Mum's Mail PMB and Midlands July 2013

mum’s m@il Issue 85

Pietermaritzburg & Midlands | July 2013

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Editor’s Life KZN Museum Everyday Life Healthy Life/Beautiful Life Educated Life Tiny Life Young Life/Party Life Busy Life

mum’s Editor: mail team

Alice Leah • editor@mumsmail.com • 031 - 573 1731 (ext 5) Subeditor: Brenda Daniels • brenda@mumsmail.com • 073 269 6118 Accounts: Ilse Furber or Lynda van Gestel • 031 - 573 1731 (ext 2 or 3) Enquiries: Daniella Fensome • 031 - 573 1731 (ext 1) Advertising Sales: Bev Delew • bev@mumsmail.com • 031 - 573 1731 (ext 4) Roving Reporter: Tasha Jardim, 083 381 8483, tj@tashas-fudge.co.za Designer: Shaun Dalziel Cover Photo Models: James Fryer Photographer: Nicky Stewart Burger, nickysb@scc.co.za

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DISCLAIMER: Neither the Publisher, Printer or Editor can be held responsible for damages or consequences of any omissions or errors, as every care is taken to ensure the accuracy of the information in Mum’s Mail. We do not guarantee the performance or quality of service of any of the advertisers in this magazine.

No part of Mum’s Mail magazine may be reproduced without the written consent of the Editor.

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Editor’s Life

My Aunt comes armed with a multitude of talents: she cooks a mean batch of beetroot, and she also has a Hitler-like approach to my kids’ rooms, which she attacks on an annual basis. She is a tidy-holic and loves to extract as much garbage from their rooms as possible. The last time she was here, we eradicated close to 8 black bags of junk. This time, only 4...perhaps the kids are getting craftier at hiding their rubbish away before she strikes?

PIETERMARITZBURG

GRADES 1 - 12

My Aunt came to stay for 10 days last month. She lives in a little “dorpie” called Theunissen – ever heard of it? Don’t worry, most people haven’t. Their town is so small that we once rode our horses into the corner cafe to buy a cooldrink, and the shopkeeper did not even bat an eyelid, as if it was “normal” to do that.

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We also take great delight in showing off Durban and the Midlands each time she visits. A highlight was the weekend we spent at Saddle and Trout, and although the wind blew gales, the Midlands at this time of the year is truly stunning.

We’re off to Emdoneni Lodge soon (near Hluhluwe), and cannot wait to interact with their wild cats again.

What is YOUR favourite place to get away from it all? Where are you going to these July holidays? Let me know so we can share your ideas with our readers: editor@mumsmail.com.

Maths.

Reading.

Success.

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Education You Can Count On

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KZN Museum KwaZulu-Natal Museum Situated in the heart of the city of Pietermaritzburg the KwaZulu-Natal Museum is one of the largest cultural and natural history museums in South Africa. The wide range of outstanding animal collections highlights the rich diversity of wildlife in southern Africa, including a collection of mammals, insects, marine molluscs, amphibians, and birds. The Marine Gallery is home to the rare and unusual Coelacanth – a large prehistoric fish that was thought to be extinct until it was discovered swimming the seas off the east coast in 1938. The Human Science Gallery deals with the intriguing history of human habitation in southern Africa. Beginning with a superb San exhibit, it then moves on to the Iron Age people who migrated to southern Africa from central Africa around 2000 years ago, the Great Zimbabwe Ruins and the Late Iron Age civilisation that inhabited them, and then to the early Portuguese explorers who were the first Europeans to travel to these shores. The Old Pietermaritzburg Gallery shows a fabulous reconstruction of a Pietermaritzburg street in the Victorian era. Including an apothecary (pharmacy/chemist), pawnbroker, dressmaker, blacksmith, jeweller, and a wheelwright shop, it is an attraction not to be missed.

Recently the Museum installed an Internet café and learner resource library and boasts an impressive 16 computers and even a film room. So whether you explore a recreation of a Drakensberg cave or stroll through a night time scene in the Victorian gallery or walk on the wooden deck of a wrecked trading vessel in the Towns and Trade Exhibition, there is clearly a lot to do and see at this impressive Museum. Start your journey now!

Contact: 033 – 345 1404, vfrank@nmsa.org.za.

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Healthy Life/Beautiful Life Hellooow Handmade For as long as she can remember, Merewyn de Heer of Hellooow Handmade has designed and created things. “I spent hours on the floor of my mom’s sewing room playing with ribbons and buttons.

My mom says that, from as young as two, I would pin fabric together to make clothes for my dolls,’’ says Merewyn.

