October 2013
Irene Town Crier
Living in peace
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Contents Living in peace 4 You said it 6 Senior’s tea 7 Halloween 11 From the ILA 12 Dancers excel 19 Irene Primary News 20 Small businesses 26 Small cries 28 Important telephone numbers 30 Front cover photo: Lisle Caromba Deadline for the November 2013 issue of Irene Town Crier is 29 October 2013. Advertising and editorial contact: Tracey Garde 082 460 6007
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Irene Town Crier is published by TLG Publishing (Pty) Ltd. All material is subject to copyright and permission to reproduce may be obtained from the publisher. Editorial contributions are welcome and can be sent to the publisher. All rights in said editorial contributions, whether it be in the form of a letter or article and whether it includes graphics or not, will be treated as unconditionally assigned for the publication and copyright purposes and material will be subject to TLG Publishing’s unrestricted right to edit and comment editorially. TLG Publishing will place editorial contributions at it’s own discretion, space allowing. Town Crier October 2013
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Living in peace
It’s a topic of much discussion and the Irene Town Crier is no exception. The constant complaints about speeding in our village are a dissappointment as one would expect that the educated, respectable drivers on our roads would be sensible enough to know the potential consequences of speeding... And it’s not just the pedestrians and animals in danger when one speeds. The driver and passengers in a vehicle are just as much at risk of injury or worse should a speeding vehicle crash. Please be vigilent and remind your visitors that our speed limit is 30 km/h in the village. On a happier note, the recent rain has resulted in our gardens coming to life. As this front cover depicts, and our You said it letter confirms, Spring is certainly in full swing. There are a few more events to add to the calander before the year is out such as the Senior’s tea, the Liqui Fruit Vitality Irene Road Race and the bird walk at the Smuts House Museum. There are also many Christmas markets for you to browse and stock up on your gifts. This time of year always calls for a good Spring clean, so please keep Barbara Tanton in mind when doing so as all your old toys in good condition will be most welcome. Barbara does an excellent job of distributing our unwanted toys to the children at Garankuwa Hospital every year making their Christmas a little more special. Till next month
Tracey Beloved , now we are children of God; and it has not yet been revealed what we shall be , but we know that when He is revealed , we shall be like Him, for we shall see Him as He is. 1 John 3:2 Town Crier October 2013
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An ernest cry out to please obey our road rule It’s there for your safety and not to be cruel Speed kills not only our wildlife and pets But our children and pedestrians lest not we forget Please take our plea to heart and ask visitors too Although the really wreckless ones are very few It only takes a split second to cause a fret Let’s not take the chance that could end in regret
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You said it
The opinions expressed in this readers’ column are not necessarily shared by the publisher of the Irene Town Crier. Readers’ views can be e-mailed to info@tlgpublishing.co.za.
New residents A pair of Dikkops flattered us some months ago by settling in our garden in Queen Street. Their distinctive nocturnal calling made a pleasant change. We were delighted, therefore, when the female produced an egg which, after 30 days of being diligently sat on and protected by both parents, hatched into a confident little chick. Below is a photo of the chick, aged one day, with its parents. Regards Richard Schuster
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IRENE ASSOCIATION PO BOX 1 IRENE 0062
At the end of each year the Irene Association, who manage our Village Hall, host a Tea for our Senior Citizens. This year the Tea will be held in the Village Hall on Wednesday 27 November at 09H00. We rely on donations from our local community. We will be serving cocktails, tea, coffee and a delicious array of snacks. We are in need of hostesses to host a table of ten. All food is supplied by the committee, hosts just need to set a table for 10. We try and give each person (about 130) a gift to take home, normally a box of biscuits or a box of chocolates. We also need gifts for lucky draws eg. plants, biscuits, chocolates, sweets, gift vouchers, etc. We appeal to the incredible generosity of the community to make this a very special day for these very special people. Please contact Barbara Tanton on 082 899 2550 if you are able to assist financially or as a hostess. Our bank details are Irene Association, Standard Bank, Lyttelton, branch code 010945 account number 011719362. Receipts will be issued on request. Yours sincerely Barbara Tanton Chairperson Irene Association
SENIOR TEA WEDNESDAY 27 NOVEMBER AT IRENE VILLAGE HALL 09h00. ALL SENIOR CITIZENS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND THIS VERY SPECIAL EVENT. PLEASE CONTACT BARBARA TANTON AT 082 899 2550 IF YOU PLAN ON ATTENDING THE TEA. Town Crier October 2013
It’s MOVEMBER time... During November each year, Movember is responsible for the sprouting of millions of moustaches around the world. With their “Mo’s” men raise vital funds and awareness for prostate and testicular cancer and mental health. As an independent global charity, Movember’s vision is to have an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. HOW IT WORKS Movember challenges men to grow a moustache for the 30-days of November, thereby changing their appearance and the face of men’s health. In October, Mo Bros sign up at Movember.com, and on the 1st of Movember, with a clean-shaven face, start their Mo growing journey. Then for the entire month, these selfless and generous men known as Mo Bros, effectively become walking, talking billboards for 30 days. Through their growing efforts they raise awareness for the often ignored issues of men’s health, by prompting conversations wherever they go. Another crucial part of being a Mo Bro is to raise funds for men’s health. Men donate their face, and much like taking part in a run or a walk for charity, ask their family and friends to sponsor their efforts. Movember’s not just for men. The women of Movember, are known as Mo Sistas. They play a vital role in the success of Movember by supporting and encouraging the men in their life to get involved. Mo Sistas also get involved by signing up at Movember.com, and participate by raising funds and awareness themselves. Essentially, Mo Sistas do everything that Mo Bros do, without a Mo. At the end of the month, Mo Bros and Mo Sistas celebrate their Movember journey by throwing their own Movember parties or attending one of the official Gala Parties held around the world.
