May 17 2022
2022 saw the 1st Claremont scout troop welcome a new Troop Scouter as Daniel LeJeune picked up the baton – or maybe in the scouting world – the woggle? And it has certainly been a busy year so far – with our Meerkats, Cubs and Scouts taking part in numerous activities and events. The Meerkats …
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May 17 2022
Upton was an amazing experience that I will always remember. My team was absolutely amazing and we all worked so well together. This year the bases were very fun and the STAs were also fun to do. Upon arriving to the end we realised that we had missed the last 5 bases! But surprisingly we …
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Jun 16 2021
Quarter Two of 2021 has been busy – as the number of posts about exciting activities demonstrates! The level of engagement is wonderful to see – indeed our waiting list can’t keep up and we’re seeing demand for a new group in our area. In his SGL Update, our Group Leader shares some big news: …
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Rovers is the fourth and final component of Scouts South Africa’s youth programme (following on from Meerkats, Cubs and Scouts), specifically designed for young adults who have not yet reached their 30th birthday. The purpose of Rovers is to provide encouragement for the self-training of young adults in Citizenship and Service, encourage members to pursue …
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Nov 04 2020
The lockdown was very distressing for everyone. For the scouters it came with the added irritation of online scouting which is antithetical to how we see scouts as it should be. So it was not surprising that as soon as hiking was allowed, some of the scouters organised themselves to get out on the mountain. …
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Nov 04 2020
This year the Upton Shield competition was held at Hawequas Scout Adventure Centre. 1st Claremont entered four teams all of which did extremely well with one of our teams coming in first place and another in the top ten. The weather conditions on the day were rather misty in the morning which permitted enjoyable hiking although …
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Nov 04 2020
On the 12th of September Holly, Rozanna, Ryan and I hiked up Table Mountain via the jeep track to do a 10km hike. This was our first hike since lockdown, our first patrol hike of the year and our first hike without scouters, so it was a pretty big day. Since it was at least …
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