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
From the 14 of April to the 16 of April senior cubs from all over the Western Cape came to Hawequas for the annual survivor cubs camp. The aim of the camp is to prepare cubs over the age of 10 for scouts mostly through survivor based games and activities. The 71 cubs were divided …
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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
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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Apr 19 2023
Our Meerkats made contact with a Colony of Beaver Scouts in England, through friends of our ADS, Otter. Beavers are for children 6-8, a little older than our Meerkats. We were delighted to receive in the post hand-written letters from the Beavers with delightful news – they lived near London, about their favourite badges, they …
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