For the main Smoke Signal post each quarter
Jul 18 2023
In the millenniums of Scout history, there have been countless tales of bravery, resourcefulness, and teamwork. But today, dear readers, I bring you a story of snorkelling with Scouts that took an unexpected turn into the realm of hilarity. En route to the beach we stopped to hire wetsuits. Some doubted if Simon had remembered …
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Jul 18 2023
In Term 2 the Meerkats tackled the new Pollution Pirate interest badge. We had already learnt about the water-cycle and how a piece of litter that is lying around can end up in our rivers, dams and the sea. We played “The Floor is Litter” and did an instructive activity on how long different types …
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Jul 18 2023
Sam worked really hard on his Leaping Wolf this past year. I’m sure many of you saw his knotting board up in the hall near the Scouters Den. He also earned his First Aid and Health, Civil Emergency, Hiking and Outdoorsman senior badges. As his Greening the Community challenge, Sam, together with some other senior …
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Jul 18 2023
#1 The oldest Scout Flag in South Africa If you look into the Scouters Den, past the busy scouters and piles of lost property, you’ll notice quite a few flags. On the shelf are our two current flags, furled and ready for Cub and Scout meetings. In the corner are two older flags on poles, …
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Jul 18 2023
The Boks Patrol Camp Day 1 of the amazing camp We arrived at the scout hall on a nice early morning and packed the car and headed off, location goedgedacht farm. We overestimated the drive and ended up getting there early and finishing camp setup about 2 hours early. We decided to start building our …
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Apr 19 2023
First Claremont had two teams participating in the Rayner Trophy.
They placed 15th and 13th, out of a total of 32 teams.
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