A few years back, a friend and myself embarked on a walk through Woodstock to discover its more reclusive architectural secrets. We’d eventually made our way down to lower Woodstock down into Essex Street and discovered the outside of a small establishment called The Torchbearer. We entered into what turned out to be a very busy Sunday lunch. My friend, never one to avoid a decent pub lunch, insisted wisely that we both order the eisbein and beer, and we eventually rolled out of the pub continuing our journey, though this time a little slower.

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With Woodstock becoming the ‘it’ place, we sometimes forget that a lot of hard work and faith goes into the various projects that have sprung up over the last few years. While the Neighbourhood Market in the Biscuit Mill is without a doubt a force for good, the success of the Saturday market has not yet translated into everyday street life such as Long/Kloof Street or even Lower Main Rd., Observatory. The hope of course is that Albert Rd. Woodstock (or anywhere in Woodstock for that matter) becomes a thriving place any time during the week and not just on the weekend.

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