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The 24th September is celebrated as Heritage Day and is also our National Braai Day so I thought I would share this divine quick and easy bread recipe with you.

Invite your friends over and wow them with this “I made it myself” bread.

Enjoy!

Onion Soda Bread

Ingredients
1 1/4 Cup Plain White Bread flour
3/4 Cup Brown Bread Flour
2 teaspoons Bicarbonate of Soda
+- 300ml Buttermilk (you have to check as you are adding how much you need)
2 mini Onion Stock Cubes , crushed
1 Teaspoon Salt

Directions
Mix all the ingredients together until you have soft dough (enough to hold it’s shape, but still sticky).

Pre-heat your oven to 200C (I used heated my pizza stone)

Place the dough, formed into a circle or whatever shap you choose, on a baking tray or the pre-heated stone  -

Cut the dough 3/4 through into quarters or deep slits on the top if you choose an elongated shape.

Sprinkle with a little flour and bake for about 20 – 30mins until done and sounds hollow when you tap it underneath.

Accommodation supplied by Homeleigh Halt Guest House, bed and breakfast style, where you are welcome to bring your wood and meat and have a braai beside the pool.

We can recommend a really good butcher just up the road where you will be spoilt for choice. Their meat is absolutely top quality.

I advocate supporting local establishments in My Walmer.

Accommodation: Walmer, Port Elizabeth

Date: 24 September  2011

Location: Walmer, Port Elizabeth

Have you got a beautiful kitty cat that can compete with the best?

Then why not come through to the Cat Show in Walmer, Port Elizabeth on Saturday.

Even if you don’t have a kitty cat of your own and are just a fan of these furry friends come and show your support.

This is a 4 ring Championship Cat Show.

The breeds are Sphynx, Devon Rex, Ragdoll, Siamese, Tonkinese, Maine Coon, Persian, Exotic, Oriental, Turkish Van, Bengal, Burmese, British Shorthair and Domestic cats.

If you find yourself needing a nibble or a cup of tea to calm the nerves you
will be pleased to know that Catcare will be running a tearoom.

Times: 08h00 to 17h00

Entrance: R10 to cover costs

Venue: Walmer Town Hall, cnr 8th Ave and Main Rd Walmer

Telephone: +27 (0)82 704-1650 for more information

PET FRIENDLY Accommodation provided for Owners with their precious pets at Homeleigh Halt Guest House – bed and breakfast style – your home away from home where your treasured cats are most welcome!

Situated on Main Road, we are a few blocks up from the Town Hall.

They say there’s nothing like the feeling of the open road as you head into the great outdoors, with the wind in your whiskers…
If you’re a Harley-Davidson fan then don’t miss The Great Outdoors Expo,
8 – 11 September 2011 at The Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, and check out the latest and greatest Harley Davidson display ever seen in PE.
For those who prefer something a little cleaner, you might like to Snow Tube or Snow Board down our 40m snow ramp, on real snow – another first for PE.
There’ll be so much to see and do – you won’t want to miss a minute!
For the outdoor enthusiasts there are loads of exhibitors, showing off the latest goodies and gadgets from camping gear and 4×4 accessories, to bow shooting and holiday destinations.
For those who want to go the whole hog, experience a white-knuckle drive with a professional racedriver on our special track, or test your metal on the tough 4 x 4 track.
Or you could just pig out at the Food Court with a fillet Prego Roll and an ice-cold beer, or maybe a glass of wine and sushi.
There’ll also be extreme sport displays, kiddie’s playland, water craft displays and so much more to experience.
So trot down to the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium between the 8th – 11th September for the adventure of your life.
Doors open: Thurs 12pm – 6pm, Fri 9am – 6pm, Sat 9am – 6pm, Sun 9am – 6pm Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Main entrance off Fettes Rd

Article courtesy of Lee Duff.

For more information contact Grant Duff: 0828727515 -Visit the facebook page: The Great Outdoor Expo.

Accommodation in Port Elizabeth

In need of a place to stay, look no further.

 Homeleigh Halt Guest House  – bed and breakfast – is ideally located on Main Road in Walmer, with easy access to all main routes.

A couple of minutes drive to the stadium, beachfront and within close proximity to Walmer Park and Moffet on Main Shopping centres.

Enjoy and good nights rest and start the day with a hearty breakfast.

Homeleigh Halt invites you to…….be our guest!

Where: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium – Port Elizabeth

When: 08 September 2011 – 11 September 2011

Within the remarkable setting of the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, you will find a spectacular new show in town – The Great Outdoors Expo. The first ever three-day event will provide a unprecedented marketing platform to showcase your brand of outdoor product or service.

We aim to lure over 30 000 outdoor enthusiasts and for visitors there will be a great line up of events to compliment the exhibits. Excitement will include: sporting events, food tastings, watercraft demos, and the latest 4×4 vehicles and accessories – promising a great day out for the entire family.

Brrrrrrrrrr in the Spring! It will be snowing at Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and it is going to be the best fun around.

Wrap up and bring the family along to enjoy the coolest entertainment this Spring in the bay with real snow at the stadium.

Experience a giant breathtaking tube slide down a snow ramp which will thrill people of all ages.

For a sneak preview of what is in store visit the Snow Productions gallery.

For your accommodation in Port Elizabeth give us a call. Homeleigh Halt Guest House – bed and breakfast – invites you to…be our guest!

Ideally situated with easy access to all main routes.

Loerie Naartjie Festival/Naartjiefees 2011

Dates: 24 Sep 2011
Location: Loerie

The 20th Loerie Naartjie Festival takes place on the 24 September 2011. As always, it promises a day of family filled fun – on sale will be farm vegetables, pancakes, wors rolls, hamburgers, biltong, home-made jams and of course naartjies!

