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Stranded seal pups

returned to mothers

37 washed up on

Ndlambe beaches

back home safely

on Black Rock

ROB KNOWLES

After last week’s strong winds and

high swells, more than 30 seal

pups were rescued on beaches

between Woody Cape and Port Alfred.

Most were recovered from Boknes

and Cannon Rocks.

The seal pups were from a colony at

Black Rock just outside Port Elizabeth,

and, having been caught by the

churning ocean, the current swept

them all the way to Ndlambe beaches.

The pups are just a few weeks old

and are not yet strong swimmers.

Once swept into the ocean, they are

at the mercy of the currents until

beached, where they lie exhausted

from their struggles.

Unfortunately, dogs on the beach

often chase the seal pups back into the

ocean, where many drown as a result.

Marine mammal biologist Dr Greg

Hofmeyr, who runs the seal rescue

project for the area and is based at

Bayworld in Port Elizabeth, was called

by the designated first responders who

initially discovered the pups.

First responders are critical in such

an operation, and there are a number of

experienced and trained first

responders in the area who are able to

assess the situation and call for

appropriate help.

“Seal pups are vulnerable when

there are spring tides,” said Hofmeyr.

He explained that although the

seals used to occupy all the small

islands along this part of the coast,

human encroachment has seen them

restricted to just Black Rock.

“The seals might only be a metre or

so from the water and the high tides

wash the animals into the water all the

time.

“New seal pups are vulnerable to

GOING HOME: A few of the seal pups rescued between Woody Cape and Port Alfred last week were given a check-up by marine mammal biologist Dr

Greg Hofmeyr of Bayworld in Port Elizabeth before being returned to their mothers on Black Rock

being washed off the rocks as they

often do not have the strength to climb

back up,” said Hofmeyr.

He said this meant they were

carried by the currents further south

and often ended up stranded on the

Ndlambe beaches.

“[As of December 8] we have

rescued a total of 37 pups and, after a

medical check-up they have been

returned to Black Rock,” explained

H o f m e y r.

The cries of the pups on their return

identified them to their mothers, to

whom they were reunited.

Speed in resolving the problem is

required as, there is an unconfirmed

believed that pups must be returned

within a short period of around a week,

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Police link gunshot victim to

panga attack at Cob Hole

No arrests yet, but investigations continuing

JON HOUZET

Police have linked

a man to a panga

attack at Cob

Hole on the Kowie

River on September 19,

but he has not been

arrested yet.

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Police first became

aware of the man when

they were called out to

a complaint from a

person who had been

attacked at the Kowie

River at about 4.20pm

that day.

“On arrival at the

scene, they found a

male lying on the

ground between the

bushes near the river.

“The person had

several [bullet] wounds

to his upper body and

on his leg. He was

taken to a local

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police spokesperson

Capt Mali Govender

said.

A case of attempted

murder was opened by

the state, which

Govender said was

standard procedure in

the case of someone

with gunshot wounds.

She said there were

no witnesses, but a few

days later the victim

went to the Nemato

police station and

reported that he was

attacked and shot at.

A link was made

when Andre Adriaan,

58, went to the police

station on September

22 to report that he and

three friends had been

attacked and robbed by

several men wielding

knopkieries and

pangas while fishing at

Cob Hole on

September 19.

This was the

incident TotT reported

on in our September 24

edition, along with

photos showing the

wounds Adriaan

received to his head

and arm.

“He tried to take

cover but fell to the

ground and took out

his firearm to try and

protect himself,”

G ove n d e r

said. “During this

stage, one of the

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He tried to take cover but

fell to the ground and took

out his firearm to try and

protect himself

suspects tried to disarm

him, but he managed

to fire several shots. He

further alleged that he

managed to get up and

the suspect was still

hitting him with a

panga. Both he and his

friends were injured.”

“As they were

packing to leave, the

suspects came back for

them and he fired a few

more shots, at which

stage the suspects fled

and did not return.

One suspect who was

injured was still at the

s c e n e ,” Govender said.

Police opened a

case of aggravated

robbery. Govender said

statements of witnesses

were still outstanding.

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“No arrests have

been made in any of

these cases,” she said.

TotT only became

aware of the gunshot

victim two weeks ago,

when we were told

there was a suspect

who was taken to

hospital, but that he

had “escaped”.

Govender said: “He

cannot escape as he

was not arrested.

Escape is only if he was

in custody.”

She said the man

had been transferred to

a hospital in Port

Elizabeth for treatment

of his gunshot wounds.

“He is a regular

patient and being

treated at a hospital in

Port Elizabeth. He has

f o l l ow - u p

appointments as a

result of the gunshot

wound. He is known to

the SAPS and is not a

flight risk,” she said.

“He is suspected of

being involved, but has

not been identified [by

the complainant] yet.”

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Laura’s

big day

almost

h e re

100th birthday soon

for another resident

at Damant Lodge

On December 17, Damant Lodge will be

celebrating the 100th birthday of

resident Laura Forrester (nee

We r t h e i m e r ).

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years, and was born in Burgersdorp, one of four

siblings, to German parents.

She was educated at the convent schools in

King William’s Town and Aliwal North.

Her father, Carlos Wertheimer, came to SA in

around 1884, having completed his education in

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Spanish and English.

Her mother, Laura Andre, was a descendent

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Her maternal grandfather was the mayor of

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Carlos, an astute businessman, identified the

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Growing up in the years of the depression

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the German ethic of hard work and integrity, all

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Laura Wertheimer married decorated exserviceman

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Called home, after

called to love all

In memoriam: Mike John Royden Kirby - father, minister, friend

MIKE KIRBY

SALLY WELLS

Mike Kirby of Kentonon-Sea,

who was born

on April 23 1938,

passed away peacefully on

Tuesday December 1 2020.

After graduating from

Rhodes University with a B

Com, Mike obtained his CTA at

Wits University and completed

his articles to become a

chartered accountant.

He then obtained his degree

in social sciences and worked

as a social worker.

He later returned to the

business world, first in a

computer science firm and

ultimately became managing

director of MAN Truck & Bus

South African operation.

During this time in business

he studied theology, graduating

with an honours degree in

ethics.

He retired from the business

world at the age of 55 to work as

a full-time, self-supporting

minister in the Congregational

C h u rch .

He shared his deep faith and

understanding of a Christian

calling to people of all

b a ck g r o u n d s .

He was inspiring and

appreciated by so many.

Perhaps his most important

calling was as a father and

g ra n d f a t h e r.

While working in

Johannesburg he met Marijke,

whom he married in 1959. They

had four children, seven grandchildren

and in recent years he

became a great grandfather.

For many years he was the

minister at the Audrey Reynecke

Congregational Church in Port

Elizabeth and then later at the

Congregational Church in

Alexandria and at Station Hill in

Port Alfred.

He would recall some of his

personal experiences during this

time with great affection and his

lovely sense of humour.

After retiring from full-time

ministry, he continued to serve

on the local Methodist Circuit,

giving selflessly of his time to

these communities while also

helping those from other

denominations.

He was never judgemental,

which allowed people from all

walks of life to seek his counsel.

An important part of his

outreach activities was his

involvement at Jehovah Jireh

Haven in Alexandria for the past

25 years.

In the last few years, he spent

time helping surrounding

schools with their budgets and

accounting, in line with

government requirements. He

also sat on the Kenton Business

Forum, giving valuable input.

Any of us who were

fortunate to know Mike will

remember him as a man who

remained true to himself, his

family and his friends.

He was gentle, quiet and

unassuming and meant so much

to each one of us in a way that

will never be forgotten.

Public drinking ban won’t work, readers say

TK MTIKI

To t T ’s latest Facebook

question was: Do you

think President Cyril

Ramaphosa’s

announcement of the

ban on drinking

alcohol in public

places will make the

beaches safer this

festive season?

Many readers said

“no”, while others

asserted that the police

would have to enforce

the law if the ban wa s

to be effective. G av i n

Came, Charmaine Lees

S t ey n , Barbara Minnie

and Annette Gordon

simply said “no”.

Among those who

believed the ban on

public drinking would

make beaches safer

were Kathryn Smith

and Joshua Stylianou.

Mike Kennedy said:

“Without a doubt, as

long as the beaches are

policed correctly,” he

said.

Yvonne MacKenzie

Botha was positive. “It

will keep the beaches

nice and clean,” she

said.

In response, Je n n i

N i ch o l a b e s t said: “In

your dreams.”

Lara Cowley asked:

“Isn’t drinking on

beaches and in public

places illegal anyway?”

Colleen

Pa n s e g ro u w said

beaches would only be

safe if police officers

played their part.

Rhona Strydom Gates

agreed that the ban

would only make a

difference provided the

police did their job.

Linda Reynolds is

also of the view that

the police will be the

determining factor.

“Without policing I

don’t think so,” she

said.

James Rodden said:

“Nope, consumption

of alcohol will still

h a p p e n .”

Mark Everton said:

“No, because people

disregard the law.”

Supporting

E ve r t o n ’s statement,

Dominique Hechter

Pa t t i e said: “Agree as

well, and who’s going

to stop them anyhow?”

Linda Bekker said:

“Not in a million

ye a r s ”.

Colleen van der

Wa l t also said: “Wo n ’t

make a difference.”

Grahame Martin

asserted: “No, there

will be the normal

excessive drinking on

the Port Alfred beaches

because there is zero

p o l i c i n g .”

