Irene Town Crier September 15

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Town Crier Sept 2015 / Living in peace

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Living in peace You said it Community notices Spring gardening From the ILA Irene Classic Cars Club IPS Moonlight Fun Run Small businesses Small cries Important numbers

Deadline for the October 2015 issue of Irene Town Crier is 28 September 2015 2015.

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Front cover photo: Beautiful orchids grown by Jan Vergottini of Queen Street

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Advertising and editorial contact: Tracey Garde 082 460 6007 info@tlgpublishing.co.za

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LIVING IN

Peace

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ow, our village is looking beautiful. Spring flowers are blooming all around and our gardens are starting to burst with pride.

Although the weather hasn’t completely warmed up yet, it’s a wonderful time of year.

Our spring gardening article in this issue should hopefully help with some ideas to enriching your garden. And Lize from Leapfrog is once again, inviting residents to send her pictures of your gorgeous gardens to enter into her Spring Garden Competition.

Some upcoming events not to be missed include the Irene Homes Picnic in the Park which promises to offer you and the family a fun and entertaining evening.

Irene Gem Village will be holding their fete on 24 October 2015 and their line-up of entertainment and stalls will make the outing one worth taking.

Of course, the Irene Primary School Moonlight Fun Run is a highlight on lots of resident’s calendars. Whether you are walking, running or pushing a pram, this event is a wonderful way to experience the spirit of Irene as residents decorate their driveways with candles, and some even offer ‘energy’ sweets along the way. There will be a food and drinks stall at The Oval for those who would like to refuel after the

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race and every participant will receive a medal. We welcome lots of outside runners to our village for this well-known fun run and we trust that Irene will (as always) welcome them.

Please note that our EBS Irene Manager, Dawie, has had to change his cell phone number.

His new number is on our Important Numbers page but if you have his number saved on your phone, please be sure to update it: 074 939 8134.

A letter received and featured in our You said it column this issue, is typical of the neighbourliness our lovely village is known for. Friends made over the years, whether it be household friends or merely friendly chats in the street, creep into our hearts and make or life in Irene all the more richer.

As we bid farewell to well-known families, we welcome the new ones who will build new stories to tell in the years to come.

A village filled with stories of heritage, good and bad tales, and the promise of wonderful times to come – it’s hard not to count our blessings…

‘Till next month

Tracey

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What’s On 2015

OCTOBER Paper Pick up & Irene Primary School Moonlight Fun Run

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Irene Village Market & Picnic in the park @ Irene Homes

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Green Market @ Paper Pick up Smuts House

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Green Market @ Paper Pick up Smuts House & The Stall

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Green Market @ Paper Pick up Birding course Smuts House @ Nylsvley

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Green Market @ Paper Pick up Smuts House

Birding course @ Nylsvley

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Irene Garden Club

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Irene Gem Village Fete

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The Stall is a monthly market held at Southdowns Shopping Centre.

For more information about the Irene Garden Club please contact Lucia on 083 272 5268.

If you have an event that you would like to feature in What’s on please email the details to info@tlgpublishing.co.za.

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YOU SAID IT

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n praise of my ex-neighbours, the Radmores.

We have lived next door to the Radmores for 30 years and now they have left. “What a falling off was there.” Jenny retired from her position at Cornwall Hill Preparatory School where, after all these years, she had become an institution and Keith has decided to run his business from Greyton.

And so, after having had their property, 12 Clifford Road, on the market for a couple of months, they accepted the offer and moved out within two weeks.

We will miss them terribly. Not that we lived in each others’ pockets – that is NOT the Irene way. But, over 30 years, we had gotten used to having them as wonderful, model neighbours, always friendly and helpful, who would phone us at 10 at night to remind us that we had left a car parked outside. We could leave them with the keys to our house over the December holidays just in case lightening tripped the electricity and Keith was able to then enter the house to re-set the trip on the switchboard. That is what being neighbourly is all about, isn’t it.

It all began long, long ago, in 1978 when Jenny’s mother, the venerable Mrs Lamb, bought a full ‘boereakker’ stretching from no.

