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Once a year the residents of 6/new-national-park-in-the- Bulelani Mfuku (Bass Guitar) common ground and between generations. auction during the Dirt Road
Rhodes Village open their eastern-cape/ covered a range of South friendships begin. Two There's a real pride that goes Wild Trout Festival that is
doors providing an inside Rhodes residents presented African jazz and international groups chose the Stoepsit- with making something held in March each year. The
perspective to life in this aspects of daily life through jazz standards. The group fees this year as an yourself and the ability to do proceeds are used to
remote village. The festival demonstrations of fly are alumni of Access Music opportunity to have a completely original things is contribute to the annual
includes presentations fishing, wool-spinning, Project in Makhanda and reunion with friends. something that makes us Rhodes Animal Care project,
about various aspects of cooking and gardening also spent time at the local Inspector Purl of the Knitting h u m a n . ” S e e ; p r i m a r i l y a n a n i m a l
village life, a photography whilst leaving plenty of time school in Zakhele inspiring and Immigration Police https://elleyarns.com/ neutering event, under the
competition and live music. to interact and ask questions youngsters to reach for their checked passports and has Participants knit squares auspices of the Primary
Most importantly, it offers a about life in this remote dreams. set the date for next year's from a selection of Elle Yarns Health Care programme of
unique opportunity to meet village. The Food Demo at A quirky activity during the Stoepsitfees that will be held kindly provided by Saprotex the Departments of Rural
l o c a l r e s i d e n t s a n d Studio House was inspiring event is the Gumboot on 20, 21 and 22 February International, creators of Development and Agrarian
experience rural hospitality ,making use of freshly Throwing Competition held Knitting, being an age-old high quality hand-knitting Reform.
at its best! picked elements from their at Walkerbouts Inn on a “stoep pastime” is a major yarns. The squares are then All photographs were
The wide range of stoep veggie garden. specially prepared “court”. It feature of the event. “It is one
experiences this year WEG/Go Magazine has gives rise to much hilarity of those reassuring links to sewn together to make taken by Allan Isted. Our
included arts and crafts partnered with the Rhodes and entertainment while our past, bridging the gap blankets that are sold at grateful thanks to him.
ranging from wool products Stoepsitfees to encourage competitors try their best to
to pottery, locally made landscape photographers to create the longest throws.
cheese and pickles, an visit the area. The 2024 prize Several attempts went awry
indigenous plant nursery, art winner, Lize Stassen from and resulted in spectators
galleries, Tenahead Beauty Wonderboom, Pretoria will rapidly dispersing to avoid
Spa and the opportunity to enjoy a stay of 3 nights at t h e r e s u l t o f t h e
meet the SANParks team Walkerbouts Inn for two. spectacularly failed tries!
from the Grasslands Fo l l o w o u r p a g e o n When all is said and done,
National Park. This is a new I n s t a g r a m ( r h o d e s - the Rhodes Stoepsitfees is a
national park in the remote stoepsitfees) to view the one- of-a-kind annual
mountain landscape at entries. Look out for the next experience. Participants left
altitudes of 2 500m and competition towards the end with plans to return with
more in the North-Eastern of the year. friends in 2026. Make the
Cape grasslands of the Jazz Afrika Collective most of the road trip and
Rhodes, Naudé's Neck and delighted festivalgoers with explore the Ben 10 Eco Zakhele visit
M a c l e a r ( r e n a m e d t h e i r v e r s a t i l i t y a n d Challenge, Rock Art and the Zakhele visit
Nqanqarhu) area where contagious enthusiasm for magnificent montane vistas
SANParks and WWF-SA jazz. Performances from - you won't be disappointed.
have partnered to create this Sisipho Mangete (Trombone The delightful thing about a
park. See: https://www. /Piano), Siyabulela Mfuku small festival is that it is
greentrust.org.za/2021/09/0 (Alto Saxophone /Piano) and personal. People find

The very talented musicians from Jazz Afrika Collective. The Police at the Rose Garden

Gumboot throwing oganisers. Rhodes Hotel Stoepsit Studio House restaurant

Gumboot throwing Champions. Happy wanderers. Men lining up for the Gumboot throwing. Stoepsitters at the Rhodes Hotel