After matriculating Merewyn studied and then worked in the field of Graphic Design.

After years in this area she began to miss using her hands and creating product. After a pottery course she started creating ceramic crosses on leather and velvet ribbon. Orders followed and then Merewyn branched out into jewellery and launched her Hellooow Handmade jewellery range at the 2010 Design Indaba.

Beaded chandeliers were added to the range and, not only have these been Merewyn’s biggest sellers, but their creation has enabled Merewyn to employ women infected and affected by HIV and Aids.

Domestic Childminder & CPR Course Course includes: • Basic Childcare • First Aid, CPR and Choking • HIV and AIDS Awareness • Stimulation and Play • New Courses: • Basic Housekeeping • Home Based Care for the Elderly

CPR courses for Schools, Moms, Dads, Grannies and Babysitters.

Booking Essential! Contact Gail Starr (033) 386 4451 • 083 445 1441 or gail@starr.co.za www.vitallifetraining.co.za

Tamryn Sprunt Counselling Psychologist M.Soc.Sc (Natal) PS 086 00 081911 • PR 086 002 0197394 Special interests in: • Post-natal depression and adjusting to being a new mother • Anxiety and depression in women and relationship issues 073 632 7269 tamryn.sprunt@gmail.com Rooms: 328 Burger Street, Pietermaritzburg

All Hellooow Handmade jewellery and chandeliers are handmade and, in turn, unique. Every chandelier takes between 7000 and 15,000 hand-rolled clay beads.

Merewyn is constantly extending her product range, is driven by gorgeous things and strives to make the most basic everyday products aesthetically pleasing.

Although the majority of product orders are made via the website, Hellooow Handmade also has a shop at Shop 4, Polo Field Centre, Gowrie Village, Nottingham Road.

Contact: me@hellooow.co.za, orders@hellooow.co.za, www.hellooow.co.za.

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Contact: Elaine Kooiman, Skin Worx, 033 – 346 2248, 082 558 4873, info@skinworx.co.za, www.facebook.com/SkinWorxZA. WIN WIN WIN Mum’s Mail has 2 Skin Worx Rich Skin Balms (1 x Durban & 1 x PMB winner) to give away. Visit www.mumsmail.com to enter.

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Managing a family, a home, finances and relationships can become overwhelming. Seeing a psychologist can help to manage these issues both emotionally and practically.

I see patients of all ages.

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Unsure whether your problem is big enough to see a psychologist? Contact me or visit my website.

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Some of the issues I deal with include: • Worries about children (emotional, intellectual, behavioural) • Depression, anxiety and stress • Marital or relationship difficulties • Family transitions

Educated Life How to Help in Pietermaritzburg • ECAP (Enabling Community Action Programmes) was founded in 1999 and operates out of Pine Street in Pietermaritzburg with a full time staff of six and seven part time. The areas covered are Northdale, KwaDindi, Sweetwaters, Eastwood and Ashdown with over 1800 clients.

The programmes ECAP are involved in are awareness/education, counselling and training, food security, and home-based care, HIV counselling and testing. Their main target groups are women, orphans and vulnerable children, youth and the poor. If you would like to offer support to this organisation contact the Community Chest, director@communitychest.org.za , 033 – 394 1031.

• Singakwenza is a project that involves using recycled material for educational toys and games for pre-school children in rural areas. The partners at Harvard House have agreed to have a collection point at Harvard House. Contact Harvard House on 033 – 330 2164.

You can collect and deliver: • Bread bags.

• Milk bottles (and lids).

• Yoghurt tubs with lids (or feta tubs with lids).

• Flora tubs (or any other marg/butter tubs).

• Polystyrene pallets.

Co-curricular or extra-mural course at your school, on a weekly basis by a trained Ms Manners.

Create children prepared for the future with good manners & social skills, an attitude of willingness to please, respect, awareness of choice of behaviour, acceptance of consequences, empathy, consideration of the feelings of others, conscience and confidence.

Private and holiday classes also offered

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Educated Life Kinderland Husband-and-wife team, Shamit and Lyndell Bhoola, dreamed of owning their own day care and pre-primary school. Lyndell, who had 10 years of day care teaching experience behind her, was the driving force for the venture that became known as Kinderland. Lyndell’s great passion for children, and for their development and nurturing, spurred the couple into planning and researching their own school.

With Lyndell’s teaching skills and Shamit’s business background, the setting was perfect.

