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Spiders are often Not Guilty says the expert

More than 50 people overcame any feelings of arachnophobia when they attended the Kowie Museum’s latest fundraiser – a lively talk by Jonathan Leeming of Joburg on Spiders and Bites. During regular visits to his family in Port Alfred…

READY AND WAITING: Kowie Museum curator, Marilyn Pattenden, left, and museum secretary Heather Howard. flank one of the new banners at the museum’s entrance that provides an overview of the early history of the area, from the settlers’ arrival to the building of the harbour and establishment of Port Alfred Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Kowie Museum open again

FROM LAST WEEK’S TALK OF THE TOWN With Level 1 lockdown restrictions in place, once again the Kowie Museum opened its doors to te public on Fridays and Saturdays as from March 12. Opening times are 9.30am to 12.30pm. Strict Covid…

READY AND WAITING: Kowie Museum curator, Marilyn Pattenden, left, and museum secretary Heather Howard. flank one of the new banners at the museum’s entrance that provides an overview of the early history of the area, from the settlers’ arrival to the building of the harbour and establishment of Port Alfred Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Kowie Museum opens again this weekend

With Level 1 lockdown restrictions in place, once again the Kowie Museum will be opening on Fridays and Saturdays from March 12. Opening times are 9.30am to 12.30pm. Strict Covid protocols will be followed, and visitors need to be masked…

Kowie Museum Heritage Hunt a great success

Despite a rather cold and rainy day, the Kowie Museum Treasure Hunt took place on Tuesday September 24 (Heritage Day) with quite a number of locals participating. Here are a few pictures before from the race. More in this week’s Talk of…

The start of the Heritage race

If you didn’t get to the Kowie Museum Heritage Hunt today (Heritage Day) then here was the opening gambit to get everyone motivated to begin. Former Kowie Museum curator, Yvonne Surtees (now the curator is Marilyn Pattenden), explaining…

WHERE’S YA BIN? Residents and businesses vied to own one of the beautifully decorated bins in order to raise funds for the Kowie Museum at Harry B’s on Thursday evening Picture: ROB KNOWLES

Bins boost Kowie Museum funds

As the sun set over the Kowie, residents attended the Kowie Museum’s Art Bin auction at Harry B’s on Thursday evening to bid for the 19 bins, decorated by schools, clubs and societies in the area in an effort to raise funds for the…