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Oct 17 2023
’m sure you’ve noticed by now that cubbing is not just Friday nights at the hall. Not only does it involved activities on weekends and work at home on interest badges it also involves getting outdoors as much as possible and exploring our surroundings. We had wide game at Keurboom park where the cubs learned …
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Oct 17 2023
We have two main items of “hall and grounds” news this term. The first is the bombshell that the City wants to take away a large chunk of our grounds for a huge cellphone mast. You can read more about that here. We appeal to parents to object officially before 20 October. Secondly, our stage …
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Oct 17 2023
The air was buzzing with excitement as all the scouts going on Holly’s Springbok Camp packed the trailer. The weather was very warm and sunny and we thought this wondrous weather would continue throughout the camp regardless of the weather forecast. Little did we know… After a long drive with only sheep to entertain us …
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Oct 17 2023
Between 23 July and 14 August, Tim, James and I were 3 of the 108 South African scouts that attended the 25th World Scout Jamboree (WSJ) held in South Korea. Arriving at the Cape Town International Airport at 7 a.m. we were all buzzing. We were flying with Singapore Airlines the whole time, stopping over …
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Oct 17 2023
An experience I will never forget Every 4 years the World Scout Jamboree is held, attended by tens of thousands of scouts from every corner of the globe. This year the jamboree was held in Saemangeum, Korea. Our South African contingent was composed of over 100 scouts and 30 adults who departed on the 23rd …
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Oct 17 2023
On the 22 July 2023, Laura Hoffa lead us on her Discoverer hike. We started off at the Silvermine car park, and we hiked up to Elephant’s Eye. We then did the panorama circuit around the dam towards Noordhoek Peak, where we had lunch. We then walked to a ledge overseeing the dam. From there, …
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Oct 17 2023
Another Patrol Meeting involving food, work and shenanigans. We attempted to make our patrol meetings different to usual. After some long discussions on what we were going to do we decided we were going to break into James’s house. Luckily we have an easy way in because Julia shares the same house as him. (Next …
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Oct 17 2023
Welcome to our bumper edition— 3rd issue of 2023. Thanks to everyone who’s contributed to the process of producing this — articles photos and editorial input. There’s a PDF version available for download , or continue on to this issues Contents online. I hope you enjoyed the cover art, countless seconds where consumed by ever …
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