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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. Ou Manne op parade – Calling all ex-servicemen “Ou Manne” and their ladies for a get-together on the first Sunday of every month at 12 noon and the MOTH Hall (behind the Ski-boat Club) for a light lunch and some memories. RSVP MOTHS at 082-537-9033 or 084-983-8550 for catering purposes. 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 Thursday February 2 PA Art Club – IN: workshop to generate plans for 2017. 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. PAHS senior cricket v Graeme College at PAHS Sunday February 5 Oldenburgia Hiking Club Day Hike. Assegaai Trails is a nature reserve on the R343 between Grahamstown and Kenton-on-Sea. A circular route of about 12km, with some ups and downs and varied terrain including spectacular views. Basic fitness required and children welcome. We will be stopping at Rock Bottom for a picnic lunch and swim in the Assegaai River. Meet in the car park outside Pick n Pay in Grahamstown at 7am for 7.15am departure time. Hikers travelling from Port Alfred to meet at Assegaai Trails. Please park under the trees next to the office. We plan to start walking at 8am. Cost: R50 per person, pre-schoolers free, plus shared fuel cost to be paid to driver estimated at R30 per person. Bring good walking shoes, sufficient water, food (snacks and lunch), sunhat, sunscreen, swimming costume. Hike leader: Kate Hodge ( or 076-149-0622). Monday February 6 PAHS senior boys tennis v PJ Olivier at PAHS Poetry workshop – Third week in the boardroom at Settlers Park. Enquiries to Shirley Marais 082-928-8671 or email workshop is open to anyone who is interested. The Tuesday February 7 Raphaello: Bingo evening. For more information call Gisela 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. Wednesday February 8 PAHS U16 girls tennis v DSG at PAHS 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 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 Valentine’s at Red Leaf Nursery – from 8.30am. Pop in at Red Leaf Nursery on Valentine's Day and enjoy a complimentary glass of bubbly or orange juice while shopping! All purchases entered into a lucky draw to win a prize. 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. Raphaello: Valentine’s Day dinner. For more information call Griesela Sygo on 084-849-2463. Corner of Kenton and Ocean Avenue, Kenton on Sea. Thursday February 16 Lower Albany Historical Society – 9.30 for 10am – Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park. Janet Hayward, lecturer in the Department of Anthropology, Rhodes University, will speak on “Oral history and biology of Mpondo and Bomvana descendants from shipwreck survivors and other non-African forebears.” PA Art Club – IN: Prepare for Bathurst Show. Complete unfinished works. Saturday February 18 Port Alfred Floral Art Group meeting – 2.30pm – Settlers Park Hall. Demonstration by Fernando Doyle – “Driftwood on Display”. Homework: “Any free standing design on a table top” as demonstrated by Rina, Dina and Hennie. Inquiries: Hennie de Bruin 082-464-4606. All welcome.