19 December 2011
Our 12th Annual Open Day was held at Newlands Forest on the 3rd December 2011 with the theme of Beat the Burn II. It was a fun filled day where kids learnt about the VWS and the wildfires that the VWS respond to during the summer months. The day started at 9am with excited children [...]
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29 October 2011
Join us once again for the VWS Newlands Open Day on Saturday 3 Dec 2011. Your kids will NOT want to miss this. Get them to complete all the activities, earn their badges, and get signed off by the Fire Chief as an honorary fire-kid! Important times: 09:00 am: Gates open 10:15 am: Snake show [...]
24 October 2011
The Volunteer Wildfire Service (VWS) had their second annual Fire&Fynbos Awareness Day this past September the 25th in the beautiful area of Assegaaibosch in the Jonkershoek valley. The day’s serenity was shattered by the jubilant screams of children as they jumped on jumping castles, got to touch snakes, and go on rides in an old [...]
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05 September 2011
A big thanks to all the sponsors who are making this day possible. Find out who they are below. Programme for the day>> Map and directions>> VWS Jonkershoek will be holding their annual Fire & Fynbos Awareness Day on the 25th September 2011. Our focus is to create awareness of what our volunteer firefighters do, [...]
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28 August 2011
CapeTalk announced on the 5th August 2011 that the Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) had come in third in their online FaceBook vote in association with the Dis-Chem Foundation. The VWS was one of ten local charities chosen to go up against each other in an online vote open to 567 CapeTalk listeners. The ten charities [...]
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14 July 2011
The Volunteer Wildfire Services (VWS) attended a sponsorship handover ceremony at South African Breweries (SAB) in Newlands on Tuesday 12 July 2011. The occasion saw the official handover by SAB of 32 wildfire helmets they have sponsored to members of the volunteer firefighting organisation. Designed specifically for wildland firefighters and made from heat-resistant thermoplastic, the [...]
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