This year’s first Pioneering Scoutcraft course of the year was run at the 1st Claremont scout hall base with about 40 scouts from various different troops in the region. This is a fairly large turn out for a course, but it’s great to see that there are so many scouts trying to pass off a …
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May 17 2022
Luke has a tough time on Kon-Tiki
Being PL of a competition that we haven’t done for a few years was rough (last time we attended Kon-Tiki was in 2017). There was a lot of uncertain planning and a bit of confusion to go with it. Pre-build was great and definitely a good idea, although it didn’t help that we decided not …
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Smoke Signals
Smoke Signals has a long tradition at 1st Claremont. The first recorded edition was in 1958 and it has been produced erratically since then with the longest consistent run being in the 1980’s (6 editions) annually. Smoke Signals won the HV Marsh Award for Scout Journalism in 2019, the first time it has done so. …
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Oct 19 2021
The Meerkats and the Olympics
With the Olympics all around us, the Meerkats spent August and September learning all about what it means to be Proudly South African, one of the Challenge Badges on the Meerkat Trail. One of ADS Lucy du Toit’s innovative programmes involved looking at the emblems and animals on our money. We discovered all sorts of …
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Oct 19 2021
Luke gets wet on Gordon Shield
Gordon Shield ran over the 11thand 12th of September. We were only allowed to put in one team of five, which consisted of two seniors and three older juniors. Usually we are able to put in two teams of eight. The competition was split into two areas — half of the troops were at Hawequas …
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Oct 19 2021
4th Claremont Fernwood Scout Group relaunches
During the 4th term, we are re-launching 4th Claremont Fernwood Scout Group. Their hall is in Almond Street, just above the Upper Liesbeek River Garden, which is a perfect location for the new Cub and Meerkat branches which will open there this term. The plan is for the Scout Troop to open next year. The …
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