Colleen Dennis

said: “People abuse

alcohol every year so

why would this year be

any different.

“People don’t abide

by the rules already so

with Covid around

FOR THE CHILDREN

there still will be no

masks and social

distancing.

“The police might

have a huge task on

their hand to keep all

s a f e .” Cheryl Van Der

Spuy sounded positive.

“Certainly hope so!

Police need to be very

strict,“ she said.

In response to her

comment, Charmaine

Lees Steyn said:

“Cheryl that will never

happen, cops don’t

c a r e .”

Clare Wood

responded to Steyn

saying: “Not all cops”.

Steyn continued

supporting her views.

“I don’t think there

will be a stronger

presence and some

e n f o rc e m e n t

h o p e f u l l y,” she said.

Leon Coetzee

asserted: “Any law is

useless if it is not

strictly implemented –

the reason we have a

lawless society.”

Chrisna Kruger

believes i n d iv i d u a l s

need to take

responsibility as well.

“Only if people start

acting like grown-ups

who can be

responsible and don’t

need to be policed like

t e e n a g e r s ,” she said.

David Steck said:

“Drinking in public

places will still

h a p p e n .”

Susan Jeanne

Robertson said there

were already laws in

place to stop public

drinking.

“It is still illegal to

drink alcohol in public

so quite why one has to

ban something that is

illegal is illogical.

“Just implement the

laws we have,” she

said.

John R Potter

agreed: “The police

need to carry out the

laws we already have.”

Karen Frances Long

said: “SAPS can’t seem

to enforce this at the

best of times. Pay [a

private security

company] big dollar

and let them do what’s

n e e d e d .”

Syd Young

sarcastically asked:

“Th e r e ’s no water so

what must they drink.”

Also tongue-in-cheek,

Derrick James

Maxwell Newson said:

“I feel much safer on

the beach after a few

d r i n k s .”

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TOY BUILDERS: Every year the

members of the Lower Albany

Woodworkers Guild build toys for the

less fortunate children in the area and

hand them over to Child Welfare for

distribution. From cars to trains to

trolleys, the woodworkers show their

skills in creating toys that last and that,

each year, the recipients enjoy to play

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Errol Parsons Picture: ROB KNOWLES


Driver slow to fix house after crash

Family frustrated with slow

p ro g re s s

TK MTIKI

After Mandla Mabindisa

crashed his car into 72-year-old

Zithulele Bavuma’s house in the

middle of the night on

November 19, startling the

elderly man who thought he

was being attacked by burglars,

the young driver promised to fix

the damage caused.

Mabindisa’s white

Volkswagen Polo was still

lodged in the house when TotT

covered the incident, and a

gaping hole in a wall was left

after the car was removed.

But now the Bavuma family’s

patience is being tested as they

say Mabindisa has dragged his

feet to make good on his

promise.

Aside from the collapsed

wall, Bavuma said a cupboard,

couches and other belongings

had also been damaged.

The Bavuma family did not

lay any charges against

Mandisa, but instead made

arrangements that he repair the

house straight away.

Initially, Mabindisa placed

zinc roof sheeting as a makeshift

wall, which the family said was

not good enough.

Mabindisa had promised to

get the house fixed on

November 25, but the family is

frustrated by the slow progress

of repairs.

On November 29, TotT

visited Bavuma, who said he

was sick because the wind blew

through the makeshift wall.

Mabindisa eventually

replaced the zinc sheets with a

brick wall.

Speaking on behalf of her

family, Bavuma’s granddaughter,

who preferred not to be named,

described the slow pace of

repairs.

“He did bits and pieces so

far, but we have to pursue him

as if he does not [acknowledge]

that he has done something

w r o n g ,” she said.

She said Mabindisa often

avoided her family’s phone

calls.

Their first issue was getting

the car removed as Mabindisa

had not done so himself.

The family phoned Kowie

Towing asking for advice, and

were told the company only

dealt with the car owners.

However, they managed to

convince Kowie Towing to

remove the car and gave them

the ow n e r ’s cellphone number.

The car was towed at about

7pm the same day the incident

took place (at about 2am).

When TotT called

Mabindisa, he c o n t ra d i c t e d

what the Bavuma family had

said and what the TotT reporter

saw on the day the incident

occurred.

He agreed he had first used

old zinc sheets to cover the hole

in the wall, but added that it was

a temporary solution which he

replaced with bricks a few

weeks later.

He said he was in the

process of building a room

divider which was also

d e s t r oye d .

Asked about the damaged

belongings, he said: “I talked to

utata [father] and he said I

should only replace the

c u p b o a r d .”

Pressed to give information

about other damaged

belongings, he seemed not to be

aware of any.

“What else was damaged?”

he asked.

TotT reminded him of the

couches that were damaged by

the fallen wall, but he did not

respond. When asked about the

towing fee and his efforts to get

the car back, he sounded

r e s e r ve d .

“Eish, I do not know what to

say because I do not have

m o n e y.

WALL FINALLY

BRICKED UP:

The Bavuma

family’s

frustration is

mounting as

they say a man

who crashed his

car into 72-yearold

Zithulele

Bavuma’s house

on November

19 has been

playing cat and

mouse with

them after

promising to

make repairs

“Umlungukazi [the white

lady] from that company

phoned me and said I should

pay R4,500 and they also

charge me an additional R200

for each day that they keep the

c a r.

“They said if I do not pay it

on or before December 15 they

will sell the car,” he said.

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EDITORIAL

OPINION

Panga

attacks still

u n re s o l v e d

Aprevious topic in this column was

pondering how the police formulate

charges after a crime has been

committed.

This becomes pertinent again in the case

of the second panga attack at Cob Hole on

the Kowie River, in which a suspect is now

known to police, if not yet identified by the

victim.

Readers may remember the injuries

suffered by Andre Adriaan and his three

friends, who were attacked while they were

fishing and robbed by several men wielding

knopkieries and pangas at Cob Hole on

September 19.

The incident occurred just 10 days after

the first attack there, with the robbers using

the same means of wounding and

overpowering their victims. It was likely the

very same group of robbers.

But in the second incident, the robbers

had not counted on one of their victims

being armed. While he was being hacked at

with a panga, Andre Adriaan managed to

draw his firearm and fired four shots at his

attackers. He believed he hit at least one of

them. Another of the fishermen was hit so

hard with a knopkierie that they broke his

forearm.

Showing how brazen they were, the

robbers returned as the fishermen were

attempting to leave, grabbing what they

could take. Adriaan fired three more shots,

but as he only had eight shots he kept one

in case the robbers blocked their way when

they left.

He said the attackers had slashed one of

the tyres on his car, but he drove on it flat

and went straight to the hospital as he was

bleeding badly.

Later, TotT heard that an ambulance was

seen at Cob Hole that same day, and that it

was possibly sent to pick up one of the

attackers who had been shot.

However, police said no arrests had

been made. They opened a case of

aggravated robbery.

It was mystifying therefore, to find out

only two weeks ago that police had indeed

been called out to a report of an attack at

Cob Hole and a man with bullet wounds

had been taken to hospital.

As is standard procedure for gunshot

victims, police opened a case of attempted

m u r d e r.

Adriaan delayed opening his own case,

but by that time police would have been

able to establish a link between the attack

he described and the gunshot victim.

TotT had to ask these questions of police

– they did not inform us voluntarily.

There is still no arrest, but Adriaan’s

friends still have to make statements too.

Meanwhile the other attackers are still

walking free out there.

Jon Houzet

❝

It was mystifying therefore,

to find out only two weeks

ago that police had indeed

been called out to a report of

an attack at Cob Hole and a

man with bullet wounds had

been taken to hospital.

LOOKING AFTER THE RIVER: Volunteers on the river cruise barges Integrity and CunnyKlaNie carrying out a Kowie River clean-up last Thursday

afternoon, focusing on a section of the river just past the last houses at Centenary Park. They filled a dozen bags with flotsam and jetsam on the

river banks, as well as hauling out a Pick n Pay shopping trolley which was just visible above the surface. Integrity and CunnyKlaNie plan further

clean-ups towards Black Rock Picture: JON HOUZET

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New filling

station uplifts

our town

A big thank you to CM Heunis Contractors for the

magnificent job they have done in record time, to

turn the old Buddy Burger and the filling station into

something that can make all who live in our Port

Alfred truly proud.

To all the businesses that will operate from this

new centre, we wish you well.

Well done!

PROUD RESIDENT

Let’s stop being

overly sensitive

Listening to a Zondo Commission broadcast,

references like “grow up” and “ch e e ky ”, attributed

to Pravin Gordhan, are construed as racism. How

ridiculous.

Anybody who acts in a stupid way, immaterial of

race, is often referred to as a monkey – this merely

being an expression to describe an act of stupidity.

It can also be used as a term of affection – my

g ra n d d a u g h t e r ’s nickname is Monkey.

In the English language I stay clear of the

following words: blackmail, blackhead, blacken,

blacklist, black sheep, due to a possible negative

connotation that could be construed as racism.

Should the English language be rewritten to suit

a few narrow minded individuals?

Blonde jokes are taboo, as this refers to hair,

similar to the Clicks incident.

Then we have freedom of association, arising in

the Brackenfell incident. I only associate with

people of integrity, with a high moral standard.

Does this make me an …ist of some sort?

