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Market, bowls and dancing for fur kids

PAWS hosted a charity event at Newcastle Bowling Club, with music, prizes and community involvement.

March 6, 2026

Anika Sanders 1 minute read

People enjoying a day of bowls at the Newcastle Bowling Club in Arbor Park. — Lots of community support at the PAWS charity bowls event in Newcastle.

Ice cream, food, bowls and dancing made for a successful PAWS charity event at Newcastle Bowling Club, Arbor Park, on Saturday, February 28.

Four children smiling behind their stall at the Newcastle Bowling Club. They are standing under a gazebo with trees in the background. — Takunda Mange Thingo, Hailey Patterson, Luné Joubert and Sarah Siebert.

Singer and musician, Jaco Strydom behind the microphone and his laptop; singing and playing the electric guitar. He is wearing a blue t-shirt and sunglasses. — Jaco Strydom performing on stage.

Entertainment

Jaco Strydom, a musician from Newcastle, ensured that the crowd was entertained with live music.

Prizes were awarded to the best bowls teams, with items being auctioned in support of PAWS.

In celebration of the ‘fur babies’ that PAWS gives a voice to, the four-legged residents of Newcastle got lots of goodies sponsored by Pet Centre.

A man with his black daschund, next to the local veterinariam who is wearing maroon scrubs. There is another woman in the background, in from of a white board. The veterinarian is holding packages in her arms. — Grant, Tucker the dog, and Dr Chandini.

A woman wearing a busy shirt, is holding a white-ish dog under her right arm. She is looking down at the dog. The woman in standing in front of a small facebrick wall. — Denise and Mieki the rescue (Photo: Supplied)

The cause

Alet Oberholzer, who heads PAWS, thanked Newcastle Bowling Club for opening their facility, as well as everyone who came out to make the day a success.

“What we do at PAWS is for the love of the fur kids. We are doing it to assist all in need and because the fur kids do not have a voice; therefore, we are their voice.”

Congratulations to top 5 bowls teams:

1st Place

Team CATS & DOGS;

2nd Place

Team Brent Matt, Bran, and Michael;

3rd Place

Team Swannie, Hannes, John B, and Chris;

4th Place

Team Fritz, Dries, Robbie, and Priester;

5th Place

Team Ron, Alice, Joan, and Armand.

All in all, a really successful event!

Alet Oberholzer handing a prize over to the winning team of the bowls competition. There are four members in the team. They are wearing shirts with animal paw printing on it. The people are inside a building, and it is dark outside. — 1st Place: Team CATS & DOGS.

Four men are reacting to a bowls game on Saturday. They are all wearing black gholf shirts. They are standing on a bowls pitch with bowls balls in front of them. — So close yet so far as another bowl seeks out the jack.

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