Feb 03 2024
Our Cub Flags In the first and second episodes of our miniseries, we featured three very old Scout flags. Now it’s time to switch from green to yellow, and swing over to Cubs. Our oldest Cub flag is hand painted with a rather quirky wolf’s head logo. It’s not dated so we’re open to guesses …
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Feb 03 2024
The group campfire was attended by Meerkats, Cubs, Scouts and parents alike. While everybody ate boerewors rolls and waited around, the Scouts were cooking up a plan for how to light the fire. To everybody’s surprise, after Ian was finished talking to us about the roof, Daniel told us that the campfire was cancelled. Lucky …
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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
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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Oct 17 2023
Our leaping wolves weren’t the only ones that were busy this term. In the last quarter we awarded: In order for cubs to complete their Silver and Gold Wolf badges they not only need to earn their paws and cats, respectively, they also need at least one interest badge for each of these. Cub Interest …
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Oct 17 2023
If the cubs thought they were going to have just another Friday meeting on the 25th of August boy were they wrong. We had a visit from Time Voster and his creepy crawly friends from the Cape Town Snake Park. Tim brought along a wide variety of reptiles, starting with the local venomous species of …
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Oct 17 2023
#2 and #3 – two historic flags from nearly 100 years ago Last time we featured our oldest flag, flown by 1st Claremont at the very first Scout meeting in South Africa on 3 March 1908. This time we look at the other framed flag in the Scouters Den, and one historic flag which sadly …
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