19-483: Lakenvallei Dam is a combined gravity & arch type dam located on Sanddrifskloof River , near Ceres , Western Cape , South Africa . It was established in 1974 it serves mainly for irrigation purposes. The hazard potential of the dam has been ranked high (3). This article about a dam or floodgate in South Africa is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Ceres, Western Cape Ceres
38-502: A February maximum of 29,9 °C to a July minimum of 2,4 °C. The Warmbokkeveld is climatically warmer than the surrounding highlands, which is known as the Kouebokkeveld ("cold antelope field"), with the latter often experiencing snowfalls in winter. Ceres is well known for fruit juices exported worldwide bearing the town's name. It is also famous locally for winter snow and cherries : Cape Town residents flock to
57-442: A pseudo-heraldic "coat of arms" in 1928. The shield was quartered, and depicted (1) a sheaf of wheat on a red background, (2) a landscape scene showing a bridge across a river, (3) a tree on a sky blue background, and (4) a cornucopia on a green background. The motto was Loci dulcedo nos attinet . Municipal (2) — The council assumed a proper coat of arms, designed by Ivan Mitford-Barberton and H. Ellis Tomlinson , in 1948. This
76-453: A sheaf of wheat and in her sinister a torch enflamed all proper; in chief a mural crown Gules . The motto was the same as before. In layman's terms, the new design was a green shield with a silver/blue/silver wavy stripe across the middle, and a vertical silver stripe depicting a red mural crown and the figure of the Roman goddess Ceres. Bureau of Heraldry The Bureau of Heraldry is
95-408: A typical Mediterranean climate tempered by its altitude. The town experiences warmer temperatures in summer, due to its inland location with infrequent rainfall, however winters are cool to quite cold and wet, with frequent snowfalls on the surrounding higher-lying ground, rarely falling on the valley floor itself. Total annual precipitation averages 1088 mm, with average temperatures ranging from
114-467: Is Azure, three escutcheons Or, on a chief of the second the South African lion . In layman's language this means that the shield is blue, it displays three smaller golden shields, and across the top is a gold horizontal strip displaying the red lion that formed the crest of the old South African national coat of arms. The Bureau arms are depicted on the seal on each registration certificate and, in
133-626: Is the administrative centre and largest town of the Witzenberg Local Municipality in the Western Cape Province of South Africa . Ceres serves as a regional centre for the surrounding towns of Wolseley , Tulbagh , Op-die-Berg and Prince Alfred Hamlet . It is situated in the Warmbokkeveld ( Afrikaans : "warm antelope field") Valley about 170 km north-east of Cape Town . Ceres is located at
152-536: The Heraldry Committee . In the 1970s, the Bureau registered between 60 and 90 arms and badges per year. The number increased sharply in the mid-1980s, reaching a peak of 148 in the 1987–88 reporting year. It declined in the early 1990s, and returned to 1970s levels. (These figures do not include the registrations of defence force unit arms and insignia, of which the Bureau has registered more than 1000 since
171-706: The Heraldry Council , it forms part of the National Archives and Records Service (formerly called the State Archives Service), which is currently under the authority of the Minister of Sports, Arts and Culture . Under South African law , everyone has the right to bear a coat of arms as he pleases, as long as he does not infringe on the rights of others (i.e. the arms are not too similar to arms already in use by someone else) and
190-527: The South African heraldic authority , established in Pretoria on 1 June 1963. It is headed by a State Herald (known unofficially as the National Herald since 2004) and its functions are to register arms, badges, flags and seals (as well as names and uniforms), to keep a public register, to issue registration certificates and, since 1980, to advise the government on heraldic matters. Together with
209-569: The 1960s and early 1970s, they were depicted in full colour at the head of the certificate too. The State Herald (called unofficially the National Herald since 2004) is a civil servant, and is the head of the Bureau of Heraldry, an ex officio member of the Heraldry Council, and a member of the National Archives' directorate. There have been four state/national heralds since the office was established in 1963: The Bureau has
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#1732780992723228-525: The 1960s.) The illustrated blazons (written descriptions in technical terms) of applications for registration are published in the South African Government Gazette . Blazons (but not illustrations) of arms registered at the Bureau and its predecessors up to the end of the year 2000 are available online through the National Archives website. Naturally, the Bureau itself has a coat of arms which were adopted in 1965. The blazon
247-466: The Department of Education, Arts & Sciences (1959–1963). Anyone, regardless of nationality or place of residence, may register arms with the Bureau. Since 1980, it has also been authorised to register the arms of official bodies in foreign countries. Originally, applications had to be approved by the Heraldry Council before the Bureau could register them, but the power of approval was delegated to
266-477: The State Herald in 1969, though he can still refer applications to the council (or, since 1980, its Heraldry Committee) when necessary. In 1980, the National Herald was authorised to delete arms from the register, either on an applicant's request or, in the case of official, municipal or corporate arms, if the organisation concerned no longer exists. Appeals against the National Herald's decisions can be made to
285-615: The north-eastern entrance to Michell's Pass and was the old route north between Cape Town and Johannesburg , which was later replaced by the N1 highway, which traverses the Breede River Valley to the south. Named after the Roman goddess of agriculture, Ceres , a name which is fitting as the valley in which the town is situated is extremely fertile and is a major producer of South Africa's deciduous fruit . Ceres experiences
304-520: The proposed arms conform to basic heraldic principles. The State Herald approves of and registers arms under the authority given by the Heraldry Act. In addition to registering coats of arms, badges, and other heraldic representations, the Bureau keeps records of names, uniforms, and badges (which include some corporate arms) previously registered by the Department of the Interior (1935–1959) and
323-399: The town during winter to ski or simply play in the powder — something of a rarity for the otherwise mild climate they are used to — whilst in summer, people come to pick cherries at the "Klondyke" farm. South Africa is one of the most stable parts of the world in seismic terms but on 29 September 1969 a massive shock shook the district without warning. The epicentre of the quake
342-556: Was in response to a Cape Provincial Administration circular asking municipalities to have their arms checked and, if necessary, re-designed, to make them heraldically correct. The new arms were registered at the Bureau of Heraldry in March 1974. The arms were : Vert, a fess wavy Argent, thereon a barrulet wavy Azure, over all a pale Argent charged with a representation of the goddess Ceres, vested Vert, holding in her dexter hand
361-560: Was on a major local structure called the Worcester fault, which had clearly been geologically active in the distant past but had not moved in over three hundred years of recorded history. Ceres was affected badly. Many old Cape Dutch buildings were damaged and some people died. The quake was strong enough to knock plaster off walls in Cape Town , a hundred miles (160 kilometres) away. Municipal (1) — The Ceres municipal council assumed
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