Connecting the communities of Lakeside, Muizenberg, St James, Kalk Bay, Fish Hoek, Simon’s Town, Kommetjie, Ocean View, Masiphumelele, Noordhoek, Stanford and Hermanus and surrounds.

Our vision: to promote a sustainable, safe, informed, involved and united community.

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featured Harold Porter Botanical Garden, Betty’s Bay, Holiday Concerts

Harold Porter Botanical Garden, Betty’s Bay, Holiday Concerts

No holiday in the Western Cape would be complete without visiting the Harold Porter Botanical Garden in Betty’s Bay... a sought after venue for a special concerts.

 
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featured Pedro the Music Man in The Castle of Silence showing at the Kalk Bay Community Centre

Pedro ‘the Music Man’ Espi Sanchis presents The Castle of Silence at the Kalk Bay Community Centre Hall 13 Dec to 10 Jan

As always with Pedro's shows, it's packed with live music and lots of audience participation to captivate, entertain and educate young minds. The Castle of Silence is aimed at children from four to ten years old.

 
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A tribute to John Hamlett, retired headmaster of Bay Primary School in Fish Hoek and Kalk Bay and resident of Stanford

A tribute to John Hamlett, retired headmaster of Bay Primary School in Fish Hoek and Kalk Bay and resident of Stanford

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Looking forward to settling in Stanford after spending 23 years in Fish Hoek, twenty of which were spent guiding his staff and pupils in the most compassionate and open-hearted way at Bay Primary School, John was diagnosed ...

CIPLA Miles For Smiles Ambassador Chris Bertish attempts to break stand-up Paddleboard World Record

CIPLA Miles For Smiles Ambassador Chris Bertish attempts to break stand-up Paddleboard World Record

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South African water super hero – Chris Bertish – is at it again!! This time he is setting out to break the 24hour Stand-Up Paddleboard World Record tomorrow, attempting to paddle 170km in 24hours from Cape Point up theRead more

Baardskeerdersbos, a tiny hamlet with a great art route

Baardskeerdersbos, a tiny hamlet with a great art route

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Baardskeerdersbos. An intriguing hamlet with "five liquor licences, a church ....and no coffee shop!", home to an eclectic mix of creative newcomers and more conservative older residents...

A hike up Chapman's Peak - beautiful flora and fauna and views

A hike up Chapman’s Peak – beautiful flora and fauna and views

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For scenery, sensory delights and exercise to get your heart-rate up there is nothing like a hike up Chapman's Peak from Long Beach in Noordhoek or Chapman's Peak Drive above Monkey Valley resort.

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World AIDS Day visit to the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation (DTHF) youth centre by Min Pandor and EU Commissioner of Research, Science and Innovation

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As their contribution to World AIDS Day 2014 the young people (at the Desmond Tutu HIV Foundation) are circulating a video they have made titled: “AIDS is Going to Lose”

 The Butterfly Foundation, Sam and Me & the Hard Pear Tree and Jami Yeats-Kastner

The Butterfly Foundation, Sam and Me & the Hard Pear Tree and Jami Yeats-Kastner

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I was ... mesmerised by the power of Jami's writing and personality and drawn by her compelling story. Sam and Me & the Hard Pear Tree is definitely on my reading list.

ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS View all

The Whale Coast Conservation newsletter Jan 2015: Cape Whale Coast Hope Spot, Cape Bladderwort, projects and activities

The Whale Coast Conservation newsletter Jan 2015: Cape Whale Coast Hope Spot, Cape Bladderwort, projects and activities

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There is always something interesting to be learnt from the  Whale Coast Conservation newsletter! … Whale Coast Conservation 2015-01 January Newsletter  

US Human Trials of GM banana for Africa widely condemned by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)

US Human Trials of GM banana for Africa widely condemned by the Alliance for Food Sovereignty in Africa (AFSA)

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"... Ugandans know what is super because we have been eating homegrown GM-free bananas for centuries. This GM Banana is an insult to our food, to our culture, to us a nation, and we strongly condemn it.“

The Whale Coast Conservation Newsletter for Dec 2014 is full of informative news

The Whale Coast Conservation Newsletter for Dec 2014 is full of informative news

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The Whale Coast Conservation newsletter for December contains information about the launch of the Cape Whale Coast Hope Spot in Hermanus, the Night of 1000 Drawings, the Hermanus CBD By-Pass road ...

Dr Sylvia Earle launches six new Hope Spots in South Africa between Cape Town and Durban

Dr Sylvia Earle launches six new Hope Spots in South Africa between Cape Town and Durban

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"Networks of marine protected areas maintain healthy biodiversity, provide a carbon sink, generate life-giving oxygen, preserve critical habitat and allow low-impact activities like ecotourism to thrive. They are good for the ocean, which means they are good for us."

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DAFF Determines Abalone 2014/2015 TAC – a report from Feike Natural Resource Management Advisors

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The 96 ton TAC is identical to that set for the previous season (24) but could conceivably be increased once the DAFF confirms the findings of its two experimental fishery programmes which were conducted in the False Bay.

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AGRA’s scandalous subsidisation of big fertiliser, financial and agribusiness corporations in Africa

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In a scandalous move of skulduggery, the African Fertiliser and Agribusiness Partnership (AFAP), under the guise of empowering smallholder farmers in Africa, is subsidising multinational fertiliser and financial corporations on African soil.

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Chris Bertish aborts his world record attempt because of dangerous seas and weather

Chris Bertish aborts his world record attempt because of dangerous seas and weather

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Chris Bertish who was attempting to break the 24hour Stand-Up Paddleboard World Record  had to abort his paddle just before 1am this morning when weather and surf conditions became too dangerous for him to continue. Below is a comment fromRead more

A convivial morning at Stanford Street Market 14 Dec 2014

A convivial morning at Stanford Street Market 14 Dec 2014

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The first Stanford Street Market drew the crowds on a perfect sunny. windless day, Sunday 14 Dec. Queen Victoria Street was closed off, the Christmas lights were up, colourful stalls full of exciting gifts and goodies were erected andRead more

The Stanford Stumble - a fabulous fundraiser for the Butterfly Foundation and a great day of fun

The Stanford Stumble – a fabulous fundraiser for the Butterfly Foundation and a great day of fun

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Mark Twain said “The two most important days in your life are the day you are born, and the day you find out why”. Saturday 29th November at the Stanford Stumble was that day for me.

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Fish Hoek Valley Residents and Ratepayers (FHVRRA) Newsletter Nov 2014

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FHVRRA Newsletter for November 2014 reports on Fish Hoek beach issues, sea water pollution, the Main Road upgrade, teenager activities, sub-council awards, street people and traffic.