Today's posts from our featured Port Elizabeth Blogger: Our Favorite Vintage Photos of Winter by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: Hikers navigate treacherous crevasses, horses save a snow-bound car, and an actor does a daring leap on skis in these photos from our archives. National Geographic News Click here to book your Sardine Run Experience. Read more here: Sardine Run Port Elizabeth Seal tagging improves ocean forecasts by Sardine Run Port Elizabeth: Data from animal-borne sensors, … [Read more...] about Our Favorite Vintage Photos of Winter – Featured Blog
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PE Image – winter sunset
This Port Elizabeth image is courtesy of Flickr. Click on the Flickr account holder below the photograph to see more. winter sunset Image by max_thinks_sees sunset today @ about 5.30pm - ish This image is automatically selected as it was published with this keyword/s relevant to Port Elizabeth: Port Elizabeth. Please - CLICK HERE to report any 'offensive' images. Don't forget to support and thank the photographer. Submit your Port Elizabeth images here. … [Read more...] about PE Image – winter sunset
Looking for what to do in winter?
MyPE recently contributed a short piece to Webjet - an online flight booking portal. What the people at WebJet did was to curate an article of What to Do in Winter in some of the more favoured South African Destinations like; Hermanus, Port Elizabeth, Pilgrim's Rest and Johannesburg. CLICK HERE to see what other delights are offered around South Africa. MyPE's contribution is below: There is one rule about the wind in South Africa’s THIRD Windiest City – Port Elizabeth; “There will be … [Read more...] about Looking for what to do in winter?
Winter Drive
Employees at Ford's Silverton Assembly Plant as well as the Struandale Engine Plant have donated clothing and blankets to charities in Pretoria and Port Elizabeth as the final leg of Ford's annual Winter Drive campaign. Over the past two months, employees lobbied together and donated clothing, blankets, hats and scarfs for distribution to poor communities. This has culminated in the delivery of two Ranger-loads of goods to the Re-Bafenyi Victim Empowerment Centre based in Atteridgeville, … [Read more...] about Winter Drive
Help spread the warmth this winter
With an icy cold start to winter Algoa FM is encouraging listeners to help spread some love and warmth to those less fortunate. Algoa FM listeners can once again help make an impact with the Algoa Cares Winter Woolly Week project by donating items to alleviate the strain of winter on the needy. “Our listeners are dedicated to helping their community and they always respond to our call to action. They are the key to the success of this project and we are forever grateful”, says PR and CSI … [Read more...] about Help spread the warmth this winter
PE Mail Centre donates blankets and soup ahead of the cold winter
On 7 June 2012 the South Africa Post Office (SA Post Office) handed over blankets and soup to 30 homeless people living in the Summerstrand bush in Port Elizabeth. The items for donation were the result of a three week internal charity drive at the PE Mail Centre. The donation drive was a partnership between the SA Post Office and Telecom Christian Association, where staff from both organisations generously gave towards those in need. The project was spearheaded by Nomqubelo Ngubane, SA Post … [Read more...] about PE Mail Centre donates blankets and soup ahead of the cold winter
If the Water is too Cold you may Run
Africa's water sport capital, Nelson Mandela Bay, kicks into action again this weekend with the first of 3 race days in the Winter Ocean Racing Series taking place at Hobie Beach on Sunday morning. The Ocean Racing Series, which attracts extensive media coverage for the cities claim of being the water sport capital, offers its followers the opportunity to showcase the Metro as an ideal water sport playground, no matter what the season. The three part winter Series sees 4 events taking place … [Read more...] about If the Water is too Cold you may Run
