Heritage sport festival celebrates shared vision

THE Heritage Day weekend saw Westville Senior Primary School host the second edition of the Heritage Day Festival on the Westville Astro.

The Heritage Sport Festival is inspired by the purpose of Heritage Day, so succinctly explained by the late President Nelson Mandela who said: “When our first democratically elected government decided to make Heritage Day one of our national days, we did so because we knew that our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our new nation.”

Westville Senior Primary School believes that the role played by sports in schools is critical in fostering this nation building ethos of children.

Shaun Sander, coordinator of the event said: “It is in these sports that critical values related to shared vision and strength in diversity are fostered – values that strongly underpin our Heritage Day celebrations.”

This festival saw the Highway community unite to celebrate its shared heritage.

All the teams present were obviously striving to win, but it was in the camaraderie and common passion for the game that the ultimate winner was found. It turned out to be a memorable weekend for all involved and the spirited vocal support from the spectators suggested it provided some exciting viewing.

The school thanked the players, parents, friends of the school and the community of Westville, for making this dream a reality.

Special thanks went to Shaun Sander and his committee for the passion and dedication they had shown in coordinating the event, as well as the headline sponsors, CMH Auto Honda Pinetown, John Dory’s and Spur.

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