KNYSNA NEWS - On invitation of Knysna Tourism, a film crew from DStv’s Ignition channel (189) visited Knysna during May. The brief was to highlight Knysna as the motoring destination that it has become.

The crew, Gino Shelile and Sonke Nxumalo spent two days gathering footage which best portrays Knysna as an up-and-coming motoring Mecca, but instead of only producing the original one programme, the crew gathered so much footage that they were able to produce three segments, which will run throughout July and on August 1. In these programmes viewers will see various Knysna motoring stakeholders, accommodation establishments and businesses giving their perspective of beautiful Knysna as a motoring destination.

The three programmes will be broadcast at the following times:

• Knysna Classic Car Show, including an interview with Marck Cooper, designer and manufacturer of Knysna’s own Cooper Healey -
• Thursday, July 17 at 14:30 and Friday, July 18 at 12:30
• Knysna’s deaf upholster, Nicholas Blaauw and his crew upholstering classic car seats - Saturday, July 19 at 09:30, Sunday, July 20 at 15:30, Monday, July 21 at 04:30, Tuesday, July 22 at 20:30, Wednesday, July 23 at 08:30 and 17:30, Thursday, July 24 at 14:30 and Friday, July 25 at 12:30.
• Knysna as a vintage car Mecca with interviews showcasing the motoring stakeholders and motoring tourism establishments - Saturday, July 26 at 09:30, Sunday, July 27 at 15:30, Monday, July 28 at 04:30, Tuesday, July 29 at 20:30, Wednesday, July 30 at 08:30 and 17:30, Thursday, July 31 at 14:30 and Friday, August 1 at 12:30.

Well-known local personalities such as Norman Frost (Frost Brothers), Ron Hollis (Bodge Engineering) and new motoring museum owner Brian Bruce will be amongst those featured in the segment on Knysna as a vintage car Mecca.


Marck Cooper tells DStv's Ignition crew about the locally produced Cooper Healey.

ARTICLE: FRAN KIRSTEN

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