SPRING has definitely SPRUNG  …. By Thursday the cold front made its appearance, Friday was a Misty morning, a Sunny early afternoon and looked like we were getting ready for a mammoth thunder storm by 4pm. On Saturday it virtually rained for most of the day and by Sunday morning the surrounding mountain ranges had snow on it. Despite this, we managed to get in some social tabs games on Tuesday morning and Wednesday afternoon, with some of the Novice Singles and Mixed pairs teams playing their next round of games.

Competitions

Due to the rain on Saturday, the SUPERSPAR Greendale Competition had to be cancelled. An announcement will be made at the club in due course if and when this competition will be played. Our Halfway Toyota Howick competition is scheduled for Wednesday 12 September with tabs in at 1.15pm. Members are also reminded that the 2018/2019 League team sheets are up on the Club’s Notice board. Please avail yourself to represent the club in the league by filling in your name where you are available.

Reminder

Umgeni Waterfall Bowling Club will be hosting the Oasis Prep School Bowls Fundraiser on Friday 14 September with registration at 11.30am and play starting at 12 noon. Club members are hereby requested to support this fundraiser and also to make their bowls available for guests to play with. Especially members who own small bowls (size 00 – size 2)

The President and committee would like to remind all members that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the club will be held on Saturday 22 September directly after social bowls and that committee nomination forms are posted on the clubs notice board.

Regular Times Are:

Tuesday mornings Tabs in by 8.45am (Civvies)

Wednesday and Saturday afternoons Tabs in by 1.15pm. (Club Colours)

Visiting bowlers are welcome to join us at these tabs in times.

The official dates for Benvie Open Garden were set earlier in the year to accommodate the supplement in the Gardener Magazine covering open gardens country wide.

Our official dates are opening 22nd September running through to the 7^th October and we are open every day of the week from 9am to 4pm. We have had some nice rain in August and the Clivias are opening now and should be in full bloom by the end of this week. The early Azaleas are also out and should you wish to visit anytime from this weekend (8^th September) you are welcome to do so.

As per usual you are welcome to bring a picnic lunch and to bring friends and family.

The entry fee remains the same at R50 for adults and children are free, for pensioners a reduced entry fee of R30 will apply on all Thursdays.

Hope to see you over open garden.

John and Jenny Robinson.

John Geekie established the garden on Benvie Farm in 1882. It is a historic 70 acre garden situated in the Karkloof mistbelt. John & Jenny Robinson are the custodians of Benvie on behalf of the Geekie family.

033 502 9090 / 082 4433 805

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This is baby Janique, she is 9 months old and has Neuroblastoma Cancer, she has had it since she was 6 months old. Neuroblastoma is cancer often found in the small glands on top of the kidneys (adrenal glands). It can develop in the stomach, chest, neck, pelvis, and bones.

Children aged five or younger are most commonly affected.

Symptoms may include fatigue, loss of appetite and fever. There may be a lump or compression of tissues in the affected area.

Neuroblastoma may require surgery and chemotherapy.

When The Peach Blossom Howick first approached us, EzyGroup Consulting, about advertising on their Facebook page to get assistance for this beautiful child we knew we had to do more. We approached all our other clients and had an amazing response. The Peach Blossom Howick is joined by The Tavern Howick, DTI Security, Midlands Services and Installations, EzyGroup Consulting as well as Ragland PMB in a bid to make a real difference to this child and her family. We are receiving the most amazing outpour from Howick residence and businesses all lining up to help with this cause, Hillside Auto will donate 20% of their labour costs to help this little one when people bring their car in for a service or repair until end of October using the name Janique, The Tavern Howick is holding their annual #PinkParty on the 07th September in honour of Janique where a portion of the nights sales will be donated as well as all funds raised from raffles, games etc., DTI Security is making a sizable donation, Midlands Sevices and Installations is donating 10% of all sales made in September, The Peach Blossom Howick is selling bracelets, the profits of which will be donated, EzyGroup Consulting is doing all marketing for this charity free of charge and assisting with event planning and sourcing sponsors and donations and Ragland PMB will also be selling bracelets from their store.

