Abbeyfield South Africa
 The Abbeyfield Society of South Africa is currently the only "developing country" member of Abbeyfield International. By the end of 2005 there were 18 houses established, accommodating altogether 132 residents.
14 of our homes are situated in Cape Town (where Abbeyfield was first established in 1987) and surrounding Western Province country towns. Plans are well advanced for an 8-bedroom purpose-built home in the Cape Town suburb of Guguletu, where we plan to build the first truly African Abbeyfield house in the world in 2007.
There are two homes in Gauteng province, both in the farming community of Walkerville, south of Johannesburg. Our house in KwaZulu-Natal was opened in the Durban suburb of Glenwood in June 2002.
Our very first home opened in Claremont, Cape Town, in March 1987. Wyndover Manor is a 100-year-old mansion which was beautifully restored by Mr Peter Templeton, who introduced the Abbeyfield concept to South Africa in 1986.
South African Abbeyfield homes differ from those in the rest of the world in that they do not have live-in house-keepers and therefore accommodate only fit people who are able to shop and cook for themselves.
Abbeyfield South Africa's plans include the opening of regional offices in Durban and Johannesburg. These will be run by development officers who will publicise the Abbeyfield housing concept and establish and train suburban-based, volunteer-driven local Abbeyfield Societies. The national office will continue to assist its affiliates to raise the capital needed for house purchase, renovations and additions. We aim to have 20 houses open by December 2007.
For further information contact:
Ms Rose Stolze
Abbeyfield Society of South Africa
PO Box 13252
7705 Mowbray
Republic of South Africa
Tel/ Fax: (27) 21 689 3252
e-mail: abbeyfld@netactive.co.za
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