October 19-20: Talana Live to bring history and ghosts to life
The highlight of the weekend will be the re-enactment of the World War I Battle of Delville Wood.
Talana Live is back this weekend, with a programme which will surely attract new interest.
The historical fun gets underway on Saturday morning (October 19) with a parade of vintage and classic cars through town. The cars will be on show at the Talana Museum from 11am to 4pm.
Besides the Creations Arts Festival at the Conference Hall, look out for unusual refreshments (‘tea with courage’ served by the MOTH), tugs of war, boot tossing, the Gun Run – featuring various teams who will pull an authentic historical gun up the hill and the Talana Hill Mile Run.
The highlight of the weekend will be the re-enactment of the World War I Battle of Delville Wood, featuring South African troops portrayed by the Dundee Diehards, and the German army portrayed by visitors from Gauteng and local volunteers. This will be followed by the Christmas-truce football match.
The weekend will close on Sunday morning with the Ghost Walk up Talana in commemoration of the anniversary of the Second Boer War of October 1899. It is on this night the restless ghosts of the soldiers, who perished on this battlefield, come out to play.
Come along to Talana Museum on Saturday and be prepared for some pyrotechnics which may just blow you away! For details, call the museum on 034 212 2654.
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