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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Apr 09 2025
Cub Fun Day was based on the Marval superheroes. There were lots of cool STA’s (spare time activities) including making up your own cape, mask, cuffs and flag. We joined with 4th Claremont and there were lots of bases that were really cool. I really enjoyed the feeling game with a bowl of plastic spiders in …
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Apr 09 2025
Our Cub Pack camps annually away from our Hall. This year we camped together with 4th Claremont/Fernwood Cubs. Cubs over 8 years old camp for the whole weekend, while younger cubs join in for a day of fun! Cub Camp was held on a farm in the middle of nowhere (Kogelberg) and the theme was …
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Oct 03 2024
In Term 3 we had 2 great Day Hikes. For the first hike 12 Cubs went hiking at East Fort near Chapman’s Peak. It was very cold to start with but then it warmed up. We hiked in the Fynbos and past some waterfalls and then did a big panorama loop with beautiful views. On …
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Oct 03 2024
This term saw the whole group come together at the Rugby fundraiser evening. It was wonderful for our cubs to see the scouts at work and be able to contribute to the evening and the fundraising. We had several wonderful stalls run by some of our cubs. The Benjamin Boys’ popcorn stand, Micaela’s bracelets, games …
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Oct 03 2024
It was with a heavy heart that we said goodbye to the Sutherland family this term as they return to Spain. Vera joined 1st Claremont as a Cub and Oliver was part of the first Meerkat group in 2020. With him came his dad, Brian, also known Badger (at Meerkats) or Baloo (at Cubs). While …
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Oct 03 2024
This term we welcomed four new cubs! Isabel and Italo burrowed up from our Meerkat den while Eleneore and Alexa were new to scouting. They have slotted right into the pack’s routine and are making friends fast. We welcome them and their enthusiasm and look forward to more adventures next term. Diya completed her Leaping …
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Jul 10 2024
This month marks ten years since we re-opened our Cub Pack in July 2014. The Pack had been closed since about 1999 and we only had Scouts in our group, but as the Troop was gaining strength the committee decided to reopen the Pack and in 2014 we managed to find four volunteer parents to …
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