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SGL Report Q3 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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Committee Notes

Painting The Scout hall is looking great after it was painted in mid March by DC Painters (Dennis Cain), organised by Pierre who has taken over the hall maintenance portfolio. We have used DC Painters twice now and been very happy with their work. This will be our main hall improvement this year (last year …

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Our land in Bowwood Road

1st Claremont Scouts leases our property in Bowwood Road from the City of Cape Town, and our lease has recently been renewed for a further 10 years. We first leased the land in 1916, eight years after the Scout group started at Claremont Public School in Palmyra Road, and our first hall (of corrugated iron) …

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