Newsletter April 2017 FINAL EDIT April 2017 FINAL EDIT... · 2020. 4. 16. · Treasurer Billy Cawood 033 330 8116 072 428 4957 [email protected] Chief Rally ... ready to resume his

APRIL 2017

____________________________________________ Address all correspondence to CCSA Natal Midlands Ph: 033 396 2373

P.O.Box 100695 Fax: 086 253 9760 SCOTTSVILLE 3209

2016/2017 Committee

Chairman Gordon Major 033 396 1943 082 374 2327 [email protected] Vice Chairman Des Shaw 033 3471248 082 093 5993 [email protected] Secretary Noeline Gillham 033 396 2373 083 778 9535 [email protected]

Treasurer Billy Cawood 033 330 8116 072 428 4957 [email protected] Chief Rally Convenor Sally Riley A/H 033 330 3718 082 372 8093 [email protected] PRO Anita Nefdt 033 386 4494 083 403 8957 [email protected] Scribe Sharon Leonard 083 647 9985 [email protected] Assets Master Terry Schefermann 033 386 7250 083 382 7671 [email protected]

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Hi Midlands hope life is treating you all just swimmingly!

The Majors have had a bit of a hectic caravanning time lately

with a mini tour to Convention SA 2017 in Vereeniging on

Thursday back on Monday and off to River Valley in

Pennington on Friday.

Sadly I was informed that Lesley Rayson lost her battle to

cancer, may she rest in peace and our thoughts go out to her

family. Stephan Spieker, our Provincial Councillor, was

admitted to hospital in the Pretoria area and was immediately put in ICU so that his

sugars could be stabilised, sadly he had to have his leg amputated below the knee on

Saturday morning – we wish him a speedy recovery and hope he is back to

caravanning soon. I will stand in for him as Alternate Provincial Councillor until he is

ready to resume his duties.

Congratulations to Rhoda on completing the Witness Maritzburg half

marathon and Bill and Sheila Pellew on completing the 10km walk,

Sheila finishing 3rd in the ladies category.

Our last rally was held at River Valley Resort over the weekend of 10th

– 12th March and Mike, the owner of the park, again went out of his way

to look after us, the weather was great and we had a

turnout of 19 families comprising 17 from Midlands

and two visiting families, Terry & Wendy Wattrus

and the Barends family - Lloyd, Jontal and children. Hopefully we

will see them again soon. The marshals did a splendid job,

entertaining us with “frog races” on the Saturday afternoon. At

friendlies we awarded River Valley our trophy for “Midlands Venue

of the Year”, see rally report elsewhere. River Valley has also

offered all CCSA members a 50% discount on park fees out of

season and you need to present your valid CCSA membership card

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in order to qualify. Please visit www.caravanclubsa.org.za and you will find on the

home page “Caravan Park Special Rates for CCSA Members” with some links to other

parks that offer us discounts.

There was healthy discussion held at Convention SA 2017 and many items came out of

the group discussions regarding membership. National Council are busy compiling a

summary of these items and once it’s available, I will share with you. The main item

that directly affects us members is that as per the Constitution the annual subs have

been increased by 10% for the ensuing year which now amount to R360 pa.

As I mentioned last month, Pedal car rally is coming up so please give your names to

Sally or Neil Campbell if you are interested in riding, I last heard that he was still

looking for lady riders. I have included an intention slip for the rally and intentions are

to be in by 1 May 2017. Midlands won the trophy for the most vans at the rally last

time so let’s do it again as well as win the endurance shield outright.

At the Provincial meeting held on the 25th March, it was decided that from 2018 that

instead of having Pedal Car Rally and Rally Natal in the same year, we would have

Rally SA in 2018, Rally Natal the next year and Pedal Car the following year.

Thereafter the cycle would start again.

AGM is also not far off so please give some thought as to whom you would like to

have on your committee, four committee members have come to the end of their

tenure, so please step up to the plate and make yourself available to carry Midlands

forward.

