by Marion | Jan 11, 2025 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
Our first meeting of the New Year was our fun Quiz Night which this year was hosted by Marinda. We split into teams of four and Quizmaster Marinda decreed that this was not a test of how quickly you can look something up, so no phones or books allowed this year! She...
by Marion | Dec 5, 2024 | Monthly Meeting, Past Events
On Thursday 5th December 2024 we held our very popular Photography Evening where members had the opportunity to show us their favourite pictures taken throughout the year. Full report will be posted in the Batos magazine, February 2025...
by Marion | Nov 17, 2024 | Monthly Meeting
Rose Mills, a club member and past Committee member, enthralled us with her talk on a visit to Chile in September 2024. I am sure I am not the only one who felt like jumping on a plane there as soon as possible, despite it being a 30-hour trip (although apparently...
by Marion | Oct 3, 2024 | Monthly Meeting
3rd October 2024 Aotearoa is better known to us as New Zealand and John Magner having married a ‘Kiwi’ has visited the country many times. His talk this month focussed on the South Island which most of us would recognise on a map; what was more surprising was to hear...
by Marion | Sep 24, 2024 | Monthly Meeting
At our September meeting we welcomed club member Nick Liebenberg whose talk was titled ’The Flying Bassetts’. We were intrigued as to the meaning of the name, and were picturing arial canines; it turned out to be the name of the group Nick travels with. He describes...
by Marion | Aug 29, 2024 | Monthly Meeting
As the African penguin species inches towards extinction, BirdLife South Africa, CapeNature and SANCCOB have been working to re-establish this land-based penguin colony in the De Hoop Nature Reserve. Among the leading causes behind the decline of African penguins have...