If anyone wants to get on board and assist with this charity they can contact Chantel on 082 873 5338 or EzyGroup Consulting on 083 291 2753.

In the picturesque KZN Midlands, a group of people is determined to take a step towards breaking the cycle of poverty and improving life for all in the area. The members of the Rotary Club of Hilton and Howick have embarked on an early childhood development education project that will see 25 of the most deserving teachers receive bursaries over the next few years.

Research has proved that when children begin their education earlier, they grow up more intelligent, capable and successful. While pre-school, and more specifically Grade R, in South Africa is not compulsory, the government has taken these findings seriously and plans to make Grade R compulsory.

For some time now, Rotary clubs across South Africa have worked to improve the situation at poorer pre-schools. Many found that once the teachers were properly trained, the support networks and participation from the parents developed.

Statistically, a better-educated population is more peaceful and has a lower incident of crime and other socio-economic problems. Sadly, education has not received the attention it needs and the members of the Rotary Club of Hilton and Howick feel that “the sooner we start implementing these long-term solutions to improve education, the sooner we will see the results in our communities,” explains President Maurice Wilkinson.

“Our conscience won’t let us stand by and watch the suffering continue. When you go to the poorer schools we support, you see how desperately the parents want their children to receive the best – but sadly, that is not what they can afford.”

However, says Wilkinson, “The teachers at these schools are an inspiration in themselves. What they can’t buy, they make. What they don’t know, they try their best to learn. We all know that tertiary education is expensive and sadly, that makes it an impossible dream for many of these teachers.”

Thankfully, the Rotary Club of Hilton and Howick’s members view the impossible as merely something that will need a little extra elbow grease! They have embarked on a project to train Early Childhood Development teachers over the next few years.

The course the club chose, in partnership with Caversham Institute, will not only equip the teachers but will ensure that their qualifications are recognised. Courses offered by Caversham Institute are recognised by the South African Qualifications Authority and the teachers trained in this project will receive an NQF5** qualification in Early Childhood Development after two years of study.

The project will begin early next year when the first five teachers start their studies at Caversham Institute. It will be staggered over the next few years with a cumulative minimum total of 25 teachers being trained at a projected cost of around R700 000.

Fundraising began at the beginning of the year, but sponsorship and contributions are still needed towards funding these bursaries. “We still need to raise just under R50 000 in order to let the first five start their first year of study in January. However, the more we raise, the more we educate,” explains Wilkinson.

Organisations or individuals who would like to contribute and help the club reach its target can request the club’s banking details from Maurice Wilkinson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Howard Richardson at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The Rotary Club of Hilton and Howick is one of more than 35 000 Rotary Clubs in the world. Rotarians are community spirited people and leaders who join to exchange ideas and take action! Find us on Facebook, email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or see rotary.org

**The NQF is a comprehensive system for the classification, registration and publication of articulated and quality-assured national qualifications and part-qualifications. It is a single integrated system comprising three co-ordinated qualifications Sub-Frameworks for General and further Education and Training, Higher Education and Trades and Occupations. An NQF5 falls into the Higher Education Qualifications Sub-Framework.

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With consent from the Parents of this little girl, I Aunty Karen, Principal of Heritage House Preschool, Howick, South Africa have started this campaign to help the parents of beautiful little Boitumelo Ngidi, one of our 5-yr-old learners. The aim is to help meet the mounting financial medical shortfalls and other related financial implications they are faced with, following her most unfortunate homebased accident.

During the July school holidays Tumi's mum, Nonhlanhla, was preparing for the children's bath time. The tragedy happened after boiling water was poured into the bath before cold water. Tumi and her younger sibling were playing close by when suddenly Tumi accidently fell backwards into the boiling hot bathwater, right in front of Mum.

Mum immediately pulled her out of the water they rushed her to the hospital emergency, where she was taken straight into ICU with severe burn wounds, from the back of her neck, her entire back, buttocks and upper limbs.

The reason for using boiling water was due to their geyser having been stolen some time ago and the family was financially unable to replace the geyser.

