Meetings
19 August 2022 – The History of Forest Hall – A talk and tour by Murray Crawford
We have been fascinated for generations about the origin and history of Forest Hall. Built in 1864 it was the first manor house in the Plettenberg Bay section of the garden Route. It was the South African seat of the Newdigate family. Of aristocratic English origins,...
7 July 2022 – Commemorating 200 years since the British Settlers arrived in the Cape Colony
OUR NEXT TALK…Thursday 7th July.
Speaker: Courteney Bradfield
Our next talk commemorates an event which has been described as “The most callous mass migration of people in the history of the British Empire”
We invite you to decide for yourselves.
Our speaker Courteney Bradfield is a direct descendant of a settler family, and his extensive research gives us a fascinating insight into this extraordinary resettlement programme.
12 May 2022 – The Rise & Fall of the Brenton Blue Butterfly
Our first Public Event will be held on the 12th of May at Sky Villa when Graeme Young a well-known and notable Lepidopterist in Plett & the Garden Route will talk on “The Rise & Fall of the Brenton Blue Butterfly” duly illustrated with his many slides. The...