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The Blom & Blits is for everybody
The annual Blom & Blits festival is organised for all people of Stanford, and the organisers are confident that residents from all parts of the community and all walks of life will take part this year.
The festival, to be held from Friday, 7 November to Sunday, 9 November under the auspices of the Stanford Tourism Bureau, has already attracted wide support and sponsorship. It promises to be bigger and better than ever before. ...

News and views for locals, by locals
Village Life, which is envisaged as a monthly newspaper, will be produced by residents of Stanford with the aim of informing all stakeholders of local events and to highlight our interesting history, people and environment. ...

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Village Victuals
The restorers of hungry tums
(Food column) ...

Stanford sons in World Cup!
Two players whose parents live in Stanford will take part in the Rugby World Cup, albeit not for South Africa! Stuart, son of David and Sara Abbott, has been selected for the England side, and Matthew Stevens, son of Georgina Hamilton, will play for the England under 21s.

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This is an excellent place for successful MICE
(Meetings, Incentives, Conferences & Exhibitions) ...

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Is your neighbour's water a nuisance?
By Aurea Teixeira, Attorney
Ownership is the most protected and extensive right in and to a corporeal thing. It entitles the owner to do as he or she pleases with the thing, confined only by certain limitations in law.
Neighbour law in South Africa makes provision for an interesting concept called "nuisance". The law in this field aims to ensure that landowners have full use and enjoyment of their property. ...

Village personality of the month
She's a pillar of the community
By Georgina Hamilton
If one were to search for a guiding goodness in Stanford, a lot of it may be found in the heart of Emily (Emmie) Dreyer. Throughout her retirement – the word is hardly appropriate – she has tried to ensure that old people in Stanford are fed and supported.

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Green Futures - building sustainable nature based livelihoods
By Sean Privett
Our country has exceptional natural resources and a flora unparalleled in diversity throughout the world. We on the western edge of the Agulhas Plain are ...

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The Village Gardener
Get busy in October
By Tracy Paton of The Purple Pumpkin ...

Area is a top destination for bird-watchers
By Anton Odendal of Birdlife Overberg
Bird-watching is the fastest growing leisure activity in the world. In 1997 it was estimated that somewhere between R80 million and R170 million was spent on this hobby in South Africa. ...

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Gables of Stanford
by Guy Whittle, archictect and Stanford resident
Stanford is blessed with a full range of all the basic gable designs – both “Cape Dutch” and “Victorian” – if in name only. ...

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With mug in hand
How barley and hops become that amber liquid
by Andy Mitchell of Birkenhead Brewery

As an introduction, let me talk about beer brewing in layman’s language. ...