Jun 18 2020
In 1908 Baden-Powell founded scouts and based it on the principles stated in the Scout Promise and the Scout Law. In the intervening 110 years or so the principles embodied in the Promise and Law have remained constant, even if the wording has changed somewhat. 1st Claremont has seen the Spanish Flu, two World Wars, …
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Mar 20 2019
Some highlights from the first term: snakes, CPR, Liesbeek District campfire, B-P birthday cake, visit from the neighbourhood watch, and a sunset hike at Constantia Nek. [easy-image-collage id=13367]
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1st Claremont Scout Group is the oldest established scout troop in South Africa and indeed in Africa. Founded on the 3rd March 1908 there are few troops in the world that are older than we are and even fewer that are still operational. We are proud of our long history but it is who are are …
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Robert Baden-Powell (BP) was born as Robert Stephenson Smyth Powell in London on 22 February 1857. BP was the youngest of 7 children. His father died when he was 3 years old and his mother subsequently changed the name of her children to Baden-Powell. BP was awarded a scholarship to Charterhouse, a prestigious school. He first …
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