The David Rattray Foundation Cycle Team

Riding on the success of the annual RattRace, my son, Peter Rattray and a group of his friends have decided to form a cycle team in order to raise money for The David Rattray Foundation.

The team members are: Peter Rattray, Trent Key, Matt Kiely, Alain Walker, Hadley Finnucane and Steve Boraine.

The Team’s first challenge is the Argus, taking place on the 14th March 2010. The race follows a 110km route around the Cape Peninsula, beginning and ending in Cape Town’s CBD.

The Team’s sponsors are: Envirovision Solutions (main sponsor), McCarthy (secondary sponsor), Fugitives’ Drift, Investec, Moonlighting Filmmakers, The Indian Ocean Export Company and Testerion.


However, the individual team members are hoping to raise further sponsorship for their valiant efforts in the Argus. This sponsorship will go directly to the Foundation and will go a long way to helping the Foundation’s remarkable efforts in the communities around Rorke’s Drift and Isandlwana.

Please sponsor Peter and support the efforts of this enthusiastic group of youngsters who have taken the initiative to make a difference, by going to his page on DoIt4Charity:-

http://www.doit4charity.co.za/fundraising/peter.rattray.

Alternatively, you can make a deposit into the Foundation’s account. The details are:-

David Rattray Foundation
Standard Bank
Acc No: 060148330
Branch Code: 057725
SWIFT CODE: SBZAZAJJ

Please put: “yourname/Argus” as the reference.

New Cottage Pictures

The newly renovated cottage at the Lodge is complete; here are some pictures:-

For more information, please contact reservations@fugitivesdrift.com or see our website: www.fugitivesdrift.com.

Cottage Renovations Complete

Renovations to our cottage at the Lodge are now complete. The cottage now consists of two beautifully appointed, larger en-suite bedrooms and a sitting room. One one bathroom has a bath and a shower, the other is a smaller shower-room. The cottage is ideal for small families or two couples travelling together.

Pictures of the cottage will follow soon. For more information, please get in touch with the Lodge via email: reservations@fugitivesdrift.com.

Limited Edition Prints Now Available

After much demand, Fugitives’ Drift is now pleased to offer for sale prints of William Whitelocke Lloyd’s remarkable watercolours, painted during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. There are six limited edition prints available – 500 prints of each painting will be produced. All these paintings are featured in David Rattray’s last book A Soldier Artist in Zululand.

William Whitelocke Lloyd was an officer of the 1st Battalion of the 24th Regiment of Foot and saw active service during the Anglo-Zulu War of 1879. After leaving the army, he served as the official artist for the P&O and Union Castle Lines and serveral books were published of his artwork. His artwork from the Anglo-Zulu War lay unpublished for more than a century until they were found in an attic in England and shown to David Rattray.

Prints can ordered through Fugitives’ Drift Lodge, as can David’s book.

Rob Caskie Returns From A Very Successful UK Lecture Tour

Rob Caskie, our Senior Lecturer, has returned from yet another very successful lecture tour in the UK. This time he gave 5 lectures at Bisley, Chobham, Cumnor House School, Bramdean and Harrods in London, all in aid of various charitable endeavors. The lectures were extremely popular and every venue was filled to the rafters.

Three more rounds of talks are planned for 2010, in June, September and November. For more information, please get in touch with the Lodge: reservations@fugitivesdrift.com.

Cottage Renovations

We at Fugitives’ Drift continue to concentrate on offering our popular and fascinating lectures on the Anglo-Zulu war, delivered by our world-class guides. While the newly completed Harford Library now forms the centre-piece of the Lodge, attention has now turned to our Cottage.  The Cottage, or Annex, at the Lodge is an ideal choice for families or small groups and has always been popular. However, it has always been felt that the Cottage did not quite meet our high standards.

In that light, the Cottage is currently closed and will remain closed until the middle of November 2009 in order to renovate and improve upon what has always been sought-after accommodation.

When the Cottage reopens, it will be made up of two luxury twin rooms, both en-suite, and a sitting-room. This improvement will be accompanied by an increased rate of R1290pppn as of November 2009.

For more information, please contact us at: reservations@fugitivesdrift.com or visit our website at: www.fugitivesdrift.com.