Oct 19 2021
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
If you read through all the great articles in this edition of Smoke Signals, you’ll see how 1st Claremont Scout Group is really booming these days. If you look back 10+ years, we had under 10 Scouts at meetings and no Cub Pack. We recovered through hard work, recruitment, and strong long-term planning, with support …
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Oct 19 2021
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
Chapman’s Peak Chapman’s Peak is always a nice hike. This was my second time hiking the route, and the weather was excellent. Many great conversations were held, with the most baffling being about the pointless gabions which lie scattered around below the peak. The views didn’t disappoint either, with a clear 360° view of the …
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Oct 19 2021
On the weekend of 9-10 October, our Meerkats took up a national challenge to go camping “under the sea”. Along with 119 Meerkats countrywide, they involved their families in an overnight camp at home with many exciting activities in between and regular meet-ups on Zoom. For half of our Den, this was their second camp. …
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