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TYGERBURGER | DURBANVILLE Woensdag, 18 September 2013
Diary | Dagboek V Die Reik na Herstelborskanker-ondersteuningsgroep vergader vandag 18 September vanaf 09:45 by die Methodistekerk op die hoek van Lingen- en Krigestraat in Boston, Bellville. Dr. Annemarie Visser, ’n onkoloog, is die spreker. Silikoon-prosteses word ook verskaf. Kontak Elsabe by 084 703 7994 met navrae. V Prof. Gunther Pakendorf bespreek die boek Madame Bovary deur Gustave Flaubert op die byeenkoms van die Durbell-leeskring vandag 18 September vanaf 09:30 in die Durbanville-biblioteeksaal. Besoekers is welkom teen R25 per persoon. Kontak Sandra Germeshuys by 083 642 2601 met navrae. V A book sale will be held by the Durbanville Children’s Home on Thursday 19 September from 10:00 to 13:00 at the home. Quality books, puzzles and magazines are sold at affordable prices to raise money for the home. Contact Soulvy Saunders on 021 975 6822 or mpretoors@durbanvillekinderhuis.org.za. V A concert with Mike McCullagh, who wrote McCully Workshop’s hit song, “Buccaneer”, is presented by the Durbanville Hockey Club on Saturday 21 September. McCullagh will be performing live with a cast of eight doing hits from the 60s to the 90s. The comedian, Kurt Schoonraad, will also perform. The concert will be presented in a marquee tent at the Durbanville Hockey Club on Sports Way from 18:30. Tickets at R200 per person or a stall can be booked via email to dhcevents@gmail.com. V A Pirates Bible Holiday Club is presented from 23 to 27 September at the Durbanville Methodist Church in Bowlers Avenue in Durbanville. It is presented from 08:30 to 12:30 and is suitable for five to 13-year-old children. The cost is R150 for the week. Contact the youth pastor, Taryn Catherine, by email to youth@durbmeth.org.za or on 021 976 0598 with enquiries or to book.
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Dash of clivia colour for spring Tyger Valley Centre will be hosting the Cape Clivia Club’s annual show on 21 and 22 September. The Arena in the centre is the ideal setting for these magnificent flowers as visitors will be able to view them from close-up as well as get a bird’s eye view from the first and second levels. Although clivias (boslelies) are now cultivated all over the world, especially in China, Japan, Europe, Australia and New Zeeland, many South Africans are unaware that they are found in the wild only in southern Africa and nowhere else in the world. Clivias grow best in full or semi-shade and until quite recently it was believed that they only occur in small pockets along the eastern coast of South Africa and in Swaziland. Much to the surprise of botanists a sixth species, clivia mirabilis,how-
Flower fever even hit Stefan Malan (2) who is inspecting one of his grandmother’s clivias. ever, was recently discovered in Oorlogskloof near Nieuwoudtville in the arid north-
western Cape. There are six species of clivia, five have drooping flowers and the sixth, clivia miniata, the most popular one, bears upright flowers. Through selective breeding and by crossing the various species, breeders have succeeded in creating plants of widely differing shapes and sizes with flowers ranging from almost pure white to dark red, yellow, peach, apricot, green and a host of other hues and shades. The clivia flowering season reaches its peak between August and early October, and the organisers hope to have more than 200 plants on display. Visitors to the show will also be able to purchase plants and seedlings. The entrance fee is R15 and the show will be open from 09:00 to 19:00 on Saturday and from 09:00 to 15:00 on Sunday.
Keen interest in family trees ESMÉ ERASMUS
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Curiousity about family roots and history, was proved with an unexpected high attendance of people visiting the family history workshop, which was presented by the Durbanville Heritage Society on Saturday 31 August. According to Pam Beck, secretary of the Durbanville Heritage Society, the Durbanville library hall was abuzz with people – all interested in tracing their family roots. “The open workshop, hosted by the Durbanville Heritage Society in conjunction with the Genealogical Society of South Africa (GSSA), was a great success,” she said.
The eight visiting genealogists were introduced to the audience, followed by two very informative presentations by Marianne Olivier of Table View and Alta Griffiths of Durbanville, both members of the GGSA and eGGSA, a website version. “These presentations have been designed to assist budding family history researchers in their quest to trace their family roots,” Beck said. “At the end of the presentations the audience, wanting to learn more and armed with their memory sticks and notebooks, converged on the genealogists,” she said. V Visit www.durbanvilleheritage.co.za, www.gs sa.org.za, www.eggsa.co.za or www.gisa.org.za for more information.
At the workshop were (from left) Lynne van der Merwe, treasurer and meeting convenor of the Durbanville Heritage Society, Tish Bester, a member, and Pam Beck, secretary.