SOUTHBROOM TENNIS CLUB

The Tennis club would like to invite all visiting tennis players to join them on Wednesdays, Saturdays and Sundays at 2pm at a small cost of R30 for an afternoon. Tea, Coffee and biscuits are served after the games.

Visitors can also hire a court for R30 even when the Club is closed (please place your money in the honesty box provided).

The Club are delighted that from mid January until mid March players will have the opportunity to get some excellent coaching and up their game with the assistance of Ernst Lukawinsky from Austria, who has been coaching for 4 years. All monies raised from coaching fees will be donated to charity.

The Club would also like to thank the Ratepayers Association for financial assistance towards some much needed maintenance work, some minor repairs should be completed in time for the holiday season, while the resurfacing of two courts will be undertaken early in 2012.

SOUTHBROOM BOWLING CLUB

The Southbroom Bowling Club would like to invite visitors to come and play Tabs in on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at 14H15. Friday is “Sundowner Bowls” starting at 15H15. If you did not bring your bowls the club has some which you can loan.

The quiz evenings have been a popular event at the Bowls club this year and the last quiz of the year will be held on Friday 9th December.

Christmas Lunch will be on Friday 16th December.

For further information contact Hans: 082 871 3097. Email: corecut@codeonline.co.za

A very warm welcome to all our friends and visitors from up-country, we do hope we have seen the back of the awful weather we have been having the last few weeks, a bit of rain was welcome but now it would be good to see some sun so our visitors can enjoy some beach time during the December holidays. We have wonderful beaches in Southbroom but if you are taking the plunge, please keep to the designated swimming areas, whilst the rocky pools are temping, there are dangerous currents and even experienced swimmers can be swept out to sea.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING: Saturday 17th December 2011
The AGM will be held at 9am at the Golf Club, Notice of Meeting and Agenda has already been circulated. We look forward to meeting you there and getting your input.

HUNTERS NEW YEAR PARTY AT SOUTHBROOM MAIN BEACH

Southbroom will again play host to the popular new year party at Main Beach. Music will be supplied by Good Luck and East Coast Radio’s Rowan Clelland. Gates Open at 18h00. Tickets are R150 pp and are available from Computicket or Realty 1, Southbroom. For more information contact Wozani Africa Events: 082 812 7944.

GRANNIES POOL

GRANNIES POOL developed a leak a couple of months ago which has, unfortunately, taken some time to identify, however Conservancy have now taken the matter in hand, the leak has been found and the repairs will be carried out at the next spring tide on 9th December.

Workers will be operating in the area, bringing in materials etc so we would advise beach goers to stay away from the area for a couple of days until the job is completed. We do apologise for the inconvenience.

LAND CLAIMS UPDATE

Howard Kelly, Chairman of the Lower South Coast Claims Group, and his committee have been working tirelessly for several years now on behalf of all landowners in our area. Ratepayers Association have supported the LSCCG on your behalf and Howard reports that progress is being made, albeit very slowly. The matter is currently in the hands of an advocate and should soon be heard in Land Claims Court.

TOURISM

Congratulations to the newly appointed Southbroom/Impenjati Tourism Association committee, Chaired by Gary Purtell assisted by Vice Chair Craig Booth.

In the past Southbroom/Impenjati had a strong Tourism Association but for various reasons it broke up a couple of years ago, it is therefore good to see it up and running again with new and enthusiastic members. It is important for our area that we are represented at South Coast Tourism in order that we can control the type of tourism we attract to our area.

We wish them all the very best in their endeavours and will be working closely with them.

SOUTHBROOM LIBRARY

The Southbroom Library is open on Tuesday and Thursday from 9am till 4pm and Saturday from 9am until 11am.

Visitors are encouraged to pop in and have a chat with the friendly volunteers who will help you select your holiday reading from the well stocked shelves. Money has been trickling into the Development Bottle (rather disappointingly) and donated books of good quality have also been coming in very slowly, please we need more urgently. Southbroom Ratepayers have kindly assisted with an annual grant which helps towards the buying of new books in December and April. There are also some excellent “surplus” books available for sale at R10 each. Visitors need not worry that they cannot return their books because the library is closed, you may place your books in a packet with a note of your name and contact details and hand them in at the Southbroom Store for one of the volunteer librarians to collect.

While you are browsing in the Library don’t forget to check out the stunning Christmas Hamper which includes wine, choccies all the usual goodies, buy a couple of tickets (2 for R20) and the hamper could be yours.

MONKEY BUSINESS

We love them and we hate them therefore we must learn to live with them.

Please, NEVER FEED THE MONKEYS and remember that refuse is only collected from domestic households on MONDAY so please do not put out your black bags out on any other day otherwise the monkeys will spread your refuse all over the road.

If you are closing up and leaving and cannot get a servant or neighbour to put out your bags please consider investing in a refuse bag cage. These are available from Professional Security Systems in Southbroom who will install a standard cage which holds 3/4 bags for R1500 + VAT. Call 039 316 8355, profsec@venturenet.co.za  “Fish” style and custom built cages are available on request. If you recycle you will be surprised how little refuse you are left with.