SUPPORTING LOCAL INITIATIVES TO CELEBRATE OBS’S DIVERSE HISTORY ABOUT OBSID & HERITAGE In 2020, OBSID undertook a survey of residents desires, and one of the issues raised was the need for a repository of the history of Observatory, which allows for a strengthen the Observatory community through the celebration of our unique and diverse history…
STREETOPIA
JOIN US ON THE 18th NOVEMBER 10H00 – 16H00 AFRIKA BURN HQ, #8 JUNCTION ROAD, SALT RIVER Get your hands in on the magic! We’re having a creative day for everyone who wants to get involved with STREETOPIA! https://streetopia.co.za/ Painting Signs Touch ups on Silver Cloud (Our Street Art Installation) Painting Bean Bags and LOTS…
STREETOPIA EVENTS
Check out the Streetopia Facebook page to see all the exciting events that will be taking place!
Lost in Obs – an upcoming Streetopia event
30 years ago, before the end of apartheid, Observatory was one of the few places where different races could mix with more freedom than elsewhere in South Africa. On the evening of the 30th of December 1993, one day before new years eve, and just a few short months before the first democratic elections in…
Shoe4Africa marathon
The marathon is done! I finished in 4 hours 19 min. I am grateful for the Shoe4Africa team. Together we managed to raise over $350 000 !!! Thank you all for your support and donations. You are all heros to children with cancer in Eastern Africa.
Rapid Antigen Tests locally available
Obs Alpha Pharm – Mr Vassen 1) Medical Diagnostech Proudly 🇿🇦 92% sensitivity, 100% specificity, developed together with MRC and the National Reference Lab of NHLS https://www.samrc.ac.za/press-releases/south-africas-first-covid-19-antigen-self-test-launched Rondebosch Pharmacy under Checkers – Mr Chikte 2) Boson Biotech 98% sensitivity, 100% specficity https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9335347/
There are good reasons for recycling that old vape or iPhone lying in your drawer
Julia Evans – 18 October 2023 E-waste is the world’s fastest-growing waste stream. But one-sixth of it is invisible to us and will either prove hazardous in a landfill or be a wasted precious resource. On average, every one of us will produce eight kilograms of e-waste (electronic waste) this year, according to the United…
How area once dubbed ‘tent city’ cut rough sleeping
Becky Morton- 12 November 2023 Milton Keynes was created in the 1960s as a way of easing housing shortages in London. But five decades later it was facing a housing crisis of its own, dubbed “tent city” in the media because of the encampments of rough sleepers dotted around the centre. In autumn 2017, there…
Mancomm meeting
Reminder that our next Mancomm meeting will be held on Tuesday 31 October 2023. Everyone is welcome to attend our monthly meetings which are always held on the last Tuesday of every month. Mancomm meeting Date: Tue 31st October 2023 Time: 18h00 Venue: via Zoom at home To attend our Mancomm meetings, please pop us…
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SUPPORTING LOCAL INITIATIVES TO CELEBRATE OBS’S DIVERSE HISTORY ABOUT OBSID & HERITAGE In 2020, OBSID undertook a survey of residents desires, and one of the issues raised was the need for a repository of the history of Observatory, which allows for a strengthen the Observatory community through the celebration of our unique and diverse history…