A GROUP of 23 tourists from the Netherlands are presently visiting our part of the world. Umtamvuna scribe, Philippa Makepeace, had the privilege of spending some time with them and reports they are the essence of enthusiasm and ‘zest of life’. The average age of the group is about 70, the oldest turning 80 in […]
ON November 27, 1973, one passenger boarded the first ever Margate Mini Coach which provided reliable transport between the Louis Botha Airport and the Margate Hotel. In May 1982, the coach was also used to transport staff to and from the Wild Coast Sun. Today the Margate Mini Coach, owned for some years by Marian […]
CONGRATULATIONS to Margate Mini Coach and Airport Services which celebrated its 20th anniversary last week. From a fledgling beginning – one small bus and one lone passenger in 1975 – the company now transports about 20 000 passengers a year. Twenty years ago the company only supplied a twice, weekly service to Durban. This has […]