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THE EDGE ANNUAL
Sharing thewarm heartof Sedgefield
If you would like to make a difference this winter, please consider bringing a new or (clean) second hand blanket to The EDGE Offices @ 63 Main Road or
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IT’S OYSTERFEST TIME!Aside from the popular weekend sporting events, such as the
ighlights of this year's Festival include:
Food and drink:- • Look out for Oyster Hotspots – restaurants in and around Knysna and Sedgefield where you'll find oyster specials and other interesting dishes over the 10-day period.• As part of the Best of Brunch promo, local restaurants will serve up delicious takes on everyone's favourite meal – brunch!• The Knysna Wine Festival and Night Market will host some of South Africa's best wine estates on 4 and 5 July where you can meet local winemakers, taste their latest wines and learn about the latest trends in wine-making. As an extra treat, Heather Walters will perform live on 4 July and Robin Auld on 5 July. • Seafood Wednesday takes place on 6 July, giving seafood lovers another chance to indulge in all manner of seafood. The event kicks off with a seafood walk-around at participating restaurants during the day; a seafood braai competition takes place in the afternoon, and the ever-popular oyster shucking and eating competition takes centre stage in the early evening.• Flavours of Knysna served with Tabasco Sauce, also part of Seafood Wednesday, will see some of the best local eateries going head to head in the oyster stakes. We hear Sedgefield’s PiliPili (last year’s winnners) will be there to defend their title! • The Oyster, Bubbly and Chocolate Experience will be hosted at the Simola Hotel at 18:00 on 3 July where visitors can enjoy instructional bubbly tastings from five different estates, paired with the decadent combination of oysters and chocolate.
Live entertainment:- • The Comedy Shuckle is a Festival must-see, with top comedians Schalk Bezuidenhout and Kagiso Mokgadi ready to have you doubled over in laughter. • The Exclusive Glenmorangie Whiskey & Live Jazz cruise is a festive addition to this year's line-up on 3 July at 17:30.• If the classics are more your cup of tea, then don't miss the all-new Opera Gala Concerts on 7 and 8 July.
For the little ones:- • The Pick n Pay Young Oyster Festival presented by Humpty Dumpty Windmeul Eggs will host fun cooking lessons and arts and crafts for two to 10 year olds. This will take place 2 – 9 July from
Momentum Weekend Argus Rotary Knysna Cycle Tour (2nd and 3rd July) and the Momentum Cape Times Knysna Forest Marathon (9 July), h
10:30 to 15:30 and on 3 July from 10:30 to 13:30.
• The Momentum Health Kiddies Zone is a fully supervised, secure and fun area for children aged two to twelve, with great age-appropriate activities such as jumping castles, sand art, colouring and drawing as well as jumping rope games. It is also at the Festival Pavilion and runs from 09:00 to 16:00 daily with extended hours on 4 & 5 July until 21:00• The Dare2Dash obstacle course is situated at the Festival Pavilion and is open from 10:00 to 15:00 daily
Trail runs• The ELEPHANT Free Range Trail Run offers three of the most beautiful trails in the Knysna area. These are scheduled between 3 – 8 July at 09:00.
The Young Festival, situated at the Main Festival Pavilion, is open from 09:00 – 15:30 daily, will include lots of entertainment and is ideal for creative kiddies.
• The Momentum Health OatWell DualX, powered by PeptoPro, will be at the Festival for the first time this year and offers the best of both trail running and mountain biking. The start is at the Festival Pavilion on 7 July at 08:00.
A change of pace• For those who'd like to take things at a slightly more relaxed place, also on the cards are bridge tournaments and bingo on 1 July, a bowls tournament from 4 – 7 July and the all-new Forest Family Dam Ride on 3 July.
For the full programme and details about all events, registration and ticket costs, please visit http://www.pnpoysterfestival.co.za/ or follow the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival on Twitter @OysterFestival or on Facebook/KnysnaOysterFestival for daily updates.
Oyster enthusiasts, fitness fanatics and lovers of the good life, are you ready for this fun-filled lifestyle festival?
The 33rd annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival takes place from 1 to 10 July 2016 and with more than 100 activities spread over ten days there will be no shortage of fun. As part of the festival, the Momentum Weekend Argus Rotary Knysna Cycle Tour and the Momentum Cape Times Knysna Forest Marathon will be taking place and entries are officially open! These highly acclaimed races offer sport lovers some of South Africa’s most spectacular natural scenery.
This year we also bring you the all new Momentum Health OatWell DualX, powered by PeptoPro which will form part of the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival as well as the BIG5 SPORT CHALLENGE. The DualX events will challenge athletes across all levels of fitness, skill experience and ages through a number of events taking place throughout the Festival.
The rest of the programme includes many sporting and lifestyle events from swimming, bowls, and hiking to food and wine-tastings, live music, a special children’s programme and of course, lots and lots of oysters! Being one of South Africa’s most popular festivals with huge appeal for sports lovers, families and those in search of a great party, this year’s event is not to be missed!
“The festival offers an incredible variety of activities which is what makes it so appealing to the more than 50,000 visitors who travel to the area each year from all around the country. The festival has grown to include a huge charity component and the involvement of the local community which ensures that everyone in Knysna benefits from the huge boost to the economy that the festival brings every year.”
Visitors can look forward to the festival’s classic events, such as the ever-popular road and mountain bike races, the Knysna Wine Festival and Night Market, mid-week signature events such as the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival Flavours of Knysna served with Tabasco, the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival Comedy Shuckle and the Local Design and Food Market.
And then of course there’s the Pick n Pay Women’s Walk, Teen for Tots triathlon, the Featherbed Co Trail Run and much, much more to keep the whole family entertained at this wonderful event.
Get in on the action and don’t miss out this year!
The Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival begins on Friday this week, with a jam-packed programme of events guaranteed to keep locals and visitors of all ages entertained. Whilst the 10 day festival brings a much-needed influx of more than 50 000 excited visitors to the area, Garden Route residents certainly don’t shy away from joining in the fun that is happening right here on the doorstep.
Here’s saying cheers to one and all, for a fantastic Oyster Festival!
Up, up and AWAY! One of the international free-style mountian bikers takes flight. Picture by Grant McLaghlan of Monster Energy
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Too soon? I hope not.
The success of the United Kingdom's campaign for their departure from the European Union has given hope to the loca l beh ind- the- scenes movement vying to reclaim Sedgefield's independence from the Greater Knysna, popularly known as SEXIT.
“If Britain can do it, so can we!” said Boris Janssen, the chief campaigner behind the exit movement, as he lead the throngs of the banner-carrying 'Let's Leave' chanters down Main Street.
He and the other members of the i n c r e a s i n g l y s u p p o r t e d o rg a n i s a t i o n S e d g e f i e l d Independence from the Control of Knysna (SICK), along with their more extreme counterparts of the Time to Initiate Radically Enforced Departure (TIRED) group, believe that the positive implications of Sedgefield's divorcing itself from the Greater Knysna Union (GKU) far outweigh any negative ones. “Knysna Union's policies claim to ensure the free movement of people, goods, services, and capital between Knysna and Sedgefield, but I do not believe this is to our advantage,” he stated. “If you think that, in the current situation, our own economic markets (all three of them) function independently of Knysna, yet they are regularly flooded with Knysna refugees, often taking the food out of Sedgefielders' own mouths!”
He gave an example of his wife having missed the last of Joe's famous steak and kidney pies last weekend because a non-Sedgefielder had purchased it only seconds earlier.
T h e S E X I T c a m p a i g n manifestoes for both SICK and TIRED argue that conforming to the strict and often unreasonable trade specifications set by the politico economic union of all the suburb members of Greater Knysna have changed the character of Sedgefield 's commercial sector since the village was absorbed into the
GKU in the year 2000. “Opening for trade before 10am AND on Friday afternoons – even when the weather is perfect for the beach, promises of same day service from plumbers and electricians, and our poor business proprietors having to always answer the phone, return calls and reply to emails – these are ridiculous GKU rules, they are not the traditional ways of Sedgefield's business sector at all!” explains Nigel Garage, TIRED's executive Chairman.
An article on the TIRED organisation's web page suggests that SEXIT makes sense, because despite the efforts of the GKU to standardise all its members, Sedgefield has sat on the fence with regards to conformation with some of their policies. We asked Garage to unpack this further. “We are referring specifically to the GKU single currency. Thank goodness Sedgefield never totally adopted Rands and Cents,” he said “Many of our traditional businesses still work with the old 'exchange', such as paying for car repairs with fresh eggs, a milk tart and a half hour massage.”
The SEXIT campaigner hastily pointed out that it isn't just the business community that has long felt overwhelmed by the strict GKU laws. “Even our residents are feeling that it's time SEXIT became a reality,” he surmised, “Why should our local residents have to abide by stringent rules set by foreigners, which are against their very nature?” Indeed pet i t ions circulated in a combined SEXIT push by the hierarchy of both SICK and
TIRED suggest that many Sedgefield locals are still struggling with the numerous Union laws, including what they conceive as bizarre regulations such as stopping at stop streets, parking in designated parking bays, keeping dogs on leads and not going to the supermarket in pyjamas.“Such stuff and nonsense, policed by the Knysna Law Enforcement, only serve to chip away at the very core of what made Sovereign Sedgefield so spec ia l when i t was an independent municipality,” Garage told us.
Meanwhile Boris Janssen is assuring the increasing SEXIT support base that the fiscal implications of leaving the GKU will put Sedgefield on a much firmer footing. He states that paying the Knysna Municipality millions of Rands in rates and taxes every year has done very little for the village.“All they do is spend it on wages and infrastructure,” he reasoned, “Whilst if that money was kept in Sedgefield we could support far more important initiatives.” Examples he gave included the proposal for an Olympic sized heated public swimming pool on The Island, open bar Karaoke parties on the Village Green, a permanent drive in cinema on Cloud 9, and free Wine Tasting on Thursdays.
Though far less vociferous than the SEXIT campaigners, those who are lobbying for Sedgefield to retain its position in the Greater Knysna Union are hoping that the Village People will see sense in keeping the Status Quo as is.“I don't want any change. I have all their albums,” said REMAIN campaigner David Cameroff cryptically. His counterparts, through their hastily assembled S e d g e f i e l d U n i t e d i n Commitment to Knysna's Sovereignty (SUCKS), have recently reversed their decision to call for a referendum on the SEXIT motion, citing that the vote would more likely be an emotional one rather than based on the hard facts of the matter.“The SEXIT movement aren't p l a y i n g f a i r , ” S U C K S spokesman Jeremy Corblimey angrily pointed out, “They are
basing much of their campaign on suggestions that people from elsewhere in the GKU are stealing their jobs. Yet everyone knows that lying on their backs and floating upstream on the tide or sitting on the beach and drinking red wine is what most Sedgefielders term 'a busy day at the office'.”
He added that the GKU regulations that the SEXIT backers felt were throttling what they call the Sedgefield Way of Life only served to replace original, far more complex laws and by laws that were already in place when Sedgefield was its own entity.“For example – The GKU by-law that allows bottle-stores to trade on Sundays replaces the original Sedgefield by-law which said 'Bottle-stores should remain strictly closed on Sundays, except in cases of emergency, such as unexpected lunch guests, or the Grand Prix, whereby a customer may meet the owner of the bottle-store round the back where no-one can see’.”
The leadership of the Greater Knysna Union are keeping mum about SEXIT, but must certainly be wa tch ing ca re fu l ly – especially amidst rumours that Brenton, Buffalo Bay and R h e e n e n d a l m a y f o l l o w Sedgefield's lead.“It seems that we're not alone in our quest for self-governance,” said Janssen, “If SEXIT succeeds, other wards may also embark on a course of Municipal Area Departure. And quite frankly....
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HAS SMUTSVILLE BEEN FORGOTTEN?
Many residents of Smutsville have been continuously shaking their heads in dismay over the last month or two - because the state of the streets and public areas in their community has made them feel like they are on the ‘back burner’ when it comes to receiving some municipal services. They say this has the knock on effect of destroying any pride the community may have in the town, and for some, even the desire to keep it clean.
The general call is for a combined effort from the residents themselves and the Munic ipa l i ty to ge t the S m u t s v i l l e / S i z a m i l e neighbourhoods tidied up and to keep them that way.
The unnofficial dumping ground pictured above is adjacent to David Curry Crescent, which has become a real eye-sore to people living in the surrounding community.“It’s like a free for all,” complained one young man,
who asked that his name be kept out of print, “Everything gets dumped there - from household waste to builders’ rubble to garden waste. Nobody seems to see anyone dumping, so maybe they do it at night or when everyone is at work, but it just keeps growing.”He says that every once in a while some of the rubbish does get removed by the municipality, but not all. And it isn’t long before the noxious piles are huge again.
Worse yet, that same street has two creches situated it, so parents have to walk past the unofficial rubbish tip with their toddlers - which is neither safe nor hygienic.“We appeal to the community to stop dumping here, or anywhere in Smutsville and Sizamile,” the man said, pointing out that there were several other illegal ‘dump spots’ , though none as big as this one. “The problem is that because people do not have anywhere to put their rubbish that is within walking distance, they will just dump it anywhere. What we would like is a properly organised place with rubbish skips that can be taken away and emptied.”
He says that numerous requests have been made to Knysna Municipality for a big clean-up but nothing seems to be done.“We are tired of complaining. Sometimes I feel like we have been forgotten about,” he admitted.
no the r member o f the community, was quick to agree with him, saying that it is hard to stimulate the community to take pride in the town and keep the streets clean when Smutsville always seems to be forgotten about.
She reported that the broken toilets leaking foul water around the communal tap in Montana Street, which had been featured in The EDGE in April this year, had still not been repaired, despite the fact that the Eden Health Inspector had visited the area several times to assess the situation.
Because the toilets, which served over 100 informal dwellings, had no doors and were in a state of disrepair, residents were using the ‘bucket system’. Which meant the emptying of their ‘toilet buckets’ into the public toilet bowls on a daily basis.
Mothers doing their washing at the nearby tap were susceptible to picking up all sorts of germs, as were any children who accompanied them.
Children in the area had been reported as suffering from recurring illness, and it was feared that an epidemic could easily start.
In reply to our enquiry in April, the Knysna Municipality had thanked The EDGE Newspaper for bringing the situation to their attention, and reported that the relevant departments would be investigating the matter and implementing solutions as soon as procedurally possible.“The health of our communities, especially its children, must be protected and cared for, and it is the duty of local government to create a caring environment.” said Municipal manager Grant Easton.
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“We will continue with internal campaigns in the municipality and introduce educational sessions with all stakeholders – schools, crèches, businesses, institutions, etc.
“It is however clear that we need to institute further punitive measures on consumers who are using too much water and have made no effort to reduce usage. To the few culprits out there: consider this your final chance to make a positive change. Ideally we would like to see consumption levels of around 15 to 20 kilolitres per household per month.”
The water restrictions in place require residents to only water their gardens at dusk between 18:00 and 19:00 on designated days: Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays for houses with even numbers, and Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays for houses with odd numbers.
Residents are further encouraged to only use tap water for domestic consumption, not for the filling of swimming pools.
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South Africa celebrates Youth Day on 16 June. On this day we commemorate and celebrate the courage of our youth, and of ourselves as South Africans. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the Soweto uprisings.
“Young people need and deserve our support,” said Executive Mayor Georlene Wolmarans. “I believe that the m e m b e r s o f t h e n e w l y established Knysna Youth Council will address challenges
facing our youth. As we commemorate the youth of 1976, it gives me great joy to see young people still interested in the affairs of local government. And making efforts to improve the living conditions of our people. I am confident that they will fulfil their mandate.”