12 Pioneer Road up to Jansen Lane, from the Greensmiths who had lived in it since 1958.

The house was so big that they split it into two halves with Mrs Lamb getting the front section – South side, freezing in the Winter – and Jenny and Keith the North side – nice and warm… It was the Great Drought of the early eighties, when P.W.Botha, Prime Minister and later State President, led the country in a day of prayer begging the Almighty to send us rain, Irene Town Crier | September Issue 2015

that the Verwoerdburg Town Council limited Irene to one hour’s watering of the garden on certain days of the week. Mrs Lamb’s garden, her pride and joy, wilted under the onslaught of the cruel drought, quite the worst since the Rinderpest. And so they decided to subdivide the property and halve their watering responsibilities. Thus it came to pass that the Schofields ended up buying the old house at 12 Pioneer Road, built in 1906, and the Radmores kept the northern half-acre with the stables, carriage garage, maid’s quarters, etc fronting onto Jansen Lane and built themselves a very fine double storey residence overlooking a well-treed lawn. Being a modern home, Mrs Lamb got her half of the house facing north and thus was able to capture a ray of sunlight in the fierce winter and, Jenny and Keith Radmore were able to get their half of the house also facing north. The garden was half what it had been before. And so everyone was happy. The completion of their home coincided with the Almighty finally hearing our collective prayers and sending a deluge to break the draught. Keith and Jenny (and Mrs Lamb) moved into 12 Clifford Road and became neighbours to the Schofields at 12 Pioneer Road.

We, as they, watched our respective children grow up, go to school, form lift clubs, pass matric, enter university and marriage and, in one case, watched a daughter die, for Death is ever part of life. And so the Cycle of Life passed over its meridian. The children left home, no more hustle and bustle, chatter and door-slamming. Now they have left and a new young family, with young children have entered into the Radmores’ house. The cycle will begin again and so on and on forever.

Goodbye Keith and Jenny. We will miss you and treasure the memories of our all-too-

brief encounters over the years. A new cycle begins in Greyton and I am sure that it is all exciting and different. We will continue to call your house “the Radmores’ House” through sheer force of habit, as some old Irene residents still refer to our house as the Greensmiths’ House although the Greensmiths sold to the Radmores in 1978.

Such is the weight of history and tradition in this small ‘Brigadoon’ called Irene.

Back to watering the garden before they limit us again to one hour a week!

Nicholas Schofield 12 Pioneer Road, Irene

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Readers’ views can be emailed to info@tlgpublishing.co.za.

COMMUNITY Notices

Cultural Jamboree

St Martin’s Church, Irene, is holding its annual Cultural Jamboree on Saturday, 26 September 2015 from 10am to 3pm. ALL WELCOME! International food stalls will showcase dishes from Hawaii - India - Nigeria - Portugal - South Africa - Zambia Zimbabwe. There will be an English Tea Garden serving none other than strawberries and cream and cakes!

In addition, there will be a cake stall – plants & jumble sale – raffle – jumping castle for the littlies.

The JAMBOREE is a village affair! Join us for a delightful day in our beautiful garden - St Martin’s Church , 16 King St, Irene.

Parking available. See you there!

Halloween This year we have decided not to hold Halloween in the Village Hall. There are numerous reasons for this decision. Please

feel free to continue with Trick ‘n Treating from house to house. If you are interested to giving out sweets, etc then don’t forget to place a candle outside your house so people can find you. Halloween will always be on the Friday night closest to the 31st, so this year it will be on Friday, 30th October.

Many thanks Irene Association Recycling Irene Homes has embarked on a recycling project in order to raise much needed funds. Residents are welcome to donate their plastics, tins, paper and glass in the bins provided, in front of the Curiosity Shop.

No other waste items will be accepted.

Access will now be possible after hours and at weekends. All plastics, tins and glass should be washed - to keep the area free from flies and rats! Items must be deposited inside the bins and not on the ground, please! Your cooperation would be much appreciated.

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SPRING

Gardening

Preparing your garden for spring planting

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his time of year makes every gardener itch to get stuck into his or her garden. Here are a few tips for preparing your soil for a great return on investment when planting veggies or simply preparing beds to plant colourful seedlings.

Each one of those points is a win for the home gardener.

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Mulching your soil It is critical that you learn to mulch and mulch with a passion! Mulching does so much to your soil that just cannot be done in any other way. If you are looking to increase the humus content of your soil, then mulching is the only way to do it.

Humus is the real fertility in a soil, it cannot be created and you cannot buy it. Humus is manufactured by the millions of little goggas that live in your soil. So how does this work?

Mulch is typically an organic matter that is added onto the soil surface. It does a number of things: 1. Protects the soil, 2. Decreases evaporation, 3. Keeps the soil at an even temperature, 4. Decreases the need to water your plants, 5. Increases the soil gogga population dramatically, 6. Reduces weed competition, 7. Increases the earthworm population, 8. Increases the myccorhizae population and Irene Town Crier | September Issue 2015

Reduces the soil pest load.

