JB Furniture Manufacturers – #KnysnaMade
When one walks through the 1300m² factory of JB Furniture Manufacturers (formerly JB Woodworking) in Knysna’s Industrial Area, it is immediately clear that owners Kimberley Snook and Russel Burland are running a very slick operation. The airy workspace is impeccably well-organised; from the neat stacks of raw timber planks near the entrance, right through to the final wrapped product, it is quite evidently a seamless operation.
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Rob Caskie will entertain and enthral at the Knysna Literary Festival
Don’t miss South Africa’s most powerful storyteller, Rob Caskie, at this year’s Knysna Literary Festival. Caskie’s presentation, “Race to the Pole” on Sunday, 20 March, promises to provide wonderful entertainment as he describes the fantastic duel between Robert Scott of the Royal Navy and supreme polar explorer, Roald Amundsen from Norway, which ended starkly with the death of Scott’s entire party.
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Liverpool International Academy is coming to Knysna
Soccer players from Knysna’s CX United Soccer Academy, and several others from as far afield as Port Elizabeth are shining their boots in anticipation for the Liverpool Football Club (LFC) International Academy of South Africa’s 2-Day Soccer Schools’ Programme, which is set to take place on the 23 & 24 March at Loerie Park Stadium in Knysna.
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Tortoise Tuff Trail Run takes runners through paradise
It is easy to understand why trail running has increased so much in popularity over the past few years. With the increasingly frenetic pace of modern living, people are seeking respite in nature, using it as an uplifting, soul enriching training ground for various sporting pursuits.
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The journey of a Slow Tourism Route
On the 18th February at Pelican Lodge in Sedgefield, Knysna & Partners entered into the first round of discussions with several business and possible stakeholders about the proposed development of a Slow Tourism Route, which will integrate with the Sedgefield Slow Town concept. The fact that Sedgefield is already established as the Slow Town of Africa, lends itself perfectly to the establishment of a route of this nature.
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2016 Oakhill Waterfront Chukka Festival
Oakhill School will be hosting the annual Prep and College Oakhill Waterfront Chukka Festival in February 2016. There is great excitement building as water polo players from a wide range of schools from across South Africa prepare to visit Knysna and enjoy what it has to offer.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
LIVE ENTERTAINMENT
Catch Cloud 9 live at Blend Restaurant on Fri, 19 Feb from 8pm – 11pm & enjoy Valentine’s Day in the garden with Kaz & Chris on Sun 21 Feb from 1pm – 4pm.
For more information contact: 044 384 0493
FAIR
Don’t miss the Stepping Stones Ellie Fair Party, sweets, food & fun on Sat 5 March at Stepping Stones from 10 am @ R10 pp.
For more information contact: 044 382 2871
FLORAL INTERPRETATION
Garden Route Floral Club presents a floral interpretation of a SUMMER SURPRISE with Dalene Grundlingh & Gert Summer on Teus 16 Oct from 9am @ St. Georges Church Hall. R20pp.
For more information contact: 044 382 0203
EASTER EGG HUNT
Benguela Brasserie & Restaurant @ Lakeside Lodge & Spa invites you to joing their Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday 27 March from 10 am. R50 pp.
For more information Contact: 044 343 1844
CENTURY WEEK
Knysna High school is celebrating their Century Week and invites all previous learners, teacher’s and parents to join them on 19 Feb from 4pm till late at the Knysna High Sports Field and enjoy an evening with your fellow Knysna High Family.
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SAVE THE DATE
Save the date for the 2016 Knysna Literary Festival from 17 – 20 March. The four-day event promises an enthralling programme of current affairs, politics, history and adventure.
For more information contact: 044 382 5574
COLLEGE: OAKHILL WATERFRONT CHUKKA FEST
Don’t miss the Oakhill Waterfront Chukka Festival from 18 – 21 Feb at the Knysna Waterfront.
For more information contact: 044 382 6506 or emailt.pautz@oakhillschool.co.za
GR 300 & GR LITE
Have a dirty weekend with your mountain bike at the GR 300 & GR Lite from 26 – 28 February.
Click here for more information or contact: 044 382 6852
TORTOISE TUFF
Lace up for the Tortoise Tuff hosted by the Sedgefield Striders on Sat, 12 March. Choice of a 2,5km Fun Run, 10km walk/run, a beautiful 21km Trail Run or 30km Big Tuff.
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SEDGFIELD SLOW FESTIVAL
Be sure to get to Sedgefield when it turns orange for the 2016 Sedgefield Slow Festival from 24 – 27 March.
Click here for a full festival programme
SCHOOL SPORT
Sport @ Backwardpoint brings you a whole year of school sport from Feb – Oct 2016.
Please click here to download the full calendar. or contact: 072 549 1206
KNYSNA PLETT CONCERT SERIES
Knysna Plett Concert Series presents the multi award winning pianist Olga Kern live on Mon 22 Feb in the Dutch Reformed Church Hall from 19:30.
Entry: R120pp – Adults & R30pp for children
FRIDAY NIGHT MARKET
Don’t miss the Friday Night Market this Friday from 4pm – 8pm for some good local food, entertainment, stalls or just good company. Follow the scarecrows up Welbedach Lane. For more information contact: 044 382 5316
WILD OATS MARKET
Don’t miss the Wild Oats Community Farmers Market blending people from diverse backgrounds, uniting urban and rural in a mix, every Saturday from
07:30 – 12pm. For more info contact: 044 883 1177
HARKERVILLE MARKET
Join the rural and rustic, but vibey and vital Harkerville Market it’s definitely all you could ever hope for in a typical South African Saturday Market.
For more info contact: 084 510 9939