Let’s stop being oversensitive, ridiculous in the

extreme, but be proud of who we are rather than

looking for a whip to beat ourselves, reflecting a

poor self-image.

LILY WHITE

Em e rge n cy N u m b e rs

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Wild Coast highlights

S A’s beauty at its best

South Africa is widely

considered to be among the

most beautiful countries on

our planet.

Ranging from Cape Town,

the Mother City of unrivalled

vistas and marvels of nature,

to the winelands, arid Karoo,

Bushveld and subtropical belt

of KwaZulu-Natal,

connoisseurs of natural

beauty are richly blessed.

The West Coast,

expansive plains of the Free

State and striking mountain

ranges that reflect

monumental natural forces,

enrich the variety of the

spectacular offerings.

Game parks and

conservation areas of

impressive quality strongly

enhance the attractions, and

our coastline adds incredible

beauty and a staggering

range of awesome beach

options.

But those who have

experienced the Transkei

Wild Coast are invariably

spellbound by the captivating

wonders of this Eden beyond

compare.

The impressive and

historically significant Kei

River is the gateway to a

stretch of coastline that

mesmerises and exhilarates,

from the Kei Mouth pontoon

crossing to Trennerys and

Seagulls, Coffee Bay to Port St

Johns, and Mdumbi to Port

Edward. The rivers, valleys

and settlements carve

indelible memories in the

minds of those privileged to

experience the magnificent

bounty of this largely

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unspoiled and untamed gem

of nature.

Just as tastes for curry

differ according to

preferences, so do

perceptions of the standout

attractions of the Wild Coast.

Most would agree, however,

that Nqabara, Bulungula,

Mpame, Mdumbi and Coffee

Bay number among the most

impressive. Port St Johns

ranks in that category too.

Local inhabitants are

generally friendly and

welcoming, and interaction

with them is uplifting and

m e m o ra b l e .

The simple lifestyle is

refreshing and a vivid

reminder of times gone by.

With some exceptions,

access is made challenging

by road surfaces not for the

faint-hearted, nor travellers

lacking in patience or

resolve. In some ways, this

could be a reason that the

pristine beauty and allure of

the region have largely

avoided the detrimental

effects of development and

ecologically threatening

exploitation.

Roaming pigs, sheep,

goats and cattle are the norm,

with donkeys, dogs and

poultry in abundance too.

The rural and basic nature of

activities provides a

refreshing escape from the

rigours and frenetic pace of

city life... only a shallow soul

would not be invigorated by

and benefit from “batteries

r e ch a r g e d ” through time

spent in this Eden.

A myriad rivers, rolling

hills with sublime views,

expansive beaches of

incredible beauty and few

people are the “s t o ck - i n -

t ra d e ”. Fishing, canoeing,

hiking, snorkelling and

surfing find a home nothing

short of idyllic. The terrain

provides awe-inspiring

challenges to mountain

bikers and off-road adventure

bikers. Whale and dolphinviewing

is a great attraction

too.

Accommodation options

range from camping to

cottage rental, and

b a ck p a ck e r s ’ establishments

to hotels ... all sharing a rural

atmosphere that enchants.

Crashing waves, epic

sunrises and sunsets, and

breathtaking vistas augment

unforgettable experiences of

a unique region of our

country ... and the world.

The Wild Coast restores

and nourishes the soul.

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Bottle caps provide wheelchair

Seven bakkie loads of tops

collected locally

ROB KNOWLES

Caps for Wheelchairs was started about four years ago

in George by Sarie and Tappies Notley, and is run,

together with Inter Waste, at the Forever Green head

office in Johannesburg.

Seven bakkie loads (450kg) of bottle caps is required to

purchase one wheelchair.

In the four years since the project started, enough bottle

caps have been collected for 20 wheelchairs to be donated,

representing nine tons of bottle caps.

The project’s 20th wheelchair was donated to Port Alfred,

and the recipient, who was identified by occupational

therapists, is 89-year-old Lena Andries, who is also blind.

The wheelchair will improve her quality of live, for

example allowing her to go to church and visit family (when

safe to do so).

Wheelchairs have been donated to various old age homes,

handicapped people and cancer sufferers.

The wheelchairs are named “rontomtalie chairs” in that,

when a person no longer needs it the chairs are returned to the

office for use in future, a system that works well and more

people can be helped.

Port Alfred Child Welfare has worked with the Caps for

Wheelchairs project for the last few years.

The caps were collected locally by Port Alfred High

School, especially the Environmental Club, Foundation Phase

and Pre-primary, Earlyact, Interact, Rotary, El Shaddai and

members of the community, who were thanked for their

contribution.

The caps are recycled and used to make things such as

garden furniture, forever planks that cannot rust or be

damaged, dog kennels, play gyms and post boxes.

Anyone who would like to contribute bottle tops

(individuals, restaurants, schools, pubs and so forth) can

please drop them off at the Child Welfare office or send to

school with your children.

HELPING

OTHERS:

Swapping

seven

bakkieloads

of

plastic

bottle caps

for a

wheelchair

last week

are, from

left, Tali

A l e x a n d re

of Early Act,

Susan Harty

from Child

We l f a re ,

Melissa

Tw e e d i e

from Port

Alfred High

School,

Miranda

Myburgh of

Early Act,

and Arthur

Isaacs of El

Shaddai and

also the

chairperson

of Child

We l f a re

P i c t u re :

BRYAN SMITH


Port

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Cheers all around

as pub to reopen

ALL NATURAL

Wharf Street spot to celebrate the season with good vibes

The Wharf Street Brew Pub is set to

re-open with the commencement

of the holiday season, and

promises to be a popular spot with

locals and holidaymakers alike.

Besides its legendary burgers, it offers

four local craft beers, all on tap, a range

of craft gin & tonics, some very special

cocktails, and the largest wine cellar in

the area, and beyond.

This unique underground cellar – a

tourist attraction all on its own – is

stocked with unique estate wines and

craft liqueurs such as rum, gin, and

b ra n dy.

Priced affordably, they are ideal to

buy for home-consumption, or for that

special Christmas gift.

There will be live music on

weekends and selected weekdays, while

the Silver Creek Mountain Band will

stage one of their Better Than Ever

performances on December 12.

So named because it celebrates the

band’s founder members, Rod Dry and

Dennis Schultz, playing together again

after so many years, this very special

evening will require advance booking.

Call 061-037-6077 to reserve your

spot – entrance will include a meal and

a drink.The Wharf Street Brew Pub is set

to once again take its rightful place on

Historic Wharf Street, the town’s premier

tourist attraction with its restaurants,

antique shops, art gallery, and cruise

boats.

The sign at the door says it is “Kow i e ’s

Original Good Time Emporium”, and

that is exactly what it promises to be.

TOURISM EXCELLENCE

NEW ADDITION: Cary Davis, owner of new business, Black Rose

Apothecary, opposite The Postmaster’s Village and next to C’est la

Vie, is excited to welcome clients to her shop. The business stocks a

variety of natural products for humans and pets

SIGN OF

APPRECIATION: After

many years of service,

Mike Beaumont,

centre, has retired as

treasurer of Sunshine

Coast Tourism and was

presented with the

floating trophy for

tourism excellence by

Sunshine Coast

Tourism chairman Rick

Pryce, left, and deputy

chairman Wouter

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Don't miss possible Star

of Bethlehem in our sky

Tolkien: Lest we forget

our sons and heroes

Celebrated author JRR Tolkien

was firstly a South African,

secondly a soldier.

His formative years

developed his creative mind:

“In a hole in the ground,

there lived a Hobbit.”

Seldom is

acknowledgement given in the

land of this famous author’s

birth.

Tolkien was born in

Bloemfontein on January 3

1892, and named John Ronel

Reuel.

His father, Arthur, was a

bank manager involved in

diamonds and gold.

His mother, however, hated

Bloemfontein.

The harsh African climate

did not sit well with Mabel and

she took her sons, John and

Hilary, to the Cape, where the

landscape vividly impressed the

future writer.

The family later relocated to

England and this greatly affected

the young Tolkien, especially as

his father had died before he

could join the family.

The young family finally

settled in Birmingham.

While in South Africa,

numerous incidents had had a

profound effect on the young

To l k i e n .

As a baby, he was kidnapped

and later returned unharmed.

He was also bitten by a

s p i d e r.

These experiences prompted

To l k i e n ’s spirits.

In The Hobbit and Lord of

the Rings, we read of horrifying

spiders Shelob and Ungouant.

The most significant

influence that he developed was

a love for languages, a love that

led him to imagine newly

invented languages.

One of these was the Elvish

languages and, surprisingly, it

cannot be denied from which

language they are partly derived

MILITARY HISTORY

U N PA C K E D

Ann Atteridge-Tyrrell

— Afrikaans.

In England, tragedy struck

when their mother died in

1904.

Tolkein joined the army in

1915 and joined the Lancashire

Fusiliers, studying signalling and

emerging as a second

lieutenant.

Being a soldier was a big

influence on Tolkien’s life and

awoke in him a taste for “fairy

tales” reflecting the good and

evil, the light and darkness

which was all around him,

considering the battles he

participated in and

witnessed.

In June 1916 he was

ordered to France to take part in

the Battle of the Somme.

His description was: “It was

a living death ...

“The Battle of the Somme in

1916 was singularly the biggest

bloodletting of the War – a

million men killed or

wo u n d e d .”

