Thirteen excited Scouts from 1st Durbanville have been selected to attend the 26th World Scout Jamboree, set to take place in Poland in 2027. The global gathering will unfold on the enchanting Wyspa Sobieszewska (Polish for Sobieszewska Island); a breathtaking…

1st Durbanville marked its 70th anniversary this year with a vibrant celebration that brought together the full breadth of its Scouting family, from the tiniest Meerkat to the tallest Rover, along with proud parents, dedicated Scouters, and supporters from across…

Liam Coetzee (age 17) and fellow scouts gave more than 67 minutes on 18 July when they worked together to realise a Jars of Hope initiative which formed part of his First Class community service project. They packed a total…

2024 was a bumper Springbok Scout year for the 1st Durbanville Scout Group as no fewer than five scouts achieved this prestigious award which is the highest award a youth under 18 can achieve within the scouting movement. Daniel Wilbraham…

The 1st Durbanville Klipspringers, the group’s newest troop, recently surpassed all expectations when it reached the magical membership number of twenty. The first meeting of the 1st Durbanville Klipspringers kicked off with only five scouts on 1 November 2023 and…

Five scouts from the 1st Durbanville troop have been selected to participate in the much sought after annual Patrol Leader Training Unit (PLTU) programme which takes place from 1 to 9 April this year. We consider it a great honour…

There was much rejoicing when it was announced that the 1st Durbanville Scout Group had won the sought after Tonkin Trophy at the annual scout Founder’s Day celebrations at Gilwood scout training centre in Parow on Sunday, 19 February. The…

First Durbanville made magic at this year’s Kon-Tiki when they took second place in what is one of the biggest scouting competitions in the Western Cape. Kon-Tiki 2023, held at Sandvlei from 17 to 19 March, was themed “Comics” and…

Five 1st Durbanville Scouts recently participated in the Cederberg Senior Scout Adventure which took place from 15 to 23 December 2022. They completed the Southern Peaks clockwise route, which earned them the “Xtreme Award” badge as it is the most…

1st Durbanville’s scouts took second place at the annual Rayner Trophy senior scout hiking competition which was held in the Hottentots Holland mountains on 4 and 5 March. 1st Durbanville entered two teams and Team A came second out of…