When you mulch, the very first thing that happens is that you create an environment that is condusive to soil macro and micro organisms. These organisms will feed on the under layer of this mulch. They will break it down into components that other organisms can use, as well as into nutrients for your plants. The by-product of this process is mulch, and mulch is the sponge that holds water, traps nutrients and feeds your plants.

If you don’t have mulch, you just have sand.

What can be used as a mulch?

Vermicompost, normal compost, leaves, grass clippings, manure, untreated sawdust, bark chips, almost anything organic can be used as a mulch, the trick is not to dig it into your soil. Just leave it up to the goggas to do the work.

Kraal manure Oh for the essence of your own herd!

Unfortunately, not everyone has access to their own herd of manure producers.

However if you can get some, grab it.

Fresh kraal manure is probably one of the best direct mulches that you can add to your soil. It is typically full of urine that gets leached out into your soil. Urea->Ammonia>Nitrates->Nitrogen! Free Nitrogen! I love manure!

Just don’t dig it into your soil. Manure is also a great root stimulator and if you dig it into your soil your carrots and other root crops will look like space aliens, and never develop that beautiful shapely root you desire, they will just be a bunch of crazy looking roots!

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When to water your plants Watering your veggie garden is something that should be a tonic to your soul. I know most people like to come home after a long day at the office and spend some time bare-foot walking around their veggie garden, with a hose or a watering can.

This is probably the worst time to water your veggies! Most veggie plants do not like going to sleep with wet leaves. It encourages snails, slugs and diseases to form. The overnight wet and humid conditions is the perfect breeding ground for these pests and diseases.

It’s best to water them in the early morning all the way through to early afternoon. On a really hot day or if you are expecting a few real scorchers, get up an hour earlier and water your plants deeply, this will set them up for the day and enable them to weather the extreme heat of our summer afternoons.

It is best to water your veggies deeply 3 or maybe even 4 times a week. They do not need a light (or deep) everyday watering and watering them everyday does not allow them to build up natural resistance to stress, this makes the plants stronger and more capable of fighting off pests and diseases.

Source: Living Seeds So go ahead and get your hands dirty planting, mulching and enjoying a budding garden this spring…

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BEGINNERS

Birds

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DEAR IRENE RESIDENTS & ILA MEMBERS

ur village is glorious at this time of year! The life that we see everywhere abounds and this seems to give everyone a little bit of a spring in their step and a smile on their lips. We are more blessed than we know to live in this haven of greenery and beauty, enjoy every second of it!

Security Although crime remains low in the village we would like to make our residents aware of a new approach being taken to gain access to properties. Criminals are gaining access to the electricity supply box and are switching off the power supply to a property, which results in the alarm battery running at and thereby allowing the criminals easy access.

We are aware that many of our members do not regularly test their alarm and would encourage regular testing to ensure that the radio signal is operational and that the battery is in good working order. For assistance in this regard, please feel free to contact Jan Swanepoel at the number provided.

Surveys In order to protect our residents from scams and such we usually have the relevant authority representatives who intend to conduct a survey, report to Jan at the Oval. Of late these groups are not following the normal procedure and as a result several of our residents are feeling intimidated by the unexpected visits.

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Should a survey be conducted that you have not been advised is taking place, please contact Jan and if necessary, EBS will be dispatched to investigate.

Building sites To protect all of our residents we call on our homeowners, who are having any building work done on their premises, to notify the ILA. The ILA keeps the contractor and his staffs details on record. Should a contractor employee be required to remain on-site, contractors should be informed that a maximum of two individuals are allowed to do so.

Shooting of wildlife Sadly the shooting of our bird life is, once again, a topic that we need to raise. It has been reported that children are shooting birds with a pellet gun. We remind our residents that the shooting of any bird and the discharge of any weapon in a built up area is an offence that the ILA takes very seriously and individuals will be prosecuted should they be identiďŹ ed. Please inform your children of the consequences of using our wildlife for target practise.

Access to the Oval The Oval is the centre of our village where the community can be seen engaging in all sorts of physical and social activity.

more we can do! Membership in the village stands at 78%, which is good, but we venture to say, not good enough.

That said, the Oval is a cricket field that is maintained by Villagers Cricket Club who is responsible for the preparation and maintenance of the cricket pitch for match purposes. We request that our residents please advise their children that the pitch is not intended to be used for hockey or as a golf driving range as this damage to the pitch is hugely problematic to the cricketers.

