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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!

Soweto Derby Set for Port Elizabeth on 21 July 2011

The 2011 Vodacom Challenge will see English Premiership giants Tottenham Hotspur take on Orlando Pirates FC and Kaizer Chiefs from July 16-23 in a return for one of the most prestigious international club competitions on the global footballing calendar.

This will be the fourth time that Tottenham Hotspur has been to South African shores, having first visited the country in 1963 as holders of the European Cup Winners’ Cup, and then again in 2003 to support South Africa’s bid for the 2010 FIFA World Cup™. After that they made their 2007 appearance at the Vodacom Challenge.

The 2011 tournament will be a huge celebration of football and once more organisers have opted to take the matches around the country.

All four match venues for the 2011 Vodacom Challenge were used during the 2010 FIFA World Cup™ and provide world-class facilities for the players and supporters alike.

The tournament will kick-off at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane when Kaizer Chiefs take on Tottenham Hotspur on Saturday, July 16 (15h00 kick off).

It is a fitting place to start, given that in the last edition of the Vodacom Challenge in 2009, Orlando Pirates took on Manchester City at the old Peter Mokaba Stadium(Polokwane), in the shadow of the new venue as it was still being built.

The action then moves on to the Mbombela Stadium in Mbombela (Nelspruit) on Tuesday, July 19 (20h15 kick off) as Orlando Pirates meet Tottenham Hotspur in a repeat of the 2007 Final that was won 3-0 by the visiting English side.

The all-important Soweto Derby to determine the finalists to meet Tottenham Hotspur in the tournament will be played at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth on Thursday, July 21 (20h15 kick off).

Article courtesy of MyPE. For more information please visit the MyPE website by clicking the logo : -

Homeleigh Halt Guest House, bed and breakfast, situated in Main Road, Walmer, Port Elizabeth is ideally located within close proximity to all major attractions and a mere 8.5 km from Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium via the longest route.

We invite you to “be our guest…”

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.

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!

ABSA Kirkwood Wildsfees / Kirkwood Festival

1 – 3 July 2011

Pack your bags and head to Kirkwood because nobody should miss this one!

10 years of celebrations are just beginning…..

The Eastern Cape’s fastest growing festival is turning ten this year and is celebrating … wildstyle !!

The 2011 ABSA Kirkwood Wildsfees is raising the bar on its winning recipe of wild activities, including live performances by top South African artists, a wine, jazz and gourmet food lifestyle expo, Kids Zone fun, adrenaline rides, 300 specialist stalls, a massive beer tent, the Isuzu 4×4 Extreme Challenge, a premier game auction, agricultural and wildlife expos, and much more…

Continuing its commitment to nature conservation, the 2011 ABSA Kirkwood Wildsfees is hosting a sustainable energy expo for the first time.

Head on over to the official website  – you need a while to digest all the events that have been planned for you……….right here

Homeleigh Halt Guest House wishes you great success with the upcoming 10th anniversary festival.

We will certainly be there to enjoy!

When next in Port Elizabeth, Homeleigh Halt Guest House invites you to “be our guest…”

You are welcome to stay on a bed and breakfast basis or room only.

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?

Round 1 of the 2011 SA Engen Super Kart Championship

Where: Celso Scribante circuit – Victoria Drive
When: 25 February 2011 – 26 February 2011

Just five months ago Wesleigh Orr delivered a sensational performance to win the Super Rok World Cup title in Italy. By doing so he timeously reminded the international motorsport community that South African karting is as good as it gets anywhere around the globe.

The Vortex Rok powered Engen Superkart championships have grown to become one of the highlights of the South African motorsport year. Comprising of three classes, they are known for producing non-stop explosive action.

 Port Elizabeth’s technically challenging Celso Scribante circuit will once again host the opening round of the four leg championships.

The track boasts a unique mixture of fast flowing sweeps and a tight section with no less than three 180-degree hairpins which test both driver and race engineers as they battle to find a chassis set-up that works best. After a tentative start last year, the new Mini-Rok junior series has full South African national championship status for 2011.

It promises to be a spectacular day out for the entire family and the Celso Scribante Kart Circuit is on Victoria Drive on the way to Schoenmakerskop.

The circuit is regarded by many as the finest track for viewing in the country. This is thanks to the clubhouse which is situated nicely on a hillside overlooking the circuit which makes for superb viewing. It ptomises to be a spectacular day out for the entire family.

We invite you to pack your bags and head to Port Elizabeth for a fun filled week-end.

Homeleigh Halt Guest House/Bed and Breakfast offers you superb accommodation in Walmer – between 12th and 13th Avenues……..10th Avenue crosses over Heugh/Buffelsfontein to become Victoria Drive…….invite you to………”be our guest”.

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:

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!