For the main Smoke Signal post each quarter
Oct 17 2023
The Leaping Wolf Badge is an optional challenge to every Cub. Those who decide to take it on must work on their own and in their own time, to plan, execute and record their achievements. Cubs do this while they are still doing their Gold Wolf in their final year in the Cub Pack. While Pack …
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Oct 17 2023
We continue to have a close relationship with 4th Claremont Cubs developing our programs together and sharing ideas and experiences with them. We had a very special joint meeting with them where we learned about fires. Cubs learned how to set up fires and fire safety… or was it fire safety and then how to …
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Oct 04 2023
Two years ago the City asked us to allow Vodacom inspectors to visit the 1st Claremont hall to “see if the signal strength was strong enough”. Of course this was just an excuse to survey a possible site for a new cellphone mast, and this week it was confirmed when neighbours told us that the …
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Jul 18 2023
Wow, we’ve made it through winter so far! But with all the rain those smoke signals might not be too visible – except that with all the packed reports from across the Group we’re sure to be visible from far away. In addition to the reports from all three branches Ian has started a dive …
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Jul 18 2023
Hi! I’m Daniel, the troop scouter at 1st Claremont. I took over from David Knight a little over a year and a half ago, and this is my chance to properly introduce myself to the group. Let’s start with the timeline: I began scouts at 1st Claremont in 2012 when I was 12 and I’ve …
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Jul 18 2023
The Meerkats have been hard at work earning their Community challenge badge, which we will complete in Term 3. One of the requirements is, as a Den, to complete a special project to help your community. The Meerkats decided to spend part of a meeting making peanut butter and apricot jam sandwiches for Ladles of …
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Jul 18 2023
Term 2 of 2023 has been yet another successful term for the troop, and a busy one at that. We had eighteen events this past term, from community service to snorkeling and from camps to first class cooking. It’s been amazing to see our patrol leaders step up to the plate and lead their patrols …
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Jul 18 2023
Obstacle Course Meeting Obstacle courses are a prime example of why scouts is supreme. A hundred different things that could go wrong, and 6 scouts that are determined to make it go wrong. People like Peter, for example, are loophole-finders. When the PL is banned and the majority of APLs don’t feel like it, juniors …
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