BRACKENFELL COMPOST (WEEDFREE)
WAS 9,95
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Woensdag 31 Oktober 2012
595 15dm
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Ashley WareLane, doing what he loves.
) Local kiter running the show
Nemo takes to skies DESIREÉ RORKE
Picture this: thousands of colourful kites, soaring high and free in a turquoise blue sky – some colossal, some small, but mostly off-the-wall and fun. Annually more than 20 000 spectators and kiters from around the world make their way to Muizenberg for this spectacular feast for the eyes, and this year a couple from Brackenfell are at the helm. Local kiting couple Ashley and Marie Ware-Lane are the brains behind this year’s Cape Town International Kite Festival, the biggest of
its kind in Africa. Both devoted to the hobby, they are working tirelessly to make sure the skies are filled with incredible kites this coming weekend. “The best part of this magnificent festival is to see the excitement on the faces of the children and meeting a host of other kiting enthusiasts from around the world,” Ashley told TygerBurger on Monday. Thirteen such kiting teams are this week making their way to the Mother City for the event. They include teams from as far as Germany, Turkey, Singapore and India. Ashley, who never flew kites as a
child, got hooked on the hobby when he bought his young son a kite in 2003. “He didn’t like it much, but the bug bit me hard,” he says. Shortly after, they attended their first annual kite festival and since then kiting has slowly become a full-blown passion. Over the years the couple have built up a good kite collection including stunt kites, single lines, wind-socks and inflatables, most of them handmade at their home in Brackenfell. Ashley had initially started making stunt kites but he soon fell in love with the “wow” factor of single
line kites and soon learned to make his own. “You should see our house,” says Mari. “There are bits of fabric everywhere!” One of the biggest kites they have made is a 3,5m frog and a giant Nemo clown fish. “Our ultimate kiting experience is flying the kites at Blouberg on a lazy summer afternoon and seeing people taking photos of them with Table Mountain in the background,” he says. Some of these kites are as long as 40 metres and take about three men to launch; an exciting spectacle to watch, says Ashley.
According to him the weather forecast predicts favourable winds for the weekend, The event takes place on the lawns of Zandvlei in Muizenberg and gates are open from 10:00 to 18:00 on Saturday and Sunday 3 and 4 November. Entry is just R20 for adults and R10 for children. All profits go directly to Cape Mental Health to support its mental health services for people in poorly resourced communities. For further info visit the Cape Town International Kite Festival website at www.capementalhealth.co.za or www.facebook.com/CTKiteFest.
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