(Picture: Sedgefield Under 9 boys battle it out with their rivals from Denneoord School. Taken by Isabel Adam) If you were wondering why most of the roads in the village were packed with cars last Saturday, it was Laerskool Sedgefield Primary hosting its 21st Arrie Nel Hockey Day. The school once again stepped up to […]
(PICTURE: Sedgefield’s Atlantic Spurs were the ecstatic winners of the Knysna Oyster Festival Netball Tournament.) The last weekend of the Knysna Oyster Festival saw a triple whammy for Sedgefield, with three big sporting tournament trophies coming this way. Congratulations to the ladies from Atlantic Spurs (pictured top), the gents from Smuts United and the lads […]
Picture: Normally only seen in the distance, this still from Ryan’s video footage brings us that much closer to the last Knysna Elephant. There was a buzz on the news and social media wires last week when a conservationist/ filmmaker Ryan Davy announced his emotional ‘meeting’ with the lone Knysna Elephant – this after months […]
Local residents are seemingly up in arms at the alleged bad treatment of a young man by traffic police on the morning of Saturday, 3 June. This after he was arrested and incarcerated for what appears to be a standard feature on his vehicle. Joshua de Vos (26) says it was 07:52, and he and […]
Picture by El Rorke Photography by Nic Brummer Sedgefield Striders hosted the 24th Tortoise Tuff on Saturday, 10 June 2023, and a beautiful event was matched by beautiful weather. A change of venue saw the popular race start and finish at the Sedgefield Lions’ clubhouse, and all seemed to enjoy the new venue and route. […]
(Picture:- Knysna’s Executive Mayor Aubrey Tsengwa may have some convincing to do on Wednesday 31 May) The barrage of public objections to the 2023 – 2024 Municipal Budget sent to the authorities by the 19 May deadline has certainly made a difference – but residents will have to wait until this afternoon (31 May) to […]
Picture: SR&RA Chair Dr Andy Brough CLOSING DATE EXTENDED TO 19 MAY Locals will certainly agree that over the last two months, the Sedgefield Ratepayers and Residents Association (SR&RA) has directed a lot of energy towards mobilising locals to have a hard look at the proposed 2023/4 Municipal Budget – and their efforts have shown […]
2023 SIMOLA HILLCLIMB SET TO DELIVER FAN-FRIENDLY AUTOMOTIVE EXTRAVAGANZA • Fan Fest, street parades and a chance to see the cars and drivers up-close at official scrutineering add to the excitement and adrenaline-fuelled atmosphere before the Simola Hillclimb even starts. • Gasoline Alley offers some of the best views of the event with a variety […]
It may be named the Knysna Seahorse, but Sedgefield is where you will now find the most impressive tribute to the tiny creature that makes the town’s estuaries its home. On Tuesday, 18 April, local NPO Masithandane unveiled their latest mosaic masterpiece at the foot of the dune that beach-lovers climb to reach the magnificent […]
(picture: World #1 David Morgan Smith (left) training with fellow walker Nic Brummer) Sedgefielder Dave Morgan-Smith has been ranked the fasted race walker in the world for his age group. Dave, who recently turned 85, had previously been ranked 3rd in the 80-85 age category, but now, according to current World Master Athletics Rankings, he […]