In spite of her severe pain, Tumi received the best care whilst being in ICU for 2 weeks. She had numerous trips to theatre for skin grafts and dressing changes. Initially she was only able to lie on her stomach, very frustrating for an energetic 5-year-old. Tumi's pain and suffering was unbearable for her and her traumatised and exhausted mum who was at her bedside day and night tending to her every need.
Tumi had to leave ICU because Medical Aid was complaining about the high cost of ICU. She was then transferred to the Paediatric Ward where she spent another week after which she was discharged.

Once home, it was extremely difficult for her parents to take care of her as they were under pressure from their employers to return to work. Mums teaching position was in jeopardy if she did not return to the classroom. Granny was unable to assist as she is too frail. The mothers of two of Tumi's classmates kindly helped take care of her as often as they could.

After a week at home, Tumi had to be re-admitted to hospital because some of her skin grafts had become infected and  in need of urgent attention. This was partly because she was unable to have her dressings changed regularly, due to lack of suitable transport to the hospital. 

Help in the form of meals, groceries, food vouchers and get-well gifts have been overwhelming and greatly appreciated by Tumi's family.

 A local business donated a geyser and another company did the full installation free of charge.

YOUR HELP WILL BE A 'GODSEND '
On behalf of this family, we appeal to your kindness to donate, no matter how small or big, every bit will help. This is the start of a long road ahead for this beautiful, bubbly little girl who has crept into the hearts of many. She will need extensive Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Medical Care into the future. As a result of this, her parents will need financial help for a time to come.

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I've always believed that there's nothing wrong with comfort food... IF the food is great!

Country Chicken, Bacon & Pea Pie. One of our family favourite comfort foods!

My 6yr old son gets quite mad if I don't bring one of these little dishes of goodness home at least once a week!
As one of our top sellers, this delicious pie is made by roasting our big, beautiful open-range chickens from "Blue Orange Farm" & then stripping them right down
of all their succulent meat. Next, we cook our famous white wine, cream & herb reduction sauce & mix with sautéed smoky bacon, peas, carrots & onions. This mixture is tossed with the brown and the white meat of our chickens, packed full into each dish & topped with a puff pastry lid, ready for you to bake fresh at home...
Mmmmm!...

Now that's what I call "comfort food"!

"Some foods are so comforting, so nourishing of body and soul,
that to eat them is to be home again after a long journey. " - Eli Brown

Yours in convenient cuisine,
Tanya Nicolson
& The Cookhouse Family

Photograph by Dee During Photography

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The Msunduzi Hospice Association will be hosting a morning Tea & Talk with power couple, Steve and Eleanor Pienaar from Pietermaritzburg, who have recently returned from the North Pole, having completed their Grand Slam Challenge Marathon. (A 42.2km marathon or longer on all 7 continents and on the Arctic Ocean at the North Pole). This couple share their incredible story of hope, courage and perseverance!

The event is taking place on Saturday, 25th August 2018, at 09h00, at the Msunduzi Hospice, 200 Zwartkop Road, Prestbury.

Tickets cost R50.00 person and all proceeds will benefit the Msunduzi Hospice Association. Book your seat by contacting Tanya on 033 344 1560 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

The recent airing discussing honey adulteration on Carte Blanche has caused both concern and confusion amongst many South African consumers.

Husband and wife team, Rob and Liz Beach, Owners of Hilton Honey Farms explain that there has been consumer confusion regarding C3 and C4 sugars found in honey. “Honey consists of C3 and C4 sugars and a variety of minerals, vitamins, pollen and wax. There is a natural blend of C3 and C4 sugars in all honey, especially from KZN where sugar cane is grown. Fynbos honey and the famous Manuka honey from New Zealand contain high levels of C4 sugars. Honey collected from flowers produces C3 sugars and honey collected from grasses like sugar cane and Paspalum produces C4 sugars. There are no laws in South Africa regarding levels of these sugars and this can only be tested overseas,” explains Rob.

In the Carte Blanche segment it was alleged that Hilton Honey Farms add sugar to their honey resulting in an elevated C4 sugar reading. “Hilton Honey Farms has supplied a good product to KZN for the past 35 years and would never intentionally do anything to jeopardise our products. We purchase as much locally produced honey as possible from local beekeepers and blend it into our other honeys which we import from reputable suppliers. It maintains a flavour, body, aroma and rich colour to which our local customers are accustomed and enjoy.”

