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Die Instituut vir Blindes is trots om deel te wees van die Tuin op die brak vereniging! Ons almal sien baie uit na die prag geleentheid wat sal plaasvind op 28 November 2011.

Loer gerus na hul foto’s en lees meer oor die spesiale tuin

Die Pragtig roete / The beautiful route

Een van die Inligtingborde / A information board

‘n Fontein / Water feature

Taktiese uitbeelding met skulpe / Tactile shell collection

Inligtingbord by die Boegoeplant / Information on buchu

Agtergrond oor TUIN-OP-DIE-BRAK

Die Tuin-op-die-Brak vereniging op Stilbaai is besig om ‘n fynbospark van unieke aard te skep. Dit het die potensiaal om unieke streeksplantegroei te beserm en toeganklik te maak vir belanghebbendes.

Die tuin vorm ‘n integrale deel van die streeksplantegroei wat die ontstaan van homo sapiens moontlik gemaak het. As sulks is dit ‘n belangrike komponent wat saam met ander argeologiese en erfenisbates ‘n geko-ordineerde toerisme-aantreklikheid sou kon aanbied, soos die “Midlands Meander” in Natal, miskien genoem die “Hessequa-belewenis” oftewel “Hessequa experience”, wat toeriste in beduidende getalle sou kon lok.

Die tuin word ontwikkel as ‘n samewerkingsprojek tussen die plaaslike gemeenskap en die Hessequa munisipaliteit.

Ongeveer die helfte van die beplande tuin is reeds ontwikkel. Plaaslike bronne is egter ontoereikend om die projek te kan voltooi. 

DIE BRAILLE TRAIL (Ruik-en-raakroete) OP STILBAAI

Die „Braille trail“, oftewel die Ruik-en-raakroete vir siggestremdes, is ‘n integrale deel van die Tuin-op-die-Brak, ‘n fynbospark wat in Stilbaai Oos geleë is, parallel met die hoofpad wat langs die rivier loop.

Wat het aanleiding gegee tot die”braille trail”?

‘n Afdeling vir siggestremdes was van die begin af ‘n element in ons Tuin, soos op die bestaande oorhoofse plan gesien kan word, maar die fondse het ontbreek. Gedurende 2011 het die plaaslike Lions besluit om R35 000 aan die Tuin te skenk, spesifiek met die doel om ‘n sensoriese tuin vir siggestremdes te vestig, want hulp aan blindes is deel van die Lions se missie. Toe kon die Tuinkomitee dadelik wegspring.

Wat presies behels die “braille trail”?

Hierdie roete fokus op plante wat ‘n sterk geur en interessante tekstuur het. Fynbos is gelukkig ryk aan voorbeelde wat hierdie kenmerke besit – soos bv variëteite van boegoe – en die plante is daarby meesal taai en dus bestand teen hantering. Langs ‘n gedeelte van die rolstoel-vriendelike paadjies is twintig kort betonpilare aangebring, met ruimte vir inligting in braille asook gewone letters, wat inligting verskaf in Engels en Afrikaans. Langs elke pilaar is ‘n bepaalde plant, waaraan besoekers kan voel en ruik. Siggestremdes word al langs die paadjie gelei deur ‘n tou met knoppe om stopplekke aan te dui. Langs die paadjie is daar ook ‘n waterval; ons beplan om windklokkies (“wind chimes”) aan te bring, asook ‘n opname van voëlgeluide wat met die druk van ‘n knoppie gehoor kan word.

Slotsom 

Ons glo vas dat hierdie fynbospark die potensiaal besit om ‘n bate van internasionale gehalte te word, en teen ‘n relatief klein inset baie groot toegevoegde waarde sal verskaf.

We are excited to announce that the Pioneer Rally will take place again on 5 November 2011!

The Celebrity drivers have to rely solely on the navigation skills of blind navigators to compete in this special Rally. The Celebrity drivers and their navigators meet at the VA Waterfront where they enjoy a light lunch together. At 12:30 the Rally participants leave the VA Waterfront on their quest, equipped with their braille map. They have 5 challenges along the way before they end the rally at the Golden Valley Casino in Worcester.

39 Celebrities have confirmed their involvement for this years rally. All funds go towards the Pioneer School for children with visual impairments.

The day ends with a grand evening dinner. Tickets are available at the Pioneer school.

Contact Colleen Marais: 023 342 2313

Tickets for Couples @ R1500
or Book a table (Celebrity, Blind Navigator and 8 guests) @ R6000

The Institute for the blind contestants had to compete against contestants from other organisations for persons with visual impairments.

Please Browse through our pictures:

Mathew Mnani came first in the category : Adults

Luzuko Ngwevela came third in the category : Adults

More photos of the contestants walking:

Magdalena Fourie keeping up a brisk pace

Alice January

Entrance to the Multi-purpose center where the prize giving was held

Please browse through our photos!
 
Mayor Bazil Kivido (left) , Senator William (right) and Wahida Parker from the Golden Valley Casino (right back) try very hard to add sugar and milk to their coffee without spilling!
 

Mayor Bazil Kivido and Marietha Meiring in Shoe City. The mayor needed some help to identify the shop.

Stephne Botha and Wahida Parker ready to embark on their quest

Sharon Goosen and Esmerelda Pekeur as well as Alitha Prinsloo and Senator Williams

The evening included a Blind Wine Tasting:
Elsabe Morkel and Janneke Beukes from Worcester Wine and Olive Route made this an unforgettable experience

The guests had the opportunity to taste different wines blindfolded and then had to guess the flavour!

It was truly a lovely evening

Click here to watch a video clip of one of the items by the Blinde Boere Orkes

Click here to listen to Sydney Berrington

Browse through our pictures of the evening:

Sarah entertains the audience with lovely singing

Ray Auket thanks Sarah Theron for the show and hands her a cane basket – made by the persons in the cane department including a bottle of wine with a drawing made by one of the pupils in the Pioneer School for a label.

Sarah and Irene de Bod, head of the Department of Development

Click here to download our programme in Afrikaans

Click here to download a video clip of Chris Chameleon

Click here to download a video clip of Marion Holm

Click here to download a video clip of Sarah Theron