MAKE NEW FRIENDS, GREET OLD NEIGHBOURS

The Storms River Village Market turned out to be the place to make new friends and greet old neighbours. We were blessed with perfect weather and great support and everybody stayed long.

Star of the Day. Elzette Bester

had no moment of rest. Everybody

cued up for her perfect pancakes.
(Photo: Johan Brink)

The pancake stall was a huge hit and is sure to stay. The ginger beer table quenched everybody's thirst, and The Bistro at Bitou served lots of guests who visited the market.

The second-hand clothing stall of  Marion Brink, right, was a hit.
(Photo: Johan Brink)

Jan Miggels (Gans) sold indigenous plants and popular
exotic houseplants. (Photo: Johan Brink)

A variety of products were on sale at the market, which was held on Saturday, October 4, at the entrance to Storms River village, next to Storms River Information Office, the Bistro at Bitou and Bitou Art Gallery. Beadwork, art, second-hand clothing, bric-a-brac and second-hand furniture, art and crafts made of recycled materials, and lots more made buyers very happy and added to the beauty and joy of the day.

Get in touch with local handmade goods
and your friends and neighbours
at the market. Anna Cola, right, sold
beautiful handwork and cold homemade
ginger beer. (Photo: Johan Brink)

Hanna Cola's ginger beer was a huge hit. She had to fetch some more halfway during the morning, but everything sold out.

Jan Miggels (Gans) also did very well with his huge variety of indigenous plants and popular exotic houseplants. Gans is well known for his love of plants and has green fingers for sure.

Estelle Hester's variety table. Every article had a story.
(Photo: Johan Brink)

Marlene Liebenberg has added Christmas decorations to her range of arts and crafts made from recycled materials. As always, her products were a source of wonder and inspiration. The dreamy, yet lifelike, fishes and bluebottles made from plastic bottles are my personal favourites. (See more pictures further down.)


More pictures of products that were available at the market can be seen on this blog on the page "Goods available at the Village Market".

REMEMBER, CHRISTMAS IS AROUND THE CORNER!

NEXT MARKET: Saturday, November 8.

Keep Marlene Liebenberg's stall in mind when shopping for
Christmas decorations this year. (Photo: Susan Kemp)

MORE INFO:
The market is held on the first Saturday of every month from 9am to noon at the entrance to Storms River village, next to Storms River Information Office, the Bistro at Bitou and Bitou Art Gallery.

In the event of bad weather, it will take place on the following Saturday. Sites are free of charge to residents of Tsitsikamma and will be allotted on a first-come, first-served basis. Participants are welcome to share stands.

Contact Elzette Bester at (084) 78 00 009 to book a stall.

Plastic bottles are given new life by Marlene Liebenberg.
(Photo: Susan Kemp)

In order to provide this opportunity to as many locals as possible, the market will be a combination of a car-boot sale and market stalls. It is the place to sell, or shop for, handmade gifts, toys and clothes; produce (plants, fruit, veggies); homemade food and drink; second-hand goods and clothes; and re-used and recycled goods. No cheap, imported goods will be allowed. If new goods are sold, they must be South African.