In addition, the Oval is experiencing a number of large sport groups that take occupation of the area in the evenings or over weekends without any permission from Villagers Cricket Club to use the facility. The ILA would ask that our residents assist in the identification of the organisers of these large groups in order that Villagers Cricket Club can remedy the situation. Any information can be passed on to Jan Swanepoel at the number provided.

Membership New residents to Irene are encouraged to support the security initiative that makes Irene an attractive place to live and raise families. We have found that our membership becomes eroded when existing ILA members sell their homes to new residents who either do not sign up to support the village security or who indicate a willingness but then take months to actually come on board.

Please remember that the ILA needs the support of ALL non-members to maintain our current security infrastructure. Without the community support, our village will become more prone to crime. Keep your family and Irene secure – join the ILA and make a difference. The more members we have, the

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For membership information call: ILA - Jan Swanepoel 083 607 6600 ILA - Alyson Lea-Cox 072 714 3740 Our Hood application Much progress has been made with the implementation of the Our Hood application for the village. Several ILA members have joined and we would like to encourage you, should you not have already done so, to download the application and register as a user. Once again, please contact Jan at the number provided should you wish to be registered.

Speeding Many vehicles in the village carrying school going children are speeding! We appeal to our residents to please adhere to the speed limit to keep our roads safe for OUR children.

Dumping around our village To assist in action being taken against the perpetrators who are dumping around our village, we are asking that anyone witnessing any dumping taking place to report it to the ILA – with photographs if possible. The ILA will report it to the relevant authorities. Once again, contact with Jan would be the way to go.

We thank our membership for their loyal support and wish everyone in our budding village a safe change of season.

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n Sunday, 30 August 2015, Irene was once again treated to an afternoon of classic cars displayed at The Oval. Young and old arrived to take a look at the classics proudly displayed and rightly so. The owners were on hand to share the history and mechanics of their cars – a car lover’s treat.

Thanks to ICCC for sharing your passion with us - our village certainly enjoys it.

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Preschool celebrates cultural heritage

he learners at Little Academy were recently treated to a cultural heritage celebration at school.

Teachers Barbara, Sam and Phuti invited the children to come to school dressed in cultural clothing and they asked parents to send a cultural treat for all the learners to taste. The response was wonderful and the children enjoyed the day immensely.

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Masters swimming

WINTER CHALLENGE SWIM FOR CHARITY

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nce again Tshwane Masters held a fun swimming event at Hillcrest Swimming Pool, in order to raise money for charity. For the past 5 years their chosen charity has been Irene Homes Centurion, which also have their own team of enthusiastic swimmers.

This year an amount of R5,233.00 was raised by swimmers to see how far they could swim in an hour whether at Hillcrest or any other pool. This fun event is held every year during August. Entire families were swimming from Granddad down to grandchildren. Though it is not necessary

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to swim for the whole hour, any distance counted and donations were welcome.

All in all 53 swimmers took part and they managed to swim a total of 128,060 metres. Most participants were from Coelacanth and Wahoo Masters swimming clubs.

Caption: Coelacanths Masters Committee handing over the donation to Maureen and her team of swimmers at Irene Homes, Centurion.

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Come and listen to actor and musician Lieb Bester as well as singer Fanie de Wet who will be performing for us and the whole family

PLENTY OF ENTERTAINMENT AND SIDE SHOWS. ON SALE: small affordable paintings by Jean Lange - ideal as Christmas gifts

Book stall, toys, dog show, food stalls and plenty of mampoer…

Potjiekos Competition

Raffle for a signed rugby jersery

COME AND ENJOY YOURSELF & SUPPORT A GOOD CAUSE.

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SMALL

Businesses

For advertising in the small business section please email info@tlgpublishing.co.za.

Ann Campbell (ARAD – Teach Dip) School of Dance: offering Pilates and Body Conditioning, Ballet – especially for the younger child at home studio and Irene Homes Hall, Ballroom and Latin American – social group classes, private lessons and wedding dances. Phone Ann 012 667 5187 / 083 316 7842 or email ann@netcampbell.com.

Education products: For good quality, reasonably priced educational toys, books, posters. wooden products, fantasy furniture, music instruments, stationary and arts and crafts from Grow, Unique kids, Smile and other education ranges please contact Mandy 083 256 7949 or email mandy.mundell@turacokids.co.za.

LP Gas: Cannisters delivered to your home.

