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Magdeline Neethling, a former teacher in Hermanus created Swallow Park over a century ago after she retired. Her nickname Swallow was given as she was perceived to dart around like a bird. This first public park in Hermanus has deteriorated over the years, and the CBD Revitalisation Cluster of the […]

FRIDAY 9 MAY at 10:00 in the Catholic Church Hall KAROOZING: An Ode to the Open Road. by Darryl David Darryl David, author, lecturer and founder of many a book festival, talks about traveling through the Karoo and his many book festivals. His latest book, Karoozing: An Ode to the […]

FRIDAY 2 MAY at 10:00 in the Catholic Church Hall From Kitchen Dutch to official language  by Tom McLachlan A century ago, in May 1925, Afrikaans was legally recognised as an official language of South Africa. Tom McLachlan, a professional language practitioner, will briefly trace the politico-linguistic history of the […]

FRIDAY 25 April at 10:00 in the Catholic Church Hall Meet the Fyn Boss – Sean Privett of Grootbos A multimedia presentation by internationally acclaimed botanist Sean Privett from Grootbos who will celebrate the biodiversity of the fynbos region and other SA botanical treasures. He has developed guiding material and […]