THE AUDIBLOX PROGRAMME HELPS TO:

• Increase intelligence • Sharpen attention & concentration • Develop accurate perception • Improve long & short term memory • Promote logical thought • Improve reading • Build self-esteem & self-confidence

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Are you or your child not coping?

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Cell: 084 240 9610 Tel: 033 - 345 2041

e-mail: clair_psychologist@yahoo.com

Kinderland started off at 440 Loop Street where the Bhoolas rented the premises.

They started off well in their first year with 70 learners and the commitment and dedication of their fantastic staff brought great success, benefiting the learners and earning great reviews from the parents.

The couple since purchased premises, and Kinderland is now located at 420 Burger Street. The school takes children from the age of two months to six years. They currently follow the NCS curriculum and offer soccer training and craft classes, as well as dance and Monkeynastix on request.

MATHS AND ENGLISH LESSONS UNDERSTANDING = ABILITY = CAPABILITY = HAPPINESS = CONFIDENCE = HIGH SELF ESTEEM

The school’s motto, “Quality Early Learning”, is something they follow on a daily = SUCCESS! basis, whether it be during potty training, story time or when dance and music are introduced. The development and learning of the three to six year olds is monitored on a daily and weekly basis in preparation for the next level. Kinderland strongly endorses the self-confidence, creativity and individuA logical and enjoyable ality of their learners. All format of learning that has educators at the school been tried and tested. are currently on a programme to progress to Build your child’s academic the next level in their foundation and get them ready education.

for higher learning.

Contact: Kinderland Day Care & Pre-Primary, 033 – 342 8084, 072 332 2299. www.mumsmail.com

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Readers’ Life Star Letter Good day. I am writing from our small village in Mozambique. We work among the rural people of Mozambique implementing simple solutions to big problems. I contacted Mum’s Mail to advise on what we are doing in Mozambique. The next thing I was getting massive amounts of visitors to our website. This selfless act by the Mum’s Mail team is unknown in our day and age. The amount of exposure this has generated for us in such a very short time is fantastic to say the least. Dr Brian Faul, Project Solar Mozambique, www. solarmozambique.co.za.

July Letters • Wow! What a surprise for the beautiful advertising. A very big thank you! Angela Hodgson, SPCA PMB Fundraiser.

• I have been getting a few more calls [for my business] – the article did wonders.

Much appreciate it guys. Sasha Nirmul.

• Annemarie Gerber commented on a Mum’s Mail Newsletter which discussed orphaned children: You are doing a stunning job highlighting this seldom-discussed topic. Annemarie Gerber.

• You’ve done it again! Your magic is once again totally evident in the responses and referrals that I’ve been getting from your mail send-out! Kim, Robin Hood Foundation.

• To you and the Mum’s Mail team – you are doing a great job! Shanaz Khan.

• Well done on a consistently informative publication. I am involved in a daily electronic publication and know it is not easy to sell adverts or keep your content relevant and informative. You have certainly achieved this. Candice Warr.

• What a wonderful publication Mum’s Mail is! Janna Strang.

• Got my first order from my Mum’s Mail [1/16th advert] for R10 000! Shereen.

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Send your letters to brenda@mumsmail.com. The Editor reserves the right to shorten letters.

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Young Life/Party Life Smartie Party Planners We specialise in kiddies’ parties aged 1-16 for girls & boys, themed décor, cakes, jumping castle, party packs, clown and lots more!

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Young Life/Party Life Izon Parteez

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Young Life/Party Life Playground Equipment

WHERE ACTION SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS

Playground World produces a range of children’s outdoor playground equipment. Started in 2005 as Slough Trading t/a Wood Creations by friends and fathers Gary and Shane, the company has expanded and developed over the years and has recently been rebranded as Playground World. Visit their new website www.playgroundworld.co.za for more information. Friends since 1983, Gary and Shane began building and installing children’s playground equipment eight years ago. They focus primarily on wooden jungle gyms, swings, slides, trampolines and now every aspect of playground equipment. They also install and manufacture all accessories, such as roundabouts, play troughs, sandpits and steel jungle gyms.

Safety of the equipment is a priority.

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Action Sports KZN Midlands Arena host hasslefree birthday parties 7 days a week from 9am - 6pm.

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They have done extensive work for The Coega Development Corporation, the Early Childhood Development Programme and the Grade R Department of Education. Playground World also supplies private homes, schools, and crèches, with fully approved structures that meet these criteria.

20% discount on presentation of advert

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All Playground World jungle gyms are installed into the ground as permanent structures. The units are fully guaranteed for a year on all workmanship, and their timber suppliers treat all poles used to the SABS standard. The company’s play units are strong, safe, durable and weatherproofed against the harsh South African weather conditions. All units are fully modularised, which means that you can custom build to the needs of your children, garden/area and budget, and if need be can be easily relocated.