9kg, 19kg, 48kg. Phone Colin 082 856 5335 e-mail orders colin.cns@gmail.com.

Certified Body Talk Practioner: Body Talk is a natural health care system, which is designed to work with, and support, your body’s own natural ability to heal itself. Contact Eleanor 082 812 7606, www.bodytalkhealth.co.za or email eleanor@live.co.za.

Irene School of T’ai Chi Ch’uan: Holistic Internal Martial Art incorporating deep breathing, slow rythmic movement bringing balance and harmony, peace and tranquillity. Self defence martial applications.

Often described as a moving meditation.

Please Contact Ainslie at 012 667 2262 or 082 568 0467.

Security/Steelwork: Welding and repair work of steel fencing, burglar bars, security gates and motorised gates and intercom systems. Guaranteed professional work.

Phone Koos Sutherland 082 374 7164.

Extra Maths classes for Gr 8 to 12 in Irene (English or Afrikaans). Available from 16h00 to 18h00 weekdays. Fees payable per class or month. Contact Sigrid van der Walt (B.Sc (Hons) Mathematics) at 082 253 5079.

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Paving: I am John Banda and I do very good paving. I have learnt my skills from a paving company so I can do all kinds of patterns. Now I am working on my own. I have done paving in Irene so I have good references.Please call me at 078 039 5197.

Do you feel tired, unhealthy? Then try the world’s highest ranked dietary supplement, guaranteed to increase your health naturally or your money back! Do you want to look younger? Ask for your free anti-ageing product demonstration and experience great results immediately!

Contact Werner or Janet for more information at wired@live.co.za or call us at 071 450 9136.

Writing services: also includes editing, proofreading, translation or English tutoring.

Contact Anrica Mills at 084 800 0660 or email pendragon@dfx.co.za.

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For bee removal contact Anton 073 527 9666.

Professional organiser: I will assist you with organising your home. Let me help you declutter and take your unwanted items to charities. I can also project manage a renovation then clean up and pack the house back for you to move back into. References available. Contact Coleen 072 618 3180 or 012 665 0716.

Conquer English: Personal English Tuition from TEFL/TESOL qualified teacher - Foundation to Advanced levels; IELTS exam preparation; Improve your grammar, reading, writing, speaking and listening skills; Individual or small group tuition; Secondary school and adults; Business English. Flexible times to suit your needs. We travel to you if required. For more information contact Marion +27 82 805 2798.

Pottery Classes: Centurion: Beginners to advanced, all ages. Ample space, 12 wheels, wide variety of glazes and safe parking (TSC grounds). Contact Jolanda Nel at 082 474 0026 or e-mail jolanda-artstudio@mweb.co.za.

Stone walls, brickwork and paving: I have worked in Irene for 28 years and am an expert in building stone walls, and laying both brick and slate paving. I also do brickwork and plastering. I can handle the entire job, from advising on material purchases to building rubble removal.

Please call me, Bethuel Manyama, on 084 457 8682 or 071 497 4008 for a quotation and the names of people for whom I have done work.

Sprigs & Sprays: If you need a bowl of

flowers for a dinner party or are celebrating a small occasion, Daphne would love to assist. Call Daphne 083 675 7310.

High School Tutoring (Gr 10 to Gr 12) available for Mathematics, Life Sciences and Physical Sciences. I am a medical student currently studying at TUKS who has achieved IEB distinctions in Mathematics and Life Sciences. Fees and hours are flexible and negotiable. Please contact Derek at 072 459 2999.

Extra lessons. Do you want to meet your academic goal? I can help you! Extra lessons for Maths, Accounting, English and Afrikaans. Call Emma on 071 135 5408.

Extra Maths Lessons in Irene. Grade 7 to 9. R200 per hour. Call Justine 082 355 1545.

Firewood special while stocks last.

R750 small bakkie load and R1 200 for a double load. For cold spells, braais, weddings and other functions plus power outages. Contact Oscar on 078 389 9632.

CA ACCOUNTING SERVICES CHERYL HALL: 082 462 7676

cheryl@caaccountingservices.co.za

SERVICES OFFERED:

• Annual Financial Statements and SARS Submissions • Monthly Management Accounts

• VAT and other Statutory Returns • Processing of General Ledger and Reconciliations

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28 FRIENDS groups in Irene The Friends of the General Smuts Foundation is a voluntary organisation dedicated to supporting the Smuts House Museum in practical ways, like fundraising and in promoting the vision of the General Smuts Foundation. It is an Incorporated Association not for Gain and is affiliated to the Wildlife and Environment Society of South Africa. Its members are deeply involved in arranging regular cultural activities at the Museum and in developing the grounds. For more information please contact us on 012 667 1176 or info@ smutshouse.co.za.