The Mej. Nartjiefees competition is presented by Style Models.

The participants of the naartjie-eating contest can look forward to winning great cash prizes.

Entertainment for the day include live performances by local stars such as Juanita Du Plessis, Pieter Smith and Arno Jordaan.

Contact: Gamtoos Tourism on +27 (0)42 283-0437

For all the details and information please visit the official website by clicking on the naaartjie:

Loerie Naartjie Festival

Accommodation: Bed and Breakfast:Port Elizabeth

When planning your next visit to Port Elizabeth and are needing to find the perfect place to stay over, look no further.

Homeleigh Halt Guest House offering your bed & breakfast or room only/self catered options, is ideally situated on Main Road, Walmer, with easy access to everything!

We invite you to….be our guest!

CLOVER MILK RUN 10KM AND 5KM

When: 31 Jul 2011 

Start: Kings Beach, Humewood, Port Elizabeth
Contact: Shane Brown: 079 490 0669
The Clover Milk Run courses are easy, flat, fast and scenic. The first part of the race is along the beachfront and although flat there is a slight uphill towards the halfway mark. The second half is both flat and easy as you make your way through the residential area and then head downhill for a fast finish.

The first 10 finishers win gold medals, the next 200 win silves and all other finishers in both distances are awarded bronze medals. The first 100 applicants to correct their entries will receive a free litre of Clover milk and a lucky-draw contestant in each race will win 100 litres of Clover milk! There are special incentives for the first 500 entries.

Pre-entries are taken up to six weeks before the event and again on the evening before the race (at the start) between 5pm and 8pm. Late entries are taken at the start from 6am. Walkers are welcome and there is a fun run.

For accommodation when next in Port Elizabeth give us a call and stay at Homeleigh Halt Guest House and enjoy a comfortable nights rest – bed & breakfast.

When: 10 – 12 June 2011

Where: Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

Tickets: From Computicket / link on the Wineshow Website

TOURISM BODY WELCOMES WINE SHOW TO EASTERN CAPE

The Wine Show Road Show Nelson Mandela Bay received a significant boost when it was officially endorsed by Nelson Mandela Bay Tourism.  

Wine enthusiasts can enjoy the liveliest wine event in the Eastern Cape during The Wine Show Road Show Nelson Mandela Bay from 10-12 June 2011.

 The iconic Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth will host the glitterati of the South African wine industry during a three-day wine extravaganza.

 The most popular wine consumer show in the country will showcase top wineries, estates, private wine merchants, garagistes and small boutique producers from all the major wine producing regions in the country.  Visitors can explore the world of wine by trying some iconic international brands, award-winning local labels and some really hidden gems.  

Over forty exhibitors are waiting to welcome you and present their wines in a fun, interactive and educational format.  Free tutorials in the Wine Theatre will allow visitors to discover new producers and lesser-known varietals in informal tastings with various winemakers.

 Visitors will be able to enjoy the wines at leisure and utilise the Dawn Wing Sip & Ship to ensure that the wines are delivered to their doors.

 Food courts will be located on both levels of the venue with sumptuous sushi, gourmet sandwiches and delicious wraps on the top level of the impressive stadium’s World of Windows and gourmet hot snacks and meals at the inner-bowl food court with a perfect view of the pristine pitch. 

The friendly teams from Goodfellas will also be on standby to chauffeur you home in your own car. 

The event is returning to the Eastern Cape after its hugely successful launch in 2010.

Confirmed exhibitors include Alluvia Specialist Winery and Private Residence Club, Alto Estate, Arumdale, Boland Cellars, Bonnievale Cellar, Capaia, Catchpole & Co, Crystal Direct, Dawn Wing, Durbanville Hills, Fleur du Cap, Frogitt & Vonkel Private Wine Merchants, Gabriëlskloof, Goudini, Hathersage Wines, Idiom Wines, Major’s Hill, Monis, Namaqua Wines, Nietvoorbeij, Nixan Wines, Orange River Cellars, Packwood Estate, Parmalat, Perfectly Cool Wines, Quoin Rock, Rickety Bridge, Robertson Winery, Roodezandt, Simonsvlei International, the company of wine people, The Goose Wines, The House of JC le Roux, The Winery of Good Hope, Theuniskraal, Tukulu, Under Oaks, Vrede en Lust, Welgemeend, Weltevrede Estate, Whalehaven, Yonder Hill and Zonnebloem.

Tickets are available from Computicket for R90 per person.

Weekend passes cost R150 per person and special group rates of R80 per person apply for bookings of ten or more people.

For more information please visit the official website:- The Wineshow

 For your accommodation: Homeleigh Halt Guest House offers you Bed & Breakfast in wonderful Walmer…..be our guest.

Enquire about our winter warming week-end special!

7 May 2011

The inaugural Woody Cape Mountain Bike Challenge on 7 May 2011 promises to be a memorable experience for local Mountain Bike enthusiasts.

The event offers a challenging 63km ride which will take riders through pristine dairy farm land, up into the picturesque Woody Cape forest and through the Intsomi Forest Lodge which is situated in the untouched Alexandria Forest. Breathtaking views will be experienced over a land unique in natural diversity and unspoilt beauty before riders descend into the tranquilizing Kaba valley on their return journey to Alexandria.

The race forms part of the local NG Kerk fete and starts at 8.30am on Saturday 7th May. A shorter, more family friendly, 25km ride will take place at 9.30am as well as a 15km trail run. All events will start from the Alexandria High School which is located in Jubilee street.

For more information please visit the official site here:Woody Cape Mtn Bike Challenge.

Information by Zports who secured the inaugural event.

We wish all competitors well!

Accommodation provided by Homeleigh Halt Guest House bed & breakfast in Walmer, Port Elizabeth.

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….”