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Brenda Horwitz Court was the brainchild of Brenda Horwitz, a prominent figure in Graaff-Reinet, and the chairperson of the Red Cross in Graaff-Reinet in 1985, when the concept of retirement villages was starting to arouse interest.

02/10/2026

The happiest of birthday's to all those celebrating in October! 🎁🍾🎉

12/09/2026

The recording of Arthur Short's talk on Wheatland's is now available on YouTube

Click this link https://youtu.be/Uqo0xS5OW7U

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31/08/2026

The happiest of birthday's to all those celebrating in September! 🎁🍾🎉

27/08/2026

𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐄𝐏𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐈𝐄𝐒: 𝐖𝐇𝐄𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐃𝐒—𝐀 𝐅𝐀𝐌𝐈𝐋𝐘, 𝐀 𝐅𝐀𝐑𝐌 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝟏𝟕𝟓 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐊𝐀𝐑𝐎𝐎 𝐇𝐈𝐒𝐓𝐎𝐑𝐘

What can one farm reveal about migration, survival, enterprise and family life in the Eastern Cape Karoo?

Our next informal 30-minute Stoepstories talk explores 𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘤 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 50 𝘬𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘰𝘧 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦t, through Margery Parkes’s 1979 book, Wheatlands: The Story of a Family and a Farm, 1849–1979.

Beginning with Thomas and Emma Parkes’s journey from Argentina and their purchase of Wheatlands in 1849, the story encompasses wheatfields, vineyards, brandy-making, wool, mohair and the ostrich-feather boom. Along the way, we encounter Boer commandos, Karoo snowfalls, remarkable neighbourliness, an unforgettable pet ostrich and the magnificent 1912 “Big House.”

𝘑𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘵’𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘴𝘵-𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘺 𝘧𝘢𝘳𝘮𝘴.

🎙️ 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: 𝐀𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐮𝐫 𝐒𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐭
📅 Date: Tuesday 1 September 2026
🕙 Time: 10:00-11:30
📍 Venue: Brenda Horwitz Court Community Centre, 17 Parsonage Street, Graaff-Reinet

☕ Tea, coffee and scones will be served afterwards.
💛 A small donation towards costs will be appreciated.

09/08/2026

Brenda Horwitz Court Retirement Village, proudly joins South Africa in celebrating National Women’s Day.

We salute all the ladies living in the village, who have done so much for Graaff-Reinet, and the community over many decades.

03/08/2026

🦴 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐎𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐃𝐨𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐩: 𝐌𝐞𝐞𝐭 𝐃𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 🦴

𝘞𝘩𝘰 𝘯𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘢 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘫𝘶𝘴𝘵 100 𝘮𝘦𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘰𝘢𝘥?

You're invited to enjoy a fascinating—and refreshingly informal—30-minute talk by 𝐃𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 of 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 – 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦.

𝐁𝐨𝐫𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐞𝐨𝐫𝐠𝐞, 𝐃𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭, 𝐩𝐚𝐥𝐚𝐞𝐨𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫. He studied Zoology, Geology and Palaeontology at Wits University before completing his PhD at the University of Minnesota in the United States. He has since returned to South Africa as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow at Karoo Origins - The Fossil Centre, and the Evolutionary Studies Institute at Wits.

𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐟𝐮𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐮𝐧𝐮𝐬𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬.
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦?
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵-𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘸 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘪𝘳 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥?
𝘞𝘩𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘤𝘦𝘳𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱 𝘩𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘵𝘩? 𝘈𝘯𝘥,
𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘥 𝘮𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘺𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘨𝘰 𝘶𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘴𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘰𝘯𝘦𝘴?

Dr Radermacher led internationally recognised research into the breathing anatomy of the small South African dinosaur Heterodontosaurus tucki. 𝘏𝘦 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘢𝘭𝘢𝘦𝘰𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘶𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘓𝘦𝘥𝘶𝘮𝘢𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘪 𝘮𝘢𝘧𝘶𝘣𝘦—𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴, 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘹𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘺 12-𝘵𝘰𝘯 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥.

This promises to be an entertaining introduction to dinosaurs, fossils, scientific discovery and the extraordinary prehistoric stories preserved beneath the Karoo landscape.

𝐍𝐨 𝐠𝐞𝐨𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐲 𝐝𝐞𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐢𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐝, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐰𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐧𝐨 𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐟𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐰𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬!

𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘦𝘵 𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰 𝘖𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘴 - 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘍𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘣𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵’𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘵𝘰 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦.

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: 𝐓𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝟒 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎-𝟏𝟏:𝟑𝟎
𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞, 𝟏𝟕 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭, 𝐆𝐫𝐚𝐚𝐟𝐟-𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐭

Tea, coffee and scones will be served afterwards.
A small donation towards costs will be appreciated.

