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SA Masters in PE a Resounding Success

The city of Port Elizabeth hosted the 7th SA Masters games over the weekend, with some 20 sporting codes taking place. 

The Londt Park archery club, hosts of the 2011 SA Masters Archery Games in Port Elizabeth are commended for the excellent organization in arranging the games.  This is despite the fact that the Nelson Mandela metropole withdrew funding at the 11th hour.  The games took place under the umbrella of the SA Masters Association (Affiliated to the World Masters) between 29 April to 2 May 2011.  

Archery held its games in the basement of the Moffett on Main Lifestyle Centre

 Seen here is Rita Oosthuizen, President of the SA Masters with the Western Province Team who retained the inter-provincial plaque and chair of the londt park club, Johan Calitz.  The games were supported by archers as far afield as Northern Gauteng.
Shooting categories were as per FITA rules, but age groupings in blocks of 10 years starting at 30 years for the women and 35 for the men. 

Gold medal Winners of the various categories were :  SBW Linda Le Roux, SBM Marcel Davies, RW Guilia Aceto, RM Kevin Hobb and JJ van Rensburg, CM Selwyn Moskovitz, Clayton vd Meer and William Brown.  The full results will appear in the next edition of the SA Masters bulletin.

 SANAA congratulates all their winners and the Eastern Province Archery Association and the Londt Park Archery club for hosting a well planned and successful SA Masters.

Article courtesy of Dr Selwyn Moskovitz as published by The South African National Archery Association.

Homeleigh Halt Guest House- Bed & Breakfast- are honoured and priviledged to have had Dr Sewlwyn Moskovitz and Sigmund Saffer as our guests and congratulate them on their outstanding achievement as WP retained the provincial challenge cup.

Homeleigh Halt Guest House is just down the road from Moffett on Main and we invite you to “be our guest……” when next in town.

When: 9/10 December 2011

Where: Nelson Mandela Stadium – Port Elizabeth

 Port Elizabeth will host the South African leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series, after coming out as clear winners in a competitive tendering process.

The announcement was made by the South African Rugby Union in Cape Town after the recommendation of a tender committee was accepted by the SARU Executive Council.

The inaugural Port Elizabeth event will be hosted at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in early December this year – and the winning bidders are already forecasting a sold-out event.

“I am delighted to be able to confirm that Port Elizabeth will host the Emirates Airlines SA Sevens for the next four years,” Jurie Roux, SARU CEO, told a media conference.

“We received some outstanding bids, but the panel came to the unanimous conclusion that the tender provided by the Eastern Province Kings and Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality was a clear winner.

“We measured them against four broad criteria – event hosting capacity; brand building potential for Sevens and SARU; commercial promise and budgetary viability – and their attention to detail in answering each one was outstanding.

“They not only satisfied the standards that we expected from all the bidders, they went the extra mile to research exactly what players, spectators and other stakeholders require and provided innovative solutions for each one.

“The Panel was convinced that Port Elizabeth will produce an absolutely outstanding tournament, based on this document. I’m looking forward to attending the first Port Elizabeth Sevens in December – I’m sure they’re going to take the event to another level.”

Mr Roux thanked the South Western Districts Rugby Union and the City of George for their work and success in hosting the tournament for the past nine seasons. He said that was reflected in the interest that had been generated among unions by the invitation to tender.

The other bidding unions were the Leopards, Pumas, South Western Districts and Western Province.

Cheeky Watson, the president of the Eastern Province Kings, said he was delighted by the outcome.

“We prepared an outstanding tender to deliver an outstanding tournament and that’s what we’re going to do,” he said. “Port Elizabeth and the whole of the Eastern Cape will be very excited about this decision and we can now begin to mobilise to deliver a memorable experience for the international rugby family.

“I’d like to thank the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality for their assistance in preparing the Bid and advise my team that the hard work starts today.”

The decision was welcomed by the International Rugby Board: “This is an exciting new chapter in South Africa’s long-standing relationship with Sevens Rugby and the HSBC Sevens World Series,” said IRB Chairman, Bernard Lapasset.

“On behalf of the international rugby family, and especially those who participated there, I would like to thank the city and the people of George for hosting South Africa’s event for nine years, and helping it to grow. We now look forward to the Sevens in a wonderful new stadium in Port Elizabeth and wish the organisers every success,” he added.

