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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 and 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 every 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 practises 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 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. 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 contact 082-464-4606 (Hennie de Bruin). All welcome. Richmond House Museum and Music Room. Private non-profit museum established 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.
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, droëwors 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-2pm. 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 Today 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 entitled “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. Thursday October 27 U3A meeting - 10am – Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park. Shirley Marais on “Toulouse to Santiago via Lourdes”. Memory Book Scrapbook Club – 2pm-5pm – Presbyterian Church Port Alfred. All welcome. Contact Cheryl (046) 624-2733/ 083-556-7562. Saturday October 29 to Sunday October 30 Bathurst Art Fair – Art ramble and an opportunity to see and sell indoor and outdoor art for the Viewing Pleasure of visitors and art and talent lovers. Saturday October 29 Methodist Church Christmas Fete – 8.30am-12 noon - Wesley Church in Hards Street. Stalls with a Christmas feel, plants, white elephant table and book offerings, tea garden. All welcome. Thursday November 3 Grahamstown Music Society’s final concert for the year from 7.30pm at DR Wynne Music School, St Andrew’s College. Artists: Maksim Shtrykov (clarinet) and Misuzu Tanaka (piano). Tickets available at the door: R90 (adults), R70 (pensioners)/ R50 (tertiary students). Pupils and members free. Saturday November 12 Round Table 210 annual Golf day – 9.30am – Fish River Sun Resort. A four ball alliance, with two to count. R1 500 per four ball includes prize giving and buffet. There will be an auction during the dinner with great items to bid on. There will be entertainment for the kiddies as well as the non golfers. For more information, contact the organisers or any Round Tabler from Alex Kenton 210. Thursday November 24 U3A meeting – 10am – Don Powis Hall, Settlers Park. Trevor Jennings on “Racism: Why Whites need to talk to Whites”. Friday November 25 Sunshine Coast Hospice Mall. book sale at Heritage Friday December 16 Carols by Candlelight – 6 for 6.30pm – corner of Bailey and Nautilus roads, Bathurst. Live nativity scene, bring picnic baskets, tractor and trailer rides for the kids before the carols. Donations will go to charity. For more information, call Nettie or Michelle on (046)624-5266.