24 / 7 - Mountain Echo
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24 / 7 - Mountain Echo
Himeville - R 1 500 000 Contact Neil 0822134795 ‘Reduced to sell’ Large well appointed 4 bed home, overlooking the Himeville Common and Southern Berg. Immaculately maintained with landscaped garden. MOUNTAIN ECHO YOUR COMMUNITY NEWSPAPER SINCE 1984 www.harcourts.co.za. DISTRIBUTED TO KZN MIDLANDS & [email protected]. SOUTHERN DRAKENSBERG DISTRIBUTED TO: Hilton, Merrivale, Howick,Curry’s Post, Lions River,Nottingham Road,Balgowan, Dargle, Boston - Bulwer, Underberg, Himeville, Bushmansnek, Drakensberg Gardens,Sani Pass, - Creighton, Donnybrook, Ixopo - Swartberg, Kokstad, Cedarville VOL:32 NO:10 OCTOBER/NOVEMBER 2015 FREE NEWSPAPER SOUTHERN DRAKENSBERG GARDEN FESTIVAL 6 - 8 NOVEMBER The Southern Drakensberg Gardens Festival is proudly hosted by the Himeville Underberg Garden Club and takes place over the weekend Friday 6th November to Sunday 8th November. Visit the stunning and beautiful farm, estate and village gardens, in Bulwer, Underberg and its surroundings. The gardens will be open for your enjoyment from 09h00 to 16h30 each day. This year you will return to some gardens you have seen before as well as newcomers on the route. A Festival Pocket Guide serves as your ticket and entry to the gardens. These are R70.per person and contain information and directions to the Open Gardens as well as the programme for the weekend. Pocket guides will be on sale at the SPAR,during the preceeding week as well as Mikes Restaurant. If travelling from Pietermaritzburg,tickets will be available at “Ard Lui,” the first Open Garden in Bulwer. If travelling from Kokstad the first Open Garden is” Ericsberg” Farm on your right before the Umzimkulu bridge. “THE BARN” at Hlogoma Farm is the” Festival Hub” for the Open Gardens weekend. On the R617 from Bulwer, The Barn can be found on the right hand side of the road,approximately 4km before Underberg. Festival Pocket guides\tickets will also be on sale at The Barn. There will be interesting craft stalls to browse among and the work of local artists on display. Neil Prior, our local photographer and musician, will provide music over the weekend. Delicious teas and cakes as well as light lunches will be served. The Barn is also the venue for the Flower Show, from 13h00 on Friday. Flower arrangements and magnificent specimen blooms will be showcased with prize giving on Saturday at Shaun and Laurian van Huyssteen’s garden on the Bushmansnek road is new to gardeners who come to the open gardens weekend. Shaun has achieved a lot in the two years that he has been at Tegwan Farm with his creative flair. The garden boasts over 400 roses and a parklike garden with views of the berg. The garden features sweeping flower beds and cascading landscapes and Shaun has enhanced the beauty of the old well established trees through pruning. It is a must view garden as you will be able to see it change over the coming years and how much can be achieved in a short time 17h30.There will be flower demonstrations every hour from 11h00 on Saturday and a talk on Roses by Linda Pieterse of Tarr Roses at 16h30. .A cocktail function follows, sponsored by Underberg SPAR, at 17h30. Di Higginson Keath will be giving a fascinating presentation on her trip to India entitled “Monsoon Journey - in pursuit of the Blue Poppy”. Tickets for the Cocktail function are R50.Please book with Trish Chapman on cell 0833756264. A wonderful weekend to enjoy the beauty of these special gardens and an opportunity to see the Southern Drakensberg at its finest. for more info contact Meg Redfern 08231603501 24 / 7 QUALIFIED REGISTERED PLUMBER: Michael 082 321 7074 QUALIFIED REGISTERED ELECTRICIANS Brian Brandis 082 453 2775 Ian Kynoch 082 562 5591 Leon 082 850 6632 Office 033 7021878 Fax 086 660 1277 [email protected] Proud members of the E.C.A.; E.C.B. and a Registered Electrical Company with the Department of Labour. Our work is guaranteed and proven over the past 20 years OCT 18 Bunty’s Annual Bowls Tournament @Underberg Bowls Club OCT 18 Midlands Country Market @Peter’s Gate Herb FarmContact Karen 076 412 1320 or Paola 076 872 7734 Marutswa Forest Bulwer Outing meet @ Underberg Inn 8.30am contact Bill 033 7011269 see page 5 OCT 24 OCT 24 Rosetta Country Market @ Rosetta DamContact Dave Whitfield: 082 550 4656 OCT 25 MOTHS fun bowls day @Underberg Bowling Club see page 3 Talk on Furniture Restoration by Rob Scott @ Himeville Museum 10am see page 9 OCT 29 OCT 31 Halloween Theme Party @ Underberg Inn see page 7 OCT 31 Rugby World Cup Final @ Underberg Primary School Hostel includes meal and corkage 0720190951 OCT 30 - NOV 1 ENCOUNTER EG - Country and Garden Festival www.encountereg.co.za Pat on 082 851 1555 NOV 1 Dan Knight Memorial Bowling Tournament @Underberg Bowling Club NOV 1 SPCA Pet Show Competition @ Kenmo lake call Lucy Stroebel 0726909245 or Anna Forbes 0799854886. Open Gardens Weekend and Festival @ The Barn, Hlogoma farm,Underberg Meg Redfern 0823163501 NOV 6-8 NOV 1 Dargle Local Market 09h00-11h00 at Lions River Club Contact: Mike 083 325 1082 NOV 4 -7 Swartberg Flyfishing Festival contact Shannon Gilson on [email protected]. Kokstad Round Table Golf Day - Pevensey Place Fundraiser Frank 0849820208/ [email protected] NOV 7 NOV 8 MOTHs Armistace Day parade @ Himeville Cenotaph 11am NOV 13 Christopher Duigan and Joanna Frankel in Concert @ Himeville Anglican Church see page 5 NOV 15 In augral Deisel Train Trip in Patons Country [email protected] Tel: 0823741417 see page 3. NOV 20 Tod Collins Book Launch “Cullen” @ Underberg Country Club 5.30pm see page 3 NOV 28 Sani Stagger Race see www.sanistagger.com Himeville Museum Christmas Fair @ Himeville Museum contact 033 7021184 DEC 12 DEC 30 Fast Drak Challenge Canoe Race contact Dale Tomlinson 083 653 2209 JAN 23 -24 N3TC Drak Challenge Canoe Marathon More information www.drak.co.za JAN 31 Sani Pass Wildflower Walk contact 033 7020330 / 0839873071 OR email [email protected]
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