Beesloop Wêreldbeker toe

Deur Wilna Roux

Beesloop en Plaaswedloop program:

• 06:00 – 06:50 Registrasies vir Plaaswedloop by Oudewagendrift
• 07:30 Plaaswedloop te Oudewagendrift (15 km wedloop en 5 km stap)
• 09:30 Stalletjies open vir kermis by Laerskool Worcester-Oos
• 09:30  Sokkerkompetisie begin met die Gr.  3’s
• 10:00 Kleuterkok kompetisie by Laerskool Worcester-Oos
• 11:15 Storieskip: Skoolsaal
• 12:00 Blommetjie op die rugbyveld

Die Beesloop is een van dié groot gebeurtenisse wat die Wes-Kaapse Platteland elke jaar tref. Vanjaar vind dit plaas op 20 Maart 2010. Dis onmoontlik om die Beesloop in een sin te beskryf, want dit is soveel dinge gelyk. Dit is padwedloop en draf-en-stap, kermis, trekkerritte, Kleuterkok-kompetisie en Storieskip. In 2010 het dit boonop ’n goeie skoot Sokker Wêreldbeker weg.

Die plaaswedloop is ’n verkwikkende alternatief vir die gewone standaard padwedloop. Deelnemers spring om 07:30 weg op die plaas Oudewagendrift in die Overhex vallei, net buite Worcester. Die roete neem atlete op plaaspaaie tussen wingerde en boorde, koeie en ou opstalle, verby damme en deur velde. Hierdie jaar neem 16 atlete van Elana Meyer se JAG Foundation vir die eerste maal aan die wedloop deel. (www.jagfoundation.co.za)

Vir die fikses is daar ’n 15 kilometer roete.  Die wedloop word aangebied met die hulp en ondersteuning van die Worcester Atletiekklub. Die alternatiewe 5 kilometer pretloop bied gesinne die geleentheid om saam deel te neem aan die stap-en draf kompetisie. Atlete word aangemoedig om as Wêreldbeker sokkerspanne deel te neem. ’n Spesifieke groep mag dalk besluit hulle wil as die Spaanse sokkerspan aan die pretloop deelneem en dan trek dan so aan. Inskrywings vir die wedloop en pretloop kan vooraf gedoen word by www.enteronline.co.za óf by Oudewagendrift vanaf 06:00 die oggend van 20 Maart 2010.

Direk na die wedloop verskuif die pret na die skoolterrein van Worcester Oos Laerskool te Sutherlandstraat, Worcester. Nie dat jy sou sê dis ’n skoolterrein nie. Daar is tente, vlae wat wapper, stalletjies en speletjies. Elke kind se droom.

Die SASKO Kleuterkok kompetisie vir kinders van Speelgroepie tot Gr 2 vind plaas in die skoolsaal om 10:00. Om 11:00 tree die akteurs van die Storieskip op. Dis ’n baie gewilde vertoning - koop vroegtydig jou kaartjies teen R15.00 elk.

Grootmense kan hulself vermaak deur te wandel tussen die stalletjies, tee en koek in die teetuin te geniet, die plaasstalletjie met ’n ongelooflike verskeidenheid vars produkte van Worcester en omgewing te besoek, of dalk van die omgewing se ander produkte in die wyntuin te nuttig. Daar sal ook pannekoek, poeding, hamburgers en worsrolletjies te koop wees. Koop solank jou Beesloopkaartjie teen R10 stuk, lank voor Blommetjie haar opwagting maak.

Spanne moet vooraf inskryf en speel teen mekaar in ’n mini-sokker wedstryd – kompleet in hul gekose lande se kleure en met vooraf bekendstelling en skeidsregters. Die doelskop kompetisie is vir ieder en elk: kyk bietjie of jy het wat dit vat om ’n doel te skop. Wie weet, dalk moes jy eintlik vir Bafana-Bafana gespeel het?

Soos die spreekwoord lui, die Beesloop ain’t over till the fat lady sings. In hierdie geval is haar naam Blommetjie. Sy is groot, sy is vet en sy is bont. Sy stap om 12:00 op die veld, effe verdwaas. Gou besef sy dat sy die ster van die dag is. Sy snuffel aan ’n graspol, loer bietjie rond en kies dan die blokkie waar sy haar ding wil doen. Tot konsternasie van die skare lig sy haar stert effe en tjorts.

Wat Blommetjie nie weet nie, is dat die rugbyveld in denkbeeldige blokke verdeel is en dat elke blok ’n kaartjie wat verkoop is, verteenwoordig. Blommetjie beskik dus oor die potensiaal om met haar getjorts een persoon R10 000 ryker te maak. Vyf ander kaartjiehouers sal elk R1 000 wen.