This battle was no doubt

the background for Tolkien’s

great battles in The Lord of the

Rings.

Tolkien was appointed

battalion signalling officer,

spending months in the

t r e n ch e s .

Further inspiration came

from his respect for ordinary

infantrymen under intense

SISTER ACT: Karli

Owsley and her sister,

Zoé, are happy to be

looking after each

other and relaxing at

the Bean Tree Café in

SuperSpar at Rosehill

Mall on Monday

morning Picture: ROB

KNOWLES

adversity, and later became the

bedrock for Tolkien’s loyal,

brave and resilient Hobbit,

Samwise Gamgee.

After the war he resumed

his professorship at Oxford

University, settling in to write

The Hobbit and Lord of the

Rings t r i l o g y.

Christopher, Tolkien’s son,

who lived in South Africa, was

responsible for creating the

maps for the first edition of Lo r d

of the Rings.

Tolkien is arguably one of

the best-selling authors the

world has seen.

This son of the soil could be

a big tourist opportunity for

Bloemfontein.

But the brass plaque

commemorating his birthplace

was stolen and has not

replaced.

The only acknowledgement

is a small plaque in the church

where he was baptised.

General apathy to Tolkien

in South Africa was summed

up by a UK journalist who was

not surprised that the average

South African did not know

that Tolkien was a South

African.

Many think Lord of the Rings

was just based on European

my t h o l o g y.

The truth is, Tolkien was

indeed a South African.

His biggest influence came

from World War 1.

South Africans took part in

the Battle of the Somme.

South Africans, black and

white, defended Delville Wood,

shoulder to shoulder and many

lie buried there.

The lack of appreciation of a

South African, in the country of

his birth, is a travesty of

understanding history

c o r r e c t l y.

South Africa is made up of

many cultural parts and all need

to be preserved.

It’s a fact: Our southern sky here

in Port Alfred is much more

beautiful than the northern sky

seen from Europe, America,

Russia, China and Japan.

In our winter, the heart of

the Milky Way Galaxy passes in

all its glory right overhead,

whereas for all those deprived

northerners, it just dimly skims

the southern horizon.

The heart of the Milky Way

is in the constellation

Sagittarius, and this year the

giant planets Jupiter and Saturn

have been shining gloriously in

our evening sky as they have

moved through Sagittarius

towards Capricorn in their slow

orbits about the Sun.

Jupiter and Saturn are

headed for a “g ra n d

conjunction” on the summer

solstice, December 21.

This happens once every 20

years as Jupiter, which takes 12

years to orbit the Sun, overtakes

the more slowly trudging Saturn,

which takes 30 years.

It is a “conjunction” wh e n

they are at their closest as seen

in the sky.

On December 21 that will

be a mere tenth of a degree

apart, only one fifth the

apparent diameter of the moon,

so to our eyes they will seem to

merge.

The last time they passed this

close was in 1623, nearly 400

years ago!

And then they were too

TALK OF THE

S TA R S

Professor Don Kurtz

close to the Sun in the sky, so no

one saw it. So don’t miss your

chance to see this rare event.

Where do you look? They

will be low in the west after

sunset. Look at about 8pm.

You can start watching now

and see the gap between them

close over the coming days.

Look low in the west on

December 16 and you will see

the beautiful thin crescent of the

young moon just to the lower

left of Jupiter and Saturn. Jupiter

is about 10 times brighter than

Saturn and is lower in the sky.

It is fitting that this

conjunction comes just before

Christmas.

While no one knows for

certain what the “Star of

Bethlehem” actually was, one

possibility is it was a beautiful,

rare, triple grand conjunction of

Jupiter and Saturn from May to

December 7 BCE, when Jupiter

passed by Saturn in May, then

appeared to reverse its direction

in the sky for a while (when the

Earth went whizzing by

between it and the Sun) so that

there was another conjunction

in September.

Then, as the Earth moved

away, Jupiter resumed its usual

stately march to the east and

passed Saturn yet again in

December. To the Magi, who

would have been astrologers,

this unusual event would have

been highly significant.

The year we now know as 7

BCE is within the range of

possible birth years for Jesus, so

maybe this grand triple

conjunction was the “Star of

Bethlehem”.

So as the summer solstice

arrives on December 21, as we

gather (safely) over this holiday

season with families for

Christmas, enjoy the spectacle

of a rare grand conjunction of

the two giant planets of the solar

system, Jupiter and Saturn.

They will give a possible

modern vision of the actual Star

of Bethlehem.

Our new columnist, Donald

Kurtz, was formerly professor of

astronomy at UCT, and latterly

professor of astrophysics at the

University of Central

Lancashire. He and his wife

recently retired (for most of the

year) to Port Alfred.

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SMALL BOAT HARBOUR

PRECINCT

Several trailers have been left in the small

boat harbour without prior arrangement

with harbour management.

I f t h e s e t ra i l e r s a r e n o t c o l l e c t e d b y

16 December 2020 they will be impounded

and sold to defray costs incurred as a result

hereof.

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N E I G H B O U R LY NOTES

E-mail Rob Knowles at knowlesr@tisoblackstar.co.za or fax (046) 624-2293

or drop in at 29 Miles Street from 8am to 4.30pm, Monday to Friday

IT has now been 259 days since the

national lockdown was imposed and

things are not going so well here in the

Sarah Baartman District Municipality, of

which Ndlambe is part.

Identified by the Covid Command

Council as a hotspot for the coronavirus,

new restrictions have been applied to the

Nelson Mandela Bay area and, on

Wednesday, health minister, Zweli

Mkhize was in the Sarah Baartman district

to assess the situation and determine

what, if any, new restrictions will be

applied to this area.

NDLAMBE Municipality is holding an

open council meeting this morning

(Thursday December 10) at 10am at the

Civic Centre.

In the agenda there is a festive season

contingency plan which Talk of the Town

will relate to our readers once it is

a p p r ove d .

However, there are a number of

restrictions that have already been

imposed and should be noted.

The krantz area, which has been closed

for some time already, will be closed over

the entire festive season (until January 10

next year).

There has not been any extension

granted to liquor outlets over the holidays

and the normal liquor board trading hours

will apply throughout the season.

We are rapidly approaching Day Zero,

and water is still a very important issue in

the area, specifically over the holiday

period.

Locals and holidaymakers are

cautioned to minimise their water usage

and carry out all water saving methods as

have been issued. These include reporting

all water leaks to the municipality,

refraining from using hoses to water

gardens or wash cars and so forth.

Until something is done to increase

water availability in the area it is critical

that locals and holidaymakers understand

there is no more water in the area, so

saving every drop of what remains is

essential.

A WARM welcome to all holidaymakers

gracing our fair area. Despite our obvious

issues here in Ndlambe and Makhanda,

we wish you a fabulous holiday and trust

you will enjoy everything the Sunshine

Coast has to offer.

IT has been rumoured the beaches in our

area could be closed over the holiday

period, and we might hear news of this by

either minister Mkhize on Wednesday or

at the council meeting on Thursday.

However, if true we cannot allow this

to happen. Our holidaymakers are the

area’s lifeblood and it will lead to a

collapse of the season’s economy.

Residents must make a stand if any

decision is to close our b e a ch e s .

TotT will keep our readers informed of

all developments as they occur.

Watch for news on our web page,

w w w. t a l k o f t h e t ow n . c o . z a or our

Facebook page, group, or on Twitter for

the latest news on any further restrictions.

to the area.

AS from Friday, our free holiday

supplement - the Sunshine Holiday - is

available at outlets where Talk of the

Town is sold, as well as from the Tourism

office, various hotels, B&Bs and guest

houses and, of course, the TotT office at

the corner of Miles Street and the R72.

It is jam-packed with everything

happening over the holiday season, local

products and services, interesting places

to see and seasonal advice.

Talk of the Town will continue to be

published weekly, so to all of you out

there, happy holidays!

CONGRATULATIONS and happy

birthday greetings to everyone celebrating

a special day in the week ahead,

especially Rick Moller, Nicholas

Dempers, Reinette Marx, Carol de Beer,

David Steck, Roy Leming, Brenda

Wansbury, Kevyn Letley, Alister Harman,

Heather Samuel, Debra Harris, Karli-Di

Owsley, ‘Digger’ Garden, Natalie

Kaschula, Ingrid Hilpert, Deidre Japp,

Jenny van Rensburg, Kelly Ferreira, Grace

Phillips-Page, Hendrik le Roux, Jannis

Sephton, Laura Forrester, Wilma Graham,

Greta Snaith and Sandra Bradfield.

CONGRATULATIONS to all businesses

enjoying another anniversary with wishes

for many more successful years ahead.

Good luck to Graze by the River,

BVSA, Halyard’s boat cruise Spirit of

Adventure, The Black Rock Restaurant

and River Wild Safaris.

ANYONE studying the international

markets will be aware they are in turmoil

with companies closing their doors and

unemployment at an all-time high.

This is due to the contentious transfer of

power in the US, the Chinese invasion

into Western markets and the EU, and the

UK being in seeming deadlock over

Brexit. SA’s currency is simply hovering,

like a drowning man awaiting someone to

throw him a lifeline. Unemployment in

SA is now at an official 30.1%, but the

true figure is closer to 50%. Unless action

is taken to stabilise the situation things

look bleak for 2021.

With last year’s figures in brackets, the

rand was trading at R14.94 (R14.79) to the

US dollar, the pound was R20.10

(R19.48) and the euro R18.12 (R16.38).

