Greyton was founded in 1854 by Herbert Vigne on the farm Weltevreden, and named after Sir George Grey, then Governor of the Cape. The village still uses its original leiwater system of street furrows for irrigation. The Greyton Nature Reserve, established in 1977, covers about 2,200 hectares up to the peaks above the village. Greyton’s fuller story, from the farm Weltevreden to the removals to Heuwelkroon, is on History of Greyton.
The list below includes entries in Heuwelkroon, which is part of Greyton. Heuwelkroon also has its own page.
Initiatives in Greyton
This list fills itself from the register. The second tab shows initiatives that serve the whole valley, including Greyton. If you know of an initiative here that is missing, see How to Submit.
| Initiative | Needs |
|---|---|
| Category Tourism2 | |
| Adventure Hub Greyton | partners |
| Greyton Tourism Bureau | members |
| Category Faith Communities4 | |
| Catholic Church in Greyton | |
| Moravian Church Greyton | |
| NG Gemeente Greyton | |
| St Andrew's Anglican Church, Greyton | |
| Category Education4 | |
| Class 6 Project | |
| Greyton House School | |
| Greyton Primary School | |
| Uitkyk Primary School | |
| Category Community Care3 | |
| EARS Donkey Sanctuary | funding, volunteers, equipment |
| Greyton Farm Animal Sanctuary | funding, volunteers, skills, equipment |
| Greyton Red Cross | volunteers, funding, equipment |
| Category Residents Association2 | |
| Greybos Neighbourhood Watch | |
| Greyton Ratepayers & Residents Organisation (GRRO) | |
| Category Farmers, Land & Water2 | |
| Greyton Conservation Society | members, funding, volunteers |
| Wild Restoration | volunteers, skills, funding |
| Category Sport, Heritage, Arts & Culture2 | |
| Greyton MTB Club | customers |
| Greyton MTB Juniors | equipment, funding, volunteers |
| Category Business2 | |
| Greyton Village Market | participants, customers |
| The Greyton Post | funding, customers, participants |
| Initiative | Needs |
|---|---|
| Category Community Care2 | |
| Greyton Animal Welfare Society | |
| Rotary Club of Greyton | volunteers, skills, funding, members |
| Category Residents Association1 | |
| Greyton Volunteer Firefighters | funding, volunteers |
| Category Farmers, Land & Water3 | |
| Pigs to Plants | participants, customers |
| Valley Food Gardens | funding |
| Zonderend Water Users Association | |
| Category Governance2 | |
| Ward 2 Development Forum (W2DF) | volunteers, participants, partners |
| Ward 2 Forum (2016 to 2019) | |