L A V I T FES PINGS TRAP
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2 - 8 April CAPE TOWN • SOUTH AFRICA
The 18th Golden Oldies World Hockey Festival officially started fittingly in the shadows of Cape Town’s iconic Table Mountain. The Festival has drawn nearly 700 participants from 14 countries and enjoyed an outstanding opening ceremony at the 350 year old Cape of Good Hope Castle. The Parade of Nations led in by the stirring Cape Highlanders Pipe Band was officially opened by Christine Augusto, the Festival Director from Vintage Sport & Leisure after a welcome from WPCC President, Neil Strydom. In typical Golden Oldies Hockey style the
formalties were followed by some very serious informalty. The party was as good as any Golden Oldies party has ever been. The food was fantastic, the drinks flowed and the Band played the right stuff. The Festival could not have started on a better note with the scene of old friends greeting each other again through their love of hockey underlining the Golden Oldies ethos of Fun, Friendship and Fraternity. The first day’s play began in a cool wind, under cloudy skies with the magnificent Table Mountain providing a rapidly changing array of vistas.
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CELEBRATIONS
A Ruby Wedding Anniversary for Ian and Sue Pett from the A 10th Wedding Anniversary for Kerry Havant Cavaliers pictured here surrounded by their team mates. and Andy Steele who met at Golden Oldies in Argentina.
BIRTHDAY WISHES
MERCHANDISE
The great range of merchandise will be available through to Saturday night. Merchandise will not be discounted on Saturday. On playing days they are situated between the two astro turf pitches.
HOW’S THE BODY?
If it’s twisted, broken or just plain shagged out see Moira upstairs in the Chairman’s View room. Her magic hands will have as good as new in no time!
Happy Birthdays for:
René McKibbin (above) orginally from Kathu (South Africa) now living in Canada. Bev Isherwood from Methven Miracles whose birthday lasted 2 days as she flew from New Zealand. Jeff Griffiths from Auckland Indians and Maria Jose Martinez from Red Quake (Chile).