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www.thevillagenews.co.za
18 November 2020
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Support raffle and win big!
Thank you for a very interesting and informative Village News. We have learnt so much about the wonderful Overberg by reading it every week. However, the excellent article on the cover page last week (11 Nov edition) about keeping our guard up made me a little upset as it was illustrated by the photograph above where not one single socialite of Hermanus was wearing a mask or practising
The Hermanus Botanical Society, which was unable to host the annual Flower Festival this year due to Covid-19, is raising much-needed funds with a Raffle. Tickets are only R10 and there are fabulous prizes to be won. HBS thanks all the sponsors who have generously donated the following prizes: CapeNature – 2 nights for 4 people at Grootvadersbosch; Creation Wines – voucher for R2 500; Grootbos Lodge – 1 night Bed & Breakfast for 2 people; Just Pure Bistro – voucher for R500; La Pentola – voucher for R1 000; Lize van der Walt – seascape print; Margaret de Villiers – botanical print; The Marine Hotel – 1 night Bed & Breakfast for 2 people, High Tea for 4 people, and Sunday lunch for 4 people; Refine Clinic – Diamond facial voucher; Walker Bay Nursery – voucher for R500; Wine Village – Fynbos Gin and 3-Wine presentation pack. Van Blommestein Continental Butchery also donated 2 x R200 vouchers as prizes in the lucky draw for ticket sellers. To buy tickets, please contact Linda on 082 570 3222 or Lori on 082 871 5624. You can also buy tickets at the Fernkloof Nursery at Fernkloof Nature Reserve from 09:00 – 13:00 daily except Sundays.
We need to keep to the rules
HERMANUS BOTANICAL SOCIETY
Raffle
TICKETS @ R10 EACH LOTS OF EXCITING PRIZES TO BE WON! DRAW: 11TH DECEMBER 2020 FERNKLOOF NATURE RESERVE GARDENS NLCSA: 00328/01
Mask up, people! What is the point of President Ramaphosa and the Overstrand Municipality reminding us to wear masks at gatherings etc, when your front page picture and the picture at a function show unmasked people who should know better and be an example to the many who don’t? Mark, Sandbaai
social distancing! Okay, they were having a glass of wine, but keeping a distance was not apparent and not all were drinking wine. Page 5 also showed guests at a function all shoulder to shoulder and not a mask in sight. What example is this showing to the public, I ask? We really do need to stop being complacent and keep to the rules. P Wynne, Kleinmond Under current Covid-19 regulations, members of the public who are dining out, gathering at wine bars or attending functions where food and drinks are served, are allowed to remove their masks while eating and/or drinking. Social distancing is also not always adhered to during these occasions. While The Village NEWS is supportive of all local establishments – and their staff – who suffered great losses during the lockdown before being permitted to resume trade, it remains each one’s responsibility to ensure that the proper protocols are followed by their guests. We are fully supportive of every effort made to minimise the risk of transmission. Where possible, before taking any pictures, we ask people whether they want to pose with or without their masks. - Ed
Night of 1000 Drawings postponed The Night of a Thousand Drawings has become an important annual charity event on Hermanus’s social calendar. The First Fridays galleries that coordinate and host the evening put many hours of work into collecting the artworks and staging the event itself.
The Overstrand Hospice 600 Club’s monthly draw was done on Thursday 12 November by Theresa Maree from AVBOB Hermanus. The winners were: 1st Joan Saayman, 2nd Willem van Schoor, and 3rd Patricia Hodson. You can support Overstrand Hospice by joining the 600 Club for only R50 per month. Cash prizes are up for grabs every month. For more information, contact Suzette Botha on 028 312 4679 or fundraising@overstrandhospice.org.za or visit the offices at 10 Hope Street, Hermanus. From left are Suzette Botha (Hospice), Theresa Maree (AVBOB) and Lynn Sillifant (Don Adams Auditors).
As a result of their efforts, hundreds of thousands of Rands have been donated to many Hermanus-based charities over the years and the galleries take great pride in the contribution this makes to the wider community. There is no doubt that 2020 has brought with it many unforeseen challenges and has temporarily changed many aspects of daily life. In line with this new reality, and with great regret, the Hermanus First Fridays galleries have made the
difficult decision to postpone the 2020 Night of a Thousand Drawings, due to have taken place on 4 December. After much deliberation, it was felt that it would be irresponsible to host an evening where hundreds of people gather, particularly so soon before Christmas when families are hoping to spend time together. The unprecedented circumstances that forced this decision will pass and the time will come when the galleries will be able to host Night of a Thousand Drawings and crowds of excited art buyers will once again throng the streets of Hermanus. Hermanus First Fridays Artwalk Committee