The aims of the youth council are:• to give the youth of Knysna a voice concerning civil matters; • to promote leadership qualities - as well as a healthy
interest in municipal, civil, administrative and community matters - within our youth; and• to organise projects (in line with the aims of Council) to the benefit of the community and especially the youth, and to promote better relationships between different language groups while fostering mutual understanding and appreciation among the youth in the surrounding areas.
“Enjoy the public holiday,” she said. “But remember those
courageous young people who sacrificed their freedom and their lives so that we may enjoy and appreciate ours. Use the opportunities that have been afforded to you today and be the champions of change and champions for hope!”
Footnote: The Youth Council representatives for the ten w a r d s i n K n y s n a w e r e announced on 25 April during a session in the Municipal Council Chambers.
CELEBRATING YOUTH DAY: CHAMPIONS FOR CHANGE
– CHAMPIONS FOR HOPE!
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BUDGET PUBLIC PARTICIPATION PROCESSMay 2016 MAY YOU BE WARM
Municipal meetings
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Dear readersdrive, or start your own, you can make a difference.
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Please support the Mayor’s Blanket Drive:- Help spread the love this winter by donating any clothing, canned foods, shoes andblankets. Kindly drop them off at the Mayor’s office, and we will make sure they get to those in need. And remember the Mayor’s Matric Ball project :- If you have been fortunate enough to attend a matric dance wearing a dress or suit - you’ll know how special it feels. Please donate your matric dress or suit to those less fortunate and make their’s a night to remember!Contact Alexis Moos at 044 302 6479 / [email protected] for more information.
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KNYSNA MUNICIPALITY
Applications are hereby invited from suitably qualified individuals for the following vacancy:
Superintendent TrafficTraffic & Law Enforcement Section
DIRECTORATE COMMUNITY SERVICES
Task level T12R245 304 to R318 384 (Basic Salary)
R370 706 to R465 153 (Total Cost to Council Package)
JOB PURPOSETo manage and control operations of Traffic & Law Enforcement according to the Road Traffic Act, 93 (1816) and ensure an effective administration and Traffic Law Enforcement function in the Municipal area.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
• Responsible for operational command of the Traffic Law Enforcement Service• Co-ordinates specific sequences associated with the provision of education and
creating awareness of potential risks w.r.t. traffic safety• Co-ordinates and monitors the implementation of laws and by-laws related to Public
Safety/Protection Services• Directs and controls the key performance indicators and outcomes of personnel• Implements procedures, systems and controls to regulate specific work sequences
associated with the functionality• Responsible for equipment and resources• Co-ordinates and attends to specific administrative recording and recordkeeping
and completes specific reports, statutory documentation and registers• Interacts with all relevant stakeholders on departmental/provincial administration
policies/strategies• Supervising personnel/sub-ordinates, leading and guiding staff, supply direction and
advice to personnel and delegates tasks• Control and manage outputs MINIMUM REQUIREMENTSGrade 12Traffic Officers DiplomaRegistered as a Traffic OfficerClearance for Peace Officer StatusComputer Literary (Office application: MS Word, Excel)5 years Traffic experience and 3 years middle management levelExaminer of Vehicles Diploma (Grade A)Examiner of Drivers Licence Diploma (Grade A)Tertiary Qualifications as well as knowledge of Municipal By-Laws would be an advantage
Applicable Municipal benefits will apply.
All applications will be considered but in terms of its Employment Equity Plan the Municipality would prefer to appoint an African, Coloured, Indian, White Female or an Indian male if a suitable candidate in that category can be identified.
To apply applicants MUST complete a Knysna Municipality Application Form and submit a detailed up-to-date CV, Covering letter with an exposition of training, experience, competencies and previous employment record and certified copies of qualifications.
Application forms are obtainable from Reception at the main Municipal Offices in Clyde Street, Knysna and Municipal website: www.knysna.gov.za
Completed applications should be forwarded to the Human Resource Department, PO Box 21, Knysna 6570 or Fax Number (044)3026333 or email: [email protected]
CLOSING DATE: 8 JULY 2016
Please note: If you receive no notification regarding this advertisement within one month of the closing date, please assume that your application was unsuccessful.
GS EASTON MUNICIPAL MANAGER
The Municipality reserves the right not to make an appointment.
Fifteen year old Llewellyn Bond will soon be gracing our screens as he takes a guest role in “Suidooster”. This is a much anticipated new Afrikaans 'soapie' – the first to be filmed in Cape Town – which focuses on the lives of three families as they work in and around a small business centre in the fictional suburb of Ruiterbosch.
Our talented young lad, a product of Smutsville School from grade R to grade 3, Laerskool Sedgefield Primary from grade 4 to 7, and now George High School where he is currently in Grade 10, was given this fantastic opportunity after his performance in the stage play 'Affie Kleinplaas' which won the Eden Drama Festival in 2015 and the Tridistrict Drama Festival earlier this year in Cape Town. Bond was awarded Best Supporting Actor for his performance alongside play-writer Samuel Jumat.
In Suidooster, our local lad will be playing the part of a boy called 'Spike' who, on seeing a deli owner find a valuable ring on the shop floor, rushes in to try and convince him it is his. Bond says filming the 40 second scene, which was done on 15 June, was an experience on its own. Clocking in at the kykNET Cape Town studio at 7am and working right through to 7pm, he described it as a very tiring but very rewarding day.
Bond's mother Jacqui Salmons and stepfather Bremen, both well-known locals, are convinced that the short guest appearance will open doors for future TV roles for the teenager. His enthusiasm matches his talent, and he is determined to 'make it' as an actor on stage and screen. Bond mentioned how especially grateful he is to his family for their support, and to Jumat, who he describes as his friend and brother, for providing
SEDGE DRAMA STAR
him with the opportunity. He encourages other youngsters to actively follow their dreams, but be prepared to put in the hard work to achieve them.“When you set a goal in life, do anything to try and realise it. And say to yourself 'I can and I will',” he said.
Look out for Suidooster on kykNET channel 144 - Our local star will be appearing on 21 September.
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C J BALLAN
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To All In Sedgefield
May 2016 be a wonderful year.My Staff and I wish to thank you all
for your repetitive orders, your staunch and loyal support in these tough times.
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KNYSNA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY
Special Municipal Council Meeting: Thursday, 30 June 2016 at 14:00
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Notice is hereby given in terms of Section 19 of the Local Government: Municipal Systems Act, 2000, of the date of the following meeting to be held in the Municipal Council Chamber:
Kennis geskied hiermee ingevolge Artikel 19 van die Plaaslike Regering: Munisipale Stelsels Wet, 2000, van die datum van die volgende vergadering wat sal plaasvind in die Munisipale Raadsaal:
Nasi isaziso ngokwe Candelo 19 Lomthetho weeNkqubo zikaMasipala nombolo 2000, malunga nolu suku lulandelayo lwentlanganiso eyakubanjelwa kwiGumbi leKhansile:
Intlanganiso kaMasipala ekhethekileyo yeBhunga: NgoLwesine, umhla we30 kuJuni 2016
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KWII-OFISI ZIKAMASIPALAUMANEJALA KAMASIPALA CLYDE SITALATO
THREE ARTIST EXHIBITION
'Flying Trio' by Penny Baillie
'Fynbos Vista' by Sheila Cooper Collins
The staff of the Garden Route National Park bid farewell to the General Manager Jill Bunding-Venter on Friday 24 June.Jill has been on the SANParks team for 25 years, including stints in the Arid Frontier and Garden Route regions. She has worked in the People and Conservation Division, the Scientific Division, was a Park Manager for Wilderness and then General Manager of the Garden Route National Park (GRNP).Jill has championed many difficult projects in the organisation and will now be heading up Strategy & Business Planning, for which she will be based in Groenkloof, Pretoria in the Chief Operating Officer’s office.At her farewell Tsitsikamma Ranger Marco Barnado said that Jill was well known amongst the staff for her persistent strength.“A river cuts through a rock not because of its power but its persistence. You have drilled through a lot of rocks in the GRNP and they are still standing tall and proud of the support you have given them!”
SANParks also bids farewell to A r e a M a n a g e r o f Tsitsikamma, Lesley Ann Meyer who will be moving to the Table Mountain National Park as Park Manager.
New additions to the GRNP management team. • Park Manager (Garden
Route National Park) is Paddy Gordon who was formerly the Park Manager of the Table Mountain National Park.
• New Area Manager for Tsitsikamma is Bulelwa Msengi who was formerly Park Manager for Agulhas National Park.
WAVES OF CHANGE IN THE GRNP
• Area Manager for Knysna is Johan de Klerk.
• Area Manager for Wilderness is Sandra Taljaard.
• Manager Planning: Len du Plessis.
• M a n a g e r B u s i n e s s D e v e l o p m e n t : A n d i l e Namntu.
• M a n a g e r P e o p l e & Conserva t ion: E lze t t e Bester.
• Manager Communications: Nandi Mgwadlamba.
• Manager Cross-marketing (Frontier Region Eastern Cape Parks & Garden R o u t e ) : H e n r i e t t e Engelbrecht.
• Manager Finance: Derec Giles.
Jill Bunding-Venter, soon to be based in SANParks H/Q in Pretoria
SANParks will be merging the G a r d e n R o u t e R e g i o n (Wilderness, Knysna and Tsitsikamma) with the Frontier Region (Addo, Camdeboo, Karoo, Mountain Zebra). The General Manager is Dries Engelbrecht.Scientific Services will now be headed up by Dr. Stefanie Freitag, with Dr. Ian Russel (Aquatic) and Dr. Wessel Vermeulen (terrestrial).
A huge thanks to both Jill and Lesley-Ann for their efficient service to the Region and SANParks. We welcome Dries, Stefanie, Paddy and Bulelwa to the GRNP family.
Island in Sedgefield, from 10am until 4.30pm daily. Penny, is a well-known artist from Pretoria, now based in Johannesburg, while Cherry and Sheila have been painting and exhibiting in the Garden Route for the last 23 years. This promises to be an exceptional exhibition of colourful and unusual art from three very competent and accomplished artists with diverse and distinctive styles. About this coming exhibition, Penny saysthat her work is “inextricably bound t o w h a t i s happening in my life at any moment i n t i m e . A n experience, or an e n c o u n t e r , c a n trigger off the need to make a painting. The new body of work, prepared for the forthcoming exhibition, is more p e r s o n a l a n d r e f l e c t i ve t han previous works. It is c o m m o n knowledge that one does become more introspective with p a s s i n g years……….” Cherry’s approach t o h e r v i b r a n t paintings is that she “likes to go beyond the obvious and predictable in a decorative and colourful way”.She i l a ’s pa s s ion fo r t he environment is revealed in her latest vistas of fynbos.All are welcome to visit the exhibition.Enquiries: Sheila Collins at 044 3431828
During the two Saturday mornings of the 2nd and 9th July
Three well known artists and close friends, Penny Baillie, Cherry Viljoen and Sheila Cooper Collins, will be getting together in Sedgefield, for a joint exhibition of their recent paintings, during the first week in July from Saturday the 2nd to the Sunday the 10th July. The exhibition will take place at 33, Andries Pretorius Street– (corner of Paul Kruger Street and one kilometre up the road from the Wild Oats Market!) on the
'The Woodman's Cottage' by Cherry Viljoen
smaller works will be exhibited at the Wild Oats Market, together with artists from Sheila’s Painting Group – weather permitting!!
Penny will be giving a workshop for the Sedgefield Art Society on Monday 11th July at the Catholic Hall in Sedgefield. Contact the Sedgefield Art Society for further information 044 343 2827.
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Terry: 081 381 4402
[email protected] • www.stcarpentry.com
A RIGHT OLD TREAT FROM JOY GROUP & MASITHANDANE
The elderly folk of Smutsville and Karatara were given a wonderful Winter treat on Wednesday 22 June, when the St Francis Church ‘Joy Group’ blessed them with a three course hot lunch, as well as cake and all sorts of other delightful goodies. This is the sixth annual luncheon thrown for the elderly by the Joy Group.
There were over eighty oldies at the festive do - all part of the “Forget-Me-Nots” project which organises
regular outings for the sometimes forgotten old folk. With the ladies of St Francis handling the cooking and serving of the delicious meal, the Masithandane ladies decided to make the day even brighter by laying on the entertainment. Dressing up as various comical characters they danced and sang amongst the old people, bringing laughs and cheers from all.
One particularly happy lady Ada Windwaai was even more full of smiles, and one of her friends let it slip that it was her birthday. We stopped at her table to confirm this and she said “What day is it today? 22 June? Then I am 90 today!”
Masithandane
As an exercise in social/community responsibility, and to work up an appetite for the end of term treat, the children and helpers in the `Cherish’ project took to the streets around the Anglican Church of Resurrection last week armed with black bags, and recycling clear bags. In quite a short time they had enthusiastically managed to fill most of the bags with rubbish! After the clean up, we all took off to Cafe Vienna where Paul Herd and his team treated all the children to cups of frothy hot chocolate and huge plates full of chicken, rice and veggies. It was a very special outing for children unused to `eating out’, and they did us proud!
CHERISH CLEANS UP & EATS UP
The Cherish Project members got together and made Sedgefield’s streets that much cleaner!
Thanks to Cafe Vienna for treating the Cherish kids.
by Ginny Viner
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SEDGE CHRISTIAN CHURCH TURNING 29The members and leadership of the charismatic Sedgefield Christian Church will be celebrating its 29th birthday at 9.30am this Sunday, and would love to invite local folks to come and join them.
The church has come quite a way since it started back in 1987, with its first service ever being held in the home of Ron and Rose Godfrey on the first Sunday of July. At the time the congregation was a round figure of eight.
But within two years it had grown so much they moved to the Sedgefield Town Hall where, under the spiritual guidance of Pastor Noel van der Merwe, they stayed until 2004, with their numbers ever-increasing.
In May of that year the Church was able to purchase their current building. At the time it was a builders’ warehouse owned by Hennie Kombrink, but once m e m b e r s o f t h e c h u r c h
congregation got going with the renovations, it wasn’t too long before the warm and inviting home of Sedgefield Christian Church emerged.
According to Pastor Noel, who still leads the flock, they have even further plans to expand the church.“This year we want to open up part of the building to establish a Youth Centre,” he said, “ But not
just for our members’ families - for the whole community of Sedgefield.” He also said that an outreach soup kitchen is part of the plan - a welcome and much needed service for Sedgefield.
Noel and his wife Susan thanked the members for their support over the years and look forward to seeing everyone at the Celebration this Sunday.
Cherish is a Masithandane initiative and sessions are held at the Anglican church premises every Thursday afternoon during term time. We are seeking more volunteer helpers for this very worthwhile project.
The work is sometimes hard but extremely rewarding and doesn’t have to be every week. Please contact me, Ginny at 0824579813 or [email protected] for more information on becoming involved. God Bless.
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Wednesday 29
Thursday 30
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Tuesday 12
8:45am Guided meditation @ The Well, Plumtree Centre
10am Depression and Anxiety Support Group - 9 Sysie St, Sedge. Lynette 079 156 67353pm Astronomical Society. meet at St Anthony’s Catholic Church3-5pm The Calligraphers of the Garden Route meet at Small boat harbour, Leisure Isle. Jenny Birch 044 343 2451
2:30pm Alzheimer's Caregiver Support Group meet in the little class room at St Francis United Church, Swallow Drive, Sedgefield.
12:30 Arthritis Foundation meetings @ Die Ou Kaross Hotel, Wilderness. Info Moira - 082 729 4509
6:30 for 7pm Woodturner’s Guild. For further details call Dave Stephenson 072 119 4397
2:30pm Art Society meets at Roman Catholic Church. 044 343 2387
2- 5pm Sedgefield Tennis Club (Social)6:30-10.00pm Badminton Town Hall.
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12-1pm Community meal at St Francis United Church, Swallow Drive - outreach to lonely & hungry.
