Kw\u00eala Dorp van die Jaar 2026: Time running out to vote for Bethlehem<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nVerdere inspirasie en leiding kom van Ignite and Revive van Kroonstad, \u2019n organisasie met meer as tien jaar se ervaring in gemeenskapsontwikkeling. Die organisasie, wat in 2022 gehelp het om Kroonstad as Dorp van die jaar te laat kroon, werk nou saam met betrokkenes in Bethlehem om die veldtog vir di\u00e9 dorp te versterk en volhoubaar te maak. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bethlehem, met sy ryke geskiedenis en prentjiemooi ligging aan die voet van die Witteberge, is ‘n gewilde bestemming wat\u00a0gereelde besoekers trek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die wendorp in die kompetisie sal ‘n bemarkingsprys van R1 miljoen van kykNET ontvang, asook nasionale blootstelling wanneer die feestelike makietie om die titel te vier op televisie uitgesaai word.\u00a0 <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Bethlehem kom as Vrystaatste dorp te staan teen Villiers en Bothaville, wat die kompetisie in di\u00e9 provinsie besonder opwindend maak. \u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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