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Albany Vintage and Classic Motor Club Museum opens on the last Saturday of each month – 9am-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 on 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. 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 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 B. Creative 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. 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 homemade delights, “egg-cellent” free-range eggs, honey, biltong, droë wors 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 to 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 Street 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 till 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. Port Alfred Garden Club meets on the first Tuesday of every month – 9.30am at Red Leaf Nursery. 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 info@woodlands.co.za Thursday October 6 Lunchtime piano recital performed by Carla Coltman – 1.15pm – DR Wynne Music School (DSG). Carla is a Grade 10 student, preparing for the Atterbury National Piano Competition. Her programme will include pieces by Bach, Mozart, Chopin, Khatchaturian and Mykietyn. Concert time: 25 minutes. Entrance: free. Thursday October 6 to Saturday October 8 Cannon Rocks Kiteboarding Classic. The entry fee is R300. Pre-registration will be happening at the Cannon Rocks holiday resort from 9am-10am on Thursday October 6 at kite beach (Still Water). For the latest news visit and the facebook page, Cannon Rocks Kiteboarding Classic and twitter feed crckiteboarding. Thursday October 6 to Sunday October 9 WUKF Africa Invitational and SASKA National Championships will take place at the Fish River Sun Hotel. Friday October 7 DA Golf Day at the Royal Port Alfred Golf Club. A four ball alliance, entry: R175pp or R700 per fourball. Bookings: Pro Shop on (046) 624-4796. Prize giving, raffle draw, mini-auction and steak evening. Saturday October 8 Buco Kowie Striders 10/27km race. Starts at Big Pineapple in Bathurst for the 27km and at the PA Country Club for the 10km. Pre-registration October 7 at 5pm at PA Country Club. For more information contact Stix Stighling: 071-612-7339. Please contact Monica Strydom on 083-593-6117 for further information. Saturday October 8 and Sunday October 9 Kenton Methodist Church art and crafts exhibition and sale – 9am-4pm – 29 Kariega Road, Kenton. Eats, tea, coffee, boerewors rolls on sale. Tuesday October 11 Probus Club meeting – 10am - Port Alfred River and Ski-boat Club. Guest speaker Wesley Seale of the Rhodes University Department of Political & International Studies, on the subject, “The American Election”. Thursday October 13 Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm-5pm – Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 083-556-7562. Open public meeting over crime concerns – 5.30pm – Port Alfred Ski-boat Club. Presented by the Port Alfred Community Policing Forum in partnership with the SAPS. Important information will be presented that will benefit you as a resident of Port Alfred. Saturday October 15 Port Alfred Floral Art Group meeting – 2.30pm - Settlers Park Hall. Homework: Any design “The Focus is on Me”. Demonstration by Jean Page and Margie Waddington - “Quick Tricks”. Inquiries – Hennie de Bruin 082-464-4606. All welcome. Sunday October 16 Kowie Bowls Club Men’s Classic prizegiving – 4.30pm – Peter Ford 083 400-1685 Thursday October 20 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 October 21 Sunshine Coast Hospice Mall. book sale at Heritage Wednesday October 26 National Breast Cancer Awareness event – 12 noon for 12.30pm – Port Alfred River and Ski-boat Club. All ladies in the community are invited to dress up in pink and to enjoy a three-course meal. The guest speaker at this special event will be Danel Pruissen from Grahamstown. Her talk is titled “A mother’s experience”. All funds raised are in aid of Hospice and tickets for the lunch are available at Hospice, 1 Alfred Road. For more information, phone Zelda or Angela (046) 624-4107.