Thursday, December 31, 2009

Fynbos Music Festival



There's an awesum music festival happening on the 23rd & 24th Jan 2010 in aid of raising legal funds for the Swartland Forums fight against the Malmesbury Aviation Estate.
  • STEVE NEWMAN
  • GUY BUTTERY
  • ROB VAN VUUREN (mc)
  • DEREK GRIPPER
  • KARNAMRITA DASI (international act)
  • ERROL DYERS
  • HILTON SCHILDER
  • ALL IN ONE
  • SANGAM
  • Koitrans
  • The Frown Family Karavan
  • aMani
  • Take Two
  • Miss Texas 1977
  • African Mbira Band
  • Off The Record
Drumming in the forest, fire dancing, Riebeek steel drum performance, food and craft stalls, mountain views and walks!

Join the Fynbos Music Festival fan page on Facebook for more info or go to www.swartlandforum.yolasite.com



The Swartland Forums are campaigning against the development of an aviation estate that could and would have huge effects on the natural environment on the surrounding area.
"There are direct implications of the proposed aircraft estate not only for neighbours of the proposed estate, such as nearby farms, the Paardeberg mountains, but also for all of those in Malmesbury, Abbotsdale, Tierfonteinon, Chatsworth, Kalbaskraal and Riverlands. It also affects areas further into the region which are within easy distance of a flying jaunt, like Riebeeksrivier, the Riebeek Valley and Wellington. The developers are talking about 120 movements (120 airplanes, gyrocopters, helicopters and microlites) perhaps more per day, especially over weekends. This would mean that there would be a plane up in the air every 5 minutes, every Saturday and every Sunday from sunrise to sunset. "
Help spread the word!
And make sure you don't miss out on this great local event!!



Photographs from the Fynbos Music Festival Facebook page & the Swartland Forum website.
Illustration of an owl playing the flute by Janet Botes.