{"id":50209,"date":"2023-10-02T12:41:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-02T10:41:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/fossielpark-vier-25-jaar-20230927-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T15:57:56","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T13:57:56","slug":"fossielpark-vier-25-jaar-20230927-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/fossielpark-vier-25-jaar-20230927-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fossielpark vier 25 jaar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Met dreunende slae om Weskus Fossielpark se 25ste verjaarsdag Saterdag 23 September te vier, was lede van die plaaslike tromspeelgroep, die West Coast Drumming Circle, ook daar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"Middle\" id=\"embed_4cc3a731\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/9448\/4252c0fcc6ad4d75b5555ec6844ae7df.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/weslander\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/749a9cf454e945ae93debd9c0f9ba28e.jpg\" title=\"Van links is Leonie Korver, Nadea Victor en Zia Victor saam met die instrukteurs Bevil Spence en Ivana Sch\u00e4fer. 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