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8.00am Ladies Golf @ The Links Course9.00am Line Dancing @ St. Anthony’s. 084 549 3967 10- 11:30am Anchusa meet @ St Francis Church hall. Ph 044 343 1099
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7am Eden Cycling Road bikes & MTB’s depart Cycle Worx. All welcome.7:30am Sedge Gentlemen’s Golf @ The Links9 for 10am Knysna U3A General Meeitng in the Brenton on Sea Community Hall
2:30pm Bowls coaching
7:30pm Lions Club of Sedgefield meets at the clubhouse. Debbie 083 306 9998.
7:30am-12 Wild Oats Community Farmers’ Market @ Swartvlei 8.00am - 2.00pm Mosaic Market8.00am - 1.00pm Scarab Craft Market
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7am Eden Cycling Club Group Social outride departs Cycle Worx. All welcome
6:30-10.00pm Badminton Town Hall7.00pm Duplicate Contract Bridge in the Catholic Church Hall. Ph 044 3433141
7am Eden Cycling road bikes & MTB’s depart Cycle Worx. All welcome.
2:30pm Bowls coaching
2 - 5.00pm Sedgefield Tennis Club (Social)
7am Eden Cycling Road bikes & MTB’s depart Cycle Worx. All welcome.7:30am Sedge Gentlemen’s Golf @ The Links
2:30pm Bowls coaching
7:30pm Lions Club of Sedgefield meets at the clubhouse. Debbie 083 306 9998.
8.00am Ladies Golf @ The Links Course9.00am Line Dancing @ St. Anthony’s. 084 549 3967
7:30am Sedgefield Striders Club Run.7:30am-12 Wild Oats Community Farmers’ Market @ Swartvlei 8.00am- 1.00pm Scarab Craft Market8.00am - 2.00pm Mosaic Market
7am Eden Cycling Club Group Social outride departs Cycle Worx. All welcome
6:30-10.00pm Badminton Town Hall7.00pm Duplicate Contract Bridge in the Catholic Church Hall. Ph 044 3433141
7am Eden Cycling road bikes & MTB’s depart Cycle Worx. All welcome2:30pm Bowls coaching
5:15pm Guided meditation @ The Well, Plumtree Centre
8:45am Guided meditation @ The Well, Plumtree Centre
5:15pm Guided meditation @ The Well, Plumtree Centre
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29thJune - 13th July 2016
DIARY DATELINE BIBLE TRUTH FOR THIS DAYBABYLON" Par 2. Babylon is a substitute religion which satisfies man's traditions and lifestyle, rather than living by "every word that proceeds from the mouth of God" (Matt 4:4). In these last days Christ pleads, "Come out of her my people, lest you share in her sins, and lest you receive of her plagues" (Rev 18:4).
Dear Editor,Knysna Salary Increases - is this possible?There is a rumour doing the rounds tha t the Knysna Municipality have granted to themselves a 21% increase, and if this rumour is true, it is horrendous. Behind closes doors, to me, it would smack of corruption and not the sort of thing one would expect from the DA.
As I say, it is a rumour, and also no mention of this massive increase was made in the Mayor's last budget as detailed in the Edge, issue 489 dated 01 June 2016.
It would not surprise me if this rumour is really true, in view of t h e f a c t t h a t K n y s n a Municipality have reduced the free water for “non indigent residents” down to 3 kilo-litres, in all probability to fund this rumoured massive increase for our councillors, while “indigent” residents continue to get 6 kilo-litres free water and much else most probably. And what happens next year, will the Municipality again further reduce the free water allocations to us “non indigents” to meet their next salary increase?
Part of my ancestors arrived at the Cape in 1658, long before any of the “indigent” peoples crossed the Fish River. Does this not perhaps make me an “indigent”, having had ancestors here for the last 358 years or, do I not qualify on account of skin colour?
The DA seem to be of the opinion that most “non indigent” residents will automatically vote for them and that the Old Age Grants for “non indigents” go further than Old Age Grants for
“indigent” residents.
DA, you are wrong on both accounts. A couple of us old timers will definitely not be voting for the DA this time around and perhaps not again in the future.
And to top it all, the ex ANC mayor has jumped ship and joined KM, no doubt for the fat salary and perks, and she has been accepted with open arms in the hope that she will woo ANC voters to the DA.
RegardsDisgruntled and disillusioned Ratepayer.
Peter Myers - Spokesperson for the DA responds to the above letter as follows:-
Dear SirWith reference to the 'rumour' that the Knysna Municipality have granted themselves a 21% increase and the comment that this smacks of corruption, I presume your reader is referring to the budgeted increase in councillor allowances and salaries in the 2016/17 budget. It is important to note that the total number of councillors will increase from 19 to 21 following the Local Elections. Therefore provision has to be made for this increased number of councillors, which accounts for the majority of the increased amount being allocated. The minister at national level determines the year on year increase for individual councillors and for this year the increase was only 5.5%.
The reduction in free water for non-indigent residents is certainly not to provide for increased remuneration, but is an acknowledgement by the council that we live in a water scarce area. By reducing the free water allowance for everyone other than indigents, the Council is demonstrating its commitment to the responsible use of this scarce and valuable resource. Your reader seems to be confusing ‘indigent’ with ‘indigenous’. Indigent refers to poor and impoverished people who do not have the means to pay and it is right that there is an obligation and a duty to provide free water for this group of people.
It is also incorrect to say that the ex ANC mayor jumped ship. Eleanore Bouw-Spies left the ANC in 2011 and spent 3 years outside of politics. In 2014 she joined the DA because she agreed wholeheartedly with its vision for South Africa as a country for all of those who live in it based on its core values of f r e e d o m , f a i r n e s s a n d o p p o r t u n i t y . S h e w a s subsequently chosen by the DA as its candidate in the 2014 by-election in ward 5 and became a DA councilor. Cllr Bouw-Spies has demonstrated over a long period of time, both as a past Mayor and as the current Speaker of Council, that she has the necessary skills, knowledge and experience to be an exceptional community leader and we have no doubt that she will show the necessary commitment and leadership to be an outstanding Mayor for Knysna over the next five years.
Dear Editor,On behalf of The Living Corners tone Alzheimer ' s Residence we are most grateful for the bequest that we will be receiving from a deceased estate.
This donation will enable us to send our 32 TLC staff members on an intensive Alzheimer's Care Giving course.
We appreciate and honour all the help and support we receive f rom the communi ty of Sedgefield and surrounding areas. Also for all other donations, goods and winter woollies. Blessings to allGilda ScammellCEO
Dear EdThe Edge article of “Can of worms” and subsequent letters in that issue dated 15 June 2016 refers.
Everyone is entitled to his/her
Notice is hereby given that t h e A n n u a l G e n e r a l Meeting of Sedgemeer Park Home for the Aged will be held in the Dining Hall at Sedgemeer Park, corner of Flamingo and Kingfisher Roads on Thursday 14 July 2016 at 2.30 p.m.
Visitors Welcome
NOTICE OF ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING
2016
SEDGEMEER PARK HOME FOR THE AGED
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Wednesday 13 8:45am Guided meditation @ The Well, Plumtree Centre2 - 5pm Sedgefield Tennis Club (Social)6:30-10.00pm Badminton Town Hall.
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Should your association, charity or group have any forthcoming events, please send us details so that we may publish them in our next issue!
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On Friday 13 May 2016 Sedgefield Neighbourhood Watch donated a first aid bag to Martie Rooi’s first aid team.
The first aid crew also asked SFNW for assistance with a sports event that is to be held. SFNW are committed to supporting and aiding Martie and her team in any way possible.
Sedgefield Neighbourhood Watch supports Martie’s
First Aid Crew
Juanita van der Westhuizen, Chairman of SNHW seen handing over a first aid bag to Martie Rooi.
Lynette Agnes Joshua(26/10/1945 - 24/04/2016)
We miss you and will never forget you.
Your loving husband, Alf and family.
opinion and that is a given.
I, however, need to ask the writer of the letter named “Peace and Quiet.” If you are so hip and happening, why did you ever move away from the noise you so adore?
To the letter writer named “Killing me Loudly,” I say a huge thank you!
We are in the “noise zone” on the N2 and have NO respite from the constant, 24/7, droning and vibrations - not from traffic on the highway, mind you - but from the area encompassing the Recycling Plant, The Municipal Yard and the Fire Station. Also the late night refrigeration trucks all over.
I read with great interest your article the part where residents with 100 metres should be asked for written permission if the event, in this case buildings, put there by Knysna Municipality from which constant activity are a cause of noise pollution.
With all the upgrading since August 2015. There has not been one single evening that there have not been vibrations shaking our house’s foundations.
The trucks are being started and idled for hours. I know, as I can hear and feel every move the workers that work at night make. Sounds emanate from all over with heavy duty trucks parking for the night all the time and although SAPS have been very accommodating by requesting the drivers to move on, this noise on top of the constant vibrations from across the N2 is now a huge issue for us. It has been for almost a year!
I do not believe anyone who denies that there is a noise pollution problem coming from these sources. Why? I can’t sleep, so I go out there and make sure I know what I claim.
Last night (20 June) the noise and vibrations started a 21h00 and lasted the entire night. Vibrations of our house’s foundations and idling from heavy duty vehicles - truckers or otherwise.
So, in conclusion, Messrs Hip Hop and Happening, your pleasure is someone else’s pain. We heard every “doef” on top of what is described above.
Gatvol has let the worms out!
In Loving Memory 6.10.1935 - 21.6.2016
Yvonne passed away peacefully on 21st June 2016 in the Knysna Private Hospital.
She will be sadly missed by Melville, Vanessa, Herman, Chantele, Jacques, Natalie,
Alwyn, Lauren, Roxanne, FJ, Kirsten, Micheal
and great grandchildrenConnor, Cooper & Addilyn
Always & forever in our hearts
Yvonne Frost
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With the 33rd Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival kicking off on 1 July, Knysna and Sedgefeld are expecting a massive influx of visitors. This poses added strain on our already low water reserves and Knysna Municipality urges all residents and visitors to treat water as the precious resource it is.
Executive Mayor Georlene Wolmarans says: "Although we welcome everyone to the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival , I call on residents and visitors alike to help the municipality by continuing to use water sparingly."As a town our consumption level (10,3 megalitres per day) is still above the desired eight megalitres, and with more than 50 000 visitors expected during the first couple of weeks in July, we expect increased consumption which, in turn, means additional strain on our water reserves.
with open arms
USE WATER SPARINGLY DURING THE OYSTER FESTIVAL
"I cannot stress enough the need to keep consumption levels as low as possible to ensure our r e s e r v e s l a s t u n t i l o u r contingency measures can remedy the reserve levels.
Although the level of the Akkerkloof dam has increased to almost 40% (from 34% a few weeks ago), we still have far to go."
Knysna Municipality would like to point out the following important changes to water supply tariffs:
• The free allocation of water has been decreased from 6 000 litres per month to 3 000 litres (except for our indigent residents).
• The water tariff rates have been adjusted drastically in the recent budget with the rate for the first 10 000 l i t res remaining affordable at R11,92 per kilolitre.
• Consumers not making an effort to curb consumption will pay heavily for water usage above 10 000 litres, with the rate rising drastically to R19,14 per kilolitre for consumption up to 20 kilolitres, climbing to over R 4 0 p e r k i l o l i t r e w h en consumption reaches 40 000 litres or more per month.
"Our water restriction measures remain in place," says Mayor Wolmarans, "Water your garden only at dusk (18:00 to 19:00) on
designated days with Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays for houses with even numbers, and Tu e s d a y s , T h u r s d a y s & Saturdays for houses with odd numbers. Please adhere to the tips as communicated through our Water Awareness Campaign.
"It is my sincere hope these measures will not dampen the spirit and vibe of the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival and I trust each and every one will have a fabulous time during the best ten days of winter.
"Please be responsible not only in regards to water consumption, but alcohol consumption as well. Remain patient on our roads as we are expecting the usual congestion we experience during the festival.
“All our various departments and law enforcement divisions will be on alert to ensure you have a safe and enjoyable time with us."
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Cola Conservancy would like to thank conscientious dog owners for using the bags provided and for keeping the pathway and the beach clean.
The Conservancy welcomed new volunteers who helped the alien hack team - which consists of Conservancy members, a chain saw operator from Sedgefield Knysna Municipality and a couple of energetic assistants. They cleared the pathway to the beach, cut back the overgrown edges and generally tidied up the Cola carpark before moving on to take out alien Rooikranz growing along the roadside in Cola Beach - taking care not to remove the trees where the weavers and other birds are nesting!
The alien hacks are a main focus of Cola Conservancy and you will notice the continued good work that is being done.
The Conservancy would like to make residents aware that they should also remove any alien trees on their property as it is now a legal requirement. Please also do not use the roadside for dumping garden refuse - Take it to the dump!!
THE HOSPICE SHOP Main Rd, Sedgefield
Monday & Fridays 10am- 12.45pm; 2pm – 4pm • Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays : 10am - 12.45pm • Saturdays: 9.30am-12.30pm
Phone 044 343 1722
Would you like to pay less tax? Then why not make a donation to HOSPICE.As the tax year is coming to an end in February 2016, there is still time to make your donation and get a certificate. As a registered NPO, we issue Section 18A tax certificates for your donations, which you can include on your tax return to claim benefit from SARS. Wouldn't you rather your money allowed Hospice to continue providing free care and support to patients and their families – than ended up in the Receiver's coffers?
To make a donation visit our website : www.hospiceknysna.org.za or contact
[email protected] or for more information contact Laura v Blerk tel: 044 384 0593
Owning a pet comes with many responsibilities, so before adding a dog or cat to the family, there are many questions that need to be asked and answered. A pet is not a toy, but rather a living, feeling being with wants and needs, and as much as a person may be tempted to take up the offer of a 'free' dog or cat from a post on social media or in the classified section of a newspaper, the cost implications that will accompany the freebie cannot be ignored. One of the most important questions to ask is 'Can I afford to be a pet owner?'There's a lot of truth in the saying 'There's no such thing as a free lunch', and the same applies to the 'free to a good home' pet. The purchase price of a pure-bred dog or cat can be very high, so getting a pet for free will have as much appeal as any other 'gift'. However, the benefits of the freebie stop right there. Knysna Animal Welfare Society (KAWS) has frequently been on the receiving end of scathing comments on social media for their stringent vetting of potential adopters and for charging an adoption fee. Statements such as 'I find it insulting to have my home inspected and having to pay for a pet when I am offering a loving home to an unwanted dog or cat', have been bandied about. KAWS is responsible for the safety and physical and mental health of each animal that comes in to the shelter, whether as a stray or surrendered by his or her owners, and every possible measure is taken to ensure that a new home will be a happy, forever home. This responsibility cannot be taken lightly, and with the emphasis on 'welfare', all measures taken are for the benefit the animal in question. Sadly, the love of animals is not enough to sustain the needs of a pet. The lifespan of a dog or cat can be as long as fifteen to twenty years, and sound financial planning is essential to ensure the on-going well-being of a pet. Any responsible pet owner will annually vaccinate, routinely deworm and apply flea and tick control, and, very importantly, sterilise their dog or cat before the age at which he or she can start to reproduce. And just as a family budgets for putting food on the table, so must a pet owner ensure that there is enough money to put good quality food in Rover's bowl. There's also the expense of other essential items such as food and water bowls, collars, leashes, tags, microchipping, beds, litter trays, toys, treats and training.Conservatively, not allowing for medical emergencies, a typical medium-size dog's basic upkeep will be in the region of R4000 a year, and a cat's, R3500. This figure is derived from the cost of an annual vaccination – R340; deworming every six months – a total of R75 for a dog and R32 for a cat per annum; flea and tick control – an average of R100 per month which amounts to R1200 per annum; medium-priced supermarket food – R2400 for a dog and R1920 for a cat, also per annum. A once-off sterilisation operation will be in the region of R1200 for a male dog; R850 for a male cat; R2000 for a female dog and R1000 for a female cat. (Prices are approximate)KAWS adoption fee of R450 for a cat and R600 for a dog covers up-to-date vaccinations, deworming, initial flea and tick control, and sterilisation. If the animal is too young to be sterilised when adopted, KAWS will contact the adopter when the dog or cat is five or six months old to make an appointment to carry out the procedure at the KAWS clinic. So, although this may not be 'free to a good home', it certainly is a bargain.Sadly, many 'free to a good home' dogs and cats are the result of irresponsible pet ownership – the unplanned and unwanted offspring of an unsterilized pet. The reality is that there will never be enough homes for all the abused, stray, surrendered and abandoned animals, many of which do land up at animal shelters. KAWS as well as the community at large is already burdened with such animals. Members of the public who are considering adding a pet to their families are urged to make KAWS their first port of call. There are dogs and cats of all shapes, sizes, ages and 'pedigrees' to suit every taste. Although there are regular adoptions at KAWS, some of the dogs and cats have been there for over a year, patiently waiting for someone to offer them a forever home. All the animals up for adoption can be seen on the KAWS website www.knysnaaws.com or at the kennels in Marlin Street, Hunters Home. Phone 044 384 1603.
