Hello - my name is Chris Wilkinson. Here's a little about me.

I was born in Queenstown in the Eastern Cape in 1946. So that makes me an "ou toppie".

Spent my Schooldays in East London at Cambridge High School, matriculating in 1964.

Moved up to Johannesburg in the late sixties "seeking my fortune". I'm still seeking.

A lot of water and money has passed under my bridge over the years.

I survived Colon Cancer in 2016 thanks to surgery.

Followed by six months of chemo-therapy.

And then Covid and lockdowns in 2020 which knocked a lot of people down.

To say nothing of the political debacle we have had to live with over the last 75 years.

But now we have a Multi-Party Government which should take us forward into the next few years.

I hope I live long enough to be a part of these promised changes.

I'm a Gold Medalist (2010) and Honorary Member of the South African Nursery Association (SANA).
Although no longer involved in the Industry, I am still proud to be an Honorary Member!

I don't want to brag, but I am actually featured on the SANA Heroes Page.

Together with a whole lot of Real Heroes like:

My Bridge is still standing.

It's been a whole lot of fun, but it's time to start giving back.

The tide will turn, as it always does.

I encourage you to just keep going. What goes out, must come back in.

What goes down must come back up. Gravity in reverse.

We need to talk to people who want to hear what we have to say.

It's about sharing and encouraging people like you and me.

With a little help from our friends. Helpful Sharing.

Doing what we can, with what we've got, sharing with others like us.

Sharing stories. Not the ones we hear on Radio or TV News Channels.

The ones we seldom hear about. The positive ones. The Good Stories.

I'm very grateful that I can still do what I do.

Many, many people are far worse off than I am.