Welcome to 1st Durbanville Scout Group
The 1st Durbanville Scout Group is part of the Kanonkop District in Cape Town, Cape Western, South Africa. Scouting is a worldwide youth development organisation. It develops young people socially, gets them involved in the community, and teaches them many life skills. Our troop is 50 years old and has both boy and girl scouts. The Durbanville Scouts are a very strong team and feature well in most of the competitions. Please sign our guestbook while you are here.
 

Upcoming Events

DateEvent
Mon 6 OctoberSchools Open
Fri 10 OctoberTroop meeting, as well as a parent meeting starting at 7pm. All parents invited.
Fri 17 OctoberHike up Kanonkop
Sun 19 OctoberQuinn Trophy. All Scouts and parents should attend.
Fri 24 OctoberTroop Meeting
Sat 25 OctoberDistrict Hike - Kaapzicght


Announcements

  • Parents information session at the hall - at about 7:10pm this Friday - it will be about 45 minutes. Bring all your questions along! We will also be informing all the new parents of how scouts works and what advancement is and how to earn badges
  • To change your password, click here or log in and go to "Personal Details"

 

 
Amazing Race 2008
Written by Ingrid Webster   

Did you ever wonder how many steps there are to the Somerset Hospital from the V&A Waterfront? Or the circumference of ALL the traffic circles at the Waterfront? Or what it felt like to drink a GIANT freezing cold milkshake from Dodge cafe?

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The impact of Scouting on my life
Written by Craig Burns   

I started in this organisation as an enthusiastic cub, dreaming of the thrill of the outdoors, that they told us it would be. Cubs was well organised and great fun and this stimulated me to do as many interest badges as possible. As a result, I learnt many interesting things I would otherwise not have been exposed to. I also learnt many basic skills in cubs, which stood me in good stead for scouts.

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