Shotgun Tori plays for her Smithfield festival place

Shotgun Tori aka Victoria Landey, drove through Smithfield recently on her way back from a gig in Aliwal North. She wanted a slot in our Platteland Preview festival, taking place in Smithfield June 21 – 23, and so we said: …Share this:Click to share on Twitter...

Cold front; hot pix: Smithfield N6

A recent cold front passing over Smithfield showed itself in a dramatic sky; almost as though the cold had a colour and a shape:       …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new...

Smithfield, N6, hosts arts festival

If you can’t go to Grahamstown this year for the National Arts Festival fringe, don’t worry – – – the fringe is coming to you! That’s the thinking behind our dorp’s new venture. We’re hosting a Platteland Preview of Grahamstown’s …Share this:Click to share on...

Cows and Blue Bulls in Smithfield, N6

TWO experiences in our tiny platteland dorp today set me up for the judgment I’ve just read. We were running in the veld, the two dogs and I, when suddenly they stopped, alert, watching a cow and her still wet, …Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in...