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Oct 03 2024
On 11 July, Patrol Leader James Webb received his Springbok Scout badge at a ceremony at the hall. James’s Springbok Ceremony started with us all lining up outside the hall and playing a game. We then led into the hall like a wedding procession, and after a brief opening speech we recited the 10 Scout …
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Oct 03 2024
We have just had our annual census, and 1st Claremont has set a new record with 115 members, also making us one of the biggest groups in the region, if not the biggest. It’s great to be such a strong group but also a challenge to keep up with it all! A personal highlight in …
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Oct 03 2024
The hike started off with an uncharacteristically short stroll down to the first huts. There was much walking from all parties and much yapping from James about cuts and bulks and other pointless subjects. We were all very shocked when we found the accommodation, as we were expecting a barn with a bale of hay …
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Oct 03 2024
On the first day of the hike, we climbed up Kasteelspoort. The weather was extremely miserable that day, with the wind extremely strong. The wind was so strong that it made waterfalls flow upwards! On top of the mountain it started to rain. This was very unpleasant as the wind blew the rain horizontally into …
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Oct 03 2024
In the July holidays , I went with scouts on the Winter Cederberg. We hiked up the Cederberg mountains and we saw a lot of different things. Some of the hikes were hard for me because I can’t easily climb up a hill. We all slept in really nice rooms and took turns to cook …
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Oct 03 2024
Bats had a fun term, after a lot of planning we managed to scrape together 2 events. Malaika went hiking, we had a patrol camp and broke into the PL’s houses. It was altogether a fun term and we managed to win MOSCIP. I am off to white rhino and so cannot write more, see …
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Oct 03 2024
Junior Kathe is an ATS in the troop who has been active since 2019. He joined the troop in 2012 just after the Nyan Cat KonTiki. Junior and I went through scouts together, and unfortunately his time at 1st Claremont is coming to an end. He has accepted a job in Dubai as a chef, …
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Jul 10 2024
Here’s a formula for a good read. First, take the world’s largest voluntary youth organisation and a Scout Group with more than a century of tradition, located in a beautiful part of the world. Next, collect an incredibly dedicated team of Scouters to run the programme. Inspire them, train them, and support them with great facilities …
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