The gold price was $1,861.53

($1,467.70), platinum was $1,029.00

($897.78) and Brent Crude was trading at

$49.03 ($63.92).

SPECIAL thoughts and prayers are with all

who are not well. Sterkte Roy Potter,

Andrew de Vries, Jenny Groenewald, Jan

Haig, Fred Golombick, Jenna Coetzee

and Graeme Sunny Hill.

OUR sincerest condolences to the family

and friends of Marinda Strohm who

passed away on Saturday December 5.

We especially think of her children

Amy, Byron, Candice and Jason. May

memories of good times spent together

carry you through this difficult time.

WEDDING anniversary congratulations

to all couples celebrating this special

occasion, especially Jonathan and Lisinda

Hanstein, Ray and Glenda Hicks, Marcel

and Lauri-Ann Raven-Fabe, Dave and

Carina Elms, Martin and Kim Nel, Gavyn

and Gwyneth Letley, Frikkie and Nicola

Coetzee, Ray and Julie Davidson, Richard

and Mary McGhie, Sipho and Tando

Matthews, Dennis and Moira Stirk, Ruan

and Danielle Cannon, Doug and Edie

Galpin, Vernon and Marie Jakins, Justin

and Lynda Haller, Mervyn and Trevllyne

Woods, Lourens and Elouise Botha, Judy

and Dawie van Wyk, Albert (aka George)

and Pat Whitfield, and Pat and Richard

Holtshousen.

THOUGHT for the week: “Happiness

comes through doors you didn’t even

know you left open.”

BEST regards as always,

The Team

GOING HOME: The

37 (to date) seal

pups that, due to the

high seas, washed

off their home at

Black Rock in Port

Elizabeth and landed

along the Ndlambe

coastline were too

tired to swim back.

Bayworld’s Dr Greg

Hofmeyr and the

first responders

caught them and

carefully transported

them to Bayworld

for a medical checkup

before being

reunited with their

mothers

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FOR KICKS: From left, Nolan Gunn, Xavion Gunn and Dewaldo Jacobs enjoyed themselves at

Round Table Alex/Kenton’s RugbyGolf fundraiser

New sports event

a big success

Lots of kicks at Round Table Alex/Kenton’s

RugbyGolf fundraiser

KILTS SEEM FITTING: Round Tablers Ockie Goosen, left, and Jacques van Wyk, right, flanking

best-dressed prize-winners Jason Hill and Thomas Sutherland at Round Table Alex/Kenton’s

recent RugbyGolf fundraiser

FAREWELL TEACHERS

The year 2020 has

been one to

r e m e m b e r,

mostly for all the

wrong reasons, but it is

also the year that

Round Table

Alex/Kenton saw the

birth of a new kind of

event, RugbyGolf.

Project convener

Jacques van Wyk said it

was a very busy time in

e ve r yo n e ’s calendar to

run such an event as

the coastal community

was preparing for the

December holiday

season.

“It has been an

extremely difficult year

for our business

community and I have

to give a special note of

thanks to the following

sponsors who made

the event possible.

“We would not

have been able to do

this without your

s u p p o r t ,” Van Wyk

said.

The sponsors were

BUCO Kenton-on-Sea,

Sibuya Private Game

Reserve, Pam Golding

Properties Kenton-on-

Sea, Kenton Eco Estate,

Ultra Express Robby’s,

Van Wyk & Associates

Financial Planning —

Old Mutual, Carriage

Rock College,

SAVEMOR Alexandria,

Adelaide Round Table

and Nico Schneider,

Holsboer Vacations

and Cape Eastern

L ive s t o ck .

Van Wyk explained

how RugbyGolf

worked. Each hole is

started by means of a

place kick from the tee

box.

If the ball lands in

the rough or a sand

bunker one is only

allowed to drop kick.

If you are fortunate

enough to find yourself

on the fairway, any

form of kick is

permitted, however,

water hazards will add

an additional kick to

your score.

When your ball

rests on the green you

are permitted to throw

the ball into the hole.

The 9th hole was

the last hole of the

circuit and doubled as

the “longest place

k i ck ” which meant that

for you to qualify one

had to “place kick”

over rugby poles 20m

a w ay.

This ultimately

sounded easier than

what it was, Van Wyk

said.

“We were blessed

with a fantastic day

with the participating

field split in two.

“One group started

at the clubhouse with

the added pressure of

some crowd noise in

the background and

the second group

started at the 9th hole

to challenge for the

longest place kick,” he

said.

An ex-front rower

held the lead for the

longest legitimate

place kick for some

time before being

robbed of the ultimate

glory by a backline

p l aye r.

“To our surprise we

had a lady enter the

competition as well,

leaving some of the

male- dominated field

in her dust with some

finely judged kicks,”

Van Wyk said.

To make your walk

feel shorter you were

also able to rent a

BUCO branded

wh e e l b a r r ow, wh i ch

made the carting of

refreshments a lot

e a s i e r.

It also became

evident early in the

proceedings that not

everyone is blessed

with long hamstrings.

All this took place

under the hawk-like

eyes of two roaming

referees waiting to

swoop down on

unsuspecting

transgressors who

found themselves

guilty of offences,

namely “lack of effort,

bad sportsmanship,

disturbing the wildlife”,

to mention but a few.

“I would like to

thank , Eugene

Catherine and

Fabrizzio Altichiero,

for assisting us with the

referee duty,” Van Wyk

said.

Prize winners

First prize: Sibuya

Private Reserve day trip

for two went to

Llewayne van

Rensburg and

Dewaldo Jacobs with a

team total of 120 kicks.

Second prize

sponsored by Buco

Kenton-on-Sea went to

Zane van Rensburg

and Dylan Bond.

Third prize

sponsored by Adelaide

Round Table and Nico

Schneider went to

Nolan and Xavion

Gunn.

The longest place

kick: Dewaldo Jacobs.

Best dressed:

Thomas Sutherland

and Jason Hill.

Best Lady in the

Field: Amy Sparg.

Medic Prize for the

Longest walk of the

day: Guillym Theron

and Chris Ovens.

Profits raised at this

ye a r ’s event will be

distributed to the Dias

Old Age Home in

Alexandria.

“We look forward

to hosting our 2021

edition of RugbyGolf

and continue building

on an amazing outdoor

event for the whole

f a m i l y,” Van Wyk said.

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A JOB WELL DONE: Port Alfred High School held a Farewell Tea to bid four staff members

goodbye and good luck. From left, are headmaster Nigel Adams, accounting teacher Lindi

Mayo, Grade 6 teacher Mirna Myburgh, past headmaster Clive Pearson who was also invited to

bid the teachers well, life sciences teacher Christina Chitsiga and geography and immediate

past deputy headmaster, Ian Knott-Craig


The city is renowned for its

educational institutions, for

being the national seat of

the judiciary and for its

cultural events

makhanda

festival city

with SID PENNEY

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TIME FOR CAUTION IS NOW

In clamping down quite stringently on

coronavirus ‘h o t s p o t s’ in his address to

the nation last week, among them Port

Elizabeth, President Cyril Ramaphosa

said: “If ever there was a time for

caution, it is now. The festive season is

approaching. Schools and places of

higher learning have closed for the

summer holidays. Many of you are

winding down at work and will soon be

at home with your families.

“Many of you are preparing to travel

to reunite with friends and relatives.

Travel carries great risks, which we can

reduce by avoiding unnecessary travel.

Just as we did in the early days of the

pandemic, let us stand together and let

us work together. “ Take care all!

DIFFERENT THIS YEAR

Okay, so this year – at least the last few

months since March – has been

decidedly topsy-turvy, with many

anxious moments, worries for many

and hardships for others.

Circumstances have changed,

events have been cancelled in their

droves, and dates changed.

Now, as far as I have been able to

ascertain, private schools in Makhanda

(Grahamstown) have already closed,

and it would appear that Grade R to 11

pupils completed their year at the end

of November. But, matriculation

examinations end officially on

December 15, and that’s also the date,

I’m told, when teaching staff will

proceed on holiday.

Public schools are due to reopen on

January 27.

THE SEASON TO GIVE BACK

Tens of thousands of South Africans are

expected to converge on coastal cities

and resorts over the next three weeks

during the festive season.

As such, Makhanda businessman

Tim Dold of PG Glass is donating R50

to the NSRI (National Sea Rescue

Institute) in Port Alfred for every

windscreen sold during December at

his Bathurst Street business.

Here’s hoping they sell stacks of

windscreens!

GIVING RED IN MAKHANDA

November proved to be another

successful month of blood collecting

by the Port Elizabeth-based SA

National Blood Service (SANBS) on

their visits to Makhanda.

In all, 145 units were donated, and

among them, quite pleasingly for the

SANBS, ten first-time donors.

Maryke Harris, donor relations

practitioner, said the SANBS was trying

to increase donations by holding bus

blood drives at Pepper Grove Mall and

at SPAR Oak Cottage.

This will see the SANBS mobile

clinic visiting these centres, something

already done on a regular basis at

shopping centres in PE.

Of the 145 units collected in

Makhanda in November, 127 were at

the Dutch Reformed Church hall in Hill

Street and 18 at Pepper Grove Mall.

The next visit of the SANBS to the

hall in Hill Street is from 11am to 4pm

on Tuesday, December 15.