Free to a Good Home ...Knysna Animal Welfare Society (KAWS) has a cattery full of gorgeous cats and kittens, and a wonderful selection of dogs of all shapes and sizes, all ready to move into your home and into your heart. You can see the full selection on or visit the kennels at 1 Marlin Street, Hunters Home, Knysna to select your new furry friend. Phone
for further details.CAPTIONS: Elaine Levitte
(landline) (mobile)
www.knysnaaws.com
044384 1603
+356 2733 3242+356 7703 [email protected]
We bid farewell to the General Manager of the Garden Route National Park (GRNP), Jill Bunding-Venter who has accepted a position to head up Strategy in Pretoria. She will be based in Groenkloof (SANParks Head Office) as from the 1st July 2016. We wish her all the best in her new venture and know she will provide the necessary support and leadership she provided in the GRNP.
We also bid farewell to Area Manager of Tsitsikamma, Lesley Ann Meyer who will be moving to the Table Mountain National Park as Park Manager.New additions to the GRNP management team. • Park Manager (Garden Route National Park) is Paddy Gordon who was formerly the Park Manager of the Table Mountain National Park.• New Area Manager for Tsitsikamma is Bulelwa Msengi who was formerly Park Manager for Agulhas National Park.• Area Manager for Knysna is Johan de Klerk.• Area Manager for Wilderness is Sandra Taljaard.• Manager Planning: Len du Plessis.• Manager Business Development: Andile Namntu.• Manager People & Conservation: Elzette Bester.• Manager Communications: Nandi Mgwadlamba.• Manager Cross-marketing (Frontier Region Eastern Cape Parks & Garden Route): Henriette Engelbrecht.• Manager Finance: Derec Giles.
SANParks will be merging the Garden Route Region (Wilderness, Knysna and Tsitsikamma) with the Frontier Region (Addo, Camdeboo, Karoo, Mountain Zebra). The General Manager is Dries Engelbrecht.Scientific Services will now be headed up by Dr. Stefanie Freitag, with Dr. Ian Russel (Aquatic) and Dr. Wessel Vermeulen (terrestrial).
A huge thanks to both Jill and Lesley-Ann for their efficient service to the Region and SANParks. We welcome Dries, Stefanie, Paddy and Bulelwa to the GRNP family.
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From: Nandi Mgwadlamba [[email protected]] Sent: 15 June 2016 01:08 PM To: Nandi Mgwadlamba Subject: Waves of change in the GRNP (effective from 01st July 2016) Attachments: IMG_8982.JPG
? Dear All
? We bid farewell to the General Manager of the Garden Route National Park (GRNP), Jill Bunding-Venter who has accepted a position to head up Strategy in Pretoria. She will be based in Groenkloof (SANParks Head Office) as from the 01st July 2016. We wish her all the best in her new venture and know she will provide the necessary support and leadership she provided in the GRNP. We also bid farewell to Area Manager of Tsitsikamma, Lesley Ann Meyer who will be moving to the Table Mountain National Park as Park Manager. New additions to the GRNP management team
·? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Park Manager (Garden Route National Park) is Paddy Gordon who was formerly the Park Manager of the Table Mountain National Park
·? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? New Area Manager for Tsitsikamma is Bulelwa Msengi who was formerly Park Manager for Agulhas National Park
·? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Area Manager for Knysna is Johan de Klerk
·? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Area Manager for Wilderness is Sandra Taljaard
·? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Manager Planning: Len du Plessis
·? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Manager Business Development: Andile Namntu
·? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Manager People & Conservation: Elzette Bester
·? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Manager Communications: Nandi Mgwadlamba
·? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? Manager Cross-marketing (Frontier Region Eastern Cape Parks & Garden Route): Henriette Engelbrecht
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WAVES OF CHANGE IN THE GRNP
Jill Bunding-Venter
GEARING UP FOR GREENPLASTIC-FREE JULY
That's the name of an organisation based in Perth, Western Australia, which seems to be spreading across the world – and rightfully so! It was started in July 2011 by 40 committed enthusiasts.
Here is an extract of their web-site explanation of what they try to do and why. It was written in 2015:“Plastic Free July aims to raise awareness of the problems and amount of single-use disposable plastic in our lives and challenges people to do something about it. You can sign up for a day, a week or the whole month and try to refuse ALL single-use plastic or try the TOP 4: plastic bags, water bottles, takeaway coffee cups and straws.
“By 2050 it is estimated there will be more plastic than fish in the world's oceans. Most comes from land and was once in our hands. Refuse single-use plastic and together let's keep our oceans clean. Join over 40,000 people, schools and organisations from 90 countries and let those same hands be part of the solution.”
Reading this spurred me on to find out whether there was any support in South Africa. Whilst I didn't find any records of individuals who are members of Plastics Free July, I did find lots of pointers to people and organisations who are trying to do the same thing and I decided to share some of them with our readers.
The initiative that I found most stimulating is happening at Jan van Riebeeck Primary School in Cape Town. They have started what they call Liewe Aarde Club, which has produced a 5 minute video called “No Packet Required”. The school collects all discarded packaging and once a week it is picked up by a local enterprise called Recycle1st which sorts it into paper, glass, plastic and so on. The plastic is sent to a company called Tuffy where it is processed for reuse. The scholars went to Tuffy where they were shown round by the owner.
What struck me, having watched the video, was the infectious enthusiasm of those who made it. There's no doubt in my mind that they are trying to influence family and friends to do things very differently
A Cape Town based company called GreenHome makes plates, knives, forks and spoons from sugar cane left-over called Bagasse. These can be composted after use. They tell me that they have a number of customers in the Sedgefield area.All this got me thinking about how else Sedgefield could help to reduce a global plague which is set to destroy our oceans and all that live in them. Without doubt, the single most important thing is to query every item of plastic that is part of anything you buy. Get into the habit of taking shopping bags with you.
I also gave some thought to what might define a good local retailer. Who uses the least amount of plastic packaging when you buy something? One very good example is Mr Kaai, the fish and chip shop. The only plastic they use is small pots for salads and they tell me that if you return these containers they will clean them and reuse them. Wild Oats is another place where they've had some success. If you take your own mug for filling you will get your coffee at a discounted price. They are also discouraging stall holders from using expanded polystyrene containers, these being difficult to recycle.
1.Attempt to refuse single-use plastic during July. ‘Single-use’ includes plastic shopping bags, plastic cups, straws, plastic packaging... basically anything that's intended only to be used once and then discarded. If refusing ALL single-use plastic sounds too daunting this time, try the TOP 4 challenge (plastic bags, bottles, takeaway coffee cups and straws).
2. Remember it's not going to be easy! It is a challenge, not a competition so don't worry about being perfect.
3. Collect any unavoidable single-use plastic you buy. Keep in a ‘dilemma’ bag to remind you at the end of the challenge.
4. It's up to you regarding how long you participate. You might decide to go plastic-free for a day, a week, a month or longer! However long you choose will still make a contribution.
Why you should participate
Apart from the small amount of plastic which has been incinerated EVERY piece of plastic which was ever produced still exists on earth somewhere. In the first 10 years of this century MORE plastic was produced than the entire last century! Why use something for a few seconds that is going to spend the rest of your life trying to break down in landfill? We really need to change our habits. We owe this to our children and their children. Our planet cannot sustain any other way of doing things.
THE CHALLENGE FROM PLASTIC FREE JULY
“In the first ten years of this
century, more plastic was used
than in the ENTIRE last century”
and I have to confess that I wondered if there might be some way of starting a similar initiative in Sedgefield. One good outcome might be that children go home and encourage their parents to change the way they do things.
TENDER 21/2016: FOR THE SUPPLY OF PLUMBING MATERIALS FOR 165 HOUSING UNITS IN CONCORDIA, DAM-
SE-BOS AND OUPAD, KNYSNA
Knysna Municipality invites tenders for the supply and delivery of plumbing materials to serve the Vision 2002 Low income housing project in Knysna.
The physical address for collection of tender documents is the offices of the Sintec Consulting Engineers, 26 High Street, Knysna, 6570. Documents may be collected during working hours from Thursday, 30 June 2016.
A receipt for a non-refundable deposit of R371.00 payable by cheque made out in favour of Knysna Municipality is required on collection of the tender documents.
Queries relating to the tender documents may be addressed to: Riaan Booysen, Tel No. 044 – 382 7680, Fax No. 044 – 382 5396, email [email protected].
There will be no compulsory site meeting for the abovementioned tender.
The closing time for submission of bids is 12h00 on Wednesday, 03 August 2016. Bids must be sealed in an envelope clearly marked with the bid number and title given above, and placed in the bid box at the Supply Chain Management Unit, Finance Building, Queen Street, Knysna, before the latter time and latest date. Telephonic, facsimile, email and/or late bids will not be accepted. Bids must be valid for a period of ninety (90) days after the closing date of the bid.
Bids will be opened on the same day at the Supply Chain Management Section at 12h05. Late or unmarked bids will not be considered.
Bids may only be submitted on the bid documentation that is issued.
Bids will be evaluated according to the 80/20 points system. The bids are subject to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 2000, the Preferential Procurement Regulations 2011.
The Municipality reserves the right to withdraw any invitation to bid and/or re-advertise or to reject any bid or to accept a part of it. The Municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest bid or to award a contract to the Bidder scoring the highest number of points.
Further requirements for sealing, addressing, delivery, opening and assessment of bids are stated in the Tender data.
G EastonMunicipal ManagerClyde StreetKNYSNA6570
ANIMALS FOR ADOPTIONKnysna Animal Welfare Society (KAWS) has a cattery full of gorgeous cats and kittens, and a wonderful selection of dogs of all shapes and sizes, all ready to move into your home and into your heart. You can see the full selection on www.knysnaaws.com or visit the kennels at 1 Marlin Street, Hunters Home, Knysna to select your new furry friend. Phone 044 384 1603 for further details.
Alaska is a gorgeous pure white male cat, born JUN 2014. Please pop in to meet him if you are considering adopting an adult cat.
Miko is the cutest little male unique breed with the biggest ears, born MAY 2015. He will add so much joy to your life, please come to meet him and let him convince you to take him home!
Cindy is a very beautiful black & white female cat, born DEC 2015. She is so looking forward to finding a loving forever home very soon!
Sandy is a lovely sweet natured unique breed male, born JUN 2015. He is dying to meet you….please come and fall in love with him!
Kitana is a lovely pale ginger & white female cat, born JUN 2015. She is so excited to meet you & hopes that you will fall in love with her!
Scully is a unique breed male, born JUN 2015. He is new to the KAWS kennels and would make an excellent addition to a family or make an awesome companion to some lucky person!
Another year has passed and thanks to the generosity of the people of Sedgefield, we are still preparing and delivering approximately 1 200 meals a month to people less fortunate than ourselves.
Funding is essential to enable us to “provide & deliver meals to the aged, frail and disabled or needy people, regardless of race, colour or creed”. Our income comes from three main sources, our regular committed monthly supporters, donations from charity organisations including various churches and fund-raising activities such as raffles, making pancakes and can collections at Wild Oats Farmers’ Market. We are also grateful for the contributions of a variety of food and vegetables r e c e i v e d , s o m e t i m e s anonymously, at our kitchen in the Municipal offices.
Over recent months, there has been a concerning trend showing a decline in our funds, where our m o n t h l y e x p e n s e s h a v e exceeded our monthly income. Whilst we are in a stronger financial position than we were 18 months ago, I would appeal to those who can afford it, to commit to regular monthly payments into our account with FNB a/c 62502775549.Our charity is run mainly by volunteers and there is no “management charge” reducing our income. The majority of all donations goes to the purchase of supplies used in the preparation of meals. We have two paid employees working in the kitchen and we serve meals to the people of Sedgefield and the immediate surrounds.We have a new Non-Profit Organisation number, 150-516NPO and having completed our first fiscal year, we have applied to SARS for Income Tax Exemption. We are in a position to issue donation receipts in terms of section 18A of the Income Tax Act 1962. Any requests to obtain this document m a y b e s e n t t o [email protected] could not exist without our group of volunteers who give
their time to help with delivering meals and assist us with our various fund-raising events. My very grateful thanks also to the members of the committee who have adopted their individual portfolios with enthusiasm and do sterling work. Saskia for doing great with Secretarial duties, Judith for keeping meticulous control of our finances, Beattie for her economic buying of our supplies, Alan, our stalwart chef in the kitchen with his helpers Elsie and Chantal, Meg for keeping control of our “client list” and Angie for church liaison.We are making a difference in the lives of a number people in Sedgefield, who are less fortunate than us and with your help we will be to continue with this worthy cause.Jim MitchellTel – 044 343 1221Cell – 08 379 3737E mail – [email protected]
CHAIRMAN`S REPORT June 2016
Slow Town Mobile Meals
ISSUE 491 29 June 2016 THE EDGE Page 11
VILLAGE PEOPLE by Ginny Viner Karen BrandT h i s w e e k ’s v i l l a g e personality, is a very well-known name in town, with maybe, not such a well-known face. She is well-known to ‘locals’ as in 2013 she started and still runs the ‘Sedgefield Locals’ Facebook Page, a forum allowing local residents, o r g a n i s a t i o n s a n d business’ to interact through the medium of social media. Karen was inspired to launch this community initiative after seeing the amazing amount of support given to Knysna locals through a similar forum. She felt that this group would provide Sedgefield people with a platform to connect and support one another, and this has certainly proved to be the case as there are just shy of 2000 local people who are members with more joining every day.So please meet Karen Brand, the real person behind the Facebook Face!
Where were you born, and where did you grow up ? I was born in a small town called Nigel, and I grew up in
the mining town of Springs. I did my studies in the Vaal Triangle before I moved to Johannesburg to start working. At the end of 2000 I moved to Knysna and married my husband 6 months later. We moved to Sedgefield in 2002.
In your working life, what line or profession have you been , or still are, mainly involved with? I have been working in Human Resource Management and Labour Relations for 22 years now. I earned my “stripes” in quite challenging industries from Manufacturing, Banking and Hospitality before starting my own consultancy: EQ HR.
How do you relax? Relax? What’s that? Seriously, yoga helps me to relax. In my free time I enjoy walking on the beach o r i n t he fo r e s t , swimming, gardening and eating delicious food and drinking good wine with family and friends.
Please complete this sentence; Not many people know that….. I’m part cyborg, I have a pin in my knee, which makes for interesting conversations at airports.