Our next rally will be held at Scottburgh over the weekend of 21st – 23

rd April, bring

your bicycles – see elsewhere for details.

This thought to ponder relates very much to the CCSA

“Being a family means you are a part of something very wonderful.

It means you will love and be loved for the rest of your life”

-Unknown -

“”– Michael

Cheers for now, safe towing and God willing I’ll see you at Scottburgh

GordonGordonGordonGordon

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RIVER VALLEY FUN

The bookies The jockeys The not so well The 1

st time ralliers

The thick of the racing The winning jockeys - a family affair!

The stirrer The birthday boy The braai

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Rally info below for all your future planning.

2017

REGIONAL AT SCOTTBURGH 21- 23 APRIL 2017. 25 Sites have provisionally been booked for the weekend. The weekend tariff for the weekend is as follows: R 400.00 for 2 adults for the weekend. Cost for additional adults and children TBA later as soon as we are informed. As there are no marshals, this will be the requirement for the rally. FRIDAY EVENING: Anita and I request that each family bring along a snack platter for a finger supper (This needs to be something substantial as it will be your supper) - Many thanks. SATURDAY: Braai – Please check with Sally for either a Salad / pudding. INTENTION FOR THE SCOTTBURGH RALLY MUST PLEASE BE IN BY SATURDAY THE 15TH APRIL 2017. Bring your bicycles and we can go for a ride! NATIONAL/PROVINCIAL AT KARRIDENE- PEDAL CAR 20-22 MAY 2017. It’s that time of year again, we are looking for riders to put at least one car into the Main Pedal Car Derby. So let’s get training. Neil Campbell will be the team manager so let’s give him the support he needs. Neil will be looking for both male and female riders. Please remember helmets for all riders. COME ON MIDLANDS LETS SEE THE TEAM SPIRIT!!!!!!!! – SAVE THE DATE – please remember your Midlands shirts we are black and white!!!!! RATES: R280.00 – 2 adults and 2 children weekend

R200.00 – Pensioners (no children) weekend R75.00 – Additional adult per day R35.00 – Additional children per day R50.00 – extra car per day

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The above includes rally fees and Sunshine Coast raffle- PLEASE SEE INTENTION SLIP FOR BANKING DETAILS ETC – Payment is to be made to Sunshine Coast and emailed or faxed through, your NAME AND REGION is required as reference and to be indicated on your proof of payment. Anyone wanting to go earlier needs to pay the park directly for those days only. SATURDAY EVENING: Braai fires will be lit for those wanting to braai – no organised salads or puddings will be arranged. THE INTENTION DATE FOR PEDAL CAR IS THE 1ST MAY 2017 - BUT PLEASE DON’T WAIT FOR THIS DATE - SEND YOUR INTENTION IN IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT. PLEASE cc ME IN ON YOUR INTENTION AS I NEED TO ARRANGE THE NATIONAL DISCS - THANKS, SALLY We have a lot of members celebrating milestones, both National or Provincial at the Pedal car rally. Please advise me if anyone would like to arrange anything special. REGIONAL AT DRAK GARDENS 15-18 JUNE 2017. This will be the first time we are going to the Berg during winter and I am sure this could be a rally not to miss. It is a long weekend and should be very enjoyable The marshals for the weekend will be Dave and Beryl Kotze. RATE: R 120.00 adult per day Under 12 years 50 % of that Under 6 years FREE No Pensioner rate PLEASE REMEMBER RALLY FEES OF R20.00 IS PAYABLE AT EVERY RALLY.

