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Tina Lokker of 12 Villiers Street, Barrydale, is now offering various therapeutic treatments including aromatherapy, body talk and reflexology. Click here for more information.

Images of the fire blazing in the Langeberg mountains between Swellendam and Barrydale, in mid January 2012. Photographs taken by Martina Stoecker of Barrydale.

Tema:  Kom maak jou eie kersgeskenke

Kinders het videokassethouers en  kartonhouers kunstig en pragtig versier met o.a. knope, krale, spieëtjies, blinkers, plakkers, materiaal, kant en lint. Elkeen kon ook kerskaarte, boekmerke en geskenkkaartjies maak. Kersversierings in die vorm van engeltjies is gemaak vir ons moderne kersboom(die blom van'n aalwyn). Die maak van klappers(crackers) het  groot byval gevind, want dit is gevul met lekkergoed en klein geskenkies. Die kleine handjies het ook kralewerk (halssnoere, armbande en sleutelhouers) gemaak.

Daar is afgesluit met 'n kerspartytjie met eetgoed en die eie gemaakte geskenke is uitgedeel. Ons bedank elke lid van die Barrydale gemeenskap en die Munisipaliteit van Swellendam wat hierdie tyd van groot vreugde, pret en samesyn moontlik gemaak het.

Barrydale Biblioteek wat maandeliks vir hierdie Klub se lesers biblioteekboeke neem het dit al 'n instelling gemaak om 'n Kersfeesgeselligheid by die Biblioteek te hou.  Vanjaar was dit 'n heerlike oggendtee met keurige versings. Die Kersboodskap vir 2011 was "wees 'n Lig"  en "leef die boodskap van gee"  uit. Elke lid het 'n kartonhouer ontvang wat hul moes vou en toe is daar geskenke gegee 'n handgemaakte kerskaartjie, 'n handgeverfde kers, 'n gehekelde sakkie met seep, 'n ster(origami-kuns), vrugtekoek, 'n tydskrif en 'n reuseprotea. Hierdie funksie was moontlik gemaak deur lede van die publiek wat bereid was om te gee en ons kan net namens elkeen wat ontvang het, baie dankie sé.  Die oggend is afgesluit met 'n DVD-vertoning van André Rieu se 100 Best Moments. Ja, die kersliedere is luidkeels saamgesing.

We have just heard that Colette Teale, founder of KAPS (Karoo Animal Protection Society) is doing much better and can't wait to get out of hospital. Colette had a close call and was on respirator for a few weeks - she was knocked over by a car while rescuing a dog near Paarl. Our best wishes to you Colette and may you continue to do your wonderful work with the animals who cannot defend themselves.

Mr Len Slater and Silvia and Bernadette Blank have once again made substantial donations to Barrydale Cares.  Thank you a thousand times for your kindness.  

On the 24th Dec, for the fourth consecutive year, the Christmas Food Parcels were delivered to 36 needy families in Barrydale & Smitsville.   We were also able to give the small children clean secondhand soft toys  and some of the little ones just grabbed the soft toy that was offered to him/her and swiftly gave the toy a kiss and hugged it to them.

Acclaimed South african artist Peter Clarke will open the Net Vir Pret art exhibition which will be curated by Herman van Wyk.  Proceeds will go to Net Vir Pret Art programme.

Venue :  Magpie Art Gallery 27 van Riebeeck Street Barrydale
Time :  18H00
Date : December 16th, 2011
Enquiries : Magpie Art Gallery 028 572 1997

Our congratulations to Mike Clarke on the Special Achievement Award given at the annual CXPRESS Garden Route Culinary Awards - below is an excerpt, please click on the "Read more link for the full article.

"This year the panel  made an exception to the geographical criteria, i.e. just off the Garden Route track, in selecting Mike Clarke from Clarke of the Karoo in Barrydale.

Mike was at the Beacon Isle Hotel for many years and then popularised Crabs Creek in Knysna. Over the years, Mike has worked hard to keep a consistent high standard of cuisine and service, and Clarke of the Karoo has become a
destination restaurant on the R62".

The Barydale Karoo Hotel invites you to celebrate our Portuguese roots on 16th to 17th December. Try piripiri, fado, prego and port. Portuguese feasts will be prepared by Dora da Silva and daughters, who will also sing fado for us... Obrigado!

Phone +27 28 5721226

This year Magpie has some Christmas treats for us. Their Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony will take place on Reconciliation Day, the 16th of December. CNN and Carte Blanche will be filming the event - Yaaay for Barrydale and well done Magpie for constantly putting us on the map! Handspring Puppets and Net vir Pret will also be staging a wonderful performance. Take a look at their website for details: www.magpie-events.mfbiz.com/

Heidi Fourie of Green Sunshine at the Watercourt Lodge centre says she has lots of goodies suitable for Christmas shopping. In Heidi's words "Green Sunshine is a delightful funky little retail haven, with an eclectic mix of goodies.  Situated in the centre of beautiful Barrydale, Klein Karoo on the famous Route 62. You can not miss our SUN sign as it moves to the wind. We offer: Delicatessen, including our own freshly made summer salads,

Mr Len Slater and Silvia and Bernadette Blank have once again made substantial donations to Barrydale Cares.  Thank you a thousand times for your kindness.  These donations will definitelymean that a number of families in dire poverty will not go to bed hungry and they will also be able tocelebrate Christmas with good food on their table.  For the fourth year in succession, Barrydale Cares will bedelivering Christmas Food Parcels to 36 families in desperate need.  These families will be  identified byour social worker, Mrs Annaline Zulch.

Gifts (organised by Lyn McLean)will also be included in these parcels plus sweets/chocolates donated by Barrydalers .A request has gone out to Barrydale residents who can possibly help out and donate some sweets or chocolates to either place them in the usual box at the OK or hand them to Margie Middleton. Once again many, many thanks for your kind support.

This is a public notice to inform all the Magpie Recyclers that we have moved the Magpie Recycling Bin up to 13a Tennant Street (next to the Jam Tarts) at the service entrance to our Manufactory (which is behind the Jam Tarts).