{"id":44744,"date":"2025-07-17T08:26:52","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T06:26:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/?p=44744"},"modified":"2025-07-17T08:26:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T06:26:52","slug":"retirees-celebrate-christmas-in-july","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/07\/17\/retirees-celebrate-christmas-in-july\/","title":{"rendered":"Retirees celebrate Christmas in July"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The North Durban Probus Club for retired professional business people held a Christmas in July function on Monday, July 14. The event was held at the Rolling Hills Country Club with all the Christmas trimmings \u2013 from table decor to a\u00a0 Christmas meal and pudding.<\/p>\n<p>Guest speaker was Durban North Couturier, Sandy Day, who took the 61 attendees on a trip down memory lane with a touch of nostalgia. She shared how she started off as a sign-writer in Johannesburg and even worked in the Walt Disney studio for some time. Sandy also showed a collage of photographs when she held a fashion show in Oshakati during the bush war \u2013 the fashion show clothing was all made from parachute material. The most interesting story was \u201cWhat happened to the Mummy\u201d (from the Natural Science Museum in Durban) and all the clothing and jewellery she made to co-incide with the Egyptian theme.<\/p>\n<p>For more information please contact Helene Griffiths, 2025 President of North Durban Probus \u2013 082 5706730 or email <a href=\"mailto:helene@griffsgraffiti.co.za\">helene@griffsgraffiti.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-44744 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/07\/17\/retirees-celebrate-christmas-in-july\/pic6-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/Pic6-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44746\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44746'>\n\t\t\t\tRon Page and Debbie Darling\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/07\/17\/retirees-celebrate-christmas-in-july\/pic4-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/Pic4-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44750\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44750'>\n\t\t\t\tLorraine Graham, Carol Stidworthy, Glenda Slade and Joy Shaw\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/07\/17\/retirees-celebrate-christmas-in-july\/pic3-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/Pic3-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44749\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44749'>\n\t\t\t\tCorrina Pieterse-Downes, Doreen Strauss and Cheryl Orsmond\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/07\/17\/retirees-celebrate-christmas-in-july\/pic2-3\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/Pic2-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44748\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44748'>\n\t\t\t\tAdrie Davidson\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/07\/17\/retirees-celebrate-christmas-in-july\/pic1-4\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/Pic1-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44747\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44747'>\n\t\t\t\tNorth Durban Probus President, Helene Griffiths and Couturier, Sandy Day\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/blog\/2025\/07\/17\/retirees-celebrate-christmas-in-july\/pic5-2\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/getitmagazine.co.za\/highway-berea\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/23\/2025\/07\/Pic5-300x300.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-44745\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-44745'>\n\t\t\t\tMoira Redman, Reinette van Rooyen and Lesley Starke\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The North Durban Probus Club for retired professional business people held a Christmas in July function on Monday, July 14. 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