Erskine Point would have remained in quiet solitude, if not for an estate worker who took me into his confidence. His great grandfather had worked on the estate of the British planters, of which one had ventured high into the clouds and onto a fearsome ridge. It was also said that at the end of the ridge was an inscription.
The Dutch Burgher Union of Ceylon (DBU), with its distinctive and grand old clubhouse situated opposite the Havelock Road and Buller’s Road roundabout in Bambalapitiya, has reached a significant milestone in 2008. Yes, it is one hundred years old! Now in its centenary year, the DBU has a variety of events to mark the occasion with the most prominent being planned for October 22, the DBU ‘Founder’s Day’.