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Emergency numbers Ambulance 10177 CHILDLINE 0800 055 555 POLICE 10111 046 604 2001 POISON INFO 021 931 6129 FIRE 10177 OLOF’S 082 990 5971
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HEALTH & BEAUTY
Get your Summer On with one of the following treatments: • Paraffin Manicure & Pedicure • Waxing Massages • Chemical Peels • TanCan, Facials, Acrylic & Gel Nails • Eyelash Extensions & Tinting, Slimming Makeup
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Beavers Complex • Southwell Road • Port Alfred For TOP Quality: • Boerewors • Naturally dried beef and venison Biltong
Tel: 046 624 8291
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Congratulations to Wharf Street Brew Pub!
Through his ongoing strive for excellence, Bram Coetzee has been awarded a 4/5 rating by TripAdvisor guests during the past year. What’s On Congratulates You! 8
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What’s On Sunshine Coast Page updated daily with info about events in and around Port Alfred. Share your event free of charge on our facebook page and in this guide. To advertise call Bronwyn on (046) 624 9044 or 083 326 7754
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& Sudoku Competition: Drop your completed Sudoku with your details in the Sudoku box at Lettercups, and stand a chance to have your name drawn on 26 August 2014. The winning prize is: 2 x breakfast and coffees or tea at Lettercups.
LETTERCUPS BOOK & COFFEE SHOP Shop 28 Rosehill Mall Port Alfred 046 624 1628
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The Kingdom of Power by Guillermo Maldonado
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Send us your best photo taken of rhinos taken in the wild, and stand a chance to win a R500 Quest discount voucher. Lucky Draw takes place on 26 August 2014. Send your images to whatson@telkomsa.net to reach us by no later than 24 August 2014.
Haven't seen a real live Rhino in the wild yet? Well, chances are good that you or your children won’t unless we support organisations like Chipembere Rhino Foundation.
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things to do along the Sunshine Coast
1. Rent a House Boat for a night of fishing or romancing on the Kowie River (no ‘skippers’ needed) - 078262 1978 2. Play golf – Fish River Sun (040 676 1002) or Royal PAGC (046 624 4796) 3. Go deep sea fishing – 083 482 8503 4. Try the best venison biltong in the area, at Kowie Venison, opposite Penny Pinchers, Port Alfred – 083300 9658 5. Enjoy the famous Fish River Champagne breakfast every Sunday morning – 040 676 1101 6. Spoil yourself, have a full body massage at the River Spa – 046 604 3358 7. Go on a nature walk, Port Alfred to Fish River Mouth – 082 391 0647 8. Take the ‘poor man’s game drive’ by car, 12km west from Kenton (Ngcyo turn-off) through 5 game reserves. 9. Go dune boarding, get advice and kit from Outdoor Focus – 046 624 4432 10. Walk on the piers in Port Alfred – Mind the waves! 11. Take golf lessons - Fish River Sun (040 676 1002) or Royal PA (046 624 4796) 12. You are VERY hungry, why not enjoy a flame-grilled steak or chicken at Tahoe Spur, PA – 046 624 5330 13. Fly a power kite – Outdoor Focus – 046 624 4432 14. Visit Stix’s Second Hand Shop next to Penny Pinchers. You’re guaranteed to find a bargain! – 078 051 1155 15. Visit the Ploughman’s pub at the Bathurst Agricultural Museum, a must do item! – 046 625 0152 16. Go on a night drive at the Fish River Sun (Bookings Essential) - 040 676 1002 17. Visit the Fishing Academy at the Indoor Pool Centre for fishing tips – 083 482 8503 18. Take in the view of Horse Shoe Bend, from the look-out point in Bathurst. 19. Ever tried the Kap River Canoe Trail, with game and birdlife galore? – 082 465 5677 20. Challenge a friend to a game of pool - Kenny’s Pub, 32 Cambell Str, PA – 079 766 6447 21. Learn to Scuba Dive with Outdoor Focus – 046 624 4432 22. Go fishing from the rocks – Remember to get a permit at the Port Alfred Post Office
