Scouts love to go hiking so it is fitting that there is a Hiking Challenge badge for Meerkats in the Scoutcraft theme. On 19 February, our nearly full Den of Meerkats gathered at the base of Newlands forest with their leaders, parents, siblings and a dog and went hiking, 4km up, along and down. We …
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Mar 24 2021
Meerkats at Keurbooom
On a sunny spring morning in November 2020, eight eager Meerkats with their fathers or mothers met at Keurboom Park for an adventure. They had a map and had to negotiate tricky bridges, count distances, and climb trees. On the way back they picked up unusual items they found. It was meant to be leaves …
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Nov 04 2020
A return to the outdoors … and the Hall!
The highlight for the 3rd quarter of 2020 was, without a doubt, our return in person to meetings. While the cubs learned a lot about cultures, food, and crafts to do at home during lockdown, there was not much contest with the ability to walk in nature, light fires, and get messy in the local …
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