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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 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 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. 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. 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 e-mail Thursday January 26 U3A meeting – 10am – Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park. Advocate Paul Hoffmann of Accountability Now will speak on the need for an Integrity Commission. After retiring from the Bar, Hoffman was founding director of the Centre for Constitutional Rights and co-founder, in 2009, of Accountability Now, both NGOs that promote constitutionalism. He is best known for his work on the irregularities in the arms deals, on the unconstitutionality of the Hawks and on the bread cartel case in which a general class action was developed by the courts. Rafaello: Fish night – Free virgin cocktail on arrival. Phone Griesela Sygo on 084-849-2463 for more information. Corner of Kenton and Ocean Avenue, Kenton on Sea. Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm-5pm - Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 083-556-7562. Friday January 27 PA Art Club – IN: Month end meeting, Library, DVDs and critical reviews. Saturday January 28 Diaz Cross Bird Club outing: Visit to Bob and Judy Mc Garvie’s farm, Barville Park. Bring a picnic brunch. Visitors welcome (R10 per person to DCBC). Meet at Heritage Mall car park at 6am or Preston’s, Kenton at 6am. Kids Garden Club – 10am-11am – Red Leaf Nursery. Cost R20. Kids don’t have to bring anything, but please book. Contact (046) 624-8530. Monday January 30 Poetry workshop – Second week in the boardroom at Settlers Park. Enquiries to Shirley Marais 082-928-8671 or e-mail workshop is open to anyone who is interested. The Wednesday February 1 Port Alfred High School Big Bleed – 11.30am-2.30pm – PAHS Hall. Port Alfred High School U13 cricket v Tiger Titans, from 2pm, PAHS fields. Port Alfred High School U16 tennis girls v Victoria Girls High School, from 2pm, PAHS courts. Thursday February 2 PA Art Club – OUT: DVD at Settlers – Pen and wash. Saturday February 4 Christian Men’s Association Breakfast (ladies welcome) – 7am for 7.30am – Celebration Centre (old Vic Hotel). Greg Clur will explore his application of Christian principles in business practice. Come and be challenged! Suggested donation of R40 to cover costs of breakfast. Students R20. Monday February 6 Poetry workshop – Third week in the boardroom at Settlers Park. Enquiries to Shirley Marais 082-928-8671 or e-mail workshop is open to anyone who is interested. The Tuesday February 7 Rafaello: Bingo evening. For more information call Griesela Sygo on 084-849-2463. Corner of Kenton and Ocean Avenue, Kenton on Sea. PA Garden Club – First meeting of the year at the NG Diaz Church in Broadway street at 9.30am. Speaker is Hilton Rishworth from Greenfingers in Port Elizabeth about fertilisers and pesticides. Our Subs for the year R70 and members pay R10 for Tea/ Visitors R20. Contact Liezl Kleynhans on 079-353-3518 for more information. Thursday February 9 PA Art Club – IN: Prepare for Bathurst Show. Complete unfinished works. Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm- 5pm – Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733 / 083-556-7562. Talk of the Town/MyPond Hotel Quiz in aid of the Port Alfred Soup Kitchen – 6.30 for 7pm – MyPond Hotel. Teams of four, R100 per person. Includes snacks. Cash bar. Friday February 10 Pick n Pay / Kowie Night Bowls Tournament starts, with 16 teams taking part. Runs for eight weeks. The competition dates scheduled are February 17, 24, March 1, 10, 17, 24, and the final is scheduled for Friday March 31. In the case of adverse weather the round will go to the next Wednesday night. Monday February 13 Port Alfred Tennis Club AGM Tennis Club. All welcome. Poetry workshop – Fourth and final week. Boardroom at Settlers Park. Enquiries to Shirley Marais 082-928-8671 or e-mail

The workshop is open to anyone who is interested. – 6pm – Port Alfred Tuesday February 14 Grahamstown Music Society AGM – 5.30pm – St Andrew’s College staffroom. Please use the main entrance to St Andrew’s College in Somerset Street. If you would like any items to be added to the agenda, please e-mail Lynette Paterson ( before Friday February 3. Snacks and drinks will be available after the meeting. Rafaello: Valentine’s Day dinner. For more information call Griesela Sygo on 084-849-2463. Corner of Kenton and Ocean Avenue, Kenton on Sea.