23. Attempt to complete the Kowie Canoe Trail - Outdoor Focus – 046 624 4432 24. Wet your whistle at the “Pig and Whistle” in Bathurst, the oldest pub in the country – 046 625 0673 25. Enjoy a wood-fired pizza at Pic-Kwick’s in Bathurst – 046 625 0350 26. Spend a day in Grahamstown, visit the Observatory and take pictures of the lovely Chapels. 27. Bird watching with professional Anne Williams – 046 675 1976 or 083 719 4950 28. Visit Quinn Sculpture Garden in Alexandria – 046 653 0121 or 082 770 8000 29. Build a sand castle at Kelly’s Blue Flag Beach, Port Alfred 30. Challenge a friend to game of Squash at the PA Ski-Boat Club (046 624 1701), or Fish River Sun - 040 676 1002 31. Learn to surf or body board, call Outdoor Focus – 046 624 4432 32. Go fishing in the river – Remember to get a permit at the Port Alfred Post Office 33. Play some Jukskei - Fish River Sun (040 676 1002) 34. Have a meal or a drink at the new Bathurst Arms, Bathurst – 046 625 0207 35. Visit Dias Cross near Boknesstrand. Go by car or walk along the bay from Boknes lagoon. Take water. 36. Have a pedicure at Charisma A – 046 624 8286 or 079 499 6864 37. Take a boat cruise up the Kowie on board the Lady Biscay – 073 162 1611 38. Go for a guided nature hike along renowned routes 0824655677 or 0828690465 39. Play a game of bowls at the Kowie Sports & Bowling Club – 046 624 4732 40. Hike along a beautiful & marked trial through an exquisite game farm outside Bathurst – 082 494 3025 41. Visit Horns Up Restaurant and River Pub via boat or car, 5km up the Kariega river from the Kenton slipway 42. Buy a bicycle, and get advice on local cycling trails from Cycle Asylum, PA – 046 624 8358 43. Have coffee and read a book at Lettercups, Rose Hill Mall PA – 046 624 1628 44. You are hungry again, and feel like a famous Wimpy Burger (free delivery), at Heritage Mall, PA – 046 624 2240 45. Experience the ambience of an Italian Courtyard at Frank’s, with delectable cuisine. Wharf Str, PA – 082 337 4744 46. Take a step back in time and visit the Wharf Str. Brew Pub (PA’s Top Restaurant as per Trip Advisor) – 046 624 4947
47. Book a brewery tour, or try our home brew at our very own Little Brewery in Wharf Str, PA – 046 624 8692 48. For a floating good time, visit the Sandbar floating restaurant in Bushman River – 046 648 2450 49. Enjoy a wood-fired pizza and Game nights at Guido’s, overlooking the Kowie river mouth – 046 624 5264 50. Visit Sculptured Rugs’ showroom at 88 Albany Rd, and browse through beautiful custom made rugs – 046 624 2109 51. Go for a meal, game drive or spa treatment at Oceana Beach & Wildlife Reserve, PA – 083 616 0605 52. You have to get married quickly and need a DJ. Call Rolf – 079 763 1755 53. Watch the Bulls beat other teams on TV, and if the TV or DSTV isn’t working call Garner – 084 585 4009 54. You feel like shopping, whilst the young ones play at Time Out Play Centre, Rosehill Mall - 078 362 7180 55. Take a dip in the heated indoor swimming pool at Soetbev, PA – 046 624 5004 or 076 485 0896 56. See the world’s biggest pineapple at Summerhill Farm in Bathurst – 046 625 0833 57. Visit Relix & Things for all your antiquities and oddities in Bathurst – 076 349 2246 58. Visit the rabbits, buy colour changing candles and have a coffee at The Stables Centre, Bathurst. 59. Book a mani or pedi at Enchante Beauty Salon, PA – 082 713 8305 60. Get your hubby that torch or hunting knife that he always wanted, at Quest, PA – 046 624 2241 61. Play Put-Put at Kenny’s, 32 Campbell Str, PA - 079 766 6447 62. Book a session in the Tancan at Enchante Beauty Salon, PA – 082 713 8305 63. Visit Chris at the Fishing Academy for local bait advice and tackle rental – 083 482 8503 64. Have a picnic on a quiet beach near Rugged Rocks, PA 65. Get someone a bonsai for Christmas, at Red Leaf Nursery, PA – 046 624 8530 66. Have a cocktail next to the Kowie River at sundown, only at Barmuda, PA – 046 624 8659 67. Climb a tree – when last did you climb a tree? 68. Visit Shelly Bay in Kenton, a Must do! 69. Walk along the beach to Kwaaihoek near Boesmansriviermond, and ride the massive dunes with a dune board 70. Get a snorkel and goggles and explore some of the huge pools around Rugged Rocks, PA
EVENTS DIRECTORY
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THE BATHURST QUARRY Starts at 9.00am R20 Adults and R10 Children Food and Refreshments on sale
Belly Dancers on Friday @ the Bathurst Ploughman Friday Steak Night Saturday Braai Packs Live Band 8 August. 1st PA Scout/Cub Meeting. From 15:00 – 17:00. All welcome – get more info from Dot Fethers: 046 624 3192. Repeats every Friday. 8 August. Classics at the Castle, PA Richmond House’s Classics at the Castle will celebrate all women in Port Alfred – with their partners – on Women’s Day weekend with music offered by 20
a lovely trio of ladies on flute, harp and viola. Starts: 17:30, AT Richmond House, 19 Wesley Hill Street. Cost: R65pp. Contact: 046 624 2036 9 August. Woman’s Day Dinner at MyPond Limited Edition 5 Course Cuisine! Stenden, alongside My Pond Hotel have the honour of hosting Phillip Castle, Chef du Cuisine from the Cape Royale Hotel & Spa. Starts @ 19:00, R250pp. Contact 046 624 4626.
