Ashburton Market

On behalf of Ashburton Aloe Festival organisers, we would like to thank each and every person who supported us at the Ashburton Market , Venue 1, of the Festival. Every Donation, every cyclist, every walker, every purchase from our Vendors, made a difference !

Every cent from Donations, tickets & Raffle goes to the Lower Mpushini Valley Conservancy Anti poaching Fund - and YOU helped save an animal today!

'Till next year 👍🏻

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Our Ashburton Aloe Festival Ride for Ingrid Social Gravel Cycle was well supported and we would like to thank each and every one of you 🚴🏻🚴🏻 for the support of this worthy cause and Donations, while Remembering our Special Ingrid Flint, pioneer of the Desert loop, and a special lady who had a great passion for the cause we raise funds for too.

Thank you to Mi7 National Group for the Backup, and to Wally Flint for leading our riders. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
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Come down to Ashburton Market and walk with us:
Informative Bush walk
Easy - Children will manage fine
10am
3.5km

Ashburton Training Centre
80 Pope Ellis Drive

We had an awesome range of vendors at our Ashburton Market , Venue 1 of the Ashburton Aloe Festival today.
THANK YOU to each and every visitor, supporter, donation and purchase you make today!

We rely on the support of public to make this event possible and plead for your support for day two tomorrow, Sunday 6th July. 9am to 4pm

Join us for a beautiful day in the country!
Ashburton Training Centre
80 Pope Ellis Drive Ashburton

We had a lovely group join us on our nature walk today at the Ashburton Aloe Festival Ashburton Market ..... A HUGE thank you to Ezemvelo Honorary Member Milbank for helping us lead our informative walk.

We saw: Raptors, Grey Heron, Black Pluva, Zebra, Wildebeest and a few other critters.

We will have another walk Tomorrow 6th July , 10am at Ashburton Training Centre Venue 1 of the Aloe Fest.
Join us
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There is something EXTREMELY special about these Bushlands that we work so hard to protect..... the Lower Mpushini Valley Conservancy Bushlands here in Ashburton.

We arrived here to set up for the Market and were greeted by a herd of Wildebeest and Zebra happily grazing pretty much where the market will be THIS WEEKEND!
These are the animals we fund raise for to employ a full time Game Guard to remove the snares that harm them!

Join us here at the Ashburton Market , Ashburton Training Centre, on this whole weekend 5th & 6TH July - 9am to 4pm
FREE Entry to Market
Tickets on sale to rest of Festival

Make a difference
The success of this event depends 100% on YOUR Support 🙏🏻🙏🏻

HELP US ... HELP THEM
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Come down to the Ashburton Market THIS Saturday & Sunday 5th & 6th July - Venue 1 of the Ashburton Aloe Festival and Grab your FREE Copy of The Gardener Magazine when you Support our FANTASTIC Raffle!
ALL Proceeds going to the Lower Mpushini Valley Conservancy Anti Poaching Fund.

Brilliant Prizes include:
First Prize! Two nights at Equestre BnB (for two people sharing) - valued at R2380 per night or R4760 for two nights donated by Hewlett & Mary Anne Fanner https://www.facebook.com/Equestre.bnb/ See the Aloe Festival weekend special here: https://www.facebook.com/share/p/16nJbwMnyu/

Second Prize! R600 selection of beautiful aloes donated by Peter & Heather Poulsen of Rocky Wonder Aloe Nursery.

Third Prize! A 500 Biltong Hamper kindly donated by Bluff Meat Supplies courtesy of Mark Lederle.

Fourth Prize! R400 selection of beautiful aloes donated by Peter & Heather Poulsen of Rocky Wonder Aloe Nursery.

Fifth & Sixth Prize! Market Hampers of products donated by Ashburton Market Stall Holders.

Draw: Sat 12th July, 2025
Ticket price: R10

Reminder for our Ashburton Aloe Festival Gravel Cycle THIS Sunday:

🚴🏻SUNDAY 6th July Sharp
🚴🏻From the Ashburton Training Centre (80 Pope Ellis Drive) - FROM THE GATE -
🚴🏻40km and +-800m climbing Gravel Biking Route
🚴🏻No Charge but Donations to Anti Poaching welcomed 🙏🏻🙏🏻
🚴🏻Part of the Ashburton Aloe Festival in aid of the Lower Mpushini Valley Conservancy Anti Poaching Fund raising initiative.

👉🏻Cyclists can meet at the Ashburton Training Centre Gate where the Market is.
👉🏻Donations can be made at the Information Station.

Mi7 National Group will be Kindly following our riders again this year and we thank them for their support once again🙏🏻.

Enquiries: Debbie De Wit - 0828203238
- This is a SELF SUPPORTED SOCIAL Ride -
- Not Suitable for Beginners / Children -

Route takes you through: Lower Mpushini Valley Conservancy , then past Mountain View Entertainment Centre, into Lincoln Meade, Up to top of Hesketh, into Murray Rd, Down Murray, past back of Airport, into Bisley Nature Reserve also known as Upper Mpushini Conservancy and then back to Training Centre. A wonderful scenic Route.

We may not have jumping castles & swings , but we DO HAVE Horse Rides (Sunday), Nature Walks (Saturday & Sunday ), PaintBall & Archery(Saturday) and LOTS of open space for Bicycles ...
Join us
➡️Venue 1 : Ashburton Aloe Festival - Ashburton Training Centre
9am to 4pm