Letters Briewe

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Letters Briewe

The editor reserves the right to edit, amend, abridge or reject any letter submitted for publication.
The editorial policy of this paper is to provide a forum for an exchange of views by residents and others.
These views are not necessarily shared by all readers, and certainly do not express the views of the newspaper itself or [...]

Letters Briewe

The editor reserves the right to edit, amend, abridge or reject any letter submitted for publication.
The editorial policy of this paper is to provide a forum for an exchange of views by residents and others.
These views are not necessarily shared by all readers, and certainly do not express the views of the newspaper itself or [...]

Letters

Dear Sir,
On Friday night I attended a Gala Performance of ‘The Lion King’ at the Lady Grey Arts Academy in Lady Grey, in which my grandson Noah took the part of a hyena.   It was a most enjoyable event which I thoroughly admired .
Looking at the cast list, I had the impression that the entire [...]

Letters

Hi guys,
Congratulations on Smiffie, a wonderful platteland publication that needs to be replicated in every small-town municipality in South Africa. You praise and you punish with an even hand, providing a great service to your community. You will probably find that the regional and national media will soon be subscribing to Smiffie for grassroots information. We [...]

Letters

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Dear Sir
Re Red Biker
Comments made by Red Biker in the August Smiffie were somewhat petty as they appear to be of a personal nature directed at some residents of Smithfield and not conducive to the well-being of the town.

Letters – Briewe 05

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Dear Smiffie
Interesting sighting
We recently spotted a Grey Heron sitting on top of the large wild olive tree behind the N G Church building. The heron had a struggling Mouse Bird in its beak. Unfortunately the heron flew off before I [...]

Letters – Briewe 04

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The Editor
Mr Henrie Smith is almost right when (in your July issue) he cites 1965 as the year of Verwoerd’s historic visit to Smithfield. The date was in fact 19 August 1963. A small discrepancy. But Mr Smith is hugely [...]

Letters – Briewe 03

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Beste Smiffie
Ons Eie Koerantjie
Ek skryf aan ons eie koerantjie omdat dit ’n interne saak is wat nie in die Volksblad hoort nie alhoewel ek op ‘n brief antwoord van Julie i v m die Bibberfees 2010. “Nie so nie Smithfield [...]

Letters – Briewe 02

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Dear Editor
Criticising Smiffie & Smithfield
Your smug and overpriced little journal caters mainly for the narrow interests of a small, self-centred clique of stoep-skinnerers and nostalgics, endlessly yearning for “die goeie ou dae”. This is why Smithfielders, if they want [...]