Bank Standard Bank Pmb Name of a/c CCSA Natal Midlands Branch Code 057525 A/c no. 052210952

All the best and cheers for now

Sally

Cell 082 372 8093

Email: [email protected]

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RALLY DATES AND VENUES 2017 DATES VENUE MARSHALS National - 20-22 May Karridene Pedal Car Committee Regional- 15-18 June Drak Gardens (long w/end) Kotze National- 21-23 July Villa Spa Coady/Campbell Regional- 18-20 August Queensburgh (AGM) Committee National- 15- 17 September Rally Natal (Alfred County) Committee Regional- 13-15 October Power Boat Club Driemeyer/Siepman National- 3-5 November Baynesfield Williams/Browne Regional- 1-3 December Bushwillow –Christmas Committee

Knocking on the Door

Nationals - 10, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, etc. (round disc) Williams – on 8th Kotze Dave – on 74th Next 75th Castle – on 49th Next 50th

Cowan – on 21st Engelbrecht – on 49th Next 50th Robertson – on 22nd Mitchley – on 23rd

Todd – on 23rd

Campbell – on 23rd

Van Wyk Lew – on 8th Kotze Daryl – on 8th

Regionals – 22, 44, 88, 110, 132, 154, 176, 198, etc. (square disc) Campbell – on 21st Next 22nd Mitchley – on 19th Shaw – on 86th Driemeyer – on 126th

Kotze Dave – on 84th Nefdt – on 84th Robertson – on 19th

King R – on 168th

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Provincials – 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40 etc. (gold disc) Williams – on 4th Next 5th Bennett – on 9th Next 10th Castle – on 9th Next 10th Cawood Billy – on 9th Next 10th Buys – on 14th Next 15th Robertson – on 4th Next 5th

Major – on 29th Next 30th Riley – on 23rd Shaw – on 18th Siepman L – on 29th Next 30th Nefdt – on 23rd

Driemeyer – on 24th Next 25th

Increase your National or Provincial Milestones and see you at Scottburgh.

CLASSIFIEDS

Midlands Shirts available at R185.00 each

Contact Sally Riley 082 372 8093

Should anyone wish to place a classified ad wanting to sell, buy, swap, messages, etc. please feel free to contact me on my email [email protected], sms/WhatsApp on 083 6479985, I will be more than happy to insert it in the newsletter.

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Pedal Car Rally - Intention Slip - 19 - 21 May 2017

Region:

Surname:

First Names: His: Her:

No. of Children: Cell Number:

E-Mail Address:

Membership No:

VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBERS Tow Vehicle Caravan / Trailer Extra Vehicle

Cost of Weekend (Includes Rally Fee & 3x Raffle)

DESCRIPTION OF ITEM Qty Price Amount

Family of Four per van/tent (2 adults & 2 children) R 280.00 R 0.00

Pensioners (Max 2 Adults per van / tent) R 200.00 R 0.00

No. of Extra Adult per day No. of Days R 75.00 R 0.00

No. of Extra Children per day No. of Days R 35.00 R 0.00

No. of Extra Vehicle per day

No. of Days R 50.00 R 0.00

FOOD ORDER - FRIDAY NIGHT Hamburger R 25.00 R 0.00

Boerewors Roll R 20.00 R 0.00

Three Pancakes R 10.00 R 0.00

FOOD FOR SATURDAY MORNING

Breakfast Roll (bacon & egg) R 25.00 R 0.00

Bacon Roll R 20.00 R 0.00

Food Cost Total R 0.00

Weekend Cost Total R 0.00

TOTAL PAYABLE FOR THE WEEKEND R 0.00

PAYMENT DETAILS BANK FNB E-Mail for Payment

BRANCH Westville [email protected]

BRANCH CODE 223526 Fax No: 086 601 6509

ACCOUNT NAME CCSA - Sunshine Coast Region Please Fax or mail proof of

payment to the above ACCOUNT NUMBER 62518157153

Please mail your intentions and payments to [email protected]

Any queries please contact David Lombard - 082 800 8246 (after hours please)

Remember to use your Surname and Region as Reference on your payment.