Favourite foods? an and Italian
Do you have a ‘Bucket List’ and if so what’s on the ‘top’? Yes, I do, on the top of my list is to go to Japan and see the cherry blossoms and the ice monkeys.
What is the most interesting place you have ever been, what made it so interesting?The most interesting place I’ve ever vis i ted is Dresden, Germany. Dresden was and is the cultural & educational centre of Germany. Dresden is steeped in history and although much of the city had to be rebuilt after the war, it has managed to preserve its heritage and unify its citizens in the face of severe adversity (25, 000 people died in Dresden during the war). I particularly love the beautiful baroque grandeur of the Green Vault.
Are you competitive, or is it more about playing the game? It’s about creating your own game
Do you like to dance? And if so do you Hip Hop or is it Strictly Ballroom ? I love dancing, I studied ballet for 12 years, I also did jazz and
Indi Spanish dancing until I finished school . Nowadays , I do something between a Morrisey jive and an Ian Curtis’ bop.
What constitutes a real treat’ for you ? Sleeping late
Who inspires you? My husband, Quintin. He is the most trustworthy, honest, kind and genuine person I know.
Does music play an important role in your life, if so what are your preferences? Extremely important, I cannot live without music, music goes everywhere with me. I find it extremely cathartic and mood altering. I generally listen to u n u s u a l , a l t e r n a t i v e , independent music labels including Ethereal, Ambient, Nordic Folk, New Wave, Dark Wave, industrial, EBM, Post punk and classical … Actually, maybe it would have been easier to tell you what I don’t listen to!
Do you have a weakness? if so would you care to tell us about it?I’m not sure if it’s a weakness, but I’m not a morning person. I’m sure my husband thinks it is.
If I were a cartoon character I think I would be…… Wonder Woman because despite her extraordinary hunting and fighting skills, she possesses the Lasso of Truth, which forces anyone it captures to obey and tell the truth.
What do you read? At the moment, lots of Labour Law updates, kiddies books ( I have a toddler) and Sedgefield locals ;)Please try and describe your attitude to life in a few words Achieving balance in the duality of life.
Duality exists in perfect balance all around us: the seasons, night and day, positive and negative energy, yet we tend to think that life should only have happiness, life and laughter, when actually without the equal, opposing energy, the former would have no meaning.
P l e a s e c o m p l e t e t h i s sentence; I think Sedgefield is…………….. the perfect home.
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We are an established business in the community of Sedgefield, which supplies and installs custom made products from reputable manufacturers, who will honour product guarantees and provide future assistance.We have bui l t a s t rong reputation over the last 10 years, striving towards excellence and providing affordable prices in a competitive market meeting each client’s personal needs.Our mission is to provide our clients with appropriate, honest advice, quality, style and
service. We have the capacity and the resources to take on large corporate projects whilst never neglecting the needs of our individual clients. The old saying of “No job too big or too small” rings true for us.We offer a wide range of products including blinds, shutters, awnings, motorised screens, adjustablealuminium roofs, insect screens, drop blinds, pool and jacuzzi covers, burglar proofing and many more.
We are proud agents for American Shutters®, Markilux, AC Screens, Dan-Neil Awnings, AluShade,Shademaster, F loorworx, Traxdor, Rug and Tile and many more.
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Garden Route,” One which would
allow guests to interact with high profile vintners while tasting their wines,” And so the Knysna Wine Festival was born, and it joined the successful Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival in 2005.Not only does the Wine Fest allow participants to enjoy the
explained Belinda, “
best South African wines, but a portion of the door takings are donated by the Hobsons to a local Sedgefield charity. This y e a r t h e y h a v e c h o s e n Sedgefield Slow Town Meals as the beneficiary.
Wine sales are managed by Pick n Pay, guaranteeing cellar prices to those buying any festival wines.
The hundreds of wine lovers who flock to this beautiful wine festival will get to enjoy over 200 wines from more than 50 different wine estates. Wine connoisseurs and quaffers will have the pleasure of tasting the many wines and champagne, as well as single malt whiskies (presented by Hector Macbeth) AND chocolates and cheeses.
These wines and whiskies will be available for purchase at special, cellar door prices and cheeses at low celebratory prices.
On both Monday and Tuesday
KNYSNA WINE FESTIVALguests are set to be blown away by the event's beautiful décor and given the opportunity to once again relax in a specially designated lounge area.
“ are absolutely thrilled to celebrate our festival with sponsors, Stanmar Motors / Mercedes Benz and Protea Hotel Knysna Quays,” says Belinda, “And we’re equally delighted to have a selection of local wine estates presenting their 'local is lekker' flavour to the festival goers.”
Entry costs a mere R130 which includes a wine tasting glass, unlimited wine tasting, wine information booklet and entry to numerous lucky draws.
As tickets are limited, wine lovers are well-advised to book now.
or directly from Knysna and Sedgefield Tourism Offices.
For further information contact www.knysnawinefestival.co.za
Both Gavin and I
Tickets are available online at webtickets.co.za
On Monday and Tuesday, 4 and 5 July from 17:30 to 21:00 Sedgefield residents, Belinda and Gavin Hobson and their dynamic team will be hosting the Knysna Wine Festival for the 11th year running.
This wine festival still remains one of the firm favourites of the over 140 annual Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival events and the most popular mid-week event. “We wanted to launch an exclusive Wine Festival in the
KNYSNA MUNICIPALITY
NOTICE TO ALL SUPPLIERS.
Knysna Municipality will no longer be managing the supplier database and registrations of new businesses wanting to register as a service provider. All municipalities will have to work through the Central Supplier Database as of 1 July 2016. Updating and/or amendments will be the responsibility of the vendor.
The Central Supplier Database maintains a database of organisations, institutions and individuals who can provide goods and services to government. The CSD will serve as the single source of key supplier information for organs of state from 01 April 2016 providing consolidated, accurate, up-to-date, complete and verified supplier information to procuring organs of state.
Prospective suppliers interested in pursuing opportunities within the South African government are encouraged to self-register on the Central Supplier Database. This self-registration application represents an expression of interest from the supplier to conduct business with the South African government. Once submitted, your details will be assessed for inclusion on the Central Supplier Database.
All suppliers will be required to complete required information on the CSD website (https://secure.csd.gov.za/ ) and must ensure it is complete, accurate and comprehensive.
A valid email address, identity number, cell phone number and bank account details are mandatory in order to register on the CSD. Apart from the above, it is foreseen that B-BBEE information will be included in the CSD.
Any queries can be directed to [email protected] or 012 406 9222.
G S EastonMunicipal ManagerClyde StreetKNYSNA6570
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2. Accommodation Wanted
4. Announcements
Retired single builder wanting unfurn house or garden cottage to rent 044 343 2274 082 687 3794 Wally. References avail.
3. Accommodation HolidayBird Cottage on the Island. Quality accommodation. Low rates. Spacious, DSTV, w/machine. Also stop over option in Guinea Room
Alcoholics Anonymous Meeting @ St Anthony’s Church Hall, Cnr Flamingo & Sysie - Fridays @ 7:30pm Info 083 928 5126 / 083 458 4444
Suite. 044 3431261 www.birdcottage.co.za
Rent your home to pay for your holiday. Thousands of Homeowners rent their properties to holiday-makers successfully. If you are exploring the idea of renting your home, we’re here to make it happen. Seeff Sedgefield 044 343 1151 Melinda 072 380 4595
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Amazing SLOW ROASTED COFFEE, international foods, arts, crafts, fashionall available @ Mosaic Market. Open Every Saturday 8am – 2pm
A must visit SLOW ROASTED COFFEE, Artisanal Baked Items, Redespresso Teas @ The Shed Mosaic Village. Open Mon-Fri, 7h30-16h00. Sat 08h00- 14h00.
DAMP CLOTHING? Tumble drier no good? Call Hands on Electrical on 083 297 1929.
FRESHSTART SEDGEFIELD needs your pre-loved children’s clothes, shoes & toys. Items will be traded in the Smutsville Recycle SwopShop by the children who collect recyclable material. Contact Schalk on 082 413 8363 or drop in the box at Dr Stander.
WANTED : Sedgefield Hospice Shoppe need your second hand goods. Have a clean out and help others with your unwanted items! Please drop off or give them a call 044 343 1722
WINTER SPECIAL - Wash and dry R65 per load until end Sept. Laundry on Sea 081 819 2421. Open Mon-Fri, 7am-5pm, Sat 8am-1pm.
Architectural Draughting Services. Phone Tracy 082 695 3119 / 044 343 1421
Cornerstone Renovations - quality work. 074 708 4738
Craftsman Homes - Quality building in Brick & Timber 044 343 1601 / 082 812 1820
SLOW ROASTED COFFEE now full stockists of Redespresso Tea Products & Aeropress Coffee Makers @ The Shed. Mosaic Village. Mon-Fri 07h30-16h00. Sat 08h00-14h00.
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6. Building & Related Services
CXTIPPERS & DIGGERS - Quality products & service at your doorstep. Tel 044 382 1645
Sedge Construction - 082 781 6413
S i t e c l e a r i n g , e x c a v a t i o n s , compaction and road building - contact us today for a free quotation. CX Tippers & Diggers. Tel. 044 382 1645
T i m b e r f r a m e & M a s o n r y Alterations, Additions, New buildings & Swimming pools; Structural Carpentry; Staircases; Balustrades; Decks & Pergolas; Custom furniture. Full joinery workshop 20 years experience in timber & masonry construction in Knysna. Refs & portfolio available Terry: 081 381 4402
Tools, tiling, paint, varnish, electrical, plumbing, hardware Sedge Hardware 343 1
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7. Businesses
9. Clothing
10. Computers
11. Crafts & Home Industry
13. Electrical
15. Employment Wanted
PA S T E L S A L E S , s e t u p a n d training. Call C A Mather Accounting. 044 343 2202 or 083 779 7934
All your cellular needs taken care of @ SEDGEFIELD CELLULAR. We sell new & used phones. We repair while you wait. Specialists in water damaged & unlocking problems. Shop 3 Forest Lodge, Main Road. 083 770 8277
SOOZI’S Baby & Kidz (Birth to ±8 years old) Hand crafted and other popular labels. Also, Swimsuits, Ragdolls, Wooden Toys & much more! Spar Centre. Ph (044) 3431813 / 082 771 0694
Computer He lp & Suppor t - Martin - 082 576 5038
When good Apples go bad, call Mac Everything. We do Mac, iPad, iPhone & everything else Apple. (T) (082) 492 2 3 3 2 o r ( 0 7 6 ) 8 1 5 3 0 9 2 ( E ) [email protected]
Faulty Microwave? Phone Hands on Electrical for free quote. Call 083 297 1929
HEUNIS Plumbing & Electrical. All Maintenance & Construction Qualified in both trades COC Certificates. Call 082 972 3911
Is your stove working properly & safe? If not call Hands on Electrical - 083 297 1929
Brown - 084 358 0507
DomesticAmanda - 078 064 5825 RefsLincy - 078 494 3118 RefsMirriam - 078 484 1892 Refs expPrincess - 081 079 5862 RefsSylvia - 083 509 2303Tinah - 062 323 7677 RefsYolandi - 078 080 7042
GardeningAlex - 083 774 0992 Mlw RefsReuben - 078 064 5825
PaintingBrown - 084 358 0507
8. Cellular & Electronic
A passion for fashion, arts, crafts fabulous food, SLOW ROASTED COFFEE @ Mosaic Village, Sedgefield 8am – 2pm every Saturday.
Artisanal Baked Items, Redespresso teas, SLOW ROASTED COFFEE @ The Shed, Mosaic Village. Mon-Fri. 7h30-16h00. Sat 08h00-14h00.
Lincy, hardworking Malawi domestic. Good refs. looking for work on Mon and Wed. Call 078 494 3118
Carpentry
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17. Food & Wine
18. For Sale
20. Health & Beauty
A large variety of food from all around the globe, Asian, British, German, Italian - plus a great selection of home industry, arts & crafts. Fun for the whole family@ Mosaic Village. Open every Sat 8 – 2pm.
CRAFT BREWERYFree beer tastings right here in Sedgefield. Scarab market next to Engen Garage. We offer 5 different delicious hand crafted ales on tap or to take away. Enjoy our rustic beer garden.Open 8-4pm Mon-Sat. Phone Tony 082 901 4268
Dog kennel, for large dog, brand new 072 340 1467
Galvanized sliding gate, 4m x 1.8m high. Including wheels and brackets. R4400 neg. Tel: 081 315 8256Tedelex TV x 2, 1 large, 1 medium, very neat. R1350 for both. Call Fred 083 270 6054.
Horse manure for sale Anita 081 050 4656
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19. Home & Garden
AQUAMAN Pool care Service & Maintenance. Free Advice. Call 044 343 3237 / 083 631 0154
GARDEN CLEAN-UPS, Pruning and Garden refuse removal in Knysna & Sedgefield. Hennie Barnard 082 876 0693.
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A d u l t I n c o n t i n e n c e N a p p i e s available at Soozi’s Baby & Kidz PicknPay Centre 044 343 1813 / 082 771 0694
Compost, pot soil, seeds, fertilisers, irrigation, tools @ Sedge Hardware
GREEN GARDENS Full Garden Service. Pruning. Garden Refuse Removal. Garden Upgrade? Now is the time. Luke 072 022 5977
GARDEN REFUSE Removal including branches, good rates. Call George 060 489 2483
LIVING LANDSCAPES Creat ive & innovative garden designs to suit your needs. 15 years experience. Personal service. Petricia 076 324 8960 / Luke 072 022 5977
LAWN AND AUTO - Sedgefield Spares and sales. Repairs to L/Mowers, Trimmers, C/Saws, Pumps, Generators, Con/Mixers, Grinder, Drills. Also: welding, light engineering. Quality workman- ship guaranteed. Card facilities now avail. Ph 044 343 2406
A l o e F e r o x P r o d u c t s w h o l e range in stock @ factory prices. The Aloe Lady : 044 343 2214 @ Wild Oats Market on Saturdays.
Annique Baby and Skincare products at Soozi’s Baby & Kidz Shop, PicknPay Centre. Mariana 044 343 1813 / 082 771 0694.
Any problems with epilepsy or other disabilities? Enige probleme met epilepsie? Phone EPILEPSY SA on 044 382 2155 or visit Off Rio Road, Knysna We can help!
Avroy Shlain Cosmetics. Call Verity on 0 8 1 2 7 0 8
The Greenmere Studio Gym ... offers a variety of exercise classes, including Ageless Grace, Tai Chi and “Dance!” All classes are personally supervised by owner/manager, Briony Lidstone, who has more than 22 years experience in the fitness industry. Briony is a qualified eta instructor and a certified Ageless Grace educator. 044 343 2327 / 084 487 7140
S e d g e f i e l d P h a r m a c y , Woodpecker Mall. Tel 044 343 1628, Fax 3431110. Mon-Fri 8am-6pm, Sat 8am-1pm, Sun & Pub Holidays 9am-12.
S i l v e r S c i s s o r s U n i s e x Hairstylists 21 Tiptol Street, Sedge. Tel: (044) 343 2112
Total Foot Care by app and home visits. Sr Gillian 071 877 2638 / 072 672 4162
C o b b l e P a v i n g , S e d g e f i e l d . For all types of paving, best prices, best paving, free quotes. Don’t delay - Pave Today! Call Norman or Antoinette: Tel: (044) 343 2404 / 083 305 0346
DAN THE HANDYMAN, ALL House & Office Repairs, Personally & Expertly Undertaken. No Job too small. Call 084 400 5437
Day beds, day benches, refectory tables, coffee tables, book cases - beautifully made to your specifications. Shepherd’s Tree Carpentry. Please call Terry on
JIMMY CATER Quality painting and decorating. Free quotes. 082 773 9782
Shepherd’s Tree Carpentry - Beautiful woodwork made to your specs or pictures. Call Terry on
TREE FELL ING, PRUNING & Garden Refuse Removals in Sedge & Knysna. Hennie 082 876 0693
0 0 8 o r e m a i l [email protected]
A unisex hair salon catering for all your hair care - creative cuts, colour, hi lites, (Ladies, Gents & Children) visit Zani’s Cut & Curl 072 219 2833
Massage /Reflexology mobile Harry 084 299 4459 www.bodybasics.co.za.
