1st Kirstenhof Sea Scout Group

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1st Kirstenhof Sea Scout Group We care about empowering and growing young people to become responsible, confident, & capable individuals through fun, adventure, and values-based learning.

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Cubs & Scouts A little bit of history:

The 1st Kirstenhof Cub Pack was opened by Shoena Smith in 1992/3 and run successfully from the hall at Kirstenhof Primary before it closed down in 1995/ 1996 due to lack of adult support. A Troop seems to have opened in 1997 with the same scarf in the same venue but seems to have closed again in 1999. If anyone has a more clear timeline, please let us know :)

We have registered the 1st Kirstenhof Sea Scout Group but pay heed to the first 1st Kirstenhof Scout Group by adopting the same scarf. We will have a new logo, cap and group tape. We have been successfully running a full to the brim Pack since October 2021 with many happy Cubs enjoying the Cub programme. Present Day:

We opened a Scout Troop on 27 July 2022 with 14 new Recruits and look forward to seeing it grow from strength to strength.

🎉 Congratulations to our Lucky Draw winners! 🎉🏆 Prize 1: Brett Erasmus🏆 Prize 2: Sue Hijbeek🏆 Prize 3: Grant O’NeilA hug...
15/10/2026

🎉 Congratulations to our Lucky Draw winners! 🎉

🏆 Prize 1: Brett Erasmus
🏆 Prize 2: Sue Hijbeek
🏆 Prize 3: Grant O’Neil

A huge thank you to everyone who purchased tickets and supported our fundraiser. Every ticket helps us create more adventures and opportunities for our Cubs and Scouts. 💜

We’re also incredibly grateful to the wonderful people and businesses who helped us put these prize bundles together:

🏏 All Rounder Cricket Academy & Shop – a cricket peak cap and one-hour cricket lane rental
🍷 Alan Ball – six bottles of Spider Pig w**e, some wonderfully “naughty” socks and
☕ Jeremy Setzer – Southland Coffee Pour-Over Coffee
🎨 Melissa Largier – a paint-by-numbers kit
🖼️ Kelso Frames– a framing voucher

And a special thank you to Feel Good Events Ward 71 for including us in their Quiz night and giving us the opportunity to raise funds for our Group.

Thank you all for helping make our Lucky Draw possible! ⚓

⚓ An unforgettable visit aboard the SAS AmatolaWhat an extraordinary privilege it was for our Cubs, Scouts and parents t...
11/10/2026

⚓ An unforgettable visit aboard the SAS Amatola

What an extraordinary privilege it was for our Cubs, Scouts and parents to step aboard the SAS Amatola for a behind-the-scenes tour of this remarkable SA Navy frigate.

Towards the end of last term, Captain Dieter Jones and his crew welcomed us with such warmth and professionalism. They shared a wealth of knowledge, brought life aboard the vessel to life through incredible stories, and completely captured the imaginations of young and old. Their pride in the SAS Amatola - and in the work they do - was unmistakable.

For many of us, the tour was also genuinely eye-opening. We gained a new appreciation for the enormous area the South African Navy is responsible for and the scope of its work: protecting our coastline and surrounding waters, operating as far south as Antarctica, and assisting our neighbouring countries when needed.

We saw a submarine up close, explored the frigate and discovered more about our Navy in three hours than many of us had learned in a lifetime!

We feel incredibly fortunate to have been given this rare opportunity. A heartfelt thank you to Captain Dieter Jones for making the visit possible, and to every member of the crew who gave their time, shared their stories and welcomed the 1st Kirstenhof group aboard their beloved vessel.

It was fascinating, inspiring and an experience our Cubs, Scouts and parents will not soon forget. ⚓🇿🇦

🎉 *LUCKY DRAW TIME* 🎉We have three brilliant prize bundles up for grabs - and every ticket purchased helps fund more adv...
09/10/2026

🎉 *LUCKY DRAW TIME* 🎉

We have three brilliant prize bundles up for grabs - and every ticket purchased helps fund more adventures and opportunities for our Cubs and Scouts. 💜

🎟️ 3 tickets for R50

👉 Enter and pay via SnapScan here: https://pos.snapscan.io/qr/WgXdXil9

⚠️ Important: Please use your full name and mobile number as the payment reference so that we can match your entry and contact you if you win.

The Lucky Draw will take place on Sunday 11 October 2026 at 12 noon.

Good luck - and thank you for supporting the 1st Kirstenhof Sea Scout Group! ⚓

Please feel free to share this with family and friends too.

Well done to our Cub BLUE six for a double win tonight! They were our quiz winners and our winning six of the term 🔵🐺
15/09/2026

Well done to our Cub BLUE six for a double win tonight! They were our quiz winners and our winning six of the term 🔵🐺

Thank you SO much Feel Good Events Ward 71 and everyone else who worked so hard to put this seriously fun community even...
15/09/2026

Thank you SO much Feel Good Events Ward 71 and everyone else who worked so hard to put this seriously fun community event together!

