Support the Peninsula Paddle on Sunday 9th June! Here is the route : 2013-peninsula-paddle-route-details-with-spectator-points and the map: 2013-peninsula-paddle-route-map The Friends of the Liesbeek will be providing hot soup and rolls at Milnerton Boat Club. Come and join us! For more info email...
The developments, by Friends of the Liesbeek with the City of Cape Town, to allow flood waters easier access to the pans situated at Raapenberg Wetland, have not only assisted and benefited the community in flood alleviation but have also benefited the wider bird community. The rapid, torrential...
The 22nd of April is marked as Earth Day, a day to take a moment or two and consider your impact on the Earth. The Project Manager for the Liesbeek Maintenance Project, Jason, attended the Oaklands High School Earth Day programme. He gave a talk about the issues and importance of urban rivers both...
On the 03rd of October, 10 employees from Brandhouse came out and donated some of their time to cleaning up the litter along the Liesbeek River. The bank they worked on had been cleared of dense stands of invasive vegetation, which had been largely overlooked, and subsequently the amount of...
Thank you to all who participated in the workshop. We enjoyed a lovely walk for more than an hour over the grassy fields to the Liesbeek and upriver towards River Park, returning on the other bank of the river, over the bridge at the weir and back to The Wild Fig for refreshments, kindly provided...
This past week saw the highlight of International Coastal Cleanup, an initiative to remove litter and debris from the world's beaches and waterways. Since the rivers in and around the City of Cape Town all flow out to sea, one way to reduce the impact of litter and debris in the ocean and on...
The workshop on the Rondebosch stretch of the Liesbeek was very instructive. We walked from the Rondebosch Library towards the river via the Belmont Office Park. I was very interested to hear that this area had been a flour mill in the past and that trains used to bring the grain in to be milled....
With temperatures slowly on the increase and the sun making itself known again, whispers of summer are heard in the air. This is more evident with the fact that the Great White Pelican's have made a return to forage and bath along the Liesbeek River in Observatory. They are amazing animals to...
The coming week is filled with interesting events: Monday 27th August GreenDrinks at Josephine Mill at 18h30 for 19h00 Wednesday 29th August FOL Workshop and Tour of SABreweries, Newlands 14h00 Friday 31st of August Full Moon Bike Ride along the Liesbeek starting at the River Club at 20h30
Workshop on the Liesbeek: This workshop took place on Wednesday 29/08/2012 Location: the SA Breweries, Newlands, corner of Main Rd and Boundary Road. Time: from 14h00 to 18h00. The workshop started with a 1-hour tour of the SA Breweries , continued with a walk along the river , and end with a...
We recently held another of our scheduled workshops along the river, which involved residents from the area between Kildare Rd and Sans Souci Rd. It was well attended and we would like to thank our secretary Francine Becker for her continued efforts in making these events a success. The latest...
Pollution Alert Monday 06/08/2012 Silty effluent has been spotted entering the Liesbeek River via stormwater drains venting under Paradise Road Bridge in Newlands. We need to find its source and ask residents or passerbys to keep a lookout for the source of this pollution. It could be household,...