REWRITE

That ’s not good news at all. Matrics

nationwide have to rewrite both

Mathematics Paper 2 and Physical

Science Paper 2 next week after both

papers were leaked.

When will this ever stop?

All those who originally wrote the

papers now have to bear the

consequences because of a few

miscreants. That’s just not fair!

OH NO, NO OX BRAAI

A highlight of the holiday season for

thousands of young people between

Christmas and New Year has been the

Bathurst Ox Braai, due to have been

held on December 28 this year.

However, due to the pandemic, the

multitudes of ox braai fans will have

been dismayed at the news that the

2020 event has been cancelled.

AT R O C I O U S

Had it not been for communityminded

residents in the area, the

section of Jackson Street between

Whiteside Street and Temlett Street

would have been in a far worse state

than it is presently.

Quite a few potholes have been

filled in with concrete but there are

dozens more in that section of road in

need of urgent attention.

Maybe, just maybe, somebody in

the municipality or sitting on the

council will read this.

I know I keep on harping on about

this street on the southern side of

Makhanda, but Jackson Street is a

really busy thoroughfare.

In addition to the daily back-andforth

movement of ambulances, buses

and ambulance station staff in their

private vehicles, plus residents in the

area, there has been a marked increase

in traffic volumes the past three

months, what with the temporary

closure of the York Street entrance to

Fort England Hospital.

This has resulted in staff and service

vehicles using the street all day long.

BUSINESSES PAST AND PRESENT

Here’s another quiz to keep readers

occupied for a few minutes. Appearing

below are two sets of names – the first

is a list of local businesses in the 1960s

NOT THE HOTEL: Former Grahamstonians now living across SA reacted with horror and dismay on social media

when news broke a fortnight ago of a fire at the Hotel Victoria complex in New Street. Many had fond memories of

time spent at ‘The Vic’ and were devastated at the news. But it was not the hotel itself that suffered fire damage,

but Hotel Victoria Mews, a set of several flatlets away from the hotel. In the photo above, the damaged section of

the mews on the left can be noticed clearly, while the centre mews section and the hotel itself on the right were

undamaged Picture: SID PENNEY

and 1970s, and the second a list of

businesses that occupy the same

premises today. Your task is simple –

match them up, but watch out – there’s

one trick question!

The 1960s/1970s businesses are:

Naran & Sons General Dealer on the

corner of Hill and New Streets;

Checkers on Church Square; His

Majesty’s Theatre in Hill Street;

C o n n o ck ’s Butchery on the corner of

Bathurst and Dundas Streets; Modern

Printing Works in Bathurst Street;

Imperial Butchery in Bathurst Street;

Jo s e ’s Fish & Chips in Bathurst Street;

Carlton Hotel in High Street; Coy’s

Motors on the corner of Hill and

Dundas Streets; and Bayes & Co

Ladies’ Outfitters on the corner of High

and Bathurst Streets.

The 2020 businesses occupying the

same premises are: Lewis Stores;

C o n n o ck ’s Butchery; Midas Motor

Spares; Checkers; SA Post Office;

Clicks; Top Carpets/Trellidor; PG

Glass; Matebese Funeral Home; and

Grahamstown Electrical Distributors.

The answers are: Narans/Top

Carpets; Checkers/Clicks; His

Majesty’s/Post Office; Connock’s

B u t ch e r y / C o n n o ck ’s Butchery (they’re

still there, but different owners);

Modern Printing/Midas; Imperial

Butchery/Matebese Funeral Home;

Jo s e ’s Fish & Chips/PG Glass; Carlton

Hotel/Checkers; Coy’s Motors/

Grahamstown Electrical Distributors;

and Bayes & Co/Lewis Stores.

TO M O R R OW ’S NEWS TODAY?

Each week this column is e-mailed to

dozens of former Grahamstonians now

living all over the country, all keen and

eager to read about their former

hometown. A Durban reader thought I

might be interested in this little story.

She writes: “My husband has had a

standing order for the daily newspaper

for many years now. During Covid-19

at its worst, the paper had its ups and

downs, but as it is an evening paper it

usually arrived between 4.30pm and

5pm. The last two weeks it has been

arriving earlier and earlier in the day,

but today it was in our post box at

8.30am. Soon we will be getting

t o m o r r ow ’s paper today!”

RED, WHAT RED?

“It’s a circus there,” commented a local

motorist of the traffic lights at the

Beaufor t/Bathurst Street intersection

where vehicles continue on their way

through the lights up to five or six

seconds after they have turned red.

On a later visit to the mini

supermarket next to the Caltex filling

station I went and had a look at the

intersection. It’s chaotic, a proper doas-you-please

situation. And that black

double-cab crossed against the red a

full five seconds after it had changed.

It happens all the time, until the

angry hooting begins. Surely that

cannot be allowed to happen.

FESTIVE SEASON GOLF

Belmont Golf Club, down there in

Belmont Valley to the south of

Makhanda, has announced that from

December 7 to January 11, it will be

open on Mondays.

Also, the club’s festive season

opening time will be 7am. Then there’s

the special of R1,200 per four-ball

(including carts) that runs from

December 15 to January 15.

THREE FOR THE WARRIORS

Three Graeme College players have

been included in the Warriors Cubs

squad to play in the inter-franchise

Under 19 cricket tournament in

Stellenbosch in January.

They are Sonwabiso Tshona,

Aphiwe Mnyanda and Garwin

Dampies.

The Warriors squad is made up of

players from EP and Border schools

which, apart from Graeme, are Grey

High, Selborne College, Queen’s

College, Hudson Park High, Pe a r s o n

High and Muir College.

COASTAL GOLF DAY

K i n g swo o d ’s 21st annual golf day hits

the Royal Port Alfred course in a big

way from 7am on Tuesday, December

29 when a mammoth field of affiliated

and non-affiliated golfers is expected.

Funds raised at the event will be

donated to the Wyvern Club.

Bookings: Call 046-624- 4796.


C a ro l s

event to

go virtual

SUMMER MORNING

Different format for music, Tree

of Lights evening due to Covid

The Sunshine Coast

Hospice Carols by

Candlelight and Tree of

Lights will be a virtual event this

year, and not take place at the

Port Alfred Hospital grounds as

in past years.

Hospice decided to change

the format of the event because

of Covid-19 restrictions and

concerns.

The popular annual event

used to draw both locals and

holidaymakers with their picnic

baskets to the hospital grounds

for a short message with a

Christmas theme and carols led

by the Port Alfred Baptist

Church worship band.

People were able to

purchase lights in honour of a

loved one who had died of

cancer and the lights, which

decorated the tree, would be

switched on.

The format of the virtual

event will be communicated

❝

The popular annual

event used to draw

both locals and

holidaymakers with

their picnic baskets

to the hospital

g ro u n d s

closer to the time.

You can still purchase your

symbolic light for R20 in

memory of a loved one or in

celebration of life, at Rosehill

Mall on December 11 and 15.

Alternatively, you can make

an EFT deposit for your light:

Current account number:

4050102755, Branch code:

632005 ABSA Port Alfred,

Reference: Your name and TOL.

Send proof of payment to

082-722-6442 or

z e l d a e l l i o t t @ b o r d e r. c o . z a

PRISTINE AND PEACEFUL: Local photographer Juane Dorfling captured this beautiful sunrise at Kelly’s Beach

BOWLS BANTER

Port Alfred Bowling Club

Doctor: “What you need is

freedom from worry. Why don’t

you play bowls?’’

Patient: “Good gracious

doctor, that’s what’s wrong with

me. I’ve had the worry of being a

skip for years.”

Always remember. Flair wins

shots, consistency wins matches.

Due to the blustery strong

wind last Tuesday, bowls was

again pushed forward to Thursday.

However, the planned Christmas

gathering also set for Tuesday after

bowls where members each

provided eats, went ahead and

was enjoyed by all who attended.

A proposal by president Trevor

Frost regarding the dozens of old

bowls kept in the storeroom has

been accepted.

The idea is to place the bowls

partially in cement at a spot just

outside the club. Great idea,

Tr e vo r.

In mentioning Trevor, he and a

band of volunteers have spent two

days in the storeroom getting rid of

unwanted items collected over

many years.

Needless to say, bakkie loads,

with Richard and Peter behind the

wheel, were carted off to the

s c ra pya r d .

The bounce game last Friday

saw a 3-2-1 system played with

Jim, Tony and John missing. There

were some tight heads and the

game most enjoyable. Those who

pitched up were this scribe, Stan,

Mike, Richard and Wim (he is

over his gout attack, by the way).

Then on Saturday, after bowls,

a fines meeting was again held,

with R114 cash raised. Some of

those fined were Stan who was

seen by an informer wanting to

cuddle with Joan but she had

rebuffed him, Wim had a dose of

gout with his wife Mel showing no

sympathy while John, without a

car, was too lazy to walk to the

club for a bounce game on Friday.

Question: A toucher in the

ditch has been ringed and is

standing upright at a slight angle.

A bowl is then delivered which

comes to rest against the toucher

and remains perched on the edge

of the playing surface. The slight

impact on the toucher in the ditch

causes it to fall over out of its ring.

Is the toucher in the ditch returned

to its position in the ring?

Answer: As the non-toucher

remained in play, the new position

of the toucher in the ditch must be

noted.

Good bowling all.

