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Oct 06 2025
Our Meerkats took to the streets on Saturday 13 September to tackle a bare verge outside the International School of Cape Town. Under the Action Task of the Meerkat National Challenge, they had to “Find a place in or near you that needs greening. Plant and nourish indigenous greenery for a term.” Parent Kirsty Gilmour …
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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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Oct 06 2025
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 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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Oct 06 2025
On the 22 August 1 st Claremont Cubs held our annual Pack sleepover and it wasonce again a huge hit! This is an important event on our calendar as many of ourCubs have either never slept in a tent before or have never slept away from theirparents before. We pitched our Scout bell tents inside …
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Oct 06 2025
1st Claremont entered four teams for orienteering this year which was held at a wine farm near Franschoek. The four teams were: Orienteering is running around following a map to look for checkpoints and involves running through bushes, streams, and up over hills. It’s generally very fun. The aim of it is to find control …
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Oct 06 2025
The Cooks Meal with Matthew and Declan was a lot of fun. We made naan bread with two dips to start, then homemade burger patties that turned out surprisingly good. For dessert we baked a chocolate cake and some chocolate chip cookies, which everyone enjoyed. The food kept us busy, but it was worth it …
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