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
Most scouts troops fail not because there is a lack of youth but because there is a lack of willing adult volunteers. There are many strands to unpick in that simple statement. One of the things that scouts has done and continues to do badly is sell the benefits to adults of being a volunteer. …
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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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It is important to plan your camp properly. There are two reasons for this: It is important that activities that you are responsible for are planned. If you do not have a plan your camp will not run well and you will not meet your objectives in running that camp. This is the opportunity to …
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Mar 24 2021
When the year started we weren’t allowed to meet in large groups. So the scouts met in patrols and we built some small pioneering projects. This was one of them. The other can be seen here.
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Nov 04 2020
The third quarter has been eventful: we have been able to go back to live scouting, with meetings at the hall, as well as hikes and scouting competitions. The return to scouting ‘IRL’ has been met with enthusiasm by our scouts: read up about how it feels to be back at scouts here. Our senior …
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There must be a cover page. Log your hike using traditional compass logging techniques. There should be no more than 15 compass points logged and no less than 10. Your log should include in a grid format: the compass direction you are travelling in; The distance you have travelled (rounded to the nearest 100m); comments …
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Apr 08 2020
When I started planning by Springbok hike, I selected a nice route across the front of Sneeuberg. After the planning was mostly complete I had to scrap my first hike route. I was unable to get a permit because the area of the Cederberg I was planning to hike in was full. This all meant …
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