“The test results that were given to us by Carte Blanche included several discrepancies. There was no name on the document relating the sample to me or my company and it stated that the sample tested was not sealed. I was not aware of my product ever being tested and in order to look into this, I need to know where the alleged sample came from,” says Rob.

To date neither SABIO (the South African Bee Industry Organisation) nor Carte Blanche have been able to supply Hilton Honey Farms with the batch number or sample of the honey allegedly tested.

“This is a serious allegation which we are urgently trying to get to the bottom of.”

Following the allegations Hilton Honey Farms made a decision, as a precautionary measure and out of respect for their customers, to conduct a voluntary recall of their honey for testing to ensure that it is compliant.

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“We received the test results back on the 7th August and can confirm that the independent results verify that our honey adheres to the regulations that govern honey in South Africa,” explains Liz.

Hilton Honey Farms will continue to conduct ongoing independent testing going forward and are also in the process of becoming HACCAP compliant and accredited.

During the Carte Blanche interview, Devi Sankaree Govender pointed out that the Hilton Honey Farms labelling needed to include the origin of all the honeys processed. “We have since updated all our labelling accordingly,” says Rob.

“We are firmly against any form of honey adulteration and as a small, family-run business we will endeavor to do everything we can to restore the integrity of the honey industry.”

Every term, as part of our Social Responsibility Howick Pre- Primary School take on a “Giving Challenge”. This term the charity we chose was CHOC (Childhood Cancer Foundation South Africa).

In support of this amazing foundation, four Howick Pre-Primary staff members took up the challenge to walk up and down Sani Pass on Saturday the 11th August 2018. The walk itself is 8km up and another 8km down and to make the experience even more difficult and magical, the ladies walked in 15-20cm of snow.

There are no word to describe this event. It was absolutely magical with the breath taking views and such a privilege to do it in support of CHOC.

We are so proud of our staff for taking up the challenge and we are pleased to say that they are all hoping to do it all again next year.

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Super Specials this September from Harvard Electrical.

“FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND, WE HAVE CCTV AND A SECURITY GUARD”. To avoid the taxi rank, please use Bell Street. Drive past the “Former Shoprite Building” , take the first left, and first left again and you will find us on the complex on the left.

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Happy Spring!

It's been a while since we've held a competition.
At the start of Spring, what better way to celebrate than with a new dish & a chance to win!

 Looking forward to hearing from you!

Yours in convenient cuisine,
The Cookhouse Family
3A Mare Street, Howick &

Shop 101, Oxford Village, Hillcrest &
Shop 6, 39 Hilton Ave. Hilton
Central Contact: 079 144 6982
thecookhouse.co.za
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Oasis Bowls Day in aid of Oasis Prep School.

Date:    Friday 14 September 2018.

Venue: Umgeni Waterfall Bowls Club, 72 Main Street, Howick.

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“FOR YOUR PEACE OF MIND, HARVARD ELECTRICAL HAVE CCTV AND A SECURITY GUARD”.  To avoid the taxi rank, please use Bell Street. Drive past the “Former Shoprite Building”, take the first left, and first left again and you will find us on the complex on the left.

A very quiet bowling week with cold tabs in days

Competitions

On Tuesday morning 21 August we played our J Leslie Smith & Co sponsored 2 4 2 competition. It was a fairly cold morning and took bowlers a while to get into their stride. The eventual winners of the meat pack 1st prize were the team of Ann Marnoch and Mark Taylor. Second prize was won by Dave Mainprize and Grace Abrahams. Both prizes were sponsored by JLS who were also presented by Crystal Dekker who brought us some lovely tea time treats and Lisa Nagel who handed out the prizes. J Leslie Smith & Co remains an incredible supporter of bowling in both the Midlands and PMB and we are blessed to have them on board.

The next competition will be the Woodstone Craft Café 2 Bowl Trips Teams-in comp which will take place on Friday 31 August with the starting time at 9am. Team entries for this competition will close at Midnight on Wednesday 29 August. All you need to do is put a team together and either call it in to 082 758 1246 or email it to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. The cost is R90 per team.

