{"id":51648,"date":"2019-10-03T11:39:58","date_gmt":"2019-10-03T09:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/romancing-the-rose-in-addo-20191002-4\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T00:14:46","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T22:14:46","slug":"romancing-the-rose-in-addo-20191002-4","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/romancing-the-rose-in-addo-20191002-4\/","title":{"rendered":"Romancing the Rose in Addo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"7e45788f\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9424\/82eae8b5fb4f49e7b6c5e8c24b29912a.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9424\/b2ee56ff88ef48e18eba8030c0e151e7.jpg\" title=\"The Addo Rose Fayre will be held on Saturday, October 12 at the Valentine Hall, Addo. Here are some of the Sundays River Valley Women\u2019s Institute members who organise the Fayre. From left are Marisa Woolley, Bianca Woolley, Ulrica Stiemie and Rosemary Meiring.     Photo:HEILIE COMBRINCK\"><p><\/p>\n<div class=\"caption\">The Addo Rose Fayre will be held on Saturday, October 12 at the Valentine Hall, Addo. Here are some of the Sundays River Valley Women\u2019s Institute members who organise the Fayre. From left are Marisa Woolley, Bianca Woolley, Ulrica Stiemie and Rosemary Meiring.     Photo:HEILIE COMBRINCK<\/div>\n<div class=\"img_accreditation\"><span class=\"source\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><span class=\"photographer\" style=\"display:none;\"><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>THE Addo Rose Fayre will be a blooming feast the Sundays River Valley, where the world\u2019s most loved and acclaimed flower will be celebrated with the theme \u201cRomancing the Rose\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three beauties of the Fayre, which will be held on Saturday, October 12, are the roses, the Sundays River Valley Women\u2019s Institute, who organises this annual event and the charities in the Valley who will receive the proceeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is the most incredible experience to see everyone working together in preparing for the Fayre,\u201d said Marisa Woolley from the Sundowners, a group of younger generation women affiliated to the Sundays River Valley Women\u2019s Institute (SRVWI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThere are even four generations, all lending a helping hand, as well as the husbands, boyfriends and the children who also help. 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