Kowie Bowling Club

In 1888 the first game of bowls in

South Africa was played at the Port

Elizabeth Club. The game

flourished and in the post WW2

period boasted four greens which

were usually full on a Saturday

afternoon.

Today there is only one green

and it is hardly ever full.

What has been described

above is a manifestation of what is

happening all over the country

and in many other parts of the

wo r l d .

Bowls in South Africa

probably reached its peak in 1976

after our amazing full house of

titles at World Bowls in

Johannesburg. At that stage we

had 70,000 registered bowlers in

South Africa – now we have about

20,000.

Is our era really going to be

party to the demise of a game

which, based on artefacts found in

Egyptian tombs, dates back 5,000

years? They played a game in

which larger round stones were

thrown at smaller stones. Over the

next six centuries variations of

such a game developed in many

countries but the next major

change came in the 13th century

in England where round bowls

were first rolled on a green.

It is possible that the original

format was substituted by two

forms in England 1) the game of

bowls rolling the round bowl on a

green and 2) what we know as

“shot put” (in jactalapidum).

The world's oldest surviving

green is the one at Southampton

Bowling Club which was built in

1299 and, as the story goes, where

Sir Francis Drake was playing on

July 19 1588 when the Spanish

armada was sighted. The game

was so popular that King Henry

VIII forbade commoners playing

the game because they neglected

their archery practices.

It is not clear when they

changed to wooden round bowls

but they started “rolling” wo o d e n

bowls instead of “t h r ow i n g ” them

in the 13th century. The hardwood

used was Lignum Vitae. These

bowls were too light and lead

weights were included. Later

these lead weights were placed off

centre to provide a bias. Biased

bowls were first introduced in the

16th century - “a little altering of

one side” (Robert Recode 1556).

It was not until the 20th

century that serious attempts were

made to find an alternative to the

wood and lead bowls. After much

experimentation a plastic

substance Phenol Formaldehyde

was used and, in 1931, approved

for the production of bowls. By

altering the configuration of the

bowl it was possible to produce a

bowl which would run on a bias.

Kowie retained the Statts

Lighthouse on Tuesday when they

beat the Rest of the world.

Michael van derSandt ably

supported by Peter May and Justin

Louw had the biggest win.

Th u r s d ay ’s M e g a - b u ck s

winners were John Hubbard

Debby Slattery (what them again)

and Rob Turner – the score will be

confined to the archives. On

Saturday the mega-bucks was won

by Jackie, Lester, and Jason – well

done.


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EMPLOYMENT

6150

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employment as a caretaker

of a B&B, Guest House, or

Holiday home.

Phone: 063 946 1096

LYNETTE is looking for full

time domestic work.

Phone: 061 206 3848

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In the estate of the Late Johanna Aletta

van der Walt, Identity Number 400113

0038 080, unmarried, formerly resident

at 1 Dickinson Gardens, 42/50 Dickinson

Road, Port Alfred, and who died on

5 July 2019

Estate Number: 3910/2019

All persons having claims against the

above estate are required to lodge

such claims with the undersigned

within 30 (thirty) days from the date of

publication hereof.

I D Schäfer

Agent for Executor

Schäfers Attorneys

P O Box 2375

Port Alfred 6170

Phone: 046 - 624 2789

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GOLF W E E K LY

Wednesday December 12: BUCO

Individual Medal, with 74 players.

Results:

1st: Mark Warren - 70

2nd: Dave Painting - 70

3rd: Geoff Bladen - 70

4th: Roly Clayton - 71

2 Clubs:

3rd: L James

8th: G Bladen, A Sap

11th: A Liddle, N Stötter, S du Plessis, J

B ra d f i e l d

13th: B Scarterfield, Z Mgudwa

Best Gross: 71 – Dave Painting

Best Nett: 70 – Mark Warren

Nearest The Pins:

Fishaways/Debonairs – 6th: Mike

L a n s d ow n e

Galileo Risk – 8th: Zola Mgudwa

Tekserve – 11th: Simon du Plessis

The Firm – 13th: Barry Scarterfield

The Firmest Drive – 18th: Leon Nell

Remax Kowie - Nearest for 2 on the 1st:

Kevin Heny

Saturday December 5: Viv Jordan Golf

Day, a 2 Ball Alliance with 59 players.

Results:

1st: Kevin Heny, John Wood - 48

2nd: Bob Shaw, Tom Tagg - 48

3rd: André van Zyl, Chanté van Zyl - 48

4th: Ian Moncur, Andries Small - 47

Two Clubs:

2nd: J Roesstorff

6th: R Acton

8th: D Braans, S Gardner, P Thompson, M

Gidana

11th: P Thompson, M Gidana

13th: R Acton

Best Gross: 73 – Peter Thompson

Best Nett: 69 – André van Zyl

Nearest The Pins:

AWARD WINNING

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE KATINA

VILJOEN, Identity No. 441218 0025 085,

of 43 Merry Hill Drive, Kenton on Sea

who died on the 2 nd September 2020

and who was a widow

ESTATE NUMBER 3822/2020

Creditors and Debtors of the above

deceased are hereby requested to lodge

their claims with and pay their debts to

the undersigned within 30 days of the

11 th December 2020

DATED at PORT ALFRED on this the 30 th

Day of November 2020

GJ MARAIS

Agent for the Executor

Neave Stötter Inc

25 Van Der Riet Street

PORT ALFRED

Ref. pk/MAT10331

Mooifontein Quarry – 6th: Kevin Lee

Tekserve – 8th: Michael Gidana

Sibuya Game Reserve – 11th: M i ch a e l

Gidana

Fishaways/Debonairs – 13th: Mark

Shelton

The Firmest Drive – 14th: Jay d e n

Roesstorff

Royal St Andrews - Nearest for 2 on the

1st: Othi Matiwana

1820s GOLF

Monday November 30: 17 players in

super conditions.

Winners on 37: John Feather, Juan

Southey, Nic van der Merwe.

Moosehead on 43: Albert Whitfield, Ron

Ruiters, Stan Weyer, John Dell.

Best Gross: 55 - Nic van der Merwe.

Best Nett: 47 - Juan Southey, Rick Hill.

Good Scores: 49 - John Heather, Nic van

der Merwe, John Arnold, Brian Robinson,

48 - Ted Baines, John Dell, 47 - Juan

Southey, Rick Hill.

Two Clubs: 6th Nic van der Merwe, 8th

John Heather, John Arnold, Brian

Robinson.

Thursday December 3: 15 players in good

conditions.

Winners on 39: Trevor Stötter, Neil Shaw,

Stan Weyer.

Moosehead on 44: Rick Hill, Dallas

Cowie, Brian Robinson.

Best Gross: 53 - Nic van der Merwe.

Best Nett: 46 Patrick O’Ke l ly.

Good Scores: 49 - Windsor Bagley, Rick

Hill, 48 - Neil Shaw, Ted Baines, Nic van

der Merwe, 46 - Patrick O’Ke l ly.

Two Clubs: 8th Stan Weyer, Rick Hill,

13th Nic van der Merwe.

LADIES’ R E S U LT S

There was no formal ladies golf

SQUASH CHAMP: The Port

Alfred Squash Club held their

annual club championships

during October and November

and 27 entries made for an

eventful competition and great

sportsmanship between

players. The final was played

between Vaughan Meyer, left,

and Niel van der Linde, with

Meyer ending up with the win.

The club extends its

congratulations to Meyer and

thanks all players who took

part. The club said it was

encouraging to see the

younger generation of players

coming through the ranks

OBITUARY

MIRANDA STROHM (NEE TIMM)

We mourn the passing of our dearest

sister and sister-in-law who passed

away on Saturday, 5th December 2020

in East London.

We will forever miss your loving kindness,

dedication to your family and caring nature.

To all her dear friends – thank you for

always giving Miranda your love and

support. God knew what was best

for you, Miranda. RIP.

Natalie, Brian and Hazel.

IN THE ESTATE OF THE LATE JOSEPH

RAMSDEN (IDENTITY NUMBER: 440420

5124 18 3) WHO WAS MARRIED IN

COMMUNITY OF PROPERTY TO

BULELWA RAMSDEN (IDENTITY NUMBER

641006 0127 08 6), OF 45 WILLOWS

CARAVAN PARK, PORT ALFRED, EASTERN

CAPE, AND WHO DIED ON THE

4 th SEPTEMBER 2020.

MASTER’S REFERENCE NO.: 003623/2020

Debtors and Creditors in the above

Estate are hereby called upon to lodge

their claims and pay their debts to the

under-mentioned within THIRTY (30) days

as from Friday, 11 December 2020.

MICKE ERASMUS

Agent for Executrix

AUDIE ATTORNEYS

46 Van Der Riet Street

PORT ALFRED 6170

TEL: (046) 624 2400

competition on Tuesday December 1, so

there were no results to publish.

The competition on December 15 is a

Pick n Pay 3-ball alliance.

PORT ALFRED MIXED RESULTS

December 5

18 players took part in Saturday’s Port

Alfred Mixed Competition.

Playing in a strong easterly wind, Glynnis

Renecle, Martyn Weaver, Nick

Oosthuizen and Derek Sinclair scored 86

points to win the competition.

Second place was taken by Margie Reid,

Brian Reid and Barry Brady who scored

84 (79+5) points.

The longest walk was made by Marleen

Gibson, Neal Shaw and Juan Southey on

73 (68+5) points.