The IRB has confirmed the dates of the Port Elizabeth event is 9/10 December 2011.

Fact File: SA Sevens tournament
• South Africa hosted the first tournament of the inaugural Sevens World Series in 1999 at the Danie Craven Stadium in Stellenbosch
• Durban was the venue for the following two SA Sevens events in 2000 & 2001
• Outeniqua Park in George played host to the popular event for the first time in 2002 and went on to stage the tournament for nine consecutive years
• Port Elizabeth will be the fourth SA venue to host the international tournament
• New Zealand has won the SA Sevens tournament seven times
• The Kiwi’s won both Durban-based tournaments in 2001 & 2002 and achieved their first of five George victories in 2004
• South Africa’s only home success came in 2008, the season they won their first Sevens World Series title

Past host venues and winners of the SA Sevens tournament
2010: George – New Zealand
2009: George – New Zealand
2008: George – South Africa
2007: George – New Zealand
2006: George – New Zealand
2005: George – Fiji
2004: George – New Zealand
2003: George – England
2002: George – Fiji
2001: Durban – New Zealand
2000: Durban – New Zealand
1999: Stellenbosch – Fiji

It is rumoured that the event will be scheduled to take place around the 9th/10th December.

Homeleigh Halt Guest House will be delighted to host supporters of the 7′s Rugby series.

Homeleigh Halt Guest House – stay on a room only basis or bed and breakfast – is ideally situated on Main Road Walmer, close to shops,restaurants,beach,movies and 8.5 km’s from the stadium via the longest route.

 We invite you to “be our guest….”

South Africa vs New Zealand
20 August 2011
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Port Elizabeth

2011 Tri Nations Rugby Series

SARU has arranged for tickets to be sold by computicket, however they only open sales up about a month or 2 prior to the game.

We suggest that you ring computicket early June and check, although often their sales people don’t know until they can see it on the system.

Hope this helps those of you who are trying to get hold of tickets!

Every year we are assaulted with images of the ‘petering out’ of the annual sardine run along the KZN coast when the sardines come close inshore and excited Kwazulians/Natalians/Last Outpostians rush into the water from their beaches with all manner of nets and buckets to scoop up sardines for breakfast, lunch and supper.

This annual event attracts thousands of international and local tourists who come to see and experience this phenomenon.

Most people are not aware though that the sardine run also takes place in Algoa Bay. The sardines gather here from late February in large numbers to feed ahead of the big winter storms that open up a ‘gap’ into the Aghullas Current which allows them to run northwards along the South African coast past the magnificent Transkei and along the Kwazulu Natal coastline.

Whilst the sardines are fattening up and waiting for the gap along the East Cape Coast and in Algoa Bay the commercial fishing boats put to sea and hunt the sardines down, hauling tons of them into their holds to be used for bait, food supplements, animal food and human consumption.

On the doorstep of Port Elizabeth a daily drama takes place in Algoa Bay which is home to 7 different dolphin and whale species. Sardines are an essential food to dolphins, whales and seals as well as our Gannet colony on Bird Island and the Penguins. All these animals can only survive if significant numbers of sardines stay available to them in large enough numbers.

Article courtesy of MyPE – For more in depth information please visit MyPE

For accommodation in PE – Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay, on the magnificent sunshine coast of South Africa, Homeleigh Halt Guest House, bed and breakfast style, invites you to…”be our guest….”

Port Elizabeth is referred to as the “friendly city” and is the watersport capital of South Africa.

When: 06 April 2011
Where: NMMU Indoor Sports Centre

The internationally successful British pop group Smokie is visiting Nelson Mandela Bay on Wednesday, 6 April with one performance in the NMMU Indoor Sports Centre. With chart-topping hits like Living Next Door to Alice, Lay Back in the Arms of Someone and If You Think You Know How to Love Me, and constant tours of the UK and Europe, Smokie is one of the most popular bands in the world today.

Look at the Guinness Book of Hit Singles and you could be forgiven for thinking Smokie’s success story was a 1970s phenomenon. After all, 11 of their 14 British hits came in that eventful musical decade. However, their massive success story has continued to flourish around the globe including Scandinavia, South Africa, Germany and even China.