Friends of Nylsvley is affiliated to WESSA and Birdlife South Africa. The Nylsvley Nature Reserve is a 40 km² protected area, lying on the seasonally-inundated floodplain of the Nyl River. It is situated in Limpopo, SE

of Mookgopong (previously Nylstroom).

The good management of Nylsvley Nature Reserve and the long term security of water supplies for the Nyl floodplain, are the Friends primary concern. In addition, we arrange regular courses in a diverse range of topics as Beginners Birds, Raptors, Frogs, Trees, Stars, Butterflies, etc. We have been responsible for building walkways, hides, watering points and also developed the Nyl Trail. Our work parties clear alien invaders, maintain and repair walkways and hides and we assist the staff in any way possible to maintain or improve the reserve’s facilities. Contact Irene resident Marion Mengell (012 667 2183) or email: friendsnylsvley@mweb.co.za. Website: http:// www.nylsvley.co.za – the sound of birds on the website will delight! You cannot live in Irene and not discover Nylsvley - it is food for the soul!

082 622 9001

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SMALL Cries Accommodation Mauritius - to rent: R 8 500 per week. Sleeps 4. 2Bedr en suite. Location North. Close to all amenities/public transport. Across from beach. Contact: Essie 073 1855 077.

Two bedroomed garden cottage, double carport, completely separate from main house, own motorised gate entrance.

Completely walled big private garden.

Available 1 Nov 15. R7 000 per month including lights and water. Contact Tim 083 631 1369.

Domestics Esther is looking for work and a place to stay in Irene. She is very reliable, honest and hardworking. References available. For more information contact 072 444 6875.

Martha is looking for part-time sleep out domestic work. She is very reliable, hard working and trustworthy. Her mother has worked for me in Irene for 20 years and she has done occasional work for me during that time. Her children attend Lyttleton Manor. Phone 079 240 9070. Reference 084 580 4016.

Anna is looking for full time sleep in/out work. She has worked in Irene in the past and is cheerful and trustworthy. Phone 076 858 5901. Reference 084 580 4016.

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experience and previous work reference.

RSA citizen. Fax CV to 012 667 5514.

Gardeners Edwin is looking for gardening work on Mondays. He is a Malawian with valid work visa and a SADC driver’s licence. He has been working in Irene for 8 years and is hardworking, reliable and trustworthy. Good references available from Irene residents.

Call Edwin on 074 724 1329.

General Lovely, young female pointer cross is looking for a new home as her parents are moving and can’t take her. Please phone Bets at 082 900 1442.

Want to learn to play golf or improve your game? Young man, living in Irene, holding a PGA accredited National Golfing Diploma and member of the PGA Professional Golfers Association of South Africa is available to give dedicated golf lessons for the young and old. Please call Stefan on 072 950 7005.

Wanted Looking for a reliable and competent garden service in Irene. If you can recommend your one, please contact Petra on 082 453 6133.

My domestic worker of 8 years is looking for work on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

She is staying on our premises and is very reliable, honest and hardworking. Please contact Lore Hannay at 012 667 4520 or 083 554 2009.

Domestic worker wanted Acquiring a domestic worker/house boy, sleep out, Monday to Friday 08h00 to 17h00, age 30+, cleaning and cooking.

Cooking very essential. Must have

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IMPORTANT

Numbers

EBS 24hrs Control Room:

tel:

012 667 6337 / 071 576 5904

EBS Irene Manager (Dawie):

cell:

074 939 8134

ILA members without alarms should phone the EBS 24hr Control Room for assistance.

ILA Irene Village Manager

Jan Swanepoel cell: 083 607 6600 e-mail: jan.swanepoel@irene.co.za

ILA ADMINISTRATION ILA Manager Accounts

STREET LIGHTS

Alyson: e-mail: Veronica: fax: e-mail:

072 714 3740 ilamanager@irene.co.za 071Â 657 9547 086 776 7452 accounts@irene.co.za

e-mail: tel

streetlights@tshwane.gov.za 012 358 9999

TSHWANE METRO EMERGENCY SERVICES Power Failures: Water Supply: Ambulance/Fire: Metro Police:

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tel: tel: tel: tel:

012 358 2541 012 358 2111 10177 10111

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Irene Town Crier | September Issue 2015