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22. Home Improvements
All DIY Hardware and Tools available @ Sedgefield Hardware. Tel 044 343 1960
Cornerstone Renovations for home improvements. 074 708 4738
081 381 4402
081 381 4402
Bosch Deepfreeze 6 yrs good order R2000. 4 x wood clamps 115,110,85,75 cms R600. Shower door 3 part glass R300. 076 790 9281
Home Renovations, Repairs & Maintenance by P&R of Wilderness. 30 years exp. Free quotes & assessments. All work guaranteed. Call Richard 076 616 3695 Peter 072 724 1246
24. Miscellaneous
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4 Announcements5 Boats & Acc6 Building Services7 Businesses8 Cellular, Electronics & TV9 Clothing10 Computers11 Crafts & Home Industry12 Education & Tuition13 Electrical14 Employment Offered15 Employment Wanted16 Fabric & Haberdashery17 Food & Wine18 For Sale19 Home & Garden20 Health & Beauty21 Hobbies22 Home Improvements23 Lost & Found24 Miscellaneous25 Motor Cars/Bikes26 Personal27 Pets & Livestock28 Plumbing29 Property30 Restaurants & Pubs31 Security32 Services Offered33 Sport & Leisure34 Tea/Coffee & Take-Aways35 Heavy Vehicles & Mach.36 Wanted / Swop etc
To Rent2 Accom. Wanted3 Accom. - Holiday
Index
NB. Classified adverts for the next issue need to be in by
Monday 11th July 2016. Faxed or emailed classies will not
be placed without proof of
Alarm and Gate Batteries. Tel 3431960
All DIY Hardware and Tools available @ Sedgefield Hardware. Tel 044 343 1960
Electrical Hardware @ Sedgefield H/Ware
Sharpening Service @ Sedgefield Hardware.
Even Issues
Compost, pot soil, seeds, fertilisers, irrigation, tools @ Sedge Hardware
Tools, tiling, paint, varnish, electrical, plumbing, hardware Sedge Hardware 343 1960
Plumbing Hardware @ Sedgefield Hardware.
Uneven Issues
AUTO MAN Sedgefield. Servicing, electronic tuning & mechanical repairs. Auto spares available. Contact Nito at 343 1035 / 083 540 8808
SHUTTLE TRAVEL & EVENTS - Airport, Local transfers, Day tours. Call 082 702 3092
Need it delivered? GOFER IT Fast hassle free delivery in & around Sedgefield from 10am - 10pm. Gavyn 081 779 7542 @ Gofer!
TRANSPORT - Garden refuse & mini moves. Call Gavin on 079 020 7730
Sedgefield Boat & Canoe Hire 082 824 9524 / 076 393 5835
Refrigeration Repairs. Tel Gordon 082 546 4142
Gordon’s Appliances Repairs & Sales - Fridges, Dishwashers, Washing machines etc. Tel 082 546 4142.
WELDING DONE - S/S and mild steel, holes drilled and steelwork undertaken. Charles 082 433 4170
GIRL FRIDAY ON THE GO. Your helping hand @ work @ home or @ play - we add hours to your day! Admin & Office Services for Small Businesses; House & Pet Sitting; Party Planning; Personal Shopping & more! 044 343 2749 / 078 429 7728
BUILDERS... We source the best local products at the cheapest possible price. CX Tippers & Diggers - your one stop aggregate supplier. Tel 044 382 1645
BUILDERS... Contact CX Tippers & Diggers for all your planthire & aggregate r e q u i r e m e n t s . Q u a l i t y products & service at your doorstep. Tel 044 382 1645
Site clearing, excavations, compaction and road building - contact us today for a free quotation. CX Tippers & Diggers. Tel. 044 382 1645
Needing Topsoil or Bark for your garden? We deliver. CX Tippers & Diggers. Tel 044 382 1645
CXTIPPERS & DIGGERS - Quality products & service at your doorstep. Tel 044 382 1645
Demolition Excavation & Planthire. Contact CX Tippers & Diggers for all your plant hire requirements. Tel. 044 382 1645
Chill out with friends & family every Sat : 8am-2pm @ Mosaic Village, best coffee, a vast range of international foods. Arts Crafts, something for everyone!
A large variety of food from all around the globe, Asian, British, German, Italian - plus a great selection of home industry, arts & crafts. Fun for the whole family@ Mosaic Village. Open every Sat 8 – 2pm.
“GRASS HOPPER” - Grass cutting & Garden removals. Call Gavin 079 020 7730
Looking for a house to rent, 2-3 bedroom, garage, enclosed, pet friendly. Between 4000-5500. On a small holding, farm or a free standing house. Please contact: 084 423 9778
Bee removals - Professional & humane bee removals done at reasonable prices. Contact Carla on (071) 6560261
For the love of crafts, scrapbooking, card making.PAPER MAGIC ETC. shop 1 Forest Lodge Complex Tel. 072 936 6150 / 078 946 3196.
IMMAC SYSTEMS. Gate motor repairs, intercoms, garage motors. Arthur 082 939 8940
Richard J Construction - Quality New building, Paving, Roofing, Painting. References available. 071 247 6461
IRRIGATION, Mini Boreholes. Brass check valves & stainless steel membranes.. Basic installation from R2300. Install all types of garden irrigation, maint & repairs. Free quotes. Gerhard 044 343 3081 / 083 656 5094
Home Renovations, Repairs & Maintenance by P&R of Wilderness. 30 years exp. Free quotes & assessments. All work guaranteed. Call Richard 076 616 3695 Peter 072 724 1246
Galvanized sliding gate, 4m x 1,8m high. Including wheels and brackets. R3800neg. Tel. 081 315 8256
A l l y o u r w o o d varnishing, roof & g u t t e r c l e a n i n g . Painting in and around the home. Riaan Barnard at your service 044 343 2009 / 072 805 2534.
Turn your useful 2nd hand goods into Cash@Em’s Car Boot Sales. Call Mariette 082 472 0922 for more info.
Little Attitudes Daymother. Re-opens 27th June. 2 months - 18 months. 3 to 4yrs olds. Liez 061 116 0723
Piglets Pen Pre-School. Please call 076 737 3490
G R E E N D O T E Q U I P M E N T C A R E . Repairs & Servicing to all Catering equipment & Domestic appliances on site service. All work guaranteed. 071 015 2344. 044 343 1365 or Contact Watts Electrical.
QUALITY VALUE SERVICE - Hospitality and Home offers it all. For all your Towels, Linen, Pillows, Duvet Inners, Kitchen Towels, Swabs, Quilted and Waterproof Mattress Protectors and so much more - Warren - Hospitality and Home 0832334265 / 044 3432317
SNAG FREE TOWELS - Specials On Hospitality Snag Free Towels in 440gsm and 550gsm White - Ideal for Hospitality and Domestic use - While Stocks last - Warren H o s p i t a l i t y a n d H o m e 0832334265/044 3432317
1. To Rent
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I Bed Cottage central. Please call 079 029 5457 after 5pm.
G r a s s B r o o m s handmade by Tirifani 078 712 6947
PRIVATE SALEKNYSNA
Home in
2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.
secure, well-managed complex.
Close to amenities.
R1 150 000Contact 076 619 3659
Rent your home to pay for your holiday. Thousands of H o m e o w n e r s r e n t t h e i r properties to holiday-makers successfully. If you are exploring the idea of renting your home, we’re here to make it happen. Seeff Sedgefield 044 343 1151 Melinda 072 380 4595
BODY STRESS RELEASE Sandra Gird is taking over her husband’s mobile practice in Sedgefield and surrounds and will also be available in George from August 2016. The contact number is still 082 819 8933.
SNOW WHITE AND THE DOGS offers walks, talks, help with problem behaviour and all things dog. Call Susan 073 784 3317 or visit www.SnowWhite AndTheDogs.co.za
PRIVATE SALESEDGEFIELD
AVIEMORE SECURITY VILLAGE
Vacant Erf.
Contact Owner076 619 3659
POSSIBLE RENEWALS #491
We sell all makes of new & used Cellphone. We do repairs to all makes too. Sedgefield Cellular, Forest Lodge. 062 194 4764
BERNIE’S Home Maintenance, Carpentry, Tiling, Brickwork, Paving, Painting. Free quotation. Nothing is too small or big. Contact 061 380 3373 / 081 063 2557
Dog Exerciser, Pet & House Sitter - 5km forest & beach walks, suitable for high energy dogs. Gaynor 063 355 3984
Small Garden & Paint jobs Anita 081 050 4656
Code 14 driver with refs available during school holidays and July & December. Pls call Mark 071 201 0991
BREAKFAST by Louisa from the Station @ The Mosaic Market on Saturdays. Station closed on Saturdays. 072 487 0395
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HULP met Administratiewe werk: Tik werk, Rekonsi l iasie van Uitgawes vir SARS. Tel 083 718
CINDY’S CLEANING SERVICE Drop off maids, Supervised team cleans, Holiday homes. Competitive rates. For more info Cindy on 076 374 4945. Email : [email protected]
THE HOSPICE SHOP Main Rd, Sedgefield Monday & Fridays 10am- 12.45pm; 2pm – 4pm • Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays : 10am - 12.45pm • Saturdays: 9.30am-12.30pm
Phone 044 343 1722
The cold evenings have arrived, what better time to settle down in front of a fire with a good book? The HOSPICE shop on main road has a large variety of novels and many more categories to choose from.If you are looking for winter clothes then pop into the Hospice shop you might just find the very item you have been looking for. If you have clothing, books or any other items that are unwanted then please consider donating them to Hospice. You can drop of your donations at the shop on main road or you can phone to make arrangements for collection. Nothing is too large or too small and all items donated will make a difference to someone.
DID YOU KNOW ...•
that Hospice volunteers make soup for up to forty patients
at the day care centres?
Montecello Restaurant. Open M o n d a y - S a t u r d a y C l o s e d Sundays. Tel 044 343 1780
IRRIGATION & SPIKES 082 595 5376 Laupie
CINDY’S CLEANING SERVICE Drop off maids, Supervised team cleans, Holiday homes. Competitive rates. For more info Cindy on 076 374 4945. Email : [email protected]
PRIVATE SALEKNYSNA
Home in
2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. (
secure, well-managed complex.
Aircon in main bedroom)Pretty garden with sprinkler system.
Close to amenities.
R1 150 000Contact 076 619 3659
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27. Pets & Livestock
PRIVATE SALEKNYSNA
Home in
2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms. (
secure, well-managed complex.
Aircon in main bedroom)Pretty garden with sprinkler system.
Close to amenities.
R1 150 000Contact 076 619 3659
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27. Pets & Livestock
28. Plumbing
29. Property
All pet food or other donations for Animal Welfare to be dropped off at Simply Pets or Knysna Vet Clinic. 044 384 1603
CATTERY Karen's Indoor, for TLC while you are away. Tel. 044-8831199 / 0835977749.
Going away? Sue will lovingly care for your small dogs. Tel 044 343 1611 or 082 902 0613
Knysna Animal Welfare office 044 384 1603 or emergency call 073 461 9825. (24hrs)
PDSA - People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals 11:30am-1pm on Mondays near Police Station. Norma 044343 1371
Heunis Plumbing & Electrical. All Maintenance & Construction Qual i f ied in both t rades COC Certificates. Call 082 972 3911
Klaus Schulz Plumbing . PIRB Registered. Does all work personally. 044 343 2114 / 073 345 6110
S m i t h P l u m b i n g & H o m e Maintenance for personal service. Call Peet 084 889 2578
F O R S A L E . S e d g e f i e l d Aviemore Security Village. Vacant Erf. Contact Owner 076 619 3659.
Island home in excellent position with views. Tel 044 343 2323.
Looking for houses to buy in Sedgefield and on The Island. Alet 079 887 1886
SEDGE PETS - Suppliers of Jock Dog foodplus much more. Forest Lodge Complex. Gill on 071 111 5605SNOW WHITE AND THE DOGS offers walks, talks, help with problem behaviour and all things dog. Call Susan 073 784 3317 or v is i t www.snowwhiteandthedogs.co.za.
Plumbing Hardware @ Sedgefield Hardware.
Knysna .This well maintained top floor apartment is within walking distance to the heart of the town. Features include two bedrooms, one bathroom, open plan living area and kitchen plus ample cupboard/storage space. The balcony overlooks the gardens and incorporates the braai area. R770k. Toni @ RealNet 072 383 6532
Sedgefield Lagoon. Substantial five bedroom, three bath home set overlooking the lagoon. This is the largest of the four properties set within a secure environment. With quality finishes throughout the features include: lounge, dining room, kitchen, bar area, laundry and scullery, double garages, pool and glass enclosed patio. R3,750M. Toni @ RealNet 072 383 6532.
ATTENTION:Thabisa Tyatyeka
Sedgefield. Well priced 440m2 stand in gated complex offering extensive uninterrupted views, whilst being close to the town and all the facilities Sedgefield has to offer. R230k. Toni @ RealNet 072 383 6532e uninterrupted views, whilst being close to the town and all the facilities Sedgefield has to offer. R230k. Toni @ RealNet 072 383 6532
Sedgefield. Spacious double storey home on corner stand in quiet area. Offering four bedrooms, two bathrooms – MES with walk- in dressing room. Open plan “L” shaped living area, plus double garages and walled rear garden. R1,190M. Toni @ RealNet 072 383 6532.
Montecel lo Restaurant . Open Monday-Saturday Closed Sundays. Tel 044 343 1780
Nibbles Bistro New Winter openings Monday – Thursday 9.00 to 17.00. Friday, Saturday and Sunday 9.00 to 21.00. Come for an Evening Nibble !!
TIFFANY’S closed from Friday 1st - Monday 4th July. We reopen on Tuesday 5th July. 044 343 2649
CINDY’S CLEANING SERVICE Drop off maids, Supervised team cleans, Holiday homes. Competitive rates. For more info Cindy on 076 374 4945. Email : [email protected]
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30. Restaurants & Pubs
32. Services Offered
D R O W N I N G I N D E B T ? Debtsolve offers safe and sure relief. No upfront or hidden costs. For professional and personal advice call 0443431993 or email us at [email protected]
FENCING - PICKET, POLES & SECURITY FENCING in Knysna & Sedge. Hennie - 082 876 0693
Karen’s Holiday Home Management while you are not at your holiday home, we will be! Regular monthly checks, reports on all aspect of your home K a r e f r e e H o m e M a n a g e m e n t . C a l l 0 7 2 5 8 6 1 0 8 6 . k a r e f r e e [email protected]
M R P R E S S U R E R E N T A L S Carpet, vacuum and pressure cleaners. Car Wash - Pensioners discount every Tues. Gas Shop - new cylinders & refills. Deon 044 343 2154
P L O T C L E A R I N G , G A R D E N Revamp & Maintenance in Knysna & Sedge. Call Hennie Barnard 082 876 0693
RJ WOODEN WENDY HOUSES. 073 451 0655.
SHUTTLE TRAVEL & EVENTS Airport, Local transfers. Day tours. Call 082 702 3092
PROVAC CLEANING - Under new ownership. Carpets, upholstery, tiles & windows. Professionally cleaned. High pressure cleaning of decks & paving. Contact Mike 083 681 6654 / 082 894 4255
Dolphin
PRIVATE SALEKNYSNA
Home in
2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms.
secure, well-managed complex.
Close to amenities.
