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Glenmore-strandoord - Beach Resort
Glenmore, KwaZulu-Natal
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Click to view map Coordinates: | Die Johannesburgse middagblad Die Vaderland het op 10 November 1938 aangekondig dat die koerant Die Vaderland se Voortrekkerstrandfonds stig met die doel om kinders van behoeftige ouers die geleentheid te bied om 'n vakansie by die see te geniet. In Augustus 1942 het die raad van direkteure van die Afrikaanse Pers Beperk 'n strandoord by Glenmore aan Natal se suidkus gekoop. Dit was nadat Geurt Geers die plek saam met O.J. Bekker en L.J. Erasmus van die Pers besoek het en dit so doeltreffend bevind het dat die maatskappy dit aangekoop het vir £13 500. Daar was reeds geboue wat vir kampeerdoeleindes gebruik kon word, maar in 1944 besluit die maatskappy om 'n begin te maak met 'n paar van die belangrikste geboue vir die strandoord soos beplan in samewerking met Geers. Dié eerste groep geboue het bestaan uit 'n hospitaal, 'n eetsaal, vier slaaphutte en die washuis. Die feestelike inwyding van die geboue is beplan vir 31 Mei 1947, maar dit was 'n heuglike gebeurtenis wat die argitek nie kon meemaak nie. Op die oggend van 21 Februarie 1945 het hy oudergewoonte wanneer hy Glenmore besoek het, saam met 'n vriend gaan swem. Heel onverwags het sy vriend hom hoor sê: "Help my, asseblief!" Al is hy gou uit die water geneem, is daar in weerwil van alle pogings om hom by te bring bevind dat hy reeds dood was. Blykbaar het hy nie verdrink nie, maar het sy hart in die water ingegee. In 'n Volk staan op uit sy as (die verhaal van die Afrikaanse Pers (1962) Beperk, skryf L.J. Erasmus: "Vir almal wat die geniale soeker na die mooie in vorm en die vriendskaplike in menseverhoudings geken het, was dit 'n gevoelige verlies, terwyl Strandfonds dit betreur het dat hy nie die voltooiing kon aanskou nie van (dit) wat ook vir hom 'n behaaglike toekomsdroom was." (Morné van Rooyen: bron Wikipedia) The Johannesburg afternoon newspaper 'Die Vaderland' announced on 10 November 1938 that the newspaper had formed 'Die Vaderlandse Voortrekker Strandfonds' organization with the aim of providing children of poor parents the opportunity to enjoy a holiday at the beach. In August 1942 the Board of Directors of the 'Afrikaanse Pers' Ltd. purchased a beach resort at Glenmore on the Natal south coast. This was after [the architect] Geurt Geers visited the place with OJ Bekker and LJ Erasmus as representatives of the Press and found it so ideal that the company bought it for £13 500. There were already buildings that could be used for camping purposes but in 1944 the company decided to begin with a few of the main buildings of the seaside resort as planned in co-operation with Geers. The first group of buildings consisted of a hospital, a dining room, four sleeping cabins and the laundry. A festive inauguration of the buildings was planned for 31 May 1947 but it was a memorable event that the architect was unable to attend. On the morning of 21 February 1945, when he had visited Glenmore yet again, he went swimming with a friend. Unexpectedly his friend heard him say, "Help me, please!" Though he was soon taken out of the water, despite all efforts to resuscitate him, they found that he was already dead. Apparently he did not drown, rather his heart gave in while in the water. In 'n Volk staan op uit sy as (die verhaal van die Afrikaanse Pers Ltd) (1962), LJ Erasmus writes: "For anyone who knew the gifted seeker of beauty of form and in friendship and human relations, it was a sad loss, while the 'Strandfonds' regretted that he could not see the completion of a pleasing future dream." |