WALKING TOUR ‘HOUGHTON LOST AMONGST THE SAINTS AND ROBERT HOWDEN’ SATURDAY, 16th APRIL We simply could not cover all the lovely homes and the oak-lined streets we wanted to enjoy on our last trip to Houghton. This time we’ll be concentrating on Ash Street and St John Road, St Mark and St David with the homes designed by architect Robert Howden, though we shall include one designed by Kallenbach as well. Some rather grand houses on the tour and lovely gardens to enjoy before autumn takes a firm grip on the oaks. Meet Flo Bird and Candice Keeling at 14h00 and park at King Edward VII School - enter from St Patrick’s Road. The cost is R60.00 for members and R80.00 for non-members. For more information telephone Eira Bond (weekdays from 09h00 to 13h00 on 011 482-3349. 
WALKING TOUR ‘ROYAL ROMANCES THROUGH THE AGES’ WEDNESDAY, 27th APRIL, THURSDAY, 28th APRIL, SATURDAY, 30th APRIL Join Dennis for a nostalgic look at Royal engagements, weddings and the occasional romance! These are special tours for those who did not receive an invitation to the Royal Wedding! Join him in a champagne toast to our newest royal couple, Prince William and Kate Middleton, who celebrate their wedding on 29th April. Formal dress is definitely NOT necessary, but as space is limited, each tour will be subject to a maximum of 18 people. Meet Dennis Adams on Wednesday 27th April (FREEDOM DAY) at 10h30 to 12 noon and 14h00 to 15h30, Thursday 28th April at 14h30 to 16h00 and Saturday 30th April at 14h30 to 16h00. Park at Darrenwood Village, corner 4th Avenue and 1st Street, Linden entrance in 1st Street for Units 50 to 183 – parking is limited so please double up if you can. Cost is R50.00 for members and R70.00 for non-members – which includes a glass of Champagne. Maximum number 18 per session. For more information telephone Eira Bond (weekdays from 09h00 to 13h00 on 011 482-3349. MAY WALKING TOUR ‘WATER TOWERS, HIGHLANDS AND RAND VIEW’ SATURDAY, 7th MAY This tour starts with a darling – a tiny corrugated iron cottage which must have arrived in a flatpack – do it yourself. You feel on top of the world looking across from this ridge to the Townsview Water Tower and the mine dumps to the west. Some exciting Art Deco blocks of flats Sam Remo, Helvetia Court and Diamond Court and then there are the gracious Westminster Mansions looking so pretty in seaside colours which come from an earlier era. Some parts are rather shabby but others are smart in their new paint. It is an easy walk – we have chosen the flattest route –while getting the best of the Yeoville Ridge. Meet Alex Parker and Raymond Cardoso at 14h00 and park in the grounds of Clayton House 43 Jolly Street Randview. The cost is R60.00 for members and R80.00 for non-members. For more information telephone Eira Bond (weekdays from 09h00 to 13h00 on 011 482-3349. PLEASE NOTE THIS TOUR MUST BE BOOKED THROUGH THE OFFICE ONLY – 011 482-3349 - AND PAY BY EFT OR BRING THE EXACT AMOUNT ON THE DAY.
-----oOo----- WALKING TOUR ‘NEWTON – YESTERDAY’S DOWNTOWN, TODAY’S MUSEUM TOWN … AND TOMORROW’S MODEL CITY’ SATURDAY, 14th MAY Newtown is bubbling with Museums which have some fantastic new displays for you to enjoy. They are mostly housed in grand and gigantic old buildings. This tour covers the industrial architecture and the history of the old Electricity Site and Fresh Produce Market as well as a visit to the new Geological exhibition at Museum Africa, sparkling with a sumptuous display of crystals, the Workers Museum which is an old Compound tracing life for men in Compounds from 1908 up till 1980. Then it will be time to admire the beautiful Turbine Hall, an industrial Cathedral and finish the afternoon off with the S A B World of Beer. Beer Brewing is a traditional occupation in Johannesburg and you get to taste the product as well. Newtown is also the epicentre of Johannesburg’s urban renewal, and an optimist’s view of the city of tomorrow. Meet Ed Coogan and Brian McKechnie at 13h30 in the public parking between Sci Bono and Worker’s Museum – from Jeppe Street turn left into Miriam Makebe Street and immediately right into the parking area. The cost is R90.00 for members and R110.00 for non-members which includes R35.00 entrance to the World of Beer. For more information telephone Eira Bond (weekdays from 09h00 to 13h00 on 011 482-3349.
