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Saturday, May 2, 2009

Tour Guides For Aberdeen

Thembisa Nonnies and Faeeza Mahomed are both in training to be the first official guides of the Aberdeen Heritage Archive & Tourism Bureau. At present Faeeza is studying for a second Diploma in Tourism. This is a 3 year course. Thembisa will be starting a similar course soon.
Thembisa who passed her senior certificate at Lentegeur High School is fluent in Afrikaans, English and Xhosa. She has studied courses in Home Based Care at New Hope Nursing School and at Cuitto Training Academy; she obtained a Security Officers Diploma. Thembisa is also computer literate.
Faeeza attended Uitenhage High School where she passed her Senior Certificate. She attended East Midlands College where she studied and achieved a Diploma in Small Business Management. At MSC College she received her Diploma in Travel and Tourism. Her Computer Literacy Certificate includes Desktop Publishing, MS Microsoft, Microsoft Excel and Introduction to operating systems. Faeeza has a driving licence, and together with Thembisa, has already begun research in Aberdeen Town and the surrounding areas. Both Faeeza and Thembisa have warm personalities and will enjoy working with the general public and with tourists.

Article By: Joan Tinker


Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Rev Geoff Davies Bids Farewell To Aberdeen

Sunday 27th April marked the last service taken by Rev Geoff Davies at St Mary and All Saints church in Aberdeen prior to his retirement. This was followed by lunch and a presentation at the home of Mr and Mrs J Watermeyer, which was attended by most of the congregation.
Geoff has been Rector of St James in Graaff Reinet since November 1999, and as such the Aberdeen congregation fell under his pastoral care. Geoff was ordained in 1970, and arrived in South Africa in 1974. His ready wit, unfailing sense of humour, and his truly prodigious memory for people and names have made him an extremely popular parish priest.
He and his wife Laurian intend to spend their retirement years in Herold, near George. We in Aberdeen will miss you both, and wish you a long and happy retirement together.

John Watermeyer making a presentation to Geoff Davies

Article By: Peter Shaw