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Albany Vintage and Classic Motor Club Museum opens on the last Saturday of each month – 9am to 12 noon – Hawkins Industrial Park, Alfred Road, Port Alfred. Bathurst Farmers Market – Every Sunday rain or shine at Yesterday Today and Tomorrow Nursery, Kowie Road from 9am-12.30pm. Birdwatching Tours and Three Sisters Saunter Book with Anne (046) 675-1976 or 083-719-4950. Bonsai Club meets once a month on a Saturday. For more information please contact David Brewis on 076-457-3218. Or e-mail Duck Pond Morning Market every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday from 9am-2pm, between Buksies Coffee Shop and Penny Farthing restaurant. Jams, pickles, secondhand books, cakes, quiches, secondhand clothing, crochet knitting, plants. All stallholders welcome. Contact Wendy 081-347-9562. FAST (Forum for Astronomy, Science and Technology) meets on the first Thursday of each month at the cellar of the Wharf Street Brew Pub at 2.30pm. Visitors welcome. Please contact Shirley Marais at or on 082-928-8671 for more information. First Port Alfred Scout/Cub meetings. Every Friday at the Girl Guide Hall, from 3pm-5pm. Visitors welcome. For more information contact Dot Fethers on (046) 624-3192. Historic Pig and Whistle Inn Monday Kenton Pub Quiz – 6.30pm – first Sunday of each month at Kenton Bowls Club. Cash bar available. Cash and other prizes. Teams of four to six. All welcome. Enquiries: Walter Grisdale (046) 648-2440. Kowie History Museum, at The Old Railway Station, Pascoe Crescent. Open 9.30am-12.30pm Tuesday-Saturday. Closed Sunday/Monday and public holidays. Lower Albany Historical Society meets third Thursday of the month – some meetings in Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park, others, outside trips. Call Suzette on 083-581-5777 for details. Lower Albany Woodworkers’ Guild, meets 1st Tuesday of each month. Call Brian Edwards on (046) 624-2945, or John Moss on 082-829-5484 for more information. Memory Book Scrapbook Club meets twice a month on a Thursday afternoon. All welcome. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 083-556-7562. National Sea Rescue Institute practices every Wednesday at 5pm. To join the NSRI visit the base in person to undergo an evaluation. – Steak night every Port Alfred Bridge Club – Now at the Lodge on Albany Road (the Old Vic Hotel). Meets every Monday and Thursday – 1.15pm for 1.30pm start. Port Alfred Floral Art Group meets on the third Saturday of the month at Settlers Park hall at 2.30pm. For more information please phone 082-464-4606 (Hennie de Bruin). All welcome. Port Alfred Garden Club meets on the first Tuesday of every month – 9.30am at Red Leaf Nursery. Probus Club of the Kowie meets on the second Tuesday of each month at 10am at the Port Alfred River and Ski-boat Club. Richmond House Museum and Music Room. Private non-profit museum est. 2007. The building (1948) is a replica of the Castle, and the displays trace 175 years of owners and alterations. No admission fee, but donations welcomed. Tours by appointment only: 082-456-7437. “Classics at the Castle” classical/jazz concerts check press or Rocky Ridge Farm Market opens every Saturday and Sunday from 9am with a variety of home made delights, “egg-cellent” free-range eggs, honey, biltong, droewors as well as its very popular morning breakfast. Contact Desia Holmes on 083-589-0765 for more information. Rosehill Mall Art and Crafters Market, the first Saturday of every month, from 9am-4pm. A true art and craft market. Only handmade items available by our local crafters. Large selection of goods. Scottish Country Dancing at Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park, every Wednesday from 5.30pm-7pm. For more information please phone (046) 604-0478. Sunshine Coast Women’s Forum meets every fourth Tuesday in the Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park at 2.30pm. Come and join us. For more information contact Muriel MacGregor on (046) 624-1963. The Riverside Ramble: a new self-guided tour (map R10 from Sunshine Coast Tourism or Kowie History Museum) of historic Wharf Street and Van der Riet Streets. The Village Green Market – first Sunday of every month. Join us in the garden at The Village Green in Bathurst for a festival of antiques, books, collectables, junk, bric-a-brac, crafts, art and other interesting stuff. From 9am-2pm. For more info or to book a stall contact Lynette on 076-349-2246. U3A – Port Alfred Branch meets on the fourth Thursday of every month at 10am at the Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park village. All welcome. Woodlands Market, every Saturday