The pedestrian traffic light next to Voëlklip OK Minimark has been out of order for months and Overstrand Municipality apologises for the inconvenience this is causing road users in the area.

Unfortunately, the damage to Voëlklip pedestrian traffic signal controller has been of such a nature that an immediate solution is not available. The pedestrian crossing button also does not work, and drivers have no patience and drive on straight away, making the crossing unsafe.

The initial delay in restoring electricity to the traffic signal has since been resolved. The current delay in repairs can be attributed to fact that:

Mount Pleasant Library hosted a poetry reading on Thursday, 21 September 2023 in celebration of hope, humanity and the joy of living.

The morning was a combination of poetry reading and conversation with Julie Daniels, an author from Cape Town.

Her two books, Gediggies van die Kaap, are a compilation of tongue-in-cheek poetry about life on the Cape Flats. The books were inspired by the death of her husband in 2020 and her own battle with Covid on a ventilator in the ICU.

Daniels encouraged library members to put their stories down on paper and said you will start and learn along the way. She added: “We’ve all experienced suffering and you may have lingering feelings of anger, sadness or grief from past events that you haven’t come to terms with. Getting them down on paper helps you to make sense of them and find meaning in them.”

She said she is willing to do a creative writing workshop in the area, should there be enough interest.

In addition to book readings, the Mount Pleasant Library regularly offers holiday activities for kids as well. 

Overstrand is gearing up for an unusually busy weekend with a variety of activities. On Hangklip-Kleinmond side there’s a Ceramic and Porcelain Festival with exhibitions and workshops.

In addition to the usual Saturday markets in the Overstrand there will also be markets at Harold Porter National Botanical Garden, Hemel-en-Aarde and Wolvengat. Not far from Wolvengat, Baardskeerdersbos puts on an Art Route for the weekend opening artists’ homes and studios. Also in the area, the Danger Point Lighthouse will open on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and there’s a Gansbaai Spring Abalone Festival on the Sports grounds in Blompark.

On Stanford’s side historic guided walks will be done and the Hops at the Hills beer festival hosted.

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