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SFPO Association & NPC News March 2021

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     Welcome to the March 2021 Newsletter of the St Francis Property Owners and NPC.  We are in Lockdown Level 1, and we can all breathe a little easier now. Should we remain on Level 1, this bodes well for the Easter holiday season. Local business owners will undoubtedly want to catch up on the lost summer season that saw beaches closed and a curfew messing with business times. We expect an influx of visitors over Easter, which should translate to a busy holiday season. We are holding thumbs. WHEELIE BINS ROLL-OUT Once again, we would like to remind … Continue reading →

SFPO Association & NPC News 18th December

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Reminder: Final day for AGM Registration: Friday 18th December. Proxy forms are available for those not able to attend the St Francis Property Owners Non-Profit Company AGM next week. Please see the details below. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the St Francis Property Owners Association will be held on Monday 21 December 2020, at 15h00. It will be a Zoom webinar, and it will be one hour long. Members are invited to attend—Visit https://www.stfrancispropertyowners.com/sfpo-association/association-agm-2020/ for registration. This will be followed by the AGM of the St Francis Property Owners Non-Profit Company (SFPO NPC) at 17h00. It will also be in the form of … Continue reading →

SFPO Association & NPC News 14th December

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Reminder: Proxy forms are available for those not able to attend the St Francis Property Owners Non-Profit Company AGM next week. Please see the details below. The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the St Francis Property Owners Association will be held on Monday 21 December 2020, at 15h00. It will be a Zoom webinar, and it will be one hour long. Members are invited to attend. Visit https://www.stfrancispropertyowners.com/sfpo-association/association-agm-2020/ for registration. This will be followed by the AGM of the St Francis Property Owners Non-Profit Company (SFPO NPC) at 17h00. It will also be in the form of a Zoom webinar … Continue reading →

SFPO Association & NPC News 11th December

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Reminder: Annual General Meetings The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the St Francis Property Owners Association will be held on 21 December 2020, at 15h00. It will be a Zoom webinar, and it will be one hour long. Members are invited to attend. Visit https://www.stfrancispropertyowners.com/sfpo-association/association-agm-2020/ for registration. This will be followed by the AGM of the St Francis Property Owners Non-Profit Company (SFPO NPC) at 17h00. It will also be in the form of a Zoom webinar and one hour long. Members are entitled to register and attend the webinar. Alternatively, if a member is unable to attend, they are entitled to appoint a … Continue reading →

SFPO Association & NPC News 8th December

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Upcoming Annual General Meetings The Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the St Francis Property Owners Association will be held on 21 December 2020, at 15h00. It will be a Zoom webinar and it will be 1 hour long. Members are invited to attend. Visit www.stfrancispropertyowners.com for registration. This will be followed by the AGM of the St Francis Property Owners Non Profit Company (SFPO NPC) at 17h00. It will also be in the form of a Zoom webinar and one hour long. Members are entitled to register and attend in the webinar. Alternatively, if a member is unable to attend, they are entitled … Continue reading →

SFPO Association & NPC News 3rd December

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Update on COVID While there might have been some confusion with regards to the events in our region, there is very little confusion with the fact that the pandemic is surging in the Eastern Cape. We would like to stress that over this period in St Francis that people need to look after their own safety and that of their loved ones. Stick to the protocols of masking, sanitising, distancing, make careful decisions daily, and please don’t be reckless. At this stage in St Francis, some events are on, and some are off. On the Garden Route, events have been … Continue reading →

SFPO Association & NPC News 30th November

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COVID and Festive Season Events In Kouga For clarification: all events of gathering, celebrations and hosted large parties during the festive season have been prohibited, and licences and approvals revoked. So, for St Francis Bay that translates to no Billy’s Beach this year, nor any such gatherings of similar size. The sports events are still on, although with strict COVID protocols, and the flea markets are still on as well. Restaurants and bars remain open, albeit with strict protocols, including the limit on numbers. So, it is masking, sanitising, social distancing, and restaurant spacing. We also can’t stress enough that … Continue reading →

SFPO News 23rd November

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The Steady Covid Creep The Covid numbers have been climbing steadily in the Eastern Cape, with the Kouga region not going unscathed. On Sunday 22 November the number of active cases was thus: Humansdorp: 120, Jeffreys Bay: 111, Patensie: 33, Hankey: 32 and St Francis Bay: 11. There is a total of 318 active cases in the Kouga region, with the numbers rising daily. As a result, the Kouga Local Municipality has cancelled all municipal funded and co-hosted events over the festive season. Kouga Executive Mayor, Horatio Hendricks, said the Municipality had no other option but attempt to nip the … Continue reading →

SFPO and SRA Update 16 November 2020

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The River, Spit and Beach Update, The St Francis Roads Update, SRA Questions and Answers, and some new COVID Stats. River, Spit and Beach There has been ongoing work on the spit and revetments after the fourth breach of the spit on 13/14 September 2020. The emergency revetment is now complete up to the point of the last breach, opposite the pump house. That area that appears ‘incomplete’ is actually the area that has been nourished by the dredging from the Riparians. All photos © Greg Miller Roads and Carparks Craig Northwood is one of the directors of the St … Continue reading →