The Weskus Quartel Shellhole of the Memorable Order of the Tin Hats (MOTH) hosted a Golf Day on Saturday 8 February at the St Helena Bay Golf Club.
The day, played as a Four Ball Alliance, saw sixteen teams participating and proved to be a huge success.
The Weskus Quartel Shellhole was founded in Saldanha and inaugurated on 29 May 2005 by the Cape Midlands Executive Dug Out.
The name Weskus Quartel is composed of two words: Weskus (Afrikaans for “West Coast”) and Quartel (Portuguese for “barracks” or “soldiers’ living quarters”). Hence, Weskus Quartel.
Its Shellhole (branch) is in the office building of Tubby Transport in St Helena Bay harbour.
The purpose of the MOTHs is:
• To raise funds for South African military veterans of war and to maintain the living spirit of frontline comradeship through true comradeship by practising frontline friendship in civilian life.
• Mutual help by acknowledging the personal and collective obligation to help each other, as in front-line service.
• Sound memory by remembering the fallen as a living companionship and to serve their memory in practical actions which rise above divisions of social status, race or politics.
Says Old Bill, Danie Erwee, “these ideals permeate every aspect of the existence of the MOTH, and all the activities and objects are conducted within the context of the said ideals. Its objectives are to protect and advance the interests of war veterans and their kin by conducting benevolent activities of an ex-service character.
“As well as the provision of residential care for retired persons in the private sector.”
• The provision of residential care for retired persons in the private sector, including provisions of funds, assets, services or other sources by way of donation to any public benefit organisation which has been approved in terms of Section 30.
• Institution, board or body contemplated in section 10(1) (CA)(i), which conducts one or more public benefit activities in this part or association or persons carrying into this, in the Republic in compliance with paragraph 10(a)(i) to (iii) of Part 1 of the 9th Schedule of the Income Tax Act.
MOTH extends their appreciation to all sponsors of the Weskus Quartel Shellhole Golf Day:
Goblins Creek St Helena Bay; Alumi Aluminium Works; Langebaan Storage; NRT Paint Hardware; Pick n Pay Vredenburg; LGS; Spar & Tops St Helena Bay; MS Consultants
Vredenburg; Wespunt Drukkers St Helenabaai; Glenryck St Helena Bay; Dynamic Marine Survey; Suzuki Vredenburg; Herold Gie Attorneys;
Foodlovers Weskus Mall; Tubby Transport; Dykes van Heerden Attorneys; Sunset Coast
Properties; Shelley Point-golfklub; Ken Meek Attorneys; HJJ Electrical Company St Helena Bay; Mnatha Marine Technologies; Hennie & Ella Spangenbergh (Nieuwoudtville); Bekker Slaghuis Vredenburg; Ignite Security St Helenabaai; Total St Helenabaai; Superior Sand en Klip; OK Mini Mark St Helenabaai; Nedbank
Vredenburg; Coastal Hire St Helenabaai; Riviera Hotel
Velddrif; Johan Ruster; Nico van der Merwe Wyne.
• The next Golf Day is on 7 March 2026 and will take place at the Shelley Point Golf Club, St Helena Bay.
