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DAY HIKE – February

Monday, February 20th, 2012

Date: Sunday 26 February

Venue: Die Waenhuis, Near Fochville

Cost:  R30 for members and R40 for non-members (pay on day – please try and have the correct money)

Start time: 07:45 to start hiking at 08:00 sharp.

 

Please allow plenty of time to get there as it is quite far – however it is a lovely place and worth the drive! You can check out their website at www.waenhuis.co.za
 
We will be walking the Kiepersol Interpretive Trail. After the hike we will have a braai and there is a swimming pool to cool off in. We will provide the charcoal, as usual – you must just bring along your meat and salads, drinks etc.
 
Hope to see as good a turnout as we had in January!
 
Home: 011 955 1618
Cell:  083 890 4298

CLUB NIGHT – February

Wednesday, February 8th, 2012

 

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

Tuesday 28 February

7 for 7.30

 Please join us (all welcome – members as well as non-members) for our AGM, after which cheese and wine will be served:

 We, the committee of the Florida Hiking and Adventure Club, hereby give notice to all paid up members of the

16th Annual General Meeting

to be held on

Tuesday 28 February 2012

at the Golden Reef Road Runners Club, Andrew Street, Horison.

 7:00 pm for 7:30 pm

 We are looking for new blood on the Committee - please consider joining us.  If you can’t come to the AGM and wish to send a proxy vote, please contact Carol for the necessary form - cmolenaar@foremostfinance.net

 

DAY HIKE – January

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Date: Sunday 29 January

Venue: Either 1. Willibar Guest Farm or  2. Stonehouse Mountain Lodge – Skeerpoort

Cost:  R35.00 for members and R40.00 for non-members

Start time: To be advised

Club Night

Thursday, January 26th, 2012

Tuesday 31 January

Golden Reef Road Runners Club
Andrew Street, Horizon, Roodepoort
Social Bring & Braai

7 for 7.30 pm

As usual for our first meeting of the year we will have a social evening and bring and braai. Do join us when we will give feedback on hikes recently undertaken and give news of what we have planned for the coming year.

Club Night

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

Tuesday 31 January

Golden Reef Road Runners Club
Andrew Street, Horizon, Roodepoort
Social Bring & Braai

7 for 7.30 pm

As usual for our first meeting of the year we will have a social evening and bring and braai. Do join us when we will give feedback on hikes recently undertaken and give news of what we have planned for the coming year.

 

WEEKEND HIKES

Wednesday, January 18th, 2012

FEBRUARY 17 – 19:

BACK PACKING – Queen Rose, Badplaas/Baberton. Price to be advised.

MARCH 23 – 25:

BASECAMP - Wathaba, Machadodorp.

R290 for members and R320 for non-members

This is a lovely venue and a very nice hike with rivers and waterfalls etc.

APRIL 26 – 29

BACK PACKING - Kaapsehoop, Ngodwana – 3 day back packing hike over the public holiday.

R350 for members and R380 for non-members

If you are interested in the above, please contact

Flo – Cell : 082 785 8165; e-mail : cdc@lantic.net; fax : 086 502 4673
 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Results of Photographic Competition

Monday, October 31st, 2011

People

Monday, October 31st, 2011

Landscapes

Club Night

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

 

Wednesday 26 October   Please note we are meeting on WEDNESDAY this month

Golden Reef Road Runners Club
Andrew Street, Horizon, Roodepoort
Photographic Competition

7 for 7.30 pm

This is always a very enjoyable and informative evening so even if you do not have photographs to enter, please come along and join in the fun. This will be our last official club night for the year. There will be no braai but everyone to please bring a plate of eats to share.

There will be the three usual categories – Landscape, Close-ups & People/Humerous. We are limiting the photographs to 5 per category per person this year please. There is a once-off fee of R20 per person to enter the competition and wonderful prizes to be won.  Rod will be coming to judge and, as always, give us useful tips on how to improve our photography.

DAY HIKE – October

Tuesday, October 25th, 2011

Date: Sunday 30 October

Venue: Eagle’s Cove (Kumbagana), Magaliesberg

Cost:  R60.00 per person plus an additional parking fee of R10 per vehicle – please pay at the gate.

Start time: 08:30 sharp (Please be at the gate by 08.00)
 
This hike is in conjunction with our year-end function where 20 of our members will be there for the weekend. We are hoping that the day walkers will come through to join us for a walk on Sunday morning. When you get to the gate, park and pay your own entrance fees and then phone either Peter: 083 389 0026 or Sheila 082 744 7172 and we will come and transport you and your cooler boxes etc to the start of the hike – about 1 km. We will have a braai lunch so bring along all the usual paraphanalia
There is a choice of 3 hikes – we can decide on the day or divide into groups depending on how many people decide to walk.
Please let Sheila know by Wednesday, 26 October if you are coming so that she can have an idea of whom to expect. She will then send a map and directions to those who book.
Cell:  082 744 7172