R1 150 000Contact 076 619 3659
PRIVATE SALESEDGEFIELD
AVIEMORE SECURITY VILLAGE
Vacant Erf.
Contact Owner076 619 3659
T 20/2016 SUPPLY, DELIVERY, FITMENT, WHEEL ALIGNMENT AND PUNCTURE REPAIRS OF TYRES FOR A PERIOD OF
THREE YEARS.
Knysna Municipality invites tenders for the supply and fitment of tyres and wheel puncture repairs for a period of three years.
The physical address for collection of tender documents is: Supply Chain Management Unit, Finance Building, Queen Street, Knysna. Documents may be collected during working hours.
A receipt for a non-refundable deposit of R218.00 payable by cheque made out in favour of Knysna Municipality is required on collection of the tender documents.E-mailed documents are free of charge.
Queries relating to these documents may be addressed to: Mrs C Bezuidenhout, Tel 044-302 6349, e-mail [email protected]
The closing time for submission of bids is 12h00 on Wednesday, 03 August 2016. Bids must be sealed in an envelope clearly marked with the bid number and title given above, and placed in the bid box at the Supply Chain Management Unit, Finance Building, Queen Street, Knysna, before the latter time and latest date. Telephonic, facsimile, email and/or late bids will not be accepted. Bids must be valid for a period of ninety (90) days after the closing date of the bid.
Bids will be opened on the same day at the Supply Chain Management Section at 12h05. Late or unmarked bids will not be considered.
Bids may only be submitted on the bid documentation that is issued.
Bids will be evaluated according to the 90/10 points system. The bids are subject to the Preferential Procurement Policy Framework Act 2000, the Preferential Procurement Regulations 2011. The Municipality reserves the right to withdraw any invitation to bid and/or re-advertise or to reject any bid or to accept a part of it. The Municipality does not bind itself to accept the lowest bid or to award a contract to the Bidder scoring the highest number of points.
Further requirements for sealing, addressing, delivery, opening and assessment of bids are stated in the Tender data.
G EastonMunicipal ManagerClyde Street
JANUARY 2015 TO 24 JUNE 2016
Responsive bid exceeded budget
Validity period lapsed following a lengthy
total envisaged expenditure
Bids received exceed budget
Smutsville, Sizamile Youth Advisory Centre, Mon- Friday 7:30am-4:30pm. Enquiries Edna Thompson 079 749 5181
D e o G r a t i a C o f f e e & B o o k Lounge Coffees & Cakes *Toasties & Shakes* Books & Wifi. Come in - Relax - Enjoy. Takeaways also available. Next to Pick n Pay. 044 343 1795
BOOKS WANTED. Bookshelf under pressure? Downscaling, moving, clearing out, packing up, decluttering? Call 044 343 1795
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34. Tea/Coffee/Take Aways
36. Wanted/Swop etc
Stamp collector wishing to buy old South African & Common-wealth collections. Also prepared to value your collection. Peter 082 567 6947
Wanted early editions of Who’s Who South Africa / Southern Africa. Please tel 044 343 1592
Across1. Once you plant an idea, you’ll hear it’s not out yet. (6)4. Playful girls get roped in to point at those sleeping. (8)9. Horseback rustlers might get roped in. (6)10. Oh my, sounds like there’s a couple of bucks to be made. (4,4)12. I guess it’s my calling.... (4)13. ...though as a decision maker, I would probably call them! (5)14. The change of direction brought about by the army. (4)17. Incarcerated in a Canon for a private court case. (4,2,6)20. Remains in mud mess because of the odd weather. (6,6)23. Esau ran inside when his head took on a special glow. (4)24. Don’t stress - there’s little point in a chair. (5)25. Brother I can find hiding inside. (4)28. The Eastern Cape initially stood still, making everyone happy! (8)29. Were the last few letters Claire’s cue to save? (6)30. It’s a non-starter that SAB’s in the liqueur game. (8)31. When your mates aren’t right, they become wicked! (6)Down1. Could we arrange a hotline for this girl? (8)2. What a mad rush just to make a bit of breakfast! (8)3. One utility vehicle for this terrible man. (4)5. Man (or woman) of steal! (12)6 . P o s t O ff i c e r o t i s decentralised - well on one side at least. (4)
7. The Greek God is here, busy cutting the ends. (6)8 . Underground source discovered early September. (6)11. When we identify them, we’ll know what’s what. (5,2,5)15. If on a break up, she’ll probably turn up a bonny lass. (5)
Dr J C VenterM.B.Ch.B, M.Fam. Med. (Stell)
M.Sc. Dent. (UWC)
15 Flamingo AvenueTel. 044 343 1278
LIONS RESPONSE VEHICLE 079 598 7795
044 349 2900FOR EMERGENCY FIRST AID
Last issue’s solution:- Across: 8. Vera 9. Blissfully 10. It isnt over until . 11. Shared 13. Cassette 15. Amid 16. Disco 17. inch 18. Reveille 19. Broils 20. the fat lady sings 24. Caledonian 25. LoveDown: 1. Meet 2. Cats cradle 3. Abated 4. Kiev 5. Espresso 6. Burn 7. Elliptical 12. Hammerhead 13. Caste 14. Editorials 16. Deletion 19. Buying 21. Fret 22. Asia 23. Gave
A REMINDER TO ALLSEDGE RESIDENTS
THE LIONS RESPONSE VEHICLE
is manned by qualified paramedics and is available 24/7 for any emergencies in and around the village.
Please note that this vehicle is NOT an ambulance, but medical assistance can be given to patients until an ambulance arrives. Please save these numbers on your phone:
079 598 7795 or044 349 2900
LIONS RESPONSE VEHICLE
079 598 7795, 044 349 2900
FOR EMERGENCY FIRST AID
Teréza Hough (for NOFSA)PO Box 3761, Durbanville,7551Somerset Building 2Suite 5Cnr Paul Kruger and Somerset CrescentDurbanville7550Western CapeSouth Africa Tel: 27-21-976 4995Email: [email protected] Fax: 27-21-976 4999Helpline: 0861102265www.osteoporosis.org.za
ISSUE 491 29 June 2016 Page 14 THE EDGE
SAMURAI
TED’s Cryptic Brain CruncherAcross1. Neglect a single point Diane and Susan are mixed up about. (6)4. Rising period when the machinery is running well (2,4)9. Isn't this made with some? (I swear by them). (4,6,5)1 0 . O u t w i t h a handyman? (6)11. The requirements required by the United Nations are no longer required. (8)12. Puffer snapped whilst taking a little time off. (3,5)14. New soup recipe scores points either side from your wife. (6)15. For Mr and Mrs Claus there's no place like it! (6)18. Low calorie gin mixture preferred by part of the stage crew. (8)21. The finance man awakened by those who made merry. (8)22. A blend of prune I find a little green. (6)24. Siesta in a pagoda disturbed by the classic movie, perhaps about a tunnel? (1,7,2,5)25. Salesman's money reversed because of his noisy little dog. (6)26. Clothes hanger part of the race run by the amputee. (6)
Down1. A rod I am breaking up for the bigger picture. (7)2. Savage Garden initially kept their public relations officer in house – he's a youngster! (5)3. “Put away thine weapon!” -
quoth she at he. (7)5. Dad pays for housing for his folks. (7)6. Details get sorted with steam, externally. (6,3)7. Start with more than you finish with, though it carries on and on and on. (7)8. Overwhelmed by the saint atop the rugby pack. (6)13. Cheers for the ducks diving. (7,2)16. Try again for the post to harvest a certain thickness of
paper. (7)17. Aboard the coach for a part? (2,5)18. Real turn up about a couple of dimes reaching new heights. (6)19. Deceptive clues go out regarding the goodness of sugar. (7)20. Get your head down… but you might get caught. (7)23. Genuine about the non-starter being nephritic. (5)
This week’s winner is Pieter Solomons who wins R100 cash sponsored by Johan duToit of Sedgefield’s Old Mutual Office, Plum Tree Trading Post, Sedgefield.
SUDOKU COMPETITION
Last issue’s solution:- Across: 9. On cue, 10. Oilfields, 11. Tin Opener 12. Facia, 13. Capsule, 15. Derides, 17. Eased, 18. Sea, 20. Nasal, 22. Minorca, 25. Peerage, 26. Got It, 27. Barefaced, 30. Ascension, 31. Romeo. Down: 1. Post, 2. Schnapps, 3. Deep, 4. Counters, 5. Florid, 6. Difference, 7. Placid, 8. Asia, 13. Cream, 14. Understated, 16. Solve, 19. Apparent, 21. Search Me, 23. Notice, 24. Albeit, 26. Gnat, 28. Ford, 29. Duos.
LOST OR FOUND PETSCall Knysna Animal
Welfare Society
Tel: 044 384 1603
Tel: 044 343 1231
2. Each 9×9 sub-puzzle
must be solved
according to the rules of
Sudoku.
SUDOKU
1. Each Samurai Sudoku puzzle
consists of 5 overlapping “classic” 9×9 Sudoku sub
puzzles.
LOST OR FOUND PETS
24 Hr Emergency 073 461 9825Tel: 044 384 1603
GOOD POSTURE IS GOOD HEALTH
by Melanie Baumeister
THE HOSPICE SHOP Main Rd, Sedgefield Monday & Fridays 10am- 12.45pm; 2pm – 4pm • Tuesdays,
Wednesdays, Thursdays : 10am - 12.45pm • Saturdays: 9.30am-12.30pm
Phone 044 343 1722
DID YOU KNOW ...•
that a Hospice Nurse is vital to the terminally or chronically ill patients? They provide palliative care to improve
pain and symptom control and support the family in caring for patients
at home. From: Brigitte Taim [[email protected]] Sent: 07 June 2016 12:47 PM To: [email protected] Subject: SA men's sexual health in state of crisis Dear Bomber
? This June, which is recognised as national Men’s Health Month, a leading pharmaceutical company specialising in men’s health, has taken up the gauntlet to drive home the serious state of affairs that SA men’s sexual health is in. It primarily revolves around the poor personal management of chronic diseases like cardiovascular disease, diabetes, obesity and hy-pertension, and as a result men are suffering in the bedroom. See press release below for more info.
? Should you want to interview Tumi Motsei, spokesperson for Pharma Dynamics re the dire situation, please let me know and I’ll make the necessary arrangements.
? Kind regards,
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Brigitte Taim? | Senior Consultant
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Switchboard:? +27 21 683 6464
Cell:? +27 82 410 8960
e-mail:? [email protected]
Website:?
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Why do we need to have rehabilitation? Well, amongst other reasons if you've had an injury or surgery then you are no longer in the condition that you're accustomed to.
Rehabilitation is the slow process of getting you back as close as possible to the way you were before the accident or surgery. The trauma that you've been through physically takes its toll and will continue to do so, unless you address the physical issues that arise. Pain is an alarm and if you ignore it, it's like putting it on 'snooze' - it's still there.
When should one start a rehabilitation regime? Ideally, if you follow the process to the 't', then six to eight weeks is a good time to ease into it. Regular r ehab i l i t a t ion t r ea tmen t s depending on the severity of the injury would be determined by your health care professional, a decision which is based on the assessment of your current cond i t ion and s i tua t ion . Inflammation needs healing on a
cellular level, in which case, we use medication. After six to eight weeks of treatment via anti-inflammatories et al one should be good to go. Always check with your doctor before starting something new after you've been under their care.
Where should one look to start rehabilitation? Depending on the reason that you need 'rehab' a good place to start would be with your doctor or physiotherapist. A s u rg e o n s h o u l d h a v e 'rehabilitation professionals' that they refer to - and it's a matter of asking well in advance of needing the treatments - especially if the 'work' is needed after surgery. Rehabilitation could involve any number of steps, from regular physio therapies in which the health care professional mobilizes you and then in to bio-kinetics, swimming, walking, Callinetics or Pilates - where you mobilize yourself.
And therein lies the rub, rehabilitation is first something that seems to be outsourced. But essentially the onus is on the individual to keep up with the
maintenance. It isn't over night that one miraculously bounces back - quite the contrary, it takes time to recover. A balance of time resting and moving towards the ultimate goal of perfect health. Remember, there is no rush or quick fix to your former self - in fact, they say, 'the amount of time it took you to get into this condition, double that to get back to where you were.' Obviously in the case of surgery that isn't the case but if you think of what you put your body through with major operations in hospital then you can respect that it's going to take time to recover. Patience is key and a sense of humour essential.
Whatever it takes to get back on the road to a normal healthy lifestyle, never forget one thing, keep breathing.
Rehabilitation - Not A Quick Fix!
HOSPICE is holding a Book, Cake and Plant Sale on the 8th of July. If you have books cluttering up your shelves that you will never read again, then please donate them to Hospice. If you enjoy baking and would like to make a donation to Hospice then what better way to help? You can bake a cake, biscuits or pies and either deliver them to our shop on the day of the sale or phone the shop to arrange for them to be collected. If your garden needs a clear out then please don’t throw those plants away, let hospice sell them to raise funds. Please come along and support us, the shop will be open as usual. Our annual Auction is to be held at Montecello’s on the 22nd of October. We are running a raffle for a Philips toaster valued at R900.00 the tickets are R10.00 each and the draw will be held at the Auction. Tickets available from the Hospice shop on Main Rd.
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AGS Lighuis
Church of Christ Maartin & Lynn van der Walt.
Meeting 10am & 6pmTel: 044 343 2919
Church of the Resurrection (CPSA - Anglican)
David Curry Ave, Smutsville9.00am - Holy Communion
David Hardnick 078 860 2825
Deo Gloria Paradise Lake 09h30 Afrikaans.
KINDERKERK. Aand dienste : 18h00 English.
Woensdagaande : 19h00 LERINGNavrae: Past Danie & Karin de Bruyn
044 343 1301 or 084 714 7023Br Aintree 044 343 2690
Knysna Presbyterian ChurchSundays 9.00am, 14 Clyde Street,
Office 044 382 7722 Rev Wayne van Heerden
083 633 9777, 044 384 2109 [email protected]
H/v Waterfront Dr & Tide StrKnysna (Oorkant Fruit & Veg)
Dienstye : Sondae: Erediens 9h30Sondagskool (Snr & Jnr) 8h45
Woensdae : Selbyeenkoms 19h00Donderdae : Bybelskool 18h30
Kontak : Kerkkantoor 044 382 6551 Sekretaresse 072 189 0215
nglican Chapelry of St. Aidan’s, Wilderness
(JUST ABOVE THE WILDERNESS HOTEL)Sundays until the end of August: 8.30
a.m.: Holy Communion Service.Sunday 31st July 2016: 5.30 p.m. Evensong, and no 8.30 a.m. Holy
Communion Service.Sunday 28th August 2016: St. Aidan’s Patronal Festival: 5.30 p.m. Evensong
and no 8.30 a.m.Holy Communion Service.
Phone: Nic Hanekom 044 850 1925 or Hercules Keyser 044 850 1009
A
Anglican Sedgefield : See St Francis
im Gemeente Protea gemeenskapsaal – Karatara
Sondae: 09:00, Kinderkerk tydens diensPrediker: Hansie Strydom
Kerkkantoor: 044 - 343 1165
CHURCH SERVICES Lakeside Baptist Church Sedgefield Primary School
Sunday morning : 9:00 a.m. Sunday School and crèche
Pastor Lee Peterson 071 485 8013
Methodist Sedgefield : See St Francis
Ned. Herv. Kerk Outeniqua Eredienste: George 9.00vm
11.00vm @ The Old Chapel (Buffelsbaai pad,
agter Riverdeck padstal)Telefoon: 044-8712125
New Apostolic ChurchSedgefield Congregation
Plumbago Street, SedgefieldWednesday 19h30pm - 20h30pm
Sunday 9.00am to 10amEnq: Anthony Davis - 083 641 5027
NG KerkDienste Sondae:- Sedgefield - 8.30
Ds. Francois van Tonder Tel: (044) 343 2020
Karatara - Skoolvakansies - 10.30Ds. Marius Coetzee Tel: (044) 356 2651
Kerkkantoor Tel: (044) 343 2033
NG Kerk Die Vleie, HoekwilKerkstraat.