9 THE MOVEMBER EFFECT Movember supports world class men’s health programmes that combat prostate and testicular cancer and mental health challenges. These programmes, directed by the Movember Foundation, are focused on awareness and education, living with and beyond cancer, staying mentally healthy, living with and beyond mental illness and research to achieve our vision of an everlasting impact on the face of men’s health. MOVEMBER - A GLOBAL MOVEMENT Since its humble beginnings in 2003 in Melbourne, Australia, Movember has grown to become a truly global movement inspiring more than 3 Million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas to participate across 21 countries worldwide. In addition, Movember is aware of Mo Bros and Mo Sistas supporting the campaign and men’s health causes across the globe, from Moscow to Rio de Janeiro, and everywhere in between. In 2012, over 1.1 million Mo Bros and Mo Sistas around the world joined the movement, raising ZAR 1.2 billion. For more information go to http://za.movember.com.
Town Crier October 2013
Smuts House Museum Jan Smuts Ave, off Nellmapius Rd, Irene
Tiffany White Photography
Cell: 072 384 4499
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Just Opened …… Photography Studio-
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Ouma’s Tea Garden (Tea Garden closed on Mondays)
Small Functions, Arboretum & Trail Art show every 2nd Sunday of the month Dogs on leads welcome Smuts House: 012 667 1176/80 071 100 8481 smutshouse@iburst.co.za Tea Garden: 083 595 7293
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Halloween FRIDAY, 1 NOVEMBER
6pm
Irene Hall
The Irene Association has kindly donated the use of the hall for a SPOOKTACULAR Halloween community event. We are hoping that people will get to meet and chat together while having some family fun! Instead paying for your own table, we will be placing out a few tables and whoever is interested in putting out decorations and making a Halloween table can do so. Please remember without each one of you getting involved in the Halloween tables, there will be very little for your kids to come and treat at! So, please come along and participate, even if you remember at the last minute come and place some sweets and a few decorations on the tables! (Don’t forget tablecloths!) We will be holding a Coolest Costume Parade and competition for kids of different age groups (Babies, ages1-3, ages 4-7 and ages 7-14) on the evening sponsored by Scrooge and Marleys, who will also be there selling exciting Halloween goodies! You are also welcome to wander around Irene that evening to see which homes are trick or treating! Please note we ask you not to park near the hall as it is dangerous for young children walking, please park a block away and walk down.
