Hello everyone,
With what could be our last Wiki Loves Monuments in full swing right now WIkimedia South Africa has organised an number of events around the country for this Saturday 26 September which you are all invited to join us for. I have provided the event details as well as a link to their respective event pages on Facebook.
The following events in Johannesburg, Paarl and Clanwilliam will be taking place:
*26 September 2015: Johannesburg Heritage Walk https://www.facebook.com/events/1501689410149994/* Date: *Saturday, 26 September 2015* Time: *10:00am - 12:00 am* Location: *Sophiatown Bar Lounge, 1 Central Place, Cnr Jeppe and Henry Nxumalo, Newtown, Johannesburg* Join us for a leisurely monument scavenger hunt, starting and ending in central Johannesburg. We will meetup where we started at 1:00pm, where we will be on hand to assist people upload and submit their photographs to the competition. You can find a list of monuments in the area here.
*26 September 2015: Paarl Heritage Walk https://www.facebook.com/events/509377705886843/* Date: *Saturday, 26 September* Time:* 10:00am* Location: *Vinyeard Spar, Main Road, Paarl* RSVP: Please RSVP by Friday at by contacting the even organiser at: roche@hunkydory.co.za or by SMS/Whatsapp at the number below. Info: Fore more info please inbox Roché Petersen or call/sms/Whatsapp 072 841 2980. Founded in 1687, Paarl offers a rich cultural and architectural heritage, from elaborate Cape Dutch homesteads, the tallest spire in the Republic, that of Toringkerk. Join us as we explore our third oldest town on Saturday, 26 September, at 10:00. Meeting place: Vinyeard Spar, Main Road.
From there on we can plot the course, carpool or drive as we please. The
Spar offers safe and secure parking and is easy enough to find. Rules & Info: None but the usual - comfortable shoes, water, etc. Be careful and vigilant when displaying cameras and phones in public. No booking is required, but please RSVP by Friday 25 September as we want to print maps, plan the route and all those admin stuff.
*26 September 2015: Clanwilliam Heritage Walk https://www.facebook.com/events/1642496222660404/* Date:*Saturday, 26 September* Time: *10:00am* Location: *Clanwilliam Museum, Main Street (Hoof Street) and Graafwater Street, Clanwilliam.* Info: Please contact Douglas for more information at 076 515 8727 There are a number of heritage sites in Clanwilliam with no photograph or other media on Wikimedia Commons. As such this event will focus on photographing and filming heritage sites along Clanwilliams Main Street and Church Street. We will end off with lunch at a location within the town to be decided on the day. Please let the event organiser, Douglas, know if you have any questions. This is a free and open event to the general public.
Just a quick reminder that we will also be having the 10th Cape Town Wiki-meetup on the 4 October. For more information check out the meetup page on Wikipedia here https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Meetup/Cape_Town/Cape_Town_10.
Cheers,
Douglas.