Kerkkantoor 044 850 1610Sondag Eredienste:
April – September: 09:30Oktober – Maart: 09:00
Leraar: Ds. Dawie le RouxTel. 044 850 1640; Sel: 084 532 9958
Pinkster Protestante KerkPentecostal Church
Masedonië Gemeente SmutsvilleSondae: 9 - 10vm Sondag Skool;
10 - 12nm Ere DiensHerderspaar : Pastoor Joseph en Sust Oosthuizen 073 668 0995
Presbytarian Sedgefield : See St Francis
Sedgefield Christian ChurchSunday @ 9.30am
Friday Youth Meeting 6.00-7.30pm Pastor Noel & Susan v d Merwe
044 343 1279 Pastor David & Leonie Christie
Praise, Worship & Youth, 072 292 9020
Sedgefield Seventh-day Adventist Church
Saturday mornings: 9:15 Song Service and Bible Study,
11am Divine Service in Sedgefield Municipal Boardroom.
Ph 081 270 7212
St Anthony's Church Mass 8am Sundays
Cnr Sysie / Flamingo Streets 044 382 1391
Suid-Kaap Christen Familie Laerskool Sedgefield Primary School
Sunday: 11am, Wednesday: 7pm Pastor: Leon & Elmarie Terblanche 081 271 1551.
Assist Pastor: André & Soné Rossouw 072 341 7099
Truth Centre Church Sedgefield Town Hall
Sunday 9.30am General Overseers:
Dr Levael and Ps Alicia Davis 084 804 6558 or 078 992 4723
Wilderness Christian FellowshipSunday Service & Children’s
Church 9.30am.Evening service (last Sunday) 6.00pm
Wilderness Hotel, (Old Karos Hotel)George Road, Wilderness
Pastors: Chris & Trudie Smit 044 877 0307 or 084 240 5414
St Francis United Church Communion Service 8.00am
Family Service & Sunday School 9.30amCommunion Service 9.30am -
(4th Sunday of month) Cnr Swallow Drive / Pelican Lane
044 343 1702
Southern Cape Evangelical Lutheran Congregation - Rondevleihoogte
Sunday 3 JulyEnglish Worship Service at 10:00
Conducted by Peter LorAfter the service all are invited to
refreshments and fellowship at the Manse. How to get there?
Phone Peter Lor 076-6493050
Ladies Golf
We meet every Wednesday at the Wilderness Hotel. Registration at 1.15 pm, play starts 1.30 pm. Visitors and new members most welcome. Contact Johan 044 343 2158 or Margaret 082 856 6804.
30th May 20161st Annette v Wezel / Terry Quirk
59.52%2nd Paddy & Bernard Sheridan
58.93%3rd Dougie Fourie / Howard Ross
51.79%
6th June 20161st Leslie Farnaby / Pam Day
61.81%2nd Annette v Wezel / Terry Quirk
61.11%3rd Geoff Ditchfield / Rodney Nay
54.86%
We meet at the Roman Catholic Church Hall in Flamingo St every Monday evening at 18:45 and start at 19:00.
For more information contact Johan Steyl on 044 343 2158 / 082 855 5590
Sedge’sGentlemen’s
Club
Sundays from the beginning of September: 8 a.m.: Holy Communion Service.
SEDGEFIELD DURBAN JULY EVENING - Friday 1st July. Charge R40 per head which includes Curry and Rice and an entry into the draw for a horse in the Durban July and generally a “fun” evening. Contact Jennie or Dave Jooste to make your booking.
TODAY – Wednesday 29th June – Tabs-in Sponsored by Personal Trust. Snacks will be served after bowls.
THURSDAY 30TH JUNE (Tomorrow) at 2.p.m. Pieter Potgieter will be giving a m e a s u r i n g c o u r s e a n d everyone is welcome but especially new bowlers and seconds and thirds.
CLUB MIXED DRAWN TRIPS - Entries close today and draw will be done after bowls.
SPONSORED LADIES DAY 11 August. The list is on the board so get your teams together.
COACHING Rose Potgieter is the Coaching Convenor and is happy to assist anyone wishing to join the Club and is also available to help and bowlers who may need some as s i s t ance . Th i s i s by appointment only and Rose can be contacted on (044) 343-3273
CLUB NEWS Miemie has been in hospital but we understand that she is home once again and we send our love and thoughts to you, Miemie.Good to see Julius back on the green and looking very good after his knee operation.
Our thanks once again to our greenkeepers for the very good condition of our greens and to Joey and her helpers who keep our gardens looking so good. The aloes are particularly beautiful at this time and we are indeed very fortunate to be able to play bowls in such glorious surroundings.
Someday, everything will make sense. So, for now, laugh at the confusion, smile through the tears and keep reminding yourself that everything happens for a reason.
Wise words.
G O O D B O W L I N G EVERYONEOFF THE MAT
Winter arrived with the Monthly Mug competition and it was a winter’s day of discontent for one Ali Lasskorn. Or was it? The Oxford dictionary defines “mug” as a drinking vessel or a buffoon. As there is no mug presented one can only surmise that the competition is a i m e d a t c e l e b r a t i n g mediocrity and Ali is no stranger to this situation. Strangely no one asks who won the competition but wants to know who the “mug” was and it is he who is placed o n t h e p e d e s t a l . S o congratulations to Ali on his re-taking of the duck/mug for the umpteenth time,with 24 points. Surely he has made the “duck” his own personal possession, so fond is he of acquiring it.With a net score of 56 strokes, the winner of the A Division was James Polson. It is said that James loves golf so much that when he hugs his wife he uses an interlocking grip. In second place was Buks Triegaardt with 57, which was great after his poor showing in the better ball competition of the previous week. Third spot
went to Mike Newbury with a score of 58.In the B Division the top points scorer was Henry Growther with 38 points pipping Peter Heath with 35 and the effervescent Terry Savage on 34.The day was capped with a thoroughly enjoyable braai a n d A l i ’ s y o d e l l i n g reverberated amongst the hills late into the night.23/06/16Winter has reintroduced the silly season at the SLGC. The day’s competition was called cross country. You are required to tee off the first tee to the third green, for example, and then from the third tee to the first green and so on in a mad scramble over the whole course. On paper it resembles a demented game of snakes and ladders. One is generally not g i v e n t o t h e o l o g i c a l speculation but when the eventual winners Henry Growther and Dave Wright were announced, after a countout, on 45 points beating Philip Hendrikse and Hamish Ledingham, one wonders. In third place were Hans and Terry Harflett.Next week players will only be allowed to bring three clubs onto the course. A note of thanks for the greenkeeper, Mr Mynaardt, who is doing a sterling job.
June has not been kind to Sedge Links Ladies golf, the first two Fridays of June being rained out. However, Friday 17th June dawned a crisp and dry nine degrees. 14 Ladies enthusiastically took to the fairways to play the monthly Medal and Putt competi t ion. The worthy winners were Gold: Marina; Silver: Helen; Bronze: Ronnie. Birdies were few and far
between with only Elize, Marina and Sarah making 1 each.Although overcast and cool conditions prevailed on the 24th June a strong turnout of 18 ladies teamed up to play Individual Stableford, 2 scores to count (pink ball double). This event always ensures a fun morning and 5 out of the 6 teams kept the pink ball in play for 18 holes. The winning team was Emily; Liz; Jean and Wendy, with an excellent round of 118 points. The cool conditions enabled a flock of birdies,Marina making 4; Elize 3; Helen 3; with Moraig (a welcome sight back on the Links after her op), Emily, Almarie and Colleen making 1 each.
15 June 2016 - 4 Table Howell1st Marguerite Badenhorst / Oswald Dittrich 64.6%2nd Edith Clack / Joy Amm 60.4%3rd Barbara van der Noort / Bella Scoccia 60.4%
22 June 2016 - 4 Table Howell1st Bella Scoccia / Barbara van der Noort 65.5%2nd Jean Yaylor / Meg Isherwood 50.6%3rd Marcia Kriek / Ann Lamprecht 49.4% 3rd Judy Dixon / Toni Williams 49.4%
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Local Ernst Grobbelaar competed in Battles of The Titans held in Durbanville on the 11 June 2016.
He competed in the Classical Body Building Division where he achieved 4th place.
The Battle of the Titans Series, focuses on the amateur sport of Body Building and Bikini Fitness where athletes from all over the world get acknowledged for their hard work and effort in this sport.
Ernst Grobbelaar wil l be competing in more competitions in the upcoming three months. We wish him the best.
With the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival taking place in Knysna (one of South Africa’s golfing Meccas) in July, golfers will be well advised to polish up their golf clubs as the festival is hosting a myriad of exciting golfing competitions.
No less than eight competitions have been added to the Festival programme, exclusively for golfing enthusiasts. The Imperial Auto Festival of Golf and the Europcar Knysna Classic will both be contested at the Pezula Championship Golf course, and the Blackwaters River Lodge & Mashie Golf Course Par 3 Golf Series.The Pezula Championship Course has, since its inception, received several prestigious national and international awards, such as the Complete Gol fer ’s 5 S tar Gol f ing Experience Award and the G l o b a l G o l f T o u r i s m Organisation’s (IAGTO) Best Golfing Destination in Africa and the Middle East Award.All Imperial Auto Festival of Golf competitions will be open to the public and played using the Betterball Competition Format, with the Europcar Classic being a four-ball competition with a shot-gun start.Parents and their children will team up on Friday 1 July to test their family golfing prowess against other families in the Imperial Auto Festival of Golf’s Parent & Child Day. This competition has no age limit, but young children taking part should be proficient on the c o u r s e . T h e o r g a n i s e r s encourage older children, even if they are adults, to enter this competition with one of their
parents.The Pezula Mixed takes place on Sunday, 3 July and the seniors will have their turn on Monday, 4 July.
Pezula Championship Golf Course will welcome the ladies on Tuesday, July 5 for the Imperial Auto Festival of Golf’s Ladies’ Day and the Men’s Day will follow on Thursday, July 7.
Players will be taking dead-aim on Friday 8 July in an attempt to win a 2016 Sprite Sprint caravan valued at R170 000. All golfers competing in the Europcar Knysna Classic need to do is hit a hole-in-one at the fifth and the caravan is theirs.
Pezula Championship Course is situated right at the epicentre of Knysna. It offers dynamic views of the Indian Ocean, the Knysna estuary and the Outeniqua Mountain Range.
Blackwaters River Lodge and Mashie Golf Course will welcome children between the ages of seven and eleven years on Monday and Wednesday, 4 and 6 July during the Blackwaters Mashie Golf Course Par 3 Golf Series.
Youngsters will play a nine-hole competition on the respective days. While the young golfers battle it out, their family and friends are invited to enjoy the hospitality of the lodge’s Earth & Fire Restaurant. Here delicious food and array of local wines are guaranteed to ensure them a pleasant few hours while their children test their golfing skills.
Although the entries to both days
The Blackwaters River Lodge & Mashie Golf Course Par 3 Golf Series will be played on the Blackwaters River Lodge Mashie Golf Course during the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival.
GOLFING DURING THE OYSTER FESTIVALof the Par 3 Golf Series’ Junior Masters and Seniors Classics, played on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, 4 till 6 July are not open to the public, spectators are welcome to watch the top junior and senior Par 3 golfers of the area battle it out on this unique mashie course.
Details on the Festival’s full programme, event details, registration and ticket costs, can b e o b t a i n e d f r o m www.pnpoysterfestival.co.za or follow the Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival on Twitter @ O y s t e r F e s t i v a l o r o n Facebook/KnysnaOysterFestival for daily updates.
Martie Rooi, Chairperson of the Smutsville-based First Aid Crew, along with the rest of her crew members, are looking for partners to assist them in putting together
The tournament will run over the two weekends of the 23rd and 30th July 2016.
In their duties as first aiders, the crew have often treated young people who have been injured due to fighting or other similar negative activities, and so they understand the need to keep youngsters ‘off the streets’. Sport, particularly soccer, is one of the most popular ways this can be achieved, which is why they feel a tournament is a great way f o r t h e m t o e n c o u r a g e youngsters.
a soccer tournament. The theme is “Sport Against Crime” and the plan is to host it at the Community Sports Centre.
HELP SUPPORT ‘SPORT AGAINST CRIME’
They would like to ask for donations for this project, and hope that individuals and / or businesses may be able to assist with the following :
• 1 big trophy
• 3 medium trophies
• Soccer balls
• Water bottles
• 10 gift packs (eg stationery)
• Vouchers
• String bags
• Basic sport first aid kits.
If you would like to contribute or
During this year’s Pick n Pay Knysna Oyster Festival, children may now also be part o f t h e B I G 5 S P O R T CHALLENGE with the all new BIG5 Junior.
This multisport challenge offers a number of events des igned espec ia l ly fo r youngsters, including the Momentum Weekend Argus Knysna Cycle Tour Mountain Bike (MTB) race.
Entrants to the BiG5 Junior will enjoy a one-stop registration process, awards ceremonies for each stage and an overall BIG5 SPORT CHALLENGE prize-giving winner’s ceremony.
It is important to note that entrants need to complete only one online entry. This single entry will ensure entry into all five event categories. This means that participants need not enter any of the five events individually.
The age of the participants as at 31 December 2016 will determine the age category they compete in.
The BIG5 Junior events are as follows: • Saturday, 2 JulyMomentum Weekend Argus Knysna Cycle tour, 9-15 Years: 15km MTB Race and 16-19 years: 30km MTB Race.• Sunday, 3 July Dare to Dash obstacle Course, complete the Obstacle Course while racing against the clock.• Tuesday, 5 July The Featherbed Trail Run Blue Duiker 5km or 11km Blue Duiker Course – This new route is for young and old, but mainly aimed at the younger athletes. All entrants will be awarded with a ranking in their own junior category. • Thursday, 7 JulyMomentum Health Oatwell DualX presented by PeptoPro; 9 – 15 years – 1.25km run / 7.5km MTB and 750m run. 16- 19 years – 2.3km Run / 15km Mountain bike ride and 1.25km run.• Saturday, 9 July Knysna Secondary School Fun Run; 5km run.
The Big5 SPORT CHALLENGE hospitality area will be situated at the Festival Grounds and here
entrants will receive a complimentary bike wash and lube after the MTB races. BIG5 bike handlers and a bike park are also available at the VIP hospitality area.
Entrants will further receive race/dry bag hand-in at the BIG5 marquee as well as a BIG5 Junior race pack.
This BIG5 Junior 2016 event has a limited field of 40 entries. The Big 5 Junior Prize-giving will take place at the hospitality tent.
All profits raised from these BIG5 Junior entry fees will be donated to the Knysna E d u c a t i o n T r u s t www.knysnaedutrust.co.za.
Charity PortalThis year the BIG5 SPORT CHALLENGE has made giving back easier than ever, w i t h t h e i r a l l - n e w , streamlined charity portal, in support of the Knysna Education Trust. BIG5 S P O RT C H A L L E N G E participants can register to become a FundRacer. They are encouraged to share their profile with their friends and family to assist in raising funds for their cause.
The charity portal also allows for safe, secure, and direct donations to the Knysna Education Trust.
To find out more, become a F undRace r, s uppo r t a FundRacer, or donate directly visit: http://big5fundracing.co.za/
BIG5 JUNIOR CHALLENGE FOR CHARITY
LOCAL BODYBUILDERTO 4THFLEXES
provide anything towards the tournament you may contact Martie Rooi on
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