Reminder

The President and committee would like to remind all members that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the club will be held on Saturday 22 September directly after social bowls and that committee nomination forms are posted on the clubs notice board.

Regular Times Are:

Tuesday mornings Tabs in by 8.45am (Civvies)

Wednesday and Saturday afternoons Tabs in by 1.15pm. (Club Colours)

Visiting bowlers are welcome to join us at these tabs in times.

News supplied by Umgeni Waterfall Bowling Club..

On the first weekend of September this year, literary locals are in for a treat.
The 9th annual Midlands Literary Festival will be held at Fern Hill Hotel this year. Darryl Earl David founder of BookBedonnerd in Richmond, Karoo and many other Literary Festivals, initiated the Midlands Literary Festival in 2010. “I have always maintained that the Midlands should be the literary capital of South Africa, as we boast direct links to writers like Alan Paton, Bessie Head, John Conyngham, Herbert Dhlomo, Sibusiso Nyembezi, Mahatma Gandhi, David Robbins, Moira Lovell, Kobus Moolman, DJ Opperman and Ina Rousseau, Reginald Dhlomo and Magema Fuze – who was the first man to publish a book in Zulu.”

Darryl continues, “over time we have gained a reputation for attracting some of the country’s biggest writers – Ahmed Kathrada, Miriam Tlali, Ian Player, Marguerite Poland, Gcina Mhlope, Bruce Fordyce, to name but a few,” he says, “This year promises to be exceptional – Jacques Pauw, David Robbins, Landa Mabenge, Harry Kalmer and Tracy Going are among the 25 published authors who will be sharing their stories with us.”

The KZN Midlands abounds creativity – talented writers, poets and artists.

Howick’s favourite florist, Helena Davis, will delight with the story of how she came to write the enchanting Wind in the Wheat Fields – a romantic novel in the Jane Austen tradition. This love story with its share of heartache is a wonderful and triumphant read that will sweep you back in time.

Almost everyone in the midlands has a fishing story to tell. Tod Collins writes of his and other anglers’ unusual exploits, with or without a fishing rod in hand in The Art of Being an Awful Angler – stories that embrace the philosophy of living in the moment with the art of not taking fly-fishing too seriously.

Dargle resident, Sharon Grussendorff, draws on her own inspiring journey, where she has grappled with finding the balance between contemplative living and relevant engagement in the world in her book Contemplative Living – learning the art of participation in the divine dance of life.

Josh Crickmay, who dropped out of school at 15 diagnosed with Asperger’s Syndrome, has produced a remarkable coffee table book telling a story of courage, and triumph of the human spirit. Josh’s Big Year chronicles his family’s travels to every corner of Southern Africa and beyond to identify as many bird species as possible in a single year.

In writing A Cape Rubaiyat, Mark de Wet has fulfilled a promise made thirty-four years ago to a Greek poet in Athens. His book is a visual fusion of wine and poetry structurally based on an Omar Khayyam’s epic poem ‘Rubaiyat’ written a thousand years ago.

Self-published, Brenda George will thrill with background into her novels Haunted by Shadows and The Shades of Hell, sharing details of the intense research she did in New York City with homicide detectives, and Sing Sing prison inmates, and inspire us to consider self-publishing. Hilton’s Andrea Nattrass, in her capacity as the publisher at Pan Macmillan South Africa, is responsible for managing the local publishing team, which develops and produces the titles by South African authors, both fiction and non-fiction, that Pan Macmillan publishes. In her presentation she talks about the South African publishing landscape and offers tips and suggestions to would-be authors in terms of how to increase their chances of having their work published. She also welcomes your publishing-related questions.

Durban-based Elana Bregin works as an editor for publishers and writes in her spare time. Her body of work reflects a diversity of styles and genres, from children’s and young adult novels to adult fiction, narrative non-fiction and speculative fiction. Her presentation The Stories We Write, the Stories that Write Us will inspire you to get going on your own writing journey.

Steampunk Coffee in Lion’s River hosts a monthly open mic session, Steampunk Poets, where unpretentious, honest and simple poetry emanates from all spheres of Midlands life. Some of the regulars – who you will recognise from their other roles as bakers, yoga teachers, conservationists and sculptors – will read their poems late on Saturday afternoon before sundowners and Nicky Grieshaber on piano draws you into a convivial evening.

