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Events in the past
Join the Friends on special days for Cannon firing. Take a botanical walk with CREW The Tygerberg CREW (Custodians of rare and endangered wildflowers) will do a botanical walk on the request of the public . Start at the Welgemoed entrance to the Tygerberg Nature...
Birds
Rest in peace, Pearl
It is with great sadness that we mourn the death of Pearl van Zyl, a Friends of Tygerberg Hills committee member, who passed away on 28 August 2013. Pearl was not only a current member of the committee, but a founding member. Pearl gave many years of personal time and...
In Memoriam: Pat McGuinness
It is with great sadness that we inform you that Pat McGuinness passed away on 28 April 2013. Pat was a longtime Friends member, a Friends committee member and was granted Honorary Membership in November 2012. He will be remembered as a true gentleman and a man who...
A moment in history in April 2013
After a fascinating journey covering more than 300 years, the original cannon that stood on the Tygerberg Hills in the 1700’s has finally come home, has been restored and is ready to be fired! We did our first firing following the cannon’s restoration. DATE: Saturday,...
Another great cheese and wine 2012
The annual Friends of Tygerberg Hills cheese and wine took place on Tuesday, 6 November 2012 at the nature reserve and it was a great success. Andre Hart and his team from Hart of Africa brought a great deal of wine from Brandvlei Cellars, which proved very popular...