April 11, 2025

Bringing Swallow Park back to life

The CBD Revatilasation Cluster of the Hermanus Business Chamber has set its sights on restoring Swallow Park, the town’s first public park, established over 100 years ago. This exciting initiative aims to to create a showpiece fynbos garden at the heart of a prime tourist hub, linking key landmarks and […]
March 13, 2025

Overberg U3A Newsletter number 10 March 12

Friday 14 March – NO MEETING TUESDAY 18 MARCH at 10:00 in the Catholic Church Hall Celebrating the 150th Anniversary of the first Gilbert and Sullivan performance Part 2 by Letitia Snyman We continue the story of Gilbert and Sullivan – their huge successes and popularity, the growing tension between […]
March 4, 2025

Annual General Meeting

13 March 2025 at 17:30  Sandbaai Hall AGENDA GUEST SPEAKER: Prof Johannes Froneman emeritus professor of journalism. Title: Why and how the media changed during the past century — and how it changed our lives  Compact CV Prof Froneman grew up in Durban, studied at Stellenbosch and became a journalist […]
October 21, 2024

Overberg’s Music legend

On Monday 7 October, Dr Cornelia de Kock from Stellenbosch gave  highly informative  and interesting presentation to the Overberg U3A History Group on the life and work of Dr Con de Villiers (1894-1978), music lover, internationally famous scientist in the field of zoology, and arguably the most important writer on […]