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Albany Vintage and Classic Motor Club Museum opens on the last Saturday of each month – 9am to 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 0764573218. 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. Kowie History Museum, at The Old Railway Station, Pascoe Crescent. Open 9.30am-12.30pm Tuesday-Saturday. Closed Sunday/Monday and public holidays. 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. 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 first 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. Night Scrapbooking classes every fortnight at BCreative Scrapbooking Supplies at Shop 12, Rosehill Mall. Wednesdays from 6.30pm-10pm. Call Nicolene on (046) 624-3096 to book your spot for the next class or for more information. Saturday morning and weekday scrapbooking classes also available. Bookings are required. 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 Community Police Forum meets on the third Tuesday of each month at the Port Alfred Police Station at 2.30pm. 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. Visitors welcome. 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 ‘til 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-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 September 22 Port Alfred Art Club – (OUT) Fish River Sun – breakfast . Bring your art materials. Bring an extra easel to display a work for sale. U3A meeting - 10am – Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park. Geoff Antrobus on “Wind Farms – Experiences of a Landowner”. Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm-5pm – Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 083-556-7562. Grahamstown Music Society concert – 7.30pm – Drill Hall, St Andrew’s College. Trio Élégiaque: Bryan Wallick (piano), Sergey Malov (violin) and Peter Martens (cello). Tickets available at the door: R90 (adults), R70 (pensioners) / R50 (tertiary students), schoolgoers / GMS members FREE. Friday September 23 Open day – St Andrew’s Preparatory School and DSG Junior School. Registration at 8.30am. “Please invite your friends and join us for an information sharing morning at St Andrew’s Junior Preparatory School followed by a Heritage Day family braai at DSG Junior.” RSVP to (046) 603-2391 Friday September 23 and Saturday September 24 Joy activist and laughter coach Sue Jameson at Red Leaf Nursery. “The transforming power and joy and laughter”. R80pp. Friday from 2pm-3.30pm and Saturday from 10am to 11.30am. Bookings (046) 624-8530. Friday September 23 to Sunday September 25 Earthdance Nelson Mandela Bay Global Peace Party at Woody Cape Backpackers & Nature Lodge, Alexandria. Music by loads of DJs. Pre-sold tickets R270, gate R300. Online , hotline 082-576-8613. Facebook: Earthdance Nelson Mandela Bay Saturday September 24 Kowie Carnival at Port Alfred High School. Potjiekos competition, with funds raised going to the Black Squires Cancer Fund. Beer tent, tea garden, fun rides, dancing shows, snake shows, live music and craft stalls. Amazing Race in Bathurst – 18km horse ride, bike ride or walk, drinks en route. Entrance fee of R100 goes to the Black Squires Cancer Fund, or you can donate. Prizes available. Meet at the Show Grounds at 11am. Sunday September 25 Diaz Cross Bird Club outing: Visit to Nature's View and Fish River. Bring a picnic brunch . Visitors welcome (R10 per person). Meet at Heritage Mall car park at 6.30am or Preston’s, Kenton at 6am. Kenton Rhino Run – start and finish on the Blue Flag beach in front of Homewoods restaurant. Routes: 5km (R120), 12km (R180). Race sign in opens at 6am, pre-race briefing at 7.45am and races start at 8am (12km) and 8.10am (5km). Refreshments will be available and runners can look forward to a host of fun activities on the beach. All interested parties can enter online at Wednesday September 28 2017-2018 IDP/Budget Review Process – 10am – Port Alfred Civic Centre. For more information contact Sizwe Mjacu (046) 604-5561/56 or Pro Carmine in concert – 7pm – National English Literacy Museum. Entrance is free but donations are welcome for the Lebone Literacy Programme “Project Read”, which works with children all over Grahamstown to improve their English language and literacy. Call Jayne Morgan 083-450-7060 or Sheila Hicks 083-442-3322 for more information. Thursday September 29 Port Alfred Art Club – (IN) Month end meeting. Visit the library and bring your paintings for a Review. Followed by tea/ coffee. Friday September 30 Sunshine Coast Hospice Mall. Auction for the Animals – 6.30pm – Kowie Bowling Club. Donate a bag or box of all your unwanted goods (in a good condition). Drop it off at the SPCA or call 083-459-6715 and they will arrange for it to be picked up. Port Alfred Scouts– present “Around the World in 100 minutes”. Starts at 7pm. At the Port Alfred High School. Fun and songs for the whole family. Tickets on sale at Leach Pharmacy and at the door – Adults R20 and children R10. book sale at Heritage