02/08/2026

The happiest of birthday's to all those celebrating in August! 🎁🍾🎉

30/07/2026

🦖 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐜𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐖𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐫𝐬 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐧: 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐑𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐲 🦖

Dinosaurs continue to capture our imagination, representing both the mystery of extinction and the incredible story of evolution. But did you know that 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚'𝐬 𝐊𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐥𝐬 have transformed what scientists thought they knew about the origins and early evolution of dinosaurs?

Join us for a fascinating presentation 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸 𝘎𝘳𝘢𝘢𝘧𝘧-𝘙𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘢𝘳𝘰𝘰, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩 𝘈𝘧𝘳𝘪𝘤𝘢'𝘴 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥-𝘧𝘢𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘭 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘩𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘩𝘦𝘭𝘱𝘦𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘢𝘶𝘳𝘴.

From ancient ecosystems that existed over 230 million years ago to groundbreaking discoveries that continue to shape international research, this talk reveals why the Karoo is recognised as one of the world's most important palaeontological landscapes.

Whether you're passionate about dinosaurs, fascinated by Earth's deep history, or simply curious about what makes the Karoo such a globally significant destination, this is a journey through time you won't want to miss.

Speaker: 𝐃𝐫 𝐕𝐢𝐤𝐭𝐨𝐫 𝐑𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫 - Karoo Origins - The Fossil Centre
Topic: 𝐒𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐚’𝐬 𝐃𝐢𝐧𝐨𝐬𝐚𝐮𝐫 𝐎𝐫𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐬
Event: Monthly Stoepstoreis talk
Date: Tuesday 4 August 2026
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Venue: Brenda Horwitz Court Community Centre, 17 Parsonage Street, Graaff-Reinet.

☕ Tea, coffee and scones will be served afterwards.
💛 A small donation towards costs will be appreciated.

🦴 Explore the remarkable fossil heritage of the Karoo.
🌍 Discover how South African dinosaur fossils are changing our understanding of evolution and the origins of dinosaurs.

Bring your family, invite your friends, and come discover why Graaff-Reinet and the Karoo continue to attract scientists, fossil enthusiasts, and heritage travellers from around the world.

08/07/2026

🎉 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝟗𝟎𝐭𝐡 𝐁𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐡𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐀𝐧𝐧 𝐌𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐲! 🎉

What a wonderful reason to celebrate! On Sunday 5 July, Ann celebrated her 90th birthday surrounded by those who mean the most to her, her family, as well as friends.

It was a beautiful day out at Bloemhof, filled with family, friends, laughter, and special memories.

Ann, 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐧𝐞! We hope the year ahead brings you good health, happiness, and many more precious moments with family and friends.

Thank you for being such a valued member of our Brenda Horwitz Court family.

From all of us at Brenda Horwitz Court, we wish you a very happy birthday and many more wonderful celebrations to come. 🎂🎁🎉🍾

02/07/2026

𝐒𝐭𝐨𝐞𝐩𝐬𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐁𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚 𝐇𝐨𝐫𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐳 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐭

𝐃𝐚𝐭𝐞: Tuesday, 7 July 2026
𝐓𝐢𝐦𝐞: 10:00 – 11:30
𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐮𝐞: Brenda Horwitz Court Community Centre, 17 Parsonage Street
𝐆𝐮𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫: Johannes Haarhoff
Topic: “Adriaan van Jaarsveld – Hero or Villain?”

𝘏𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺 𝘪𝘴 𝘳𝘢𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘣𝘭𝘢𝘤𝘬 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘵𝘦.

One of the most fascinating figures in Graaff-Reinet history is Adriaan van Jaarsveld, a man who played numerous roles at different times at the early Eastern Cape frontier - revered by some, loathed by others.

His life provides a useful lens through which to explore the complicated, turbulent conditions in and around Graaff-Reinet in the early years.

𝘑𝘰𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘳. 𝘏𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘢𝘭𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘦 𝘧𝘢𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨. Join us!

☕ Tea, coffee and scones will be served afterwards.
💛 A small donation towards costs will be appreciated.
👉Bring a friend and stay for the conversation.

If you enjoy discovering the rich history of Graaff-Reinet, follow the Horwitz Court page for notices of our Stoepstories events held on the first Tuesday of every month.

Address

17 Parsonage Street
Graaff-Reinet
6280

Opening Hours

Monday	08:30 - 17:00
Tuesday	08:30 - 17:00
Wednesday	08:30 - 17:00
Thursday	08:30 - 17:00
Friday	08:30 - 17:00
Saturday	08:30 - 13:00

Telephone

+27829030713

Website

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