{"id":269276,"date":"2025-09-16T17:46:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:46:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/?p=269276"},"modified":"2025-09-16T17:46:40","modified_gmt":"2025-09-16T15:46:40","slug":"fynbosskou-lok-duisende","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/fynbosskou-lok-duisende\/","title":{"rendered":"Fynbosskou lok duisende"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Mense het vanjaar van Donderdag 28 tot Sondag 31 Augustus behoorlik na die Hopefield-fynbosskou gestroom.<br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Volgens Helena van der Westhuizen, die voorsitter van die skoukomitee, het sowat 7500 besoekers deur die hekke gestroom.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dit was die 36ste Fynbosskou sedert sy ontstaan in 1989.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Die weer was vir vier dae heerlik in die Weskus \u2013 ideaal vir rondstap tussen stalletjies en die fynbosuitstalling.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kinders kon ook lekker op die speelparktoerusting baljaar.\n<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Met die uiteenlopende aanbieding van warm kos en snoepgoed is niemand honger daar weg nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/029f500a-f30c-4a01-a_87562.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">&#8216;n Ratel was deel van die fynbosuitstalling in die Fiona Kotz\u00e9-saal.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/5040e348-bab6-4fa4-b_87598.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Lorinda de Reuck by haar saadstalletjie.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/67148cc4-f62e-448c-8_87552.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Ben en Ina Hoogenhout van Wellington geniet die fynbos-uitstalling.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/a8444949-adc9-410c-a_87579.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Julian Melck lewer &#8216;n orreluitvoering in die NG Kerk Hopefield.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AmaliLesch_87551.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Die wenner van Weslander en die Fynbosskou se Koekemakranka-kompetisie, Amali Lesch, het die skou terde\u00eb geniet. 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