Umtamvuna Views: Book today for the fabulous soirée
Botanical artist Kate Grieve has generously donated one of her works to be auctioned during the evening.
LEISURE Bay Conservancy invites everyone to a fund-raising soirée with artists Andile Yenana (internationally renowned jazz pianist and winner of the 2005 Standard Bank Jazz Musician of the Year award) and nationally acclaimed violinist Sandile Cele. Book for an evening of gentle jazz, good music, good food and wine at the home of Mick and Libby Goodall, 546 St Ives Avenue, Leisure Bay, on Saturday, May 25 from 5.30pm.
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Renowned South African botanical artist Kate Grieve has generously donated one of her works to be auctioned during the evening. There are limited tickets available at R300pp. For further information and bookings, contact Mark Getliffe at 082 4282087 or Libby Goodall at 082 5616993 before May 20.
Sad news
Dave and Bea Banks settled in Port Edward in 1992 and Bea struggled with her health for many years. She recently spent a week in Shelly Beach Hospital and returned home last Wednesday, but sadly died in the early hours of Saturday morning from heart failure.
Bea (76) leaves her husband Dave, daughter, Laura, who lives in Port Elizabeth, son Andrew in Ballito, and four grandchildren. By her own request there will be no memorial service and her ashes will be scattered by the family at St Mike’s beach. Bea was an avid reader and will be sadly missed by friends and family.
RIP Dominee Haas
Acting dominee for Port Edward Dutch Reformed Church, Haas Burger (93) lived in Leisure Bay for many years until he and his wife Marie moved to Mooihawens Old Age Home in Winkelspruit about five years ago. Haas died from pneumonia at the frail care facility on May 8 and will be fondly remembered by many friends and colleagues.
Annual fund-raiser
Keen beach walkers will be happy to hear that the ‘Shoreline Challenge’ commences this weekend. Once again, Umzimkulu Honorary Officers will host the challenge to raise funds for conservation.
The first leg kicks off this Sunday (19th) from the Shelly Beach NSRI station to Lucien Beach (the far northern end of Margate main beach).
This fabulous event is a series of ten walks (about 5km each) along the shoreline, every second Sunday morning and will end at Mzamba River (Wild Coast Sun).
Registration is from 6.45 and the walk starts at 7.30am. There is a small entry fee and breakfast on sale at the end. This year will be particularly interesting considering river mouths have been washed out by floods. Contact Sally Booker at 073 7752861 for more information.
Role reversal
Port Edward Bowling Club celebrated Mother’s Day with the women providing the food while the men were tasked with preparing the tea and setting out the eats. In other words – on tea duty. A fun afternoon of bowls was enjoyed.
Sweet talk
Trafalgar Garden Club visited the home of Anne Brand in Marina Beach during April. Her garden is always beautiful at any time of the year and there were many new plantings to admire. Graeme Gawler gave a most informative talk on sugar and the new sugar tax.
Sugar is believed to be a major contributor to obesity, heart disease and diabetes. Only beverages are taxed and some cold drinks have as much as 10g of sugar per 100g. Tax can be as much as R3 on a two-litre bottle and Customs and Excise collect the tax from manufacturers. Fruit juices and milk products are exempt.
The effectiveness of tax reducing obesity is being monitored by ‘Healthy Living’ and it remains to be seen whether this will make a difference. Denmark introduced sugar tax in the 1930s and subsequently abolished it. Mr Gawler’s intention is to make people aware of the problem, read labels and to reduce sugar consumption.
All news to Philippa.
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