloween evening, a sunset hike up Lion’s Head, a Springbok Scout pioneering project, a family work party at the hall, and our leaders attending and leading an adult …
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Oct 06 2025
Cubs, meerkats and scouts across the district would come together to eat food and socialise all for the District Campfire, hosted at 1st Pinelands scout hall. People began meeting new faces and scouts started to fellow scouts they hadn’t seen in months!! Claremont scouts ran around trying to organise songs and skits last minute, it …
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Oct 06 2025
At the end of October, the first member of Scouting to have gone through Meerkats and Cubs will go up to Scouts. Neema Galetta joined the 1st Claremont Meerkat Den when it opened in October 2020. Our first meeting was an adventure in Keurboom Park, but we were soon locked down, and meetings proceeded online. Neema …
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Oct 06 2025
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
Jars of hope have become a popular way for 1 st Claremont to involve the cubs in ‘givingback’ on a day when many South Africans do the same in their communities. We had fancylabels and everything! We spent some time discussing what Mandela Day is about and whyit’s an event in SA. The jars went …
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Oct 06 2025
“MAN OVERBOARD!!!” was something we were yelling over the treacherous waters of Zandvlei. On the 13th and 14th of July a few scouts from 1st Claremont learned the basics of sailing with me in 1st Bergvliet’s Saldanha – the main type of sailing craft that all sea scouts use and race in. Unfortunately no one …
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