Go the Holiday Blog for the full Programme and to The Art Walk to see the artists that we have had ..... we now have many new artists and it is time to hold another Art Walk! 

RERA hosts social events and interesting talks on occasions.  The most important social events are normally held over the Christmas  and the Programme differs but includes walks with resident experts - Helen Jones for birding, Ernst Thompson Jnr, marine biologist, has taken over from sculptor Evette Weyers who led many past walks exploring the tidal pools, Wolfgang Steinbach to the seals, Dapat se Gat and other walks; Duncan Hiles used to educate us on the Night Sky --  is there anyone else out there who would like to volunteer - share your knowledge on any of our nature.  There is also a very popular sandcastle competition and a Crayfish Competition hosted by the Boat Club.  In the past we had social (or sometimes fiercely competitive!) Boules competitions.  For the energetic, early on New Year's day, Jill Lockley will lead the a walk up Klein Hangklip - in the past it was led for many years by Geoff Harris.  This year the Christmas Programme starts and ends with a community beach clean up. 
There is a blog for photos sent in from Rooielsers of family, friends and fun gatherings - click here to see those.  And please send us some more!  They are badly out of date.

Christmas Holiday Programme click on Holiday Blog for the Full Programme and a few photos of 2023.
  DONT FORGET to SEND YOUR PHOTOS to [email protected]

SPECIAL EVENT:  COMMUNITY SOUP EVENING  DATE:  SATURDAY 2 SEPTEMBER 2017   TIME: 17H30 – 20H00
VENUE:  THE DRUMMOND ARMS HOSTED BY:  RERA, REBC, RESA, REC and the VILLAGE PEOPLE
Booking is essential.  
Please contact Kate Barker at [email protected] 
Food and wine provided!!  Please bring your own soup mug.
There will be a Cash Bar available - please don't bring your own beer or spirits.
SEE YOU THERE!

Click on the 2016 Photos from the Christmas Programme.

Notes from social gathering in September 2016:
Rooielsers gathered at Wonderlings to celebrate Spring 2016, raise the new Baboon flag and enjoy an interesting slide evening. Go to the link on the Baboon page and link to Joselyn's presentation on the baboons. Below are a few of the photos from that evening.  If you would like to see more photos from the evening (thanks to John and to Estelle) click for the slide show of the evening.   
Trying something Minutes Blog

In July 2016, Rooielsers met in the home of Lee-Ann and Ivan Becker for delicious soup.  It was a fun informal, winter gathering with a chance to meet up with both the "seldom seen" (including owners since the 1980s and earlier) and some of our newest permanent residents and holiday-makers along with RERA and REC committee members and quite a few other village stalwarts. 

Below are some photos of the creative sand sculptures and the Boules from Christmas programme competitions and then below that are some photos of people at earlier social events.

You can see the water spouting from the whale (the water being blown through a kelp pipe) - photos by Jenny Stark

Photo montages of the Boules competition and of the Sandcastles -  by Sandra Yeo

Rooielsers gather for the unveiling of our beautiful otter mozaic

Below are photos of social evenings in the past-- please will anyone who has photos share them for us to load here.