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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Dec 28 2021
One summer’s afternoon about 5 years ago, I was standing in line at Starbucks in Lake Oswego, Oregon, USA. There are about 6 people ahead of me and the line is moving slowly. I’ve just had lunch, I’m tired and not paying attention. Anyway, I’m looking at the back of the head of the person in …
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This is a song that was sung at 1st Claremont camps in the 1960s, and which several 1st Claremont Old Boys sung at the campfire for our centenary celebrations in 2008. We were very surprised when we couldn’t find it online, so here it is. As far as we know it’s by a singer called …
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In 1952, the stage and basement extension to the hall was added at a cost of 900 pounds. The stage originally had a wooden shingle roof, but in 1964 it caught fire, probably because of sparks from a fire in refuse nearby. Some of the roof timbers are still charred. Fortunately the fire was not …
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