Smokie are a band which has sold out tours and gained platinum records in four decades – the 70s, 80s, 90s and the present day.

Their new CD, TAKE A MINUTE has just been recorded and will be released worldwide in February. In SA it will also be released in February by Lefra Productions and Next Music.

SMOKIE fans can expect a complete new show with wonderful new material. But as in any SMOKIE show, the hits will definitely feature. Who can forget Alice?”

Terry Uttley, the founder member of SMOKIE, said they cannot wait to come to South Africa. “This is our favourite country and it has always been a wonderful experience to come to South Africa. The people of South Africa like our music and it is such a warm feeling to get such wonderful support. We have just recorded TAKE A MINUTE and people around the world like our new material and songs and we are very confident that South Africans will also like our new show.”

Simply click here to book through Computicket: Smokie Port Elizabeth

Back in the day: Wednesday afternoons were for movies,shopping, playing golf. The banks were close, the butcher was closed and the chemist!

We fondly referred to it as “klein Saterdag”.

Relive the old days and take yourself off to see Smokie on Wednesday the 6 April.

For accommodation in Walmer, Port Elizabeth, we invite you to “be our guest.” Bed & Breakfast anyone?

19 February 2011 – 26 February 2011

Tour of SA:Cycling; Tour of South Africa;South Africa cycling;Cycling Race;Road Race

The Tour of South Africa, an 8-day, 7-stage 2.2 Category cycling event, takes place from the 19th to the 26th February 2011.

The Tour starts in Gauteng and ends in Paarl and will be broadcast on Supersport on DSTV.

 It’s the African equivalent to The Tour de France and will promote national patriotism, tourism and the support of roadside racing by spectators in our country.

2010 gave us the FIFA World Cup to entertain us, 2011 brings 24 Nations to SA, competing in a Tour across idyllic South Africa by bike in the inaugural Tour of South Africa, a world-class cycling event.

Stage 3 (177km)
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium to Summerstrand

See Route

Tuesday 22 February: 173km – Nelson Mandela Bay to Summerstrand– Starting at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, stage 3 heads towards the Addo Elephant National Park where one is sure to catch a few glimpses of wildlife (it is home to the Big Seven). From there the race returns to Port Elizabeth, where the route takes an interesting turn, with a city circuit, before finishing in Summerstrand on the beach front.

About the Race

The Cell C Tour of South Africa will be a World Class Cycling event with a uniquely South African flavour and a sought after destination for cycling teams around the World.

The Tour of South Africa has been carefully timed to follow on from the tour Down Under in Australia and before the major events in Europe.  It is an 8-day, 7-stage 2.2 Category cycling event in year 1, with plans to eventually turn it into a 9-day, 2.HC event within 5 years. It will be the “Jewel in the Crown” of Pro Cycling in South Africa.

The prize money for the event will be R500 000, making this the richest road event in the country.

For in depth information please visit the official website:

TONY COX & STEVE NEWMAN The 30 years concert tour!

18 & 19 February 8pm Nightly:  Savoy Theatre:  Cabaret Style at tables – so bring your snacks!

Literally thousands of people have asked this question? Are Steve Newman and Tony Cox ever going to play together again?

Their tour has hit the road and they’re hitting PE on 18 and 19 February!

These boys have a performance record around the world unequalled by any other South African guitarist and the fact that they are now going to play together again, should be a beacon to many people who would love the opportunity to watch and hear them once more, side by side.
Newman and Cox both have long and distinguished careers as soloists. Both are the recipients of multiple awards through the years and have each collaborated with a small army of other finely honed musicians not only from SA but from all over the world.
The duo though has a special place in the hearts and minds of folk who have seen them in concert. Their irreverent approach to old classics in particular are legendary and have tickled the ribs of a multitude spanning three generations. Indeed their shows are unique in that their jaw-dropping guitar skills can attract three generations of the same family!

The shows promise to be an incendiary series of guitar nights like no other, delivered by two masters of the guitar, performing a mix of their side-splitting golden oldies with new material.

The pair are celebrating 30 years of collaboration with a new album “Return of the Road Warriors”. All their previous albums were recorded at live concerts, bearing testimony to the meaning behind the title of the new CD: Return of the Road Warrriors. The album consists of many Cox/Newman classics that they have for a long time wanted to update and rerecord. The album includes some great new tunes, other whacked-out medleys and a sprinkling of new solo pieces.

