IMPORTANT THEFT/CRIME FIRE (021) 957-4700 CHAIRPERSON:

MEMBERSHIPS:

ADVERTISING:

Teri Kruger 082--658-1884

Eric Chapman 021-423-7978

Annabel Kyriazis 021-439-7786

“FLASH”

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ISSUE NO. 40

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HACKS / NEWSLETTER: Gill Russell 021-434-2484

FEBRUARY 2007 TO APRIL 2007

Late summer activities. Wear suitable gear and footwear for the weather and roughish terrain. Also hats, sun-block, lots of water and refreshments for the mid-walk break. Dogs on leads, are welcome. For security reasons, please phone the Convenor for meeting place and further details. “Moderate” fitness required – for mountain paths; no climbing or rock-scrambling. No smoking on walks please, and switch off cell-phones. Fresnaye Sports Club is corner of Ave Normandie and Ave St. Bartholomew, Fresnaye Date Sat 10 Feb Sat 10 Feb Thurs 15 Feb Sat 17 Feb Sun 18 Feb Mon 19 Feb Sat 24 Feb Sun 25 Feb Sat 3 March

Convenor Annabel Kyriazis 021-439-7786 After 6pm Gill Russell 021-434-2484 After 1900 Tony Gray 021 685-2304 021 788-5034 083 968 7095 Gill Russell 021-434-2484 After 1900 Teri Kruger 082 658 1884 FLASH Committee Meeting Caroline Swift 084=303-6777 Gill Russell 021-434-2484 After 1900 Annabel Kyriazis 021-439-7786 Caroline Swift

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Meeting Details Start Time 15.30pm End time: 18.00pm Phone Convenor. Phone Convenor for details.

Event Description Walk The Glen and Lion’s Head circuit. Short walk to hack site and litter pick up.

Notes Visitor Cost: Donation Fitness: MODERATE Members: FREE No charge. Tools provided

Start Time: 17.45pm Upstairs Lounge, Metropolitan Golf Club, Green Point Start Time:09.00am End Time: 10.30am Phone Convenor Start Time: 15.00pm End Time: 16h30 Phone Convenor Start Time: 18.00pm At Fresnaye Sports Club Start Time 15.00pm End time: 18.00pm Phone Convenor Phone Convenor for details.

FLASH meets with Rotary Club of Lion’s Head to discuss joint fund-raising initiatives Short walk to hack site and litter clean up.

R30-00 for supper. (First 20 folks are free, so book early!) Cash Bar No charge. Tools provided

KLAMBER KLUB inaugural hike for the young at heart! Committee Meeting

Visitor Cost: Donation Fitness: MODERATE Members: FREE Please send comments or suggestions to [email protected] Visitor Cost: Donation Fitness: MODERATE Members: FREE No charge. Tools provided

Start Time 18.00pm End time: 22.00pm Phone Convenor

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Signal Hill Walk

Short walk to hack site and litter pick up Evening stroll around the hill

Visitor Cost: Donation Fitness: MODERATE Members: FREE

CHAIRPERSON’S NOTES – by Teri Kruger Greetings to you all, Following an event-filled 2006, this year has begun with a flurry of activity and the beginning of exciting new projects. Most notable is our hike to the summit of Lion’s Head with Kfm Breakfast Show DJ, Nic Marais. A fantastic evening was had by all and the moon did not disappoint, so the word is out – we are a cool group! Our membership is expanding as we attract more enthusiasts to our walks and the social events are well supported with a healthy mix of our regular, local hikers and visitors to our shores. We are grateful for the support of the TMNP and their visitor rangers, particularly Bradley. Their enthusiasm to learn about the uniqueness of our special mountain is obvious and contagious. As our youngest committee member is at the tender age of 4 years old, I would like to explore activities that would be suitable for the younger folks. Let me introduce you to the “Klamber-Klub” which hopes to bring a positive environmental experience for the tots and not-so-young who simply want to take a stroll. Check our activity lists for details. Our newsletters are now available via email and also in the printed format for those who prefer this medium. Please feel free to send them on to interested parties and potential members. Rotary have invited us to collaborate with them on a fundraiser. Our first meeting to discuss the possibilities is being held at the Metropolitan Golf Course, Green Point on Thursday, 15th February from 17h45 for18h00. Dinner is free for the first 20 guests, thereafter at R30 per head, so please join us for the evening - RSVP to Tony by Tuesday 13th for catering purposes. Please note also that our AGM is to be held on Monday 26th March at the Fresnaye Sports Club. We have asked for the TMNP to attend in order to update us on the development proposals for the Lion’s Battery and Signal Hill. All are welcome. OBITUARY We were saddened to hear of the passing of Sally Marr in December. Sally served as a Committee member for some years, her forte being food, glorious food. She was a warm and generous person, and the unforgettable logo on her caterer’s apron was “Never trust a skinny cook!”

THANKS Thanks go to Quinton Bullard, who has resigned from the committee after recent heart problems. He hopes to be back on the trail as soon as he is fully fit. Despite creaky knees, Quinton did a marvellous job all over “our” mountain, fixing, sanding and varnishing numerous benches, and he was our stalwart “tail-end Charlie” on many a FLASH walk. Get well soon, Quinton.