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12 August. F A S T, Bathurst Talk by George Spieker on “Cosmic Yardsticks – How we measure distances in space”. Where: Kingston farm near Bathurst, at 15:00. Enquire with George Spieker: 046 624 5700 15 August. PAHS Founders Day All past pupils, parents and friends are cordially invited to join us for tea (9 am) and assembly (10 am) on August 15. There will also be a cocktail party for 84, 94 and 2004 matrics at 6 pm. They will be joined by teachers, Governing body members and Friends of the School committee members. RSVP 16 August. 2014 Jumbo Kowie Intercity Challenge See What’s On FB page or www. theannouncer.co.za for details. 28 August. Lions Trivia, PAHS. Teams of four, last Thursday of the month. PAHS Clubhouse, enquire cost at Lloyd: marloy@ connect.co.za. Fun & Prizes, cut off for catering by the Tuesday
prior to quiz evening. Starts @ 18:30 Markets • Bathurst Farmers Market, every Sunday from 9am. Browse through locally produced treats, crafts and fresh farm produce. Where: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow Nursery, Kowie Road. • Kleinemonde Morning Market: On the first Saturday of the month from 8:30 – 10:30. • Village Green Market: First Sunday of every month. Join us in the garden in Bathurst for a festival of antiques, books, collectables, junk, brick-a-brack, craft, art, food and lots of other exiting stuff! Contact Lynette at Relix : 076 349 2246 • Rocky Ridge Market: Every Saturday & Sunday. A variety of homemade delights, free range eggs, honey, biltong, droewors, plants, crafs and a popular breakfast. Contact Desia: 083 589 0765
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EVENTS DIRECTORY • Funky Fings Market: Every last Saturday of month, from 8:30 – 14:00. Visit our variety of stalls. 29 Masonic Str, PA. Contact Carlos/ Jacqui: 076 332 2522/ 082 359 2995 PA Art Club – August Schedule. Visitors are welcome to attend all functions at R20 per person. August 7 - 9.30 am - DVD at Settlers Park Hall – “Oil Sketches” by Peter Brown. Please bring a plate of eats. August 14 – 9.00 am - Demo in Water Colours by Marion MacPherson (046 604 0230) – St James Catholic Church Hall – Please bring your art materials. August 21 – 9.30 am - Visiting Pig ‘n Whistle for outdoor Bathurst painting/sketching. Bring all own art material for fun morning
August 28 – 9.30 am – Month end meeting. Visit the library and bring your paintings for a crit. Followed by tea and coffee Regular Events • Play chess every Friday at Tahoe Spur, PA at 2pm. Anyone can join. Contact Joy: 046 624 8056 •
Live music every weekend at the Bathurst Arms. Visit their new venue where Conversations used to be.
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Albany Vintage Car Museum, PA. Every last Saturday of the month. Where: Hawkins Industrial Park, 91 Alfred Rd, PA. Time: 09:00 - 12:00. Contact Dave Hawkins at 082 453 2618.
Events sourced from: www. sunshinecoasttourism.co.za and www.theannouncer.co.za
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