A charity fundraiser for all rescue operations in St Francis will be held at the St Francis Bay Golf Club from 7 pm this Friday, 16 November 2012. On the menu are Gourmet Burgers!! Tickets are R75 p/p including the light supper and live music by Johan. The event has been organised by parents of the St…
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Mutual and Federal’s St Francis Bay claims are R20-m so far
Mutual & Federal, a member of the Old Mutual Group, yesterday, (13 November 2012) announced that it has so far registered claims worth approximately R20 million – arising from the St Francis Bay fire disaster. “Depending on whether more customers contact us, we might see an escalation of claims in the coming days”, says Heidi…
Have a great long weekend participating in Forthcoming Events: 22-24 September
Compiled and written by: Bev Mortimer With a long weekend coming up this weekend there are a wide variety of events, from social to sports, for all those wanting to have fun on St Francis’ shores. We hope the weather will play ball. 22 September: Save the rhinos at Kariega by getting Shipwrecked at Legends…
Brave, talented paddlers undeterred by friz weather
(By Bev Mortimer) There was big excitement with quite a few shivers at the start of Pam Golding’s Canal Winter Challenge canoe race at the Cove on the St Francis Bay canals yesterday. The race started off in frosty, wet and drizzling weather in the morning. St Francis Chronicle’s roving scribe reports that a group…
Stroke victim evacuated from chokka boat off JBay
NSRI St Francis Bay volunteer sea rescue crew evacuated a fisherman off a fishing boat five nautical miles off Jeffreys Bay yesterday The 53 year-old, local fisherman was reported to be suffering from a stroke (CVA – Cerebro Vascular Accident). Marc May, NSRI St Francis Bay station commander, says at midday, 28 July, the NSRI…
Forthcoming Event: Robert Kellerman live at Joe Fish!
Solo artist and song writer, Robert Kellerman, will be performing live at Joe Fish restaurant, Cape St. Francis Resort on 9 August 2012 from 7 pm till late. He will be playing songs from his debut album called Africa – each day a better day and some well-known classics. Robert is a passionate artist who…
Forthcoming Events – 26 July – 9 August (updated):
26 July: Tonight St Francis Bay Small Business Forum meets interested business people at St Francis Links at 6 pm. Bookings essential Tel: Debbie on 042 294 1393 of St Francis Links on 042 200 4500. 27 July: The launch of ShowMe St Francis – one of the most dynamic interactive websites in South Africa…
Launch Meeting of St Francis Bay Business Forum – Forthcoming Event
Launch Meeting of the St Francis Bay Business Forum takes place at St Francis Links at 6 pm at St Francis Links on 26 July 2012. All businesses are encouraged to attend! RSVP to Debbie for catering : 042 294 1393. See related post: https://stfrancischronicle.com/2012/07/17/st-francis-sleeping-no-more-open-for-business/
Urinetown Musical – Forthcoming Event
To pee or not to pee.. that is the question in Urinetown. The title of this musical may cause some sniggering but the subject of where to go to the toilet affects the daily livelihood of the inhabitants of Urinetown – the title of a satirical musical produced by students at Woodridge College. The students…
St Francis: Sleeping no more – open for business!
A St Francis Bay Business Forum (SFBBF) was formed this month to promote future investment and business opportunities, plus positive support for current businesses in St Francis. One of its main goals is also to get businesses in St Francis Bay to work together towards a goal of sustainable growth. At a meeting of interested…
Sand River Bridge 6 pm 14 July 2012 – Photo Gallery
The following photos taken by Bev Mortimer this evening show an extremely strong Sand River flowing down to the Kromme River at 6 pm, plus the build up of water at the bridge base beneath the road across, plus the status of water flowing towards and out of the pipes beneath the bridge. The Sand River Bridge…
Dam formation at the Sand River bridge causes concern
By Bev Mortimer: Concern from early morning motorists has been expressed following a build up of water into a dam on the one side of the temporary Sand River Bridge during the night, 13 July 2012. A tour round St Francis Bay early this morning revealed that there was no major flooding in the village…
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