The hard work, enthusiasm, community spirit and love for a great quiz shines though and we always consider ourselves very lucky to be able to be a part of it

🐀🔥 A Feast Fit for the Rat King! 🔥🐀Around mid-August it was time for our termly cooking challenge - and this one came wi...
01/09/2026

🐀🔥 A Feast Fit for the Rat King! 🔥🐀

Around mid-August it was time for our termly cooking challenge - and this one came with a slightly unusual customer...

The Rat King and his subjects were tired of eating cheese, so our Scouts were challenged to prepare a three-course feast that would amaze and delight them. There was, however, a catch: everything had to be made using backwoods and survival cooking methods. No pots. No pans. No gas. No utensils.

The challenge actually began a few weeks earlier, with patrols planning their menus, ingredients and costs before arriving ready to cook on the night.

After a few battles getting the fires going, the food started to emerge - and the Scouts produced some genuinely impressive dishes. There was campfire bread with garlic butter sauce, fresh salad, basted meat skewers, burgers with homemade patties and buns, s'mores, caramel apples and plenty more.

And they didn’t stop at the cooking. Patrols went all-in on presenting their feasts in a manner worthy of Rat King royalty.

There was very little separating Eagles and Penguins Patrols in the final judging, but Penguins edged ahead thanks to their teamwork and planning. Well done, Penguins!

A big thank you to visiting Assistant Scouter Emily for putting together such a fun and genuinely challenging evening.

⚜️ And there was even more to celebrate…

A huge congratulations to Emma De Smidt, who has worked incredibly hard and shown some serious perseverance to complete all the requirements for her Traveller advancement. Well done, Emma!

⛵ And a particularly special milestone for Colin Sharpley, who completed his Helmsman hours over the holidays to earn his Helmsman Badge - making him the first Helmsman in our Troop!!

In doing so, Colin also completed the final requirement for his Discoverer advancement, becoming only the second Scout in 1st Kirstenhof’s history to achieve it.

That represents an enormous amount of work and commitment. Congratulations, Colin - we’re incredibly proud of what you’ve achieved and look forward to seeing you continue towards First Class and beyond. ⚜️

A pretty good night to be a 1st Kirstenhof Scout. 💚

⚜️ Welcome to the Troop! ⚜️A very special evening for 1st Kirstenhof as we officially invested three new Scouts into our...
01/09/2026

⚜️ Welcome to the Troop! ⚜️

A very special evening for 1st Kirstenhof as we officially invested three new Scouts into our growing Troop: Drew, Seth & Amy!

We hope this is the beginning of many years of adventure, friendship, new skills, challenges, muddy weekends, time on the water and plenty of brilliant memories along the way.

Welcome to 1st Kirstenhof. We’re very proud to have you as part of the Troop. ⚜️💚

🧭 Putting Our Navigation Skills to the Test - with some seriously cool results! 🧭On Sunday, 23 August, our Scouts headed...
01/09/2026

🧭 Putting Our Navigation Skills to the Test - with some seriously cool results! 🧭

On Sunday, 23 August, our Scouts headed out to Bloemendal W**e Estate in Durbanville for the Regional Orienteering Competition - a full day of navigation, problem-solving and plenty of running around in the great outdoors.

Working in pairs, teams had to navigate to various points on a map within the time limit, with points awarded according to the distance and difficulty of reaching each location. This year the organisers threw in some bonus bearing challenges too, putting the Scouts’ compass and plotting skills to the test.

It was a fantastic day out, and our Scouts had a great time working their way around the course.

And then there were the results… 👀

👏 One of our Junior teams placed an incredible 4th out of 43 teams!
🧭 Our second Junior team finished 16th out of 43
⚜️ Our Seniors placed 11th out of 27
😄 And our Adults got in on the action too, finishing 4th and 10th

All of that put 1st Kirstenhof in 7th place overall for the Regional Orienteering Trophy!

It’s really great to see our Scouts’ navigation, mapwork and compass skills improving year after year - but just as importantly, to see them out there enjoying themselves, working together and having a great day while they do it.

Well done to everyone who took part. We’ll definitely be back next year!

Taking advantage of a sunny Cape Town winter's day to do our Scout Swimming Badge ☀️🏊 Thanks to our Seniors who helped o...
25/07/2026

Taking advantage of a sunny Cape Town winter's day to do our Scout Swimming Badge ☀️🏊

Thanks to our Seniors who helped out and well done to everyone who braved the cold water!

And our Cub pack keeps growing and growing!We couldn't be more thrilled to welcome Astryd, Alyce and Ryli
04/06/2026

And our Cub pack keeps growing and growing!

We couldn't be more thrilled to welcome Astryd, Alyce and Ryli

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Sea Scout Base Youth Centre, Promenade Road, Lakeside
Cape Town
7945

Opening Hours

Tuesday 17:00 - 18:30
Wednesday 18:00 - 20:00

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