May 17 2022
Two of our 10 year old Cubs (Axel and Karina) took part in this year’s Senior Cub Camp in April. This is a Survivor-themed camp for cubs from across the Western Cape. The camp started with the cubs arriving at Hawequas campsite late on Friday afternoon and taking part in some ice breakers as they …
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Jun 16 2021
We arrived on Saturday morning at Glencairn and started unpacking and setting up camp. We then started the advancements and made bread and a sort of stew for supper which tasted really good. Then we played stalk the lantern for a while and after that we did a bit of stargazing. Then around 9 PM …
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Jun 16 2021
One of the highlights of the term was the Pirate Adventure. This started at the Friday evening Cub meeting. Although the forecast predicted rain, the skies were clear and the Cubs were able to observe the stars and the moon as part of the Skies badge. The Cubs returned on Saturday in pirate costume for …
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Jun 16 2021
Big news: we are planning to open another cub pack and scout troop in Claremont! The idea has been around for a while – our growing group can’t keep up with our long waiting list, so there is clearly demand for more groups in our area. We are planning to start by finding adults who are …
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Jun 16 2021
To start with I’d like to congratulate our Smoke Signals editors and contributors for earning 2nd place in the national HV Marsh competition for Scout journalism! Last year we were in 1st place and this year we were runners up to 6th Rondebosch. Well done to them as well. Adult leaders The group keeps on …
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Jun 16 2021
Simon’s Springbok camp was so much fun! I wasn’t even invested when I went so I found the camp fascinating and new. The badge that Simon focused on was Fires and Cooking Scoutcraft. Simon did an excellent job at teaching us and made it so fun! Due to COVID-19 each person slept in their own …
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Jun 16 2021
LDC1 is the first part of a leadership scout course. On the course, we learnt multiple Scout skills including mapping, compass bearings, lashings and more. We were split into patrols of about seven people and it was our responsibility to get to know each other and work together to complete a series of tasks. One …
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Jun 16 2021
On LDC 2 we had to teach a skill to the others. We had to choose a piece of paper and read the problem and think of a way to solve it. We learned about other troops and cool skills. We practised knots and first aid skills. We spoke about planning a meeting. We talked …
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