Dr Helen Robinson leads a walk through historical places along the Liesbeeck which begins at Josephine Mill. She’ll attempt to illustrate what remains of the early days in the former villages of Newlands and Rondebosch and give some idea of the farms which were established along the River and of their owners over time.
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November 2011 Outing
SAT 26th NOVEMBER 2011
CELEBRATING 25 YEARS OF THE FIRST URBAN CONSERVATION AREA IN CAPE TOWN:
THE PARKS IN THE UPPER TABLE VALLEY
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October 2011 Outing
OUTING SATURDAY 22 0CTOBER 2011 Old Nectar, Jonkershoek Time: 10h00 Cost: R50 It is a great privilege to visit Old Nectar at this time of the year when the roses will still be in bloom and Una van der Spuy, the owner, will show us around her famous garden and also inside her home which [...]
September 2011 Outing
Will be a weekend excursion to Sutherland (on 7- 10 OCTOBER)
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August 2011 Outing
OUTING TO HERMANUS 27th AUGUST 2011 This trip follows on from Graham Jacobs’s talk. We will be travelling by bus to Hermanus where chairperson of the Overstrand Heritage and Aesthetics Committee, Estelle Spaarwater, and architect and Vernacs member, Noon Lloyd, will take us on a walking tour around an older part of the town. There [...]
July 2011 Outing
JULY 2011 OUTING DATE: Saturday August 6 TIME: 10h00 ROELAND STREET ARCHIVES Parking is available in the archives parking lot and in Roeland Street. If you are interested in learning more about using our archives Antonia Malan and Kathleen will be presenting a two hour workshop in the archives. ALTERNATIVE OUTING DATE: Saturday 30 July [...]
May 2011 Outing
WOLMUNSTER, ROSEBANK DATE: SATURDAY 28 MAY 2011 TIME: 10:15 for 10:30 DIRECTIONS: From Main Road in Rosebank turn up Wolmunster Road and then left into Christow Road, where the house is on the left hand side. Since the road is rather short it is recommended that you find parking in either Wolmunster Road or [...]
June 2011Outing
OUTING – SATURDAY, 25 JUNE 2011 PAARL: BUS TOUR WITH JOZEF SMIT Time: 10h00 for 10h15 We meet outside the Strooidak Church in Main Rd, Paarl – between Haarlem and Rose on the eastern side of the main road. Park opposite the church in the allocated bays. We will then travel in a Sentosa Tours [...]
April 2011 Weekend Away
SWELLENDAM VISIT DATES: SATURDAY 30 APRIL – MONDAY 2 MAY 2011 Our forthcoming visit to Swellendam and district follows on previous visits, the first being for the third annual general meeting of VASSA in 1966. We were there in 1994, as part of our 30th anniversary celebration, and again in 2000. On that occasion we [...]
