GEORGE NEWS - George Municipality, in primary partnership with the Department of Cultural Affairs and Sport (DCAS), will be hosting a Netball World Cup Fan Park at Rosemoor Stadium for the duration of the tournament from 28 July to 6 August.
George is the only municipality in the Garden Route approved as a fan park host.
The fan park will allow up to 2 000 residents to participate on a daily basis in the family friendly Netball World Cup experience with viewing screens, stalls, music and much more on offer.
The municipality and DCAS will also jointly host the World Cup Netball Trophy Tour which reaches our shores on 5 July. Western Cape MEC for Cultural Affairs and Sport, Anroux Marais and Mayor Leon Van Wyk will accept the trophy at a high-energy, musical and fun event.
The official trophy is currently doing its rounds of South Africa and has been received in KZN, Gauteng, Mpumalanga and Limpopo.
From George, the trophy tour will head to Riversdale and end up in Cape Town, the venue for the official World Cup tournament which will consist of 60 games and will take place at the CTICC Arena 1 and 2.
Upgrading of netball courts
George has received funding for the upgrade of the netball courts at Rosemoor Stadium and various schools will also receive netball equipment at the trophy tour handover.
The local organising committee, which includes representatives from DCAS, the George branch of the Department of Correctional Services, and Eden Netball Federation, has been hard at work and has many more netball surprises to as the World Cup approach.
The Rosemoor Fan Park will host an official opening ceremony on 28 July and the closing ceremony on 6 August. Twenty-five schools have been invited to participate in a primary and high school netball tournament during the week running from 3 to 7 July, with Federation and Social Clubs being given an opportunity to participate over the two weekends.
Portfolio Councillor for Community Services: Social Development, Libraries and Sport Brendan Adams expressed his delight at the opportunity presented to George to host this once-in-a-lifetime fan park.
"I am thrilled at the level of awareness of the sport the World Cup Netball Fan Park will create within George and it is an incredible opportunity for the sport as a whole in South Africa. I am proud that George will host a fan park."
Netball World Cup Fridays
In the run-up to the World Cup, Netball Fridays are being rolled out across South Africa. George Municipality, DCAS and DCS invite all businesses and institutions to show their solidarity with the participating netball teams, by dressing in their netball uniform or any colours (flags or netball uniforms) of their team of choice who will participate during the Netball World Cup.
Participating teams will be South Africa, Australia, Barbados, England, Fiji, Jamaica, Malawi, New Zealand, Scotland, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Uganda, Wales and Zimbabwe.
Vendor opportunities
Anyone wanting to run a stall at the Rosemoor Fan Park has to complete an application form and submit it before 14 July. Only six stalls will be successful. The form is available at www.george.gov.za under 'documents'.
The Netball World Cup Fan Park local organising committee at the Rosemoor Stadium.
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