Jane Spriggs won a bottle of wine for

being closest to the pin on the 8th and

two-clubs were scored by Jane on the 8th

and Martyn Weaver on the 13th

Kevin Maree had the best gross score of

the morning with a gross 85, winning a

Skippers Catch voucher, and Margie Reid

the best nett of the morning, her nett 71

earning her a voucher from Fishaways.

KGB RESULTS

Tuesday December 1: Forecasts of

westerly winds between 50 and 60km/h

did not deter the 28 players that were

drawn in seven 4-balls to play a

Stableford Alliance 2-scores-to-count a la

Po r t u g u e s e .

Tom Tagg, Guy Cash, Martin Lambrechts

and Andy Stembridge combined well and

their return of 85 points was suffice to take

first position. Marginally behind, Barrie

Brady, Bryan Shirley, Andy Barnes and

Heinz Czepluch shared second position

with Graham Findlay, John Abbott, Nick

Oosthuizen and Arnie Schultz on 84

points.

Mark Warren, Peter Longhurst, Bob Shaw

and Dave Curran obviously would have

preferred a fair-weather day as 76 points

saw the Hamer en Sukkel in their

possession.

The only birdie on a par three on the

morning was by Guy Cash on the 11th to

take the 2-club pool and secure all

monies on offer for his covey.

No exceptional rounds were noted at nett

70 or below and although Bob Shaw was

the individual player of the competition

with a nett 71.

Friday December 4: KGB participated in

the NSRI Fundraising Golf Day

competition in conjunction with their

normal golf on Friday as both formats

were a Stableford Alliance 2-scores-tocount.

FORM JJJ

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

Notice is hereby given in terms of

Regulation 68 of the Deeds Registries

Act, 1937, of the intention to apply for

the issue of a certified copy of Deed

of Transfer Number T60189/2000

CTN passed by GRAHAMSTOWN

TRANSITIONAL LOCAL COUNCIL in

favour of Similo Melted Cuntswana

and Nombulelo Patricia Cuntswana in

respect of ERF 1531 RINI, IN THE

MAKANA LOCAL MUNICIPALITY,

DIVISION OF ALBANY, PROVINCE

OF THE EASTERN CAPE

IN EXTENT 277 (TWO HUNDRED AND

SEVENTY SEVEN) Square metres

Which has been lost or destroyed.

Joint winners on an impressive 90 points

were Dave Curran, John Ralph, Andy

Stembridge and Andy Barnes sharing top

spot with Brian Shirley, Ian Storer, John

Abbott and Don Thomson.

Arnie Schultz, Andy Manson, Graham

Finlay and Brian Reid found little to smile

about as the Hamer en Sukkel found their

warm embrace at prize giving for their

return of 78 points.

Andy Barnes and Graham Finlay both

birdied the par three 8th hole for the only

2-clubs which resulted in a carryover of

the pool.

Mark Warren shot a good 70 nett, James

All interested persons having objection

to the issue of such copy are hereby

required to lodge the same in writing

with the Registrar of Deeds at

King William’s Town within two weeks

from the date of the publication of this

notice.

Dated at Grahamstown this 4th day of

December 2020

DOLD & STONE INC – APPLICANT

10 AFRICAN STREET

GRAHAMSTOWN

EMAIL: olwethu@doldandstone.co.za

Contact Number: 046 622 2348

Lobban and Don Thomson both shot 69

netts but round of the morning was John

Ralph’s 68 nett.

As the restrictions imposed by the Covid-

19 pandemic had limited large social

gatherings at year-end the KGB

conducted their year-end awards

ceremony in an informal manner after the

day's prize giving.

Award winners for 2020 were Loyalty -

Paul Fryer; Win Ratio - Dave Curran;

Stroke Average - Tom Tagg; Most 2 Clubs -

Bob Shaw; Hamer en Sukkel - Martin

Lambrechts; and Order of Merit - Don

Th o m s o n .

FORM JJJ

LOST OR DESTROYED DEED

(Form JJJ added by GNR. 62 of 25 January

2019)

Notice is hereby given in terms Regulation

68 of the Deeds Registries Act, 1937,

of the intention to apply for the issue

¿

620407 5001 08 3, in respect of

1. Remainder of Portion 10 (Portion of

Portion 3) of the Farm Matjes Kraal Number

478, Makana Local Municipality, Division of

2. Portion 13 (A Portion of Portion 2) of

the Farm Matjes Kraal Number 478,

Makana Local Municipality, Division of

3. Remainder of Portion 3 of the Farm

Matjes Kraal Number 478, Makana Local

Municipality, Division of Albany, Province

been lost or destroyed.

All persons having objection to the issue

of such copy are hereby required to lodge

this notice.

01 December 2020.

Ta l k

OF THE Tow nSPORT

Thursday 10 De ce m b e r, 2020

CONTACT US WITH SPORTS NEWS: (046) 624-4356 (Jon Houzet)

NSRI’s golf day is a hit

Participants and sponsors get in the swing to

raise funds for volunteer organisation in PA

JON HOUZET

The NSRI Golf Day last

Thursday drew a big

field of 118 participants,

in stiff but good-natured

competition for a good cause.

It was a fundraiser for the

National Sea Rescue Institute

in Port Alfred, a volunteer

organisation which relies on

donations as well as the

funding it receives from Lotto.

Appreciation for the lifesaving

work of the NSRI was

evident in the huge support for

its golf day.

The winning fourball were

Earl Tsolikile, Mike Gidana,

Olthando Ndabeni and

Gideon Veto.

The runners-up were

Likona Fina, Willem

Esterhuizen, Flip Scholtz and

Othimna Matiwana, with

Brian Shirley, John Abbott, Ian

Storer and Don Thompson

taking third place.

Among the ladies, in first

place playing one person short

❝

Appreciation for

the life-saving work

of the NSRI was

evident in the huge

support for its golf

d a y.

were Trish Barwick, Margie

Siegers and Sue Roll, with

Helen Lockyear, Carol Lee,

Josie Hilliar and Mo Marsay

second.

Simon Amm achieved the

longest drive for men, and

Shirley Heny for the ladies.

Nearest the pins on the 6th

was Craig Griffiths, with Jo-

Anne Hilliar on the 8th, Mike

Gidana on the 11th and Roger

Acton on the 13th.

Nearest the pin for 2 on the

13th was won by Trish

Barwick, while nearest the pin

for 2 on the 1st was won by

Earl Tsolikile.

The longest walk

acknowledgement went to

Steven Slade’s fourball.

NSRI station commander

Juan Pretorius thanked the

hole sponsors for their

support, which included

Rosehill SuperSpar, Fish River

Resort, Stenden South Africa,

Port Alfred Ski-boat Club,

Integrity River Cruises,

Wimpy, Supreme Leisure, JP

Architecture, Route 72 Saloon,

Paddington Associates,

Gardmed, Trellidor, KH

Construction and Heny,

Thompson & Forrester.

There was competitive

bidding in the action, which

saw some good prices f e t ch e d

for the following: One night’s

stay and a round of golf for

four people at Pearl Valley; a

Blackfish Charter fishing

charter; a Buco cooler box;

two nights’ stay for two at

Christiana Guest Lodge in

Plettenberg Bay, and one

night’s stay at Oceana.

A good day was had by all.

VICTORY PRIDE: The winning ladies threeball at the NSRI Golf Day last Thursday are, from left,

Margie Siegers, Trish Barwick and Sue Roll Picture: JON HOUZET

CROQUET

CORNER

Port Alfred hosted the Open Door Croquet

Competition, an annual event played against East

London.

Normally, six players from each club would

play a round robin over two days bur due to the

coronavirus, played was restricted to four players

from each team and played on one day only.

The eventual winner was Port Alfred’s Roger

Darkes with Barry Burmeister of East London,

runner-up. Lunch was prepared by Maria Burger

and enjoyed by all.

Thanks to all those who assisted in making it a

memorable event. Anyone wanting to play croquet

can contact Roger on 082-373-8181.

GOOD HOSTS: Croquet players from Port Alfred and East London who competed in the annual Open Door competition in Port Alfred pose

for the camera

KOWIE

STRIDERS

VOLO

VIKINGS

Time trials: December 1

3km

1. Franco Klopper 13:02

2. Akhanya Ngesi 14:22

3. Dianne Emslie 25:51

4. Marietjie Robb 26:22

5. Dudley Emslie 29:30

6. Gill DuPreez 29:30

7. Alistair Blake 31:55

8. Sally Blake 31:55

5km

1. Sticks Stiglingh 23:47

2. Patrick Knowles 28:04

3. Sarah Cohen 32:38

4. Lulu Mceka 32:38

5. Rob Joiner 33:11

6. AnnaMarie Joubert 37:59

7. Charlie Joubert 44:00

8. Billy Futter 48:01

9. Lesley Futter 50:56

10. Sue Robertson 50:56

11. Dee Joiner 50:56

8km

1. Rick Betts 39:00

2. Richard Legg 39:00

3. Reon Van Zyl 40:38

4. Alex Weed 42:58

Time Trial: December 3

3.8km

No entries

5km

1. L u k h a ny i s o

Ntengu

23:01

2. Iviwe

Matyunu

25:06

3. Th a b o

Klaas

29:03

4. Phumla

Ngangqu

30:24

5. Phumeza

Ngangqu

34:51

8km

1. Athenkosi

Ja m e s

41:52

Talk 10 December 2020

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