Final Intention Date :- 01 May 2017

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We arrived at River Valley around midday on Friday to find a few members ahead of us. Without our usual parking Marshall, Des, members sorted themselves out very well and by the time all 19 families had settled in, we were quite crowded. Bill and Sheila arrived before dark with the largest pot of Breyani I have ever seen. Still too hot to carry! The gazebos were set up along

the concrete strip and preparations made for the evening celebrations. Bill & Sheila were celebrating their 100th National from last year. After pay parade we all lined up for the Breyani which was superb. When all had eaten their fill, the pot was still about half full. Those with containers were happy to take extras away for later enjoyment. Saturday weather was great and after enjoying a quiet morning, the Main Event was prepared and the track readied for the introduction of the Imported Racing Frogs. Tickets were available for punters to select their favourite jockeys and the racing began. Much hilarity from the spectators and frustration from jockeys as the frogs ignored their ‘controllers’ demands. After seven exciting and fun races, the six winning jockeys, one had won two races, competed for the title of Champion, with a slight twist in the final straight. A word of advice. DO NOT take any bets against the FAMILY KOTZE. Between Dave, Darryl and Teagan, they walked off with the three top places and Trish was the most successful punter of the day. A good time being had by all! Fires were lit at sundown and the expected display of superb salads was revealed, followed by some damn fine puddings. Those that could, stayed up a while but many retired full and contented to their vans. Again Sunday arrived with the quality weather we were hoping for and soon after

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10 am friendlies we packed up and returned home to await the next rally. See you at Scotties. Mike & Karen.

As Philippa promised her Spinach Salad recipe for all to try out and enjoy. SPINACH SALAD

125g streaky bacon, chopped 1 medium red onion, chopped 150g spinach leaves, finely shredded 125g button mushrooms, sliced 50g bean sprouts 2 eggs, hard-boiled and chopped DRESSING

30ml (2tbsp) Worcestershire sauce 30ml (2tbsp) wine vinegar 60ml (¼ cup) tomato sauce 60ml (¼ cup) olive oil 60ml (¼ cup) sugar 1. Fry bacon in saucepan, without adding any fat. Fry until starting to brown then remove with slotted spoon and drain on absorbent paper. Place bacon and in a mixing bowl and add spinach, onion and mushrooms. 2. for dressing: Whisk all ingredients together, pour over salad and toss lightly. 3. Top with bean sprouts and chopped egg. Toss lightly again and serve.

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VARIATION

Substitute: bean sprouts with either chickpeas or seeds or caramelised onion eggs with feta cheese *TIP* Never add dressing too far in advance as the leaves will become soggy Enjoy!

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Greetings to all Midlands members. We learnt with great sadness that Lesley Rayson passed away on the 6th March 2017. Lesley was so brave and fought her illness for a couple of years. Our deepest condolences are with Lesley’s family. Unfortunately some of our members are experiencing poor health. Wally Bennett gave Glenda a big fright, collapsing at home. He went to the Doctor, had an angiogram and found his heart was in a bad condition. Wally had a triple bypass on the 6th March 2017. He is now home and Sister Glenda is taking very good care of her man. She also said that he is very positive and doing exceptionally well. On the 16th March 2017, Johnny Engelbrecht underwent an operation, a knee replacement to his right knee. The operation was a great success and Johnny is doing very well. Dereck had a chat to Johnny at the time of my report. He said that the back pain he had been suffering with for the past 3 years, has disappeared. Johnny we are so happy for you and we know Elize is taking good care of you. All of you know Stephan & Juliet Spieker very well. They were in Pretoria for business when Stephan became very ill. Stephan is diabetic and had a cut under his right foot which didn’t heal. Went to the Doctor and was admitted to Hospital in Pretoria. The Doctors were treating him to prevent further infection and tried to save his foot. Very sadly Stephan underwent an amputation below the knee on 25th March 2017. The operation was a success and the Surgeon is very happy with the outcome. Stephan is very positive and doing well under the circumstances.

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During the afternoon at River Valley Dallas & Tessa King surprised us with a visit. It was so good to see you guys. Tessa is very positive and looks well for a person who is having chemo treatments. Please keep Tessa, Wally, Johnny and Stephan in your prayers for a complete recovery. Terry and Gayle Schefermann are very excited. They are flying on 27/03/2017 to visit their son and family in the UK. They will also meet their youngest grandson Jack for the 1st time. After a few weeks they will then fly to Dubai to visit their other son and family and see their 3 grandchildren, who have camped with us on rallies before. We wish you a pleasant flight and enjoy your visits with your precious families.

