{"id":156826,"date":"2025-05-21T10:46:55","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T08:46:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/?p=156826"},"modified":"2025-05-21T11:39:41","modified_gmt":"2025-05-21T09:39:41","slug":"a-walk-with-a-difference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/a-walk-with-a-difference\/","title":{"rendered":"A walk with a difference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" data-attachment-id=\"156827\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/a-walk-with-a-difference\/img_8388_53088\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8388_53088.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,800\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_8388_53088\" data-image-description=\"&lt;p&gt;Dozens of community members participated in a &amp;#8220;Walk with Disability&amp;#8221;, which was held in Rusthof, Strand this past Saturday (17 May). Organiser Gadija Latief said the event aimed at including members of the community who are often left out of any significant communal events, and was a means to get everyone  together for an enjoyable day. She also served breakfast to all participants afterwards. The group was also escorted by the local neighbourhood watch.  Photo: Yaseen Gaffar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-image-caption=\"&lt;p&gt;Dozens of community members participated in a &amp;#8220;Walk with Disability&amp;#8221;, which was held in Rusthof, Strand this past Saturday (17 May). Organiser Gadija Latief said the event aimed at including members of the community who are often left out of any significant communal events, and was a means to get everyone  together for an enjoyable day. She also served breakfast to all participants afterwards. The group was also escorted by the local neighbourhood watch.  Photo: Yaseen Gaffar&lt;\/p&gt;\n\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8388_53088-1024x683.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8388_53088-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"Community members participate in the Walk with Disability in Rusthof, Strand.\" class=\"wp-image-156827\" srcset=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8388_53088-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8388_53088-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8388_53088-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/districtmailhelderberg\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/IMG_8388_53088.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Dozens of community members participated in a &#8220;Walk with Disability&#8221;, which was held in Rusthof, Strand this past Saturday (17 May). Organiser Gadija Latief said the event aimed at including members of the community who are often left out of any significant communal events, and was a means to get everyone  together for an enjoyable day. She also served breakfast to all participants afterwards. 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