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The past week was eventful for in more ways than we could have imagined. Tuesday morning tabs in started off on the nippy side but ended with lovely warm weather. We were also scheduled to play the much anticipated club versus club competition at the Hilton Bowling Club on Friday morning. This ended in near tragedy when two of our teams in two separate cars were involved in an accident on the freeway near the Hilton off ramp. We are grateful that there were only minor injuries to all involved. As a club we are indebted to the emergency services who attended to those involved.

Competitions

In-between all of these activities we managed to play our Halfway Toyota Howick Sponsored competition on Wednesday afternoon. As usual Halfway Toyota had a vehicle on display for bowlers to have a look at. After a good afternoon’s bowling the team Alison Toms, Rita Aitken, Lyn Ventress and John Spence walked away with the coveted Halfway Toyota Howick sponsored 1st prize. Second Prize was won by the team of Derek Balfour, Eunice Gage, Bruce Coldwells and Bev Vorster. The club would like to thank Margie Wheelwright for being present and for organizing tea time eats.

By the time that this report is published we will have played the J Leslie Smith & Co sponsored 2 4 2 competition. The results of this competition will be reported in next week’s report.

Reminder

The President and committee would like to remind all members that the Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the club will be held on Saturday 22 September directly after social bowls and that committee nomination forms are posted on the clubs notice board.

Regular Times Are:

Tuesday mornings Tabs in by 8.45am (Civvies)

Wednesday and Saturday afternoons Tabs in by 1.15pm. (Club Colours)

Visiting bowlers are welcome to join us at these tabs in times.

News supplied by Umgeni Waterfall Bowling Club.

Can you feel it? The days are getting warmer and longer, there’s the scent of Jasmine in the air… Spring is definitely on its way! There is no more beautiful place to experience this invigorating time of the year than in the stunning KZN Midlands.

Round up the family and come and enjoy a weekend full of trail adventures and activities at the Marriott Dargle Trails Festival this weekend, 18th and 19th August. Canine and equine family members are included too! Going into its’ 7th year, this very popular event has always placed an emphasis on full family involvement and this year is no different.

In 2018 there will be a particular emphasis on the trail running events with plenty of different distances to choose from on each day. You can choose to run one or both days – effectively construct your own stage race!

As well as trail running, mountain biking and dog walking events, participants can look forward to a horse outside, yoga, a polo exhibition, live rugby screening and great food and drink!

EVENT INFO:
18 – 19 August 2018
Lion’s River Club, Lion’s River

Trail Running: 30km, 20km, 10km, 5km
Mountain Biking: 19km, 10km, 5km
Horse outride (10km)
3km Dogs & Bikes Kids event
KidZone, with experienced childminders and fun activities
Coffee, craft beer & cordials, freshly squeezed fruit juices, biltong and gourmet meals
Exhibition polo, live rugby screening, yoga and more!
MORE INFO & ENTRIES

With the KZNTR KidZone in action too, this really is a weekend that has something on offer for the whole family!

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New Year's doesn't have to be spent fighting the crowds in a city somewhere. Why not join us at Lythwood for an ultimate luxury and fun New Year's celebration?

 Arrive on Monday, 31 December to big, welcoming smiles. Settle in, then join us for an afternoon High Tea, Champagne and Croquet on the Lawn. In the evening it's time to dress up and put on your party shoes! Welcome the New Year in with a spectacular Five-course Dinner & Dance.

On New Year's Day, sleep in a little and then enjoy a Late Morning Brunch. The order of the day is to put up those tired dancing feet and relax. Explore a little... perhaps some fishing or mountain biking appeals or a walk in the country. In the evening we will spoil you with a fun-filled Dinner Braai under the Stars.

Ready to go home? Then enjoy our Full English Breakfast on Wednesday morning and depart at your leisure.

So, how much you ask?

R1,350 per person, per night, including all meals as stated, for arrival on 31 December 2018 and departure on 2 January 2019 only.

This offer is subject to availability – that means it's first come, first served!
Contact Alison soon to avoid disappointment.
News supplied by Lythwood Lodge.