BIRTHDAYS MAY 2017 1st Rose van Wyk 4th Billy Cawood 4th Giselle Nefdt 6th Robyn Nefdt

9th Sheldon Coady 10th Nicky Siepman 11th Anthony Adnams 13th Glenda Bennett 17th Grant Williams 17th Trevor Evans - HAPPY 70TH !!! 18th Jenna Baxter 21st Mike Wortmann 22nd Hennie Nel 29th Shirley Stead 30th Craig Driemeyer 31st Lindley Siepman - HAPPY 75TH!!! 31st Dereck Nefdt 31st Gayle Schefermann

A birthday is the most special day in one’s life, enjoy it to the fullest.

ANNIVERSARIES MAY 2017 1st Derrick & Bev Boardman (13) 8th Billy & Carol Cawood (18)

24th Bernard & Christine Yeadon (37) 29th Rudy & Sharon Buys (30) Happy 3rd anniversary to Quintus & Giselle Van Wyk on the 5th April.

Anniversaries are days to celebrate. Wishing more love for all of you. We are sure our pupils & varsity students are looking forward to their 1st term holiday. We wish you all an enjoyable time. I have good news - although I am not too sure if Billy & Carol Cawood are so happy, but they are coming back to Howick in the middle of April 2017, for a year. They are assisting the new owner with the business. Billy I hope you are bringing your camping trailer, so you & Carol can join us on our rallies. It is going to be wonderful to see you guys again.

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For our members who could not attend the River Valley rally you missed out on a very enjoyable weekend. The frog race was good fun and enjoyed by all. Wishing you all a pleasant month and hopefully see all of you at Scottburgh soon. Love - Anita

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Mealie Bread 4 eggs ½ cup milk ½ cup sugar 1 cup mealie meal (yellow if possible) 2 T flour 1 ½ t baking powder ½ t salt 2 T oil 1 tin sweet corn

Beat eggs, milk and sugar. Add dry ingredients followed by oil and sweet corn. Bake in a microwave at 100% power for 11 – 13 minutes. Sprinkle with paprika to give colour. With thanks to Beryl Kotze.

Our newest members chilling out at River Valley

From my side I wish to extend my sincere condolences to Lesley Rayson’s family on the passing of Lesley. May she Rest in Peace. To Wally, Johnny, Tessa and of course Stephan, our Provincial Councillor, wishing you all a speedy recovery and trust you will all be ready to rally again soon. Reading all the news in this edition about River Valley sounds like we certainly missed a fantastic weekend but unfortunately we had a very important birthday to attendR.Brent Smith who celebrated his 8th birthday on the rally weekend. Granny and Grampa just had to be there and celebrate with him and his friends. What a wonderful day we had as well. In our day it was so easy to have birthday parties,

PAGE SPONSORS: Wally & Glenda Bennett Billy & Carol Cawood Johnny & Elize Engelbecht Ken & Noeline Gillham Ron & Rose King Gordon, Rhoda & Maxiene Major Dereck & Anita Nefdt Klaus & Evelyn Fischer Des & Elaine Shaw Dino & Sally Riley.

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nothing like putting a children’s party together today. So much to organise and plan. Very tiring indeed. And lastly I will be counting down the days again. This time for the arrival back home after a very long time our son Vaughn and of course his lovely wife, Marlena. This will be her first trip out of America. Unfortunately the boys won’t be coming out with them this time maybe when they visit again in the future. They arrive on the 2nd June. So lots of excitement planning for the visit. And finally to everyone going to Scottburgh Rally, safe travels and enjoy. Cheers for now

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My parting shot:

“A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new” “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new” “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new” “A person who never made a mistake never tried anything new” –––– Albert EinsteiAlbert EinsteiAlbert EinsteiAlbert Einstein”n”n”n”

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