It is also a rare and unique album of music from two loved musicians tht stretches all boundaries of skill and performance and has, at its core, a warm beating heart.

The new album will be available at th PE leg of their 30 Years Concert Tour.

Tickets are R105.00 at Computicket! (www.computicket.com /083 915 8000 / Checkers) Don’t miss this one folks!
Venue: Savoy Theatre, Perridgevale
Event Address: Corner of Collett & Rochelle Road, just off Cape Road at Greenacres Hospital

Homeleigh Halt Guest House/Bed & Breakfast would love for you to attend the concert. Make use of our magical week-end special and make a “week-end” of it…..be our guest!

Sunday: 27 February 2011

The challenge is out there, Africa’s oldest open water swimming event is just around the corner and has become one of South Africa’s must do events. Hundreds of swimmers from around the country will once again descend on Port Elizabeth, Nelson Mandela Bay for the annual SPAR Redhouse River Mile which will take place on Sunday 27th February 2011.

 Zports, have announced that this years event will once again take place at Cannonville on the Sundays River due to shocking water quality results on the Swartkops River. “We are looking forward to another great River Mile, with Sundays River offering an ideal setting for this family event.

The 2011 River Mile program will kick off at 9am on Sunday 27th February with the Discovery Tri-it Off Road team and individual triathlon with proceeds going to the Rotary Club of Port Elizabeth Sunrise. The Discovery Triathlon consists of a 500m swim, 15km Mountain Bike Ride and a 5km Trail Run and is suitable for all ages and abilities.

All online entrants before the 14th February 2011 will qualify for a River Mile t-shirt.  Entry can be done on www.rivermile.co.za .Entry forms will be available from Spar outlets, News Cafe and all leading sports stores from the 15th January. Normal entries will close on 13th February or when the limit of 1,000 has been reached. Late entry fees will apply to all entries accepted after this date. Late entries and the collection of the registration packs and River Mile t-shirts will be done at the Walmer Park shopping centre prior to the event.

All the information regarding the Redhouse River Mile can be viewed on our acclaimed MyPe website.

Last year we enjoyed live coverage of the event by our passionate Port Elizabethan, Alan.

Hopefully we can once again keep up with all the days action here: MyPe Live

For accommodation just down the road from Walmer Park Shopping Centre, Homeleigh Halt Guest House invites you to……….be our guest!

Saturday, March 26 at 20:30 marks the start of Earth Hour 2011 when, as those behind the WWF global initiative put it, “we celebrate a worldwide commitment to ongoing change for the betterment of the one thing that unites us all – the planet.”

You can make a difference by ensuring you switch out the lights for those full 60 minutes and turn off as many appliances you would normally be running.

Make the event a romantic and fun occasion by lighting a candle.

We will encourage our guests to enjoy a candlelit evening for a while.

Homeleigh Halt Guest House/Bed & Breakfast in Walmer Port Elizabeth will be offering our guests a very special cocktail by candlelight on March 26.

Care to join us? Be our guest………..at Homeleigh Halt

The touring Indian cricket team takes on the South African Proteas in the fourth MTN ODI at AXXESS DSL St George’s Park Cricket ground in Port Elizabeth on 21 January 2011.

Coached efficiently by former Proteas test and one-day international star Gary Kirsten, the touring party has an array of talent to draw from, and, barring unforseen injury or poor form, names like MS Dhoni, Virender Sehwag, Rohit Sharma, Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik are likely to cause a nervous flutter among South African spectators and players alike.

Long-serving and successful South African captain Graeme Smith will have much to contend with if called to do duty on the day, but secure in the knowledge that his squad is no less talented and capable of matching their opponents man for man.

Day/night cricket matches are usually fun-filled entertaining affairs, and this one promises to be no less at the original home of South African cricket

Book at +27(0)41 585 1646

Homeleigh Halt Guest House offers you superb accommodation in the heart of Walmer, Port Elizabeth. With easy access to St. George’s Park we are your perfect stop over.

Make use of our two night week-end special stay – Friday & Saturday night. For more information please contact us.