Midlands Meander

🚨 HOSPITALITY EXPERT TO ADDRESS MIDLANDS BUSINESSES THIS THURSDAY - 15 OCTOBER🚨

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Coffee & Connect: The Standard Is in the Detail
Creating Hospitality Experiences Guests Remember

If you walked into your business today as a first-time guest, what would you notice? 👀

Join us at Weltevreden Manor at 10:00 for a conversation every hospitality owner and manager on the Meander needs to hear, with Nicky Cawood, founder and director of Service Excellence Staffing Solutions.

✅ Staff presentation & training
✅ Consistency of service
✅ First impressions that matter
✅ Building standards that hold, even when you’re not there

🎁 Member perk: a complimentary consultation on staffing, training & service standards for MMA members!

💚 MMA members: FREE
☕ Non-members: R100, coffee included from Coffee N Cruz

⏰ Don’t miss out! The small details are what make you stand out and thrive.

📩 RSVP to Thuli: [email protected] | +27 (0)69 725 1916

Hosted by the Midlands Meander Association

🦋 INTRODUCING 🦋

The Maker’s Route: Food & Drink Edition
Behind the fourth wall - a Midlands Meander series.

Just like the old days, you get to see the heart behind the Meander.

On Saturday 14 November, go behind the scenes with five amazing Midlands artisans. It’s self-drive, so pick and choose your own itinerary and visit as many as you like.

☕ Bluebird Coffee Roastery Bluebird Coffee Roastery
🍷 Highgate W**e Estate Highgate W**e Estate
🍷 🧀 Abingdon W**e Estate & Indezi River Creamery Tasting Abingdon W**e Estate Indezi River Creamery + The Dairy Shoppe
🍺 Nottingham Road Brewery Nottingham Road Brewery

🎟️ Tickets on Quicket: https://www.quicket.co.za/events/398096-the-makers-route-food-and-drink-edition

📍 Midlands Meander, KZN

The Eland Trail: Run Somewhere Different 🏃‍♀️🌿

It’s this Saturday, 17 October! Online entries close Wednesday 14th at 23:59 🙏 Day entries will also be taken 💪
Three distances (8 km, 22 km and 38 km) through riverine forest, grasslands and farmlands, with big views of the Inhlosane range. It all happens on the beautiful, lush Mount Park Guest Farm in the Dargle Valley, with restaurants on site and kiddies’ entertainment too.

Come and find your Midlands Meander girlies Tegan and Della at your second water point, handing out the goods and hyping you along the way 🙌

See you on the Meander! 🧡
📍 Mount Park, Dargle Valley
🔗 theelandtrail.co.za

Wild Flowers in the Midlands: Glorious Spring

Spring in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands Meander brings rolling green hills, blooming country gardens and misty mornings. As the winter chill fades, the countryside comes alive with fresh new growth, flowing streams and colourful wildflowers.

It’s the perfect time for a retreat into nature. Check out activities on our official Midlands Meander app, or visit the hiking page on our website: www.midlands meander.co.za

Pictures from Ashley Copperleigh Trout Cottages

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☕ Coffee & Connect: The Standard Is in the Detail�Creating Hospitality Experiences Guests Remember�

If you walked into your business today as a first-time guest — what would you notice?

As a business owner on the Meander, it's the small details that make you stand out and thrive. This Coffee & Connect welcomes Nicky Cawood, founder and director of Service Excellence Staffing Solutions, for a conversation every hospitality owner and manager needs to hear. Don't miss this informative event.
What we'll cover:�
✔ Staff presentation & training�
✔ Consistency of service�
✔ First impressions that matter�
✔ Building standards that hold — even when you're not there

Member Perk:�🎁 Complimentary consultation for MMA members on staffing, training & service standards

📅 THURS, 15 October�🕙 10:00�📍 Weltevreden Manor
RSVP with Thuli:�📧 [email protected]�📞 +27 (0)69 725 1916�
Hosted by the Midlands Meander Association

What’s On this week in the Midlands 🌿

🎶 Live music at venues all along the Meander
🧒 Kids’ activities at the Boma, with plenty to keep the little ones busy
🐷 Piggly Wiggly: stop in for a bite and a browse
🐴 Horseshoe Bend: a lovely spot to wander and enjoy the view

Coming up next week: the Midlands Meander Coffee & Connect. Grab a cup, meet fellow Meanderer.

See you on the Meander! ☕

Patience. It’s worth the wait.
Details drop next week.

📍 Midlands Meander, KZN