From where the perception amongst flower viewers that only fields and fields of orange daisies qualify as “flowers”? What about the yellow pêrdebos (Didelta spinosa), Clanwilliam Daisies and skilpadbessies (Nylandtia spinosa) which are all in full flower at the moment on the shady side of hills? Don’t they count as flowers too?
And what about the [...]

The 2010 Clanwilliam Wild Flower Show will be officially opened by Premier Helen Zille on the 26th August at 18h00 and the public are cordially invited to attend. The show is open from the 27th August to the 1st September from 08h30 to 18h00 daily and the entry fee is R25 for adults, R20 for [...]

Families and professional athletes are now able to enter for the 24th annual Freshpak Fitness Festival, taking place on Saturday, 2 October 2010. The Freshpak Fitness Festival takes place in the beautiful surrounds of Clanwilliam in the Cederberg of the Western Cape and it open to both novices and professionals. The picture perfect surroundings create [...]

The Clanwilliam Agricultural Show, which will take place from the 15th till the 17th of April 2010 has changed its name to “Clanwilliam Expo”, the main reason for this is that the main sponsor for this event is “Agri Expo”. And it’s not only the name that has changed, the committee of the Clanwilliam Expo [...]

We are delighted to announce that Clanwilliam has won the Dorp van die Jaar competition sponsored by Kaap Rapport and Van Loveren wines. The judges said that they were particularly impressed with:

Our community projects such as the Clanwilliam Living Landscape Project, Cederberg Heritage Trail and the Donkey Cart Excursions which both offering visitors an exciting [...]

Clanwilliam in the northern Cederberg is one of the top three finalists in Kaap Rapport’s Dorp Van Die Jaar. We entertained the judges last week with an active visit including horse-riding to some rock art sites, donkey cart excursions in the mountains, a visit to one of our Rooibos tea farms, a demonstration of bouldering [...]

Sunday 13th September saw the annual lantern festival take place in the streets of Clanwilliam. The University of Cape Town, together with Jazzart Dance Company presented the culmination of a week long arts programme involving the community of Clanwilliam. The procession was a spectacular performance of fire, dance, storytelling and screen puppets at the Cederberg [...]

Unfortunately like the rest of the Cape, we are heading for some bad weather in the next couple of days (Tuesday & Wednesday) but it should be clearing by Friday. Flower displays are still very good in the Ramskop Nature Garden at Clanwilliam as well as at the old cemetery (drive along Park Street and [...]

On Saturday 22nd August, there’s a “Dawn of the Daisy” Art exhibition at Yellow Aloe Coffee Shop and Nursery at the corner of Main Street and Park Street.
The collection of unpretentious images show the spring flowers as seen on a wonderful weekend with good friends. View the photos and then head out to see the [...]