from 8am to 12 noon at Woodlands Cottages and Backpackers, just outside Kenton on the R343 Grahamstown Road. Yummy breakfast and treats, fresh produce, arts and crafts. There is no charge for traders of local arts and crafts and produce – an attempt to encourage and support local tourism and businesses. For more information contact 082-808-5976 or Thursday July 21 PA Art Club – (out) Sketches and sketching of people going about their business. Bring an extra easel to display a work for sale – Venue to follow later. ACDP Prayer March – 11.30am – Port Alfred Civic Centre. The party will hand over a petition for godly governance to the council speaker at the mayor’s office. For further information, phone Mark Price or Welcome Fani on 083-402-6258. Friends with Compassion – Caring for those who are mourning a loved one. Presbyterian Church Port Alfred at 3.30pm. All welcome – join us for a cup of tea and a chat. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 083-556-7562. Friday July 22 to Sunday July 23 Washie 100 Mile Marathon from Port Alfred to East London. Starts at Halyards Hotel at 5pm. Sunday July 24 Village Family Service – 8.30am – St John’s Church, Donkin Terrace, Bathurst. Shortened family service. children especially welcome. Tea and coffee afterwards at St John’s Lodge. Christmas in July with the SPCA. Port Alfred Ski-boat Club, 12.30pm for 1pm. Tickets at R120 each available from Debbie Longhurst (046) 624-9062, or at the SPCA offices in Station Hill. Monday July 25 Kowie Museum AGM – 5pm – Richmond House Museum (top of Wesley Hill in the old “Castle” grounds). Wine and savouries after the meeting. All welcome. Wednesday July 27 Francois le Roux, aka the HA!Man, will perform at Classics at the Castle with Belgian actress and word artist Joke Debaere. Richmond House Museum and Music Room. Gluhwein will be served at 5.45pm and the concert will start promptly at 6.15pm. Tickets at R75 are on sale from July 1 at Kowie News Agency, Port Alfred. Thursday July 28 PA Art Club – (in) Month-end meeting. Visit the library and bring your paintings for a Review. Followed by tea/ coffee. U3A meeting – 10am – Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park. Prof Pat Irwin takes us back to the elephants in Addo. Friday July 29 Sunshine Coast Hospice Mall. The Historic Pig and Whistle Inn book sale at Heritage presents karaoke with Harry Lloyd Saturday July 30 Kids Garden Club – 10am – Red Leaf Nursery. We will be meeting at Damant Lodge to plant seedlings. Kids may be dropped off at Red Leaf Nursery before 10am. No cost, seedlings donated by Etna Farms. Parents may stay to help. Please confirm attendance. SECKO Championships, widely-regarded as the largest karate event in the Eastern Cape, will take place at the Fish River Sun Hotel. Gary Grapentin may be contacted at for further information. Bathurst Dog Show at the Village Green. A fundraiser to deworm and/or sterilise dogs in Nolukhanyo township. The whole day event will feature live music by local musicians, market stalls, a ballroom dance show performed by dancers from Nolukhanyo, dog-related products, various local goods, food and drinks, and a raffle and best dog picture competition. Contact Vivian Challis on 079-690-1757 or e-mail or Maya Stricker on 071-273-6666 or e-mail Pot en Dop – At Red Leaf Nursery starts at 4.30pm. Tickets are R100 and booking is essential. For more information contact Adele on (046) 624-8530. Scout fundraiser – search and find for children around the CBD from 9am to 12 noon. Forms are available at Heritage Mall foyer. Also, Beetle Drive and prize-giving at the girl guide Hall 6.30pm for 7pm. Adults R10 and children R5 to enter. Sunday July 31 Diaz Cross Bird Club outing: Bob and Judy Mc Garvie’s farm, Barville Park near Port Alfred. Bring a picnic brunch . Visitors welcome (R10 per person). Meet at Heritage Mall car park at 7am or Preston’s, Kenton, at 7am. Rendezvous Barville Park road. Tuesday August 2 Probus Club meeting – 9.30 for 10am – Port Alfred River and Ski-boat Club. Due to August 9 being a public holiday (National Women’s Day) the monthly meeting has been brought forward. Guest speaker: Tony Lankester, CEO of the Grahamstown National Arts Festival. Wednesday August 3 Local government elections Thursday August 4 Talk of the Town/ My Pond Hotel Quiz Evening – 6.30 for 7pm – My Pond Hotel. Teams of four, R75 per person, corporate tables R500. Includes finger snacks sponsored by Stenden South Africa. Cash bar. A fundraiser for the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen. Quiz master Jon Houzet of Talk of the Town. RSVP

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