see you there! (Any enquires: amanda.comrie@gmail.com)
Dear Residents and ILA Members Summer is upon us, although a little rain would be most welcome as the weather heats up to scorching temperatures. Gardeners, walkers, joggers are all out and about enjoying the warmth in the secure knowledge that they live in a designated woonerf where speed limits are a very leisurely 30km/hr and pedestrians essentially have rights on the road. That is, until a speeding car tests their agility in getting onto a sidewalk or facing injury. Speeding remains a serious problem in the village with dogs and cats being injured or killed by speedsters on a regular basis. Unfortunately, our pets sometime escape the confines of their properties (and cats are free roaming at their peril), but these incidents could be avoided if vehicles travelled at the recommended speed limit in the village or at least just slowed down! There is also an increasing trend in Irene to completely ignore road traffic signs. We even had a recent incident where someone in a golf cart drove up to the King North boom and demanded to be let out against the flow of traffic! On being refused by the guard, the person simply got out and swiped the pad to open the boom and left the village. This is truly unfortunate behaviour! The use of golf carts and mini motorbikes on public roads is prohibited and yet we continually have residents driving these vehicles around Irene, including under-age children. Please respect all road users by prohibiting these children from using the roads in this way as they ignore traffic rules and could have a serious accident, not to mention the danger to animals etc. being run over. Security We have been blessed with a relatively peaceful period in our village and crime remains very low at the time of writing this report. There was an attempt to steal a Toyota 4x4 in Krige Lane, but the attempt was unsuccessful. We would like to remind our residents that Toyota Fortuna’s and Hilux 4x4’s are very popular with the criminal element. In addition, there was an attempted housebreaking in Nelmapius Road. The suspects fled in a VW Polo with a partial registration number “BC” or “BSF”. The upgrade of the electric fence is also progressing very well. The contractor is currently busy in Nelmapius Road and we anticipate that the re-wiring will
soon be complete. On completion, a number of private gates on the perimeter will need to be fitted with new contacts. Suitable arrangements will be made with each homeowner to provide access to the property for this purpose. EBS has advised that they are experiencing a large number of false alarms. We request that residents test their alarms once a week to ensure that the unit is fully operational. There are incidences where the alarm appears to be operational but only sends a panic signal and not an alarm signal. Always phone the Control Room before testing as we need to ensure that EBS responds to real emergencies and not testing operations. Lost animals The ILA is constantly being called upon to attend to missing or found animals. Found pets are often brought to The Oval. Please note that we have no facility to house pets and residents should rather contact the SPCA unless they are able to look after the pet until the owner is found. Leaving Irene? Residents are kindly requested to let Alyson or Jan know if they are planning to leave Irene or sell their home. It is important that with the upgrade and implementation of infrastructure and new technology, we encourage all new owners to support our security scheme. We still find that newcomers are unaware of the ILA and we would appreciate the contact details of new tenants or buyers. Membership Our services are only delivered due to our memberships support. Should you not currently be a member and would like to contribute toward the on-going security of our village, please contact Jan or Alyson. Contact numbers: Alyson Lea-Cox
072 714 3740
Jan Swanepoel
083 607 6600
Wishing you a very secure final quarter of the year!
Your ILA
GARANKUWA HOSPITAL CHRISTMAS 2013 Once again I am appealing to the people of Irene to collect toys that are in good condition for the children at George Mukarhi Hospital. For the past 27 years I have collected toys to give to the children on Christmas Day. This will be the only gift that the child will probably ever receive. Toys can be dropped off at 19 Bruce Road, Irene. Barbara Tanton
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COMPETITION IRENE SPRING GARDEN 2013 Spring is around the corner and Irene is known for its beautiful gardens. Stand a chance to win a great prize, by sending me pictures of your beautiful spring garden before 31st October 2013. Jump in and start pampering those owers and trees.
Best of luck! Liza Smit 082 990 6468
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Owner managed
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Dancers excel Eunice Marais School of Dance won the prestigious Just Dance Competition, hosted by the Mzanzi BalletTheatre and Cindy Gruskin-Polakow. Many of the top ballet, modern, jazz, Spanish, contemporary and hip hop studios in the country competed in this competition over the past month. The Eunice Marais School of Dance Formation was unanimously ranked first by judges such as Ian von Memetry, Ian Mc Donald, Debbie Rakusin, Harold van Buuren and Dirk Badenhorst - all very well known personalities in South African dance. The team won BOTH the titles at a gala function at the Joburg Theatre on Sunday, 29 September 2013 - BEST CHOREOGRAPHY as well as BEST PERFORMANCE. The dancers were awarded a R10Â 000 cash prize. Chandre Wiid and Reratile Motsatheebe were also singled out amongst hundreds of dancers for special awards. Reratile won a 3 gig contract with the Drum CafĂŠ and Chandre won a hamper filled with hair products.
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Nearly 60 years later… Irene Primary opens new swimming pool
Thanks to an extremely generous and anonymous donation, Irene Primary School finally has a brand new facility, a full 25m short course swimming pool. The new pool replaces the old pool built in 1959 which faithfully served many generations of Irene and (now) Doringkloof residents as well as former pupils with the first school gala taking place on 25 March 1959. The old pool cost the princely sum of £1903 and the school had held extensive fundraising efforts to afford this, namely, a cake-icing demonstration, a dance, jumble sale and a fete. How times (and costs) have changed.
The good times in the old pool
An aerial view of the old pool on the school grounds
The new pool was officially inaugurated on 4 October 2013 to the great excitement of the learners and staff of the school and in particular to Irene’s rapidly expanding and successful swimming team. The principal, Mr Brian Davis, inspired the next generation of swimmers with his speech during the inauguration ceremony.
