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PRINGLE BAY HACK REPORT N0 129

Today 29 October 2017 the Pringle Bay Hack Group tackled the old Hospital site, plot 496 and cleared the greater part of the plot of mainly Rooikrantz. We were surprised to see the wide spectrum of natural Fynbos that does exist on the ridge of this plot. The Wild Olive is impressive! Thank you guys for a good achievement, but there is plenty more left to clear! We will tackle that at a later stage. Today the attendance was good and the following 24 members performed the hack; Louw Toerien, Andree Henning, Neil and Penny…
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WEDNESDAY HACK

JOHN WHITEHEAD: Remembered - Ed Silberbauer John was one of those men who are  impossible to define for he was all things to those who knew him. In the Hangklip area we knew him only in retirement but here he made a tremendous impact on all of us. He shared his extensive knowledge during the sometimes extensive but always entertaining hack aftermaths. His ability to sort the wheat from the chaff impressed us all. John alone was responsible in getting the Pringle Bay hack group going again after a gap of some years a really…
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PRINGLE BAY HACK REPORT NO 116

- Chris Geldenhuys, ConvenorThe Pringle Bay Hack Group gathered on 28 August under the cover of mist for the 116th hack in Pringle Bay. For this hack we returned to the Point area, where the Rooikrantz and Australian Myrtle are becoming a serious threat. We hacked the verges of Hangklip Road between Bell Road South and North. Despite the good turnout and the group’s courageous attack, we will have to return to the site due to the extent of the Australian Myrtle. The following hackers performed the hack on 28 August: John Whitehead, Edward Silberbauer,…
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PRINGLE BAY HACK REPORT NO 115

- Chris Geldenhuys, Convenor On a wonderful winter’s morning that you can only find in Pringle Bay, the Hack Group began work on 31 July 2016, again in Peter Road. The primary challenge again was the ever present Rooikrantz, some of them real monsters. After the previous hack, a local resident commented (due to the size of the Rooikrantz bush and the efforts of the hack) that it will take about two years to clear that servitude. Well I’ve got news for him – that servitude has been cleared after just two hacks! During the…
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