Robin Barnsley is the Vice-President of KwaZulu Natal Agricultural Union Kwanalu, and together with his brother, Kevin, farms in the Dargle area of the KwaZulu Natal Midlands.

Alistair Mork-Chadwick is a a psychologist, personal coach and trainer with a private practice based in Howick, just 25 minutes outside of Pietermaritzburg. He has degrees in psychology and education and has recently completed a stint working at the University of KZN, within the Child & Family Centre as well as the Student Counselling and Careers Centre. He has spent his professional life talking and listening to people from all walks of life - from young people completing their final years at school to CEO’s on the brink of retirement.

Simon has been collecting, breeding and photographing butterflies, as well as other flora and fauna, for over 25 years and is a member of the Lepidopterists Society of South Africa. When Simon is not following butterflies through the bush, he works as a consulting engineer and director of an international engineering firm. He is currently studying to become an Arbitrator, and is also a partner in The Kiln Gallery at the Karkloof Farmer’s Market. Visit his website at www.afromacro.co.za or blog www.afromacro.wordpress.com

Chris, Lesley, Jacky and Albert
Midlands Garden Centres Group.

The history of Tea ... by Diana Aldsworth

Crocosmia aurea
Common names: falling stars, valentine flower, montbretia; Zulu names: umlunge, udwendweni

Richard Thompson Q.C. M.A. (Oxford), LL.M. (Michigan) has been in law practice since 1972 and has specialised in wills, trusts and estate planning. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Terry Maliti, BA (Fort Hare) LLB, M.Comm (Tax) (Durban-Westville) is an attorney practicing in Howick, KZN. ( This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it )

Lesley Thomson,
The Lazy Lizard Books & Gifts
Greendale Acres Centre : Tel 033 330 4308, This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

NEW EXHIBITIONS ON THE ANGLO-BOER WAR AT 333 BOOM STREET
The house at 333 Boom Street is said to be the oldest double story in Pietermaritzburg. It now houses exhibitions on the Anglo-Boer War (1899-1902) with specific reference to the war in Natal. These exhibitions have recently been upgraded.

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May we introduce - Pat McKrill was born in London, and in 1946, with his parents, to what was then Rhodesia. He had little choice at the time. He was educated there, and spent most of his time having fun in the bush, which probably explains his spectacularly poor Matric results. His only claim to fame is that he still holds the Zimbabwean High Jump record.

At an early age, his future was mapped out for him, however, like most people, he’s still looking for the map.

Pat, his music-teacher wife Barbara, and their 2 daughters left Zimbabwe and became South Africans in 1983. Their eldest daughter Colleen is now the mother of their twin grandsons, and their youngest, Angela, prior to qualifying as a clinical hypnotist, was a manager for Jamie Oliver in London. A seriously big ‘Brag Book’ sits on the lounge table.

Pat, being a slow learner, decided that the time had come to do what HE wanted to do, which was: Write; Join the speaking circuit; Train people to work effectively; Work at de-stressing not only himself, but also those around him; Invent things.

Pat conducts technical training in the motor industry ‘aftermarket’, gives motivational presentations based on his experiences in the bush, and consults on two Environmental committees. He is in the process of writing a book, “Getting to Know the Neighbours”. An inveterate letter-writer and experienced columnist, The Meander Chronicle is delighted to welcome him to our pages!

William Meyer, CEO of Fenestra Asset Management, lives in Nottingham Road, with his wife Claire and his 4 children.He commutes to his head office in Cape Town. His company has outstripped the All-Share Index with a compound growth rate of 18.87% per year since 2004. Midlands investors will find him at his offices at 1 Polo Field Centre, GowrieVillage, Nottingham Rd.