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LOOKOUTS ON LION’S HEAD by Lyn Gillis The 360 degree view from the top of Lions Head extends all the way round from the mountains and beaches of Camps Bay for an unparalleled view of the City Bowl, the Harbour, the front faces of Table Mountain and the Cape Flats. It has served as a lookout from the earliest times. – first by the Dutch East India Company, then by French and British occupying forces, and later of course by South Africa. It was particularly important in World War 1. A ladder was used to reach the summit but was replaced in 1881 by chains bolted to the rock. Ships approaching the Cape from the North could easily be spotted; a 17th century Dutch report reads as follows – “One or two men are constantly stationed on the Lions Head and as they perceive any ship at sea, they hoist the flag and fire one or more times according to the number of vessels that appear, a small piece of cannon that has been got up to the place with great difficulty”. (quoted by Jose Burman in the Table Mountain book). News was signalled to the fort and town below by waving flags and later by firing a small cannon. When the British took the Cape in 1806 the name Lions Rump was changed to that of Signal Hill and in 1891 they mounted serious guns on its western flank (the Lion Battery). This has been continuously manned from the time of the First World War although latterly only for the ceremonial firing of the noonday gun. The gun is loaded by a naval officer by placing a bag of powder into the muzzle of a small cannon which is then automatically ignited by an electronic signal from the Cape Town Astronomical Observatory. Everyone in Cape Town and around jumps slightly and checks their watch! And the pigeons fly! PS: The Post Office “Vlaeberg” in Loop Street literally means ‘Flag Mountain”, so this old place name lives on in the CBD.

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MEMBERSHIP runs from January to December 2007. Subs are R40-00 p.a. until the AGM on the 26 March, payable to Eric Chapman, 11, King Street, Gardens, 8001, or you can deposit directly at our new ABSA Bank account no. 9176925131, Branch Code 632005. Remember to identify your payment clearly! Make cheques out to: Friends of Lions Head and Signal Hill. Eric is also compiling an email address list – contact [email protected]. and he will add you to the new FLASH mailing list. FRIENDS OF LION’S HEAD APPLICATION/RENEWAL/DONATION FORM Title ________ First name(s) ____________________ Surname __________________________ Street Address ___________________________________________________________________ Postal Address ___________________________________________________________________ Tel (h) __ __ __ - __ __ __ __ __ __ __

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Sat 10 March Sat 17 March Sun 18 March Mon 19 March Sat 24 March Sun 25 Mar Mon 26 March

Annabel Kyriarzis 021-439-7786 After 19.00pm Gill Russell 021-434-2484 After 19.00pm Teri Kruger 082 658 1884

Start Time:13.45pm End Time:18.00pm

Walk – Oppels Kop on Devils Peak.

Phone for details

Short walk to hack site and litter clean up.

Start Time: 15.00pm End Time: 16h30 Phone Convenor Start Time: 18.00pm At Fresnaye Sports Club Start Time:14.30pm End Time: 17.30pm

KLAMBER KLUB a hike for the young at heart!

Gill Russell 021-434-2484 After 19.00pm Teri Kruger 082-658-1884

Phone for details

Short walk to hack site and litter clean up.

Start time: 18.00pm For 18.30pm

Snacks available. Cash Bar

Gill Russell 021-434-2484 After 19.00pm Annabel Kyriarzis 021-439-7786 After 19.00pm Gill Russell 021-434-2484 After 19.00pm Gill Russell 021-434-2484 After 19.00pm Gill Russell 021-434-2484 After 19.00pm Annabel Kyriarzis 021-439-7786 After 19.00pm

Phone for details

11th ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING AT FRESNAYE SPORTS CLUB, Ave Normandie Short walk to hack site and litter clean up.

Sat 31 March Sat 14 April Sun 15 April Sat 21 April Sat 28 April Sat 28 April

Start Time:14.30pm End Time: 18.00pm

Table Mountain Contour Path walk

Phone for details

Short walk to hack site and litter clean up.

Visitor Cost: Donation Fitness: MODERATE Members: FREE No charge Tools provided

Phone for details

Short walk to hack site and litter clean up.

No charge Tools provided

Phone for details

Short walk to hack site and litter clean up.

No charge Tools provided

Start Time:14.30pm End Time: 17.30pm

Lions Head Circular walk

Visitor Cost: Donation Fitness: MODERATE Members: FREE

FLASH Committee Meeting Caroline Swift 084-303-6777

Committee Meeting

Pipe Track Amble

Visitor Cost: Donation Fitness: MODERATE Members: FREE No charge Tools provided Visitor Cost: Donation Fitness: MODERATE Members: FREE Please send comments or suggestions to [email protected] Visitor Cost: Donation Fitness: MODERATE Members: FREE No charge Tools provided

No charge Tools provided

“THANK YOU” from Annabel: “I wish to thank FLASH and its members for their support after our hiking party was mugged near to the top of Newlands Ravine in November, 2006. A special word of appreciation to Teri Kruger, Rheina Epstein, and, to TMNP staff for their help. Thanks also for the super day-pack which is already very much part of me. I look forward to many more enjoyable walks on the mountains of the Cape, hopefully in the company of lots of FLASH members and supporters.

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