WALKING TOUR ‘JEPPESTOWN’ SATURDAY, 21st MAY We are venturing back to a favourite historical area. The second oldest building in Johannesburg is the Church of St Mary-the-Less 1889 which we visit and where start the story of the Jeppe family and their name sake. Amongst the Edwardian shops there are still Nineteenth Century gems The Grand Station Hotel no longer Grand or an hotel, but it is still there with memories of heaps of prawns and Norman’s Grill. There is even a sky sign advertising a bottle store, but on a charming three storey building it doesn’t offend the way the giant building wraps do today. Jeppstown boasts the biggest concentration of buildings over 100 years. They may be shabby, but they are the real thing. Meet Val Hammerton and Clare van Zwietan at 14h00 and park in Park Street between Madison and John Page Drive alongside the Park. We have organised car guards. The cost is R60.00 for members and R80.00 for non-members. For more information telephone Eira Bond (weekdays from 09h00 to 13h00 on 011 482-3349.
BUS TOUR ‘CELEBRATING THE SCOTTISH PIONEERS’ SATURDAY, 28th MAY Spend the day with us as we trace the immense contribution made by the Scots in the development of Johannesburg, from H.B. Marshall's Marshall's Township and his other interests to some of the Presbyterian churches, Scottish memorials, homes and activities. Many of our suburbs were developed by the Scots - Craighall, Blairgowrie to name a few, and no tour would be complete without a drive through Kensington. We will finish at The View to look at their magnificent restoration and their bar will be open - drinks for your own account. Meet Winnie Job and Dennis Adams at 09h30 for prompt departure at 10h00 and park at the Sunnyside Park Hotel, 2 York Road, Parktown. The cost is R190.00 for members and R220.00 for non-members excluding lunch and the afternoon drinks at The View. Please bring a picnic lunch! For more information telephone Eira Bond (weekdays from 09h00 to 13h00 on 011 482-3349.
JUNE BUS TOUR ‘CATCHING THE BRT’ ELLIS PARK TO THOKOZA SATURDAY, 4th JUNE Meet David Forrest and Pascale Petit at 09h30 for departure at 09h45 at the Ellis Park North Bus Station – PLEASE DO NOT BE LATE AS WE CANNOT WAIT. Safe parking has been arranged opposite the Ellis Park North bus station and for directions call Eira Bond on 011 482-3349. The cost is R130.00 per member and R170.00 per non-member which includes bus fare, all entrance fees but NOT parking and lunch. We suggest you bring a pack of sandwiches with you; otherwise you will be able to purchase a snack along the way. For more information telephone Eira Bond (weekdays from 09h00 to 13h00 on 011 482-3349. NB: BOOK THROUGH THE TRUST OFFICES ON 011 482-3349
BUS TOUR ‘BAKER’S EASTERN SAINTS’ SATURDAY, 11th JUNE Visit three of Sir Herbert Baker’s lovely stone churches in the mining towns of the East Rand goldfields – Benoni, Boksburg and Germiston. St Michael and All Angels, (Boksburg) was one of the largest he ever designed and in the Romanesque tradition he chose to suit the grander scale. Dr Doreen Greig described it as “displaying a high degree of beauty and drama”. St Dunstan’s Church in Benoni and St Boniface in Germiston have their own special character and it is especially interesting to see how many features they share and yet are such different buildings designed within the short ten years he spent in the Transvaal before sailing to India. This is an extraordinary opportunity for Baker fans to visit this trio of fine buildings that have stood the test of time and survive sometimes in straightened circumstances to be the pride today as they were to those early mining communities. Meet Winnie Job and Esmé Wiesmeyer at 13h00 for prompt departure at 13h30 and park at the Sunnyside Park Hotel, 2 York Road, Parktown. The cost is R130.00 for members and R150.00 for non-members. For more information telephone Eira Bond (weekdays from 09h00 to 13h00 on 011 482-3349.
WALKING TOUR WESTCLIFF, WOOLSTON AND THE WESTCLIFF STAIRS SATURDAY, 25th JUNE Starting from The Ridge School this walk goes along Woolston Road where there are some particularly important heritage homes, then plunges down the stairs to Westcliff Drive, stopping at Kanonklip and round the koppie to Wexford Road. There is a breathing space with Alfio Torisi’s post-Modern buildings before starting the climb up once more to Pallinghurst Road with Donore and Shinglewood and then up, up, up we go once more back to Woolston Road. If you have any breath left there will be time to look at The Woolsack now The Ridge School. The elements and qualities chosen by some modern architects respond to the Westcliff ridge and architectural tradition of Arts and Crafts. Meet William Gaul and Ed Coogan at 14h00 and park at The Ridge School, Woolston Road, Westcliff where safe parking has been organised. The cost is R60.00 for members and R80.00 for non-members. For more information telephone Eira Bond (weekdays from 09h00 to 13h00 on 011 482-3349.