SPECIAL R4999 incl. VAT

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To find out about prices and the exciting new supertubes coming soon, contact Playground World today.

Contact: 0861 11 55 37, sales@playgroundworld.co.za, www.playgroundworld.co.za. www.mumsmail.com

Invite all your friends and come have loads of fun. Action Sports will make it an awesome day to remember. You can have an Action Cricket, Action Netball or Action Soccer Birthday Party at Action Sports KZN Midlands Arena!

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Busy Life JULY AWARENESS DAYS mary, PMB. • 25 & 26 Jul, Drakensview Primary, Estcourt.

• Mental Health Awareness Month • 10: Panic Awareness Contact Kathy, 031 – 705 7744.

Day • 11: World Population Day • 18: International Mandela Day • 28: World Hepatitis Day. ENTERTAINMENT • MACBETH: 23 – 25 Jul, Hilton College Theatre. Contact ARTS & CULTURE 033 – 383 0126.

• BAYNESFIELD ESTATE OPEN DAY: 14 Jul, 10am, Baynes- • REH MASR SPIRIT OF EGYPT: 29 Jun, 7.30pm, iZulu Thefield Estate (between Richmond & PMB). Music, crafts, food atre, Sibaya, North Coast. R100 at Computicket. Contact stalls, militaria display, pony & tractor rides, woodcrafting Senta, 082 829 3658. demo, house tours. Cost: scholars free, pensioners R10, adults R20. Contact 082 863 1099.

LEISURE • KWAZULU-NATAL MUSEUM: Mon – Fri 8.15am – 4.30pm, • CREIGHTON ALOE FESTIVAL: • 6 & 7 Jul, train trip from Sat 9am – 4pm, Sun 10am – 3pm, Jabu Ndlovu St, PMB. Con- Creighton. • Steam train rides 13, 14, 20 & 21 Jul, 10am. tact 033 – 345 1404.

• Sunrise bike train trip to Donnybrook, 7 Jul, 7am. • Hot Air Balloon rides, 6 & 7 Jul. Contact glynnis@toocee.co.za, BUSINESS MEETINGS 083 273 8037.

• WOMEN IN BUSINESS DATES: • 11 Jul, Mind the gap ed- • GROOVY BALLS ADVENTURE PARK: 22 Jun – 14 Jul, Hillucation - workshop offering basic skills to educators. • 28 crest. Contact Connan, 084 330 3112, bookings@groovyJul, Social Netwalking, Howick Falls – Karkloof Falls. • 3 Jul balls.co.za. (weekly for 3 weeks), Business Performance Improvement • HILTON HARRIERS RUN: • Thurs, 5.30pm, Old Main BrewWorkshop. Contact secretary@womeninbusiness.org.za. ery. • Opposite Hilton Hotel last Thurs monthly. Hilton. Contact 083 301 4048.

CHARITY • HOLIDAY BIBLE CLUB: 8 – 12 Jul, 8am – 12pm, PMB North • ESTHER HOUSE: Safe place for abused women & children. Baptist Church. No charge, but donations welcomed. ConContact June if you would like to assist, ijestherhouse@fu- tact 033 – 342 2348, pnbcoffice@gmail.com. turenet.co.za.

• INCHANGA CHOO CHOO STEAM TRAIN: • 6, 7 & 28 Jul, • GOD’S WAREHOUSE (WHEATFIELD MISSION OUTREACH): Kloof to Inchanga Station Craft Market (return). Contact 087 Assists families who have no food. For food drop-off points 808 7715, 082 353 6003, www.umgenisteamrailway.co.za. contact Debbie Schroeder, 083 230 6643, godswarehouse@ • MINIATURE LIVE STEAM TRAINS: 1st Sun (7 Jul), 10am – telkomsa.net.

4pm, 78 Rudling Rd, Bisley, PMB. Cost: R6. Contact Andries • GROWING PARKS: Jumping castle every Sat & Sun, 9.30am Keyser, PMB Model Engineering Society, 082 557 2119.

– 4.30pm, Chase Valley Rd Park. Contact growing.parks@ • PLAY DAYS: Camps Drift Park. Big indoor playground, 9am gmail.com.

– 5pm. Cost: R30 per child. Contact Kerry, 073 672 6122.

