WOMEN all over the world gather on the first Friday in March to unite in prayer.
For almost 100 years women from 170 countries take part in the Women’s World Day of Prayer and this year’s programme has been compiled by the women of Slovenia.
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On the South Coast, the prayer day will be hosted by Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Margate. Women of all denominations are cordially invited to attend the service next Friday (March 1) which starts at 9am.
Tea and coffee will Be served. For more information contact Sandy Gernholtz at 079 0260982.
Water woes
Spare a thought for the many frustrated Ramsgate residents who have once again been without water for five consecutive days.
The Ramsgate Ratepayers’ Association has done an amazing job of keeping the static tanks filled to assist those who have been affected. It would seem that the Ugu District Municipality does not know how to repair the main feeder line. Is it not time to call in the experts?
Last week was not a happy one with both electricity and water load-shedding.
Social scene
Put on those thinking caps and head off to the Ramsgate Lions’ Community Centre (in Glenmarkie Road) for the monthly `Braai and Brain Evening’.
Every last Friday of the month the Lions invites the community to be sociable and quizzical. Take along something for the braai, something to drink and find a few brainy friends to make up a team for the fun quiz today, Friday (22nd).
Fires are lit at 6pm. Salads are on offer at R30 and it costs R10 per person to enter the quiz which offers some good prizes.
For details contact Lion Warren Theron at 082 4149589.
Save the date
A new community pop-up market will be held in Ramsgate – outside the Artists’ Gallery in Marine Drive – on the first Saturday of each month.
Diarise March 2 and go along to the market which offers pre-loved clothing, upcycled and recycled goods as well as a good range or artisanal and organic food.
If you would like to find out more about the market call Taryn at 076 0787189.
Mellow music
South Wolves will be on stage at Ramsgate’s iconic music venue, Rocky Ridge, this Friday (22nd). The venue opens at 6pm and the band plays from 8pm. Cost is R40 per person.
Remember Doc Maclean will be on stage at Rocky Ridge on Friday, March 15.
Entry is R50 per person and the doors and kitchen will be open from 6pm.
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Medicine Dolls top the bill at this Sunday’s (24th) – Sunday Blues session. Doors and kitchen open at midday and the music starts from 2pm.
Congratulations
Joan Korb of Margate has the biggest smile in town this week. She became a great-gran (for the second time) last Friday when her granddaughter Lindsay and her husband Lee Scott welcomed their first child, a bonny boy, James.
Joan’s other great-granddaughter Calsey Coles lives in Dubai so it looks as if she is going to have to travel up to Johannesburg and the UAE for some cuddle time.
Welcome wagon
This week’s red carpet is rolled out for Willem Draaisma and his son Cosmo who are visiting the South Coast from Amsterdam in Holland.
They have been revelling in the warm sunshine after five months of cold weather in Europe. One of the highlights of their visit was taking a beach walk from Ramsgate to Southbroom which they proclaimed to be simply spectacular.
Good wishes
Celebrating birthdays this week are Ryan Saville, Jenny van Tichelen, Charmaine Boy and Danny Fisher (20th), twins John and Juliet Park, Vicky Wentzel, Erika Thomson, Diana Koekman, Michelle Wethred, Nico de Jong and Robin Petterson (21st), Yvonne Muirhead, Jenny Petzer, Riaan Jansen van Vuuren, Phyllis Ralph, John Mowat, Sharlene Naidoo, Charles Fitzpatrick, Sue Keal, Andrew Christiansen, Edgar Lee and Lana Martin (22nd), Pam Avern-Taplin, Therese Kaati, Rocky Pretorius, Falyne Steyn and Karen Small (23rd), Taryn Galloway, Roger Casper, Gareth Bishop, Khanyiso Kaizer and Kirsty Orsmond (24th), Keegan Boucher, Ockie Pretorius and Louise Jordaan (25th) and Leslie McKenzie and Chandre Bester (26th).
Happy anniversary wishes go to Rob and Jen Henry, Lloyd and Yvonne Muirhead, Dale and Shaun Nathanson, Greg and Kim Manson and Candice and Rowan Hooper (20th), Rhona and Arnie Worthmann and Lynn and Mervin Curnow (21st), John and Phyllis Ralph (22nd), Pierre and Beth Rautenbach (23rd).
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