Op 20 Maart 2010 is daar net een ding vir jou en jou gesin en dis Beesloop op Worcester.

Kontakbesonderhede vir Plaaswedloop:

Elda van Dijk: Sel: 082-331 8889 of This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Alma Vermeulen: Sel: 072 252 8131 of This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Stiaan van den Berg: Sel: 083 2712 158

Kontakbesonderhede vir Beesloop: Laerskool Worcester Oos: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it of 023-3470453. Besoek gerus die webwerf by www.breede.co.za.

Beesloop kicks World Cup in 2010

By Wilna Roux

Beesloop and Farm Run Programme

• 06:00 – 06:50 Registration for farm run at Oudewagendrift
• 07:30 Farm Run at Oudewagendrift (15 km race en 5 km fun run)
• 09:30 Fair starts at Worcester-Oos Primary School, Sutherland Street
• 09:30 Soccer competition kicks off with Gr. 3’s.
• 10:00 Kindergarten Cook Competition at Worcester-Oos Primary School
• 11:15 Story Ship: School Hall, Worcester-Oos Primary School
• 12:00 Blommetjie walks onto the rugby field

Beesloop is one of the big events taking place in the Western Cape countryside every year. This year the big date is the 20th of March. It is impossible to describe the Beesloop in one word, because it consists of so many things at once. It is road race, fun walk, fun fair, tractor rides, Kindergarten Cook competition, and Story Ship. 2010 also brings a shot  of the Soccer World Cup to the Beesloop.

The 15 kilometre Beesloop Farm Race and 5 kilometre Fun Run will be held at the farm, Oudewagendrift  in the Overhex valley outside Worcester. It is a refreshing alternative to a standard road race, though it is an official ASA race and endorsed by the Worcester Athletic club. The race starts at 07:30 and the route will take athletes on farm roads between vineyards and orchards, past cows and old farmsteads, dams and through fields.

For the fit there is a 15 kilometre route.  The alternative 5 kilometre fun run gives families the chance to participate. Sixteen athletes of the JAG Foundation will participate in this year’s race.  (www.jagfoundation.co.za)

Athletes are encouraged to enter as World Cup soccer teams. A group might, for example, decide to participate as the Spanish soccer team and will dress accordingly. Pre-entries can be done at www.enteronline.co.za. Late entries will be accepted at Oudewagendrift from 06:00 on the morning of the race.

After the race, make sure to visit the school grounds of the Primary School, Worcester Oos, situated in Sutherland street, Worcester. Not that you would recognize it as school grounds. There will be tents, flags, stalls and games all over the place.

The SASKO Kindergarten Cook competition for children (ages 5 to 8 years) takes place in the school hall. Right after, the Story Ship show will commence. Remember to buy your ticket before the show starts.

Meanwhile, parents and adults may amuse themselves by strolling through the stalls, having tea and cake in the teagarden, buying fruit and vegetables from the farm stall, or sipping a glass of bubbly in the wine garden. Pancakes, pudding, hamburgers and hotdogs will be sold. Make sure to buy your Beesloop ticket at R10 a  piece long before Blommetjie arrives.

After Story Ship the kids are off to the soccer field. Teams have to register beforehand and play against each other in a mini soccer tournament.  They will compete in the colours of their chosen country, with pre-acquaintance and proper referees. The goal shooting competition is open for everyone: do you have what it takes to shoot a goal? Who knows, maybe you were really supposed to have played for Bafana-Bafana?

As the saying goes, the Beesloop ain’t over till the fat lady sings. In this case, her name is Blommetjie. She is big and fat and black and white.  She walks onto the field, slightly flabbergasted.  She sniffs at a tuft of grass, she peeps around and then decides where to make her mark. To the consternation of the crowd, she lifts her tail and poops.

What Blommetjie doesn’t know, is that the whole rugby field is divided in small blocks. Every block represents a sold ticket. Blommetjie’s poop thus have the potential to enrich one person with R10 000.00. Five other ticketholders will each win R1 000.00.

On the 20th of March there is only one thing for you and your family to do: let’s Beesloop in Worcester.

Contact details for farm race:

Elda van Dijk: Cell: 082-331 8889 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Alma Vermeulen: Cell: 072 252 8131 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Stiaan van den Berg: Cell: 083 2712 158

Contact details for Beesloop: Worcester Oos Primary School: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it or 023-3470453 or visit our webpage at www.breede.co.za