• MSUNDUZI HOSPICE WINTER FOOD FAIR: 6 July, 8am – • PONIES FOR PARTIES: Ashburton or at your venue, 2 2pm, 200 Zwartkop Rd, Prestbury. Contact 033 – 344 1560. hours. Contact Gael Whiteley, 083 460 7643, ponies4parties.za@gmail.com.

COURSES/WORKSHOPS • BASIC COMPUTER LITERACY: Daily, 2pm – 4pm, Hayfields.

MARKETS Cost: R200. Contact lynettemuchna@sai.co.za, 076 658 • CITY HALL CRAFT MARKET: Sat, 9am – 2pm, opposite City 1989.

Hall. Contact 033 – 396 2807.

• “BEING HUMAN” WORKSHOP: 29 Jun, Satori Farm. Con- • EVENING MARKET: 1st Fri monthly, 3pm – 6pm, Sue Tarr’s tact Louise, 082 551 7402, louiseghersie@vodamail.co.za. & La Popote, Dennis Shepstone Drive, Hilton. Contact 033 • BELLY DANCE LESSONS FOR BEGINNERS: Belly Chique Bel- – 343 1448. ly Dance Studio, PMB. Contact Vanessa, 082 485 3908.

• HOUSE OF HEART EMPORIUM MONTHLY MARKET: Last • JUST BOUTIQUE: Health, creative, beauty & baking cours- Sat monthly, 9am – 2pm, Dunrobin Garden Centre, 31 Wares for adults & kids. Athlone. Contact Lara Edmonds, info@ wick Rd, PMB. Contact Nada, 076 788 2052. justboutique.net, 033 – 342 4984, 084 587 0880, www.just- • INCHANGA CRAFT MARKET: Last Sun monthly, 9am – boutique.net.

3pm, Inchanga Station & Railway Museum. Contact 076 564 • KIDDIES’ BAKING & COOKING LESSONS: 21 Jun – 3 Jul, 6357, inchanga@live.co.za.

9am – 5.30pm (1 ½ hour sessions). Contact 082 093 9251, • KARKLOOF FARMERS’ MARKET: Sat, 7am – 11am, 2.6km 082 563 3091. outside Howick on Karkloof Rd (access on D507). Contact • KIDDIES’ CUPCAKE WORKSHOPS: Jul hols & parties, PMB. Andrea, 082 820 8986.

For ages 4 & up. Contact Yola, 079 517 2220, kristabelle22@ • PMB FARMERS’ MARKET: Sat, 6am, Alexandra Park. Conyahoo.com. tact 082 886 0687.

• LET US SEW – STITCHING & EMBROIDERY WORKSHOP: • SHONGWENI FARMERS’ & CRAFT MARKET: Sat, 6.30am – 25 Jun, 2 Jul, 10am – 12pm, Hilton Library. For children 7-12 10.30am, cnr Alverstone & Kassier Rd, Assagay. Contact 083 years. Cost: R70-R120. Contact 073 188 9638.

777 1674. Visit www.shongwenimarket.co.za.

• LIFE COACHING EXCLUSIVELY FOR WOMEN: Starting 26 Jul • SPCA MORNING MARKETS: 1st & last Sat monthly, 8am – & twice monthly thereafter, 8am – 10am, 9 Vlei Rd, Hilton. 12pm, 235 Woodhouse Road. Contact 033 – 386 9267.

Contact 082 801 8961, cherri@lifevision.co.za.

• UNDER THE MEETING TREE MARKET – CHRISTMAS IN • LOOK GOOD FEEL BETTER WORKSHOP FOR ONCOLOGY JULY: Last Sun monthly, 11am – 4pm, Farm B5 Cassia Rd Ext., PATIENTS: 21 Jun, 19 Jul, 16 Aug, 20 Sep, 18 Oct, 15 Nov, Shongweni. Contact Candice, 082 371 5062, facebook.com/ 20 Dec. Contact Sharona Singh, 033 - 342 3456, pmb.recep- themeetingtree. tion@cancernet.co.za.

• PERSONALISED MAKE-UP LESSONS & LADIES’ WORKOTHER SHOPS: Contact Jacqui, 079 541 2551, jacquigeel@yahoo. • FREE DIABETIC TESTING: Wed, 8am, Hilton Village Pharco.uk. macy. Contact 033 – 343 1730.

• POSTNATAL CLASSES FOR MOMS & BABIES (0 – 6 • FREE RABIES CLINIC: Wed, 1pm – 2pm, Umgeni Vet, HilMONTHS): Wed, 10am – 12pm, St Anne’s Hospital, Stork’s ton. Contact 033 – 343 4316.

Nest. Contact Sr Kate Paine, 033 – 897 5309, katherine.

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