A view of the new pool in 2013
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Meet the team that made it happen: left to right: Mr Brian Davis (principal), Karin Hillhouse (coordinator of swimming), Wynand Viljoen (Head of Sport), Fabio Balducci (School governing body member) and Mr Tim Lane (Chair of School Governing Body)
Leading from the front, the two swimming captains Jonathan Horn and Jessica Smit dived into the pool followed by members of the league teams to the applause of the proud principal, staff and parents.
Jonathan Horn and Jessica Smit (Swimming Captains)
Enjoying the space in the new pool
Now more of the younger children (grades 1-3) will have the opportunity to swim with much more shallow end space with the fabulous Learn to Swim programme offered at the school during the school day. Watch this spot as the new pool is bound to inspire the latest generation of Irene swimming league stars. Karen Hillhouse: Coordinator of Sports and Swimming
Irene Primary hockey is thriving: 5 provincial players in 2013 After two terms of hockey in the 2013 season, Irene Primary School has had a great season. Five players were selected to play for Gauteng North, U12 Girls: Tamera Heslop; U13 Girls: Jemma Jolly, Jamie Gopaul and Sindi Sithole; and U13 Boys: Conley Joseph. There was a wonderful turnout this season with more learners coming to learn and participate. A coaching clinic in the third term proved very successful and the children applied their new found skills very well. There were about 10 teams playing consistently across the age groups with enthusiastic players playing on Friday afternoons and Saturday mornings – even our Grade 1 players participated. The U8 and U10 girls teams won most of their informal league matches. The results of the formal league played by the U12 and U13s did the school proud with the best results coming from the U12 boys coming second in their league. We hope that next season many more boys will join. The season culminated with the Inter-house hockey which proved a fierce battle between the four houses. This was followed by the much enjoyed learners vs parents games and braai. Lots of fun was had at both events with many parents struggling to keep up with their youngsters in the latter. Well done players and their wonderful coaches Kevin Matos, Karen Radley, Philip vd Walt, Dylan Casey, Alitser Fritz, Chad Uys and Praticia Ameida Alves. Chloe Treble: Hockey coordinator
Irene Primary School’s Samantha Buchan rides supreme The Village has a new Equestrian star! Samantha (Sammy) Buchan, a grade 7 pupil at Irene Primary and resident of Irene, has excelled in the Equestrian sport in 2013. She is the daughter of well-known residents Jonathan and Margie Buchan, the latter a Springbok springboard diver. Sammy has been riding for Irene Primary School since 2011. With her exceptional riding during the 4 shows she ensured that Irene won the small school’s league (schools with 1 rider) out of 17 schools competing in this category.
She rides Angie Lessing’s pony, Sumersby and had done very well during the year at all the Gauteng North qualifying shows. Samantha received Gauteng North school league colours for the following disciplines: Working Hunter, Equitation, Competition show jumping and 2‑phase show jumping. Samantha also received Gauteng North provincial colours for Show Jumping (90cm) from The Horse Society. She further competed at the Gauteng Finals show where she was placed 4th in both her jumping classes and earned her Gauteng colours for the A team. Samantha competed at the SANESA National Interschool competition for Gauteng and was placed 4th in her individual Competition show jumping class and as part of the Gauteng A team that was placed 1st. She came 8th in the individual 2‑phase show jumping class and contributed to the Gauteng A team that was placed 1st. Keep an eye on this talented rider!
Lizan Lalk Coordinator: Equestrian
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Small businesses
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. Indianhead, neck and shoulder massage: now available in Irene. Relieves stress and tension, leaving a good feeling of wellbeing and increased energy levels.R130 for 30 minutes, R65 for 15 minutes. All ages welcome. For an appointment phone Eleanor 082 812 7606. Firewood/kaggel hout: Delivered per half ton load, one solid cube cut to size, delivered at your convenience. Call
Oscar 078 389 9632. R780 per cube, free delivery included. Anthracite also available.
on 012 667 2806 or 072 506 4823.
Keep Warm Keep Moving: come and join Body Conditioning Classes Yoga Classes Lung physiotherapy for in Irene. Call Carey 083 children: provided by 678 9889 or 012 667 a registered physio at 4997. your home at no extra Irene School of cost. Please contact Lizl on 076 719 0929. T’ai Chi Ch’uan: Holistic Internal Martial Photography: Art incorporating deep take advantage of breathing, slow rythmic our wonderful village movement bringing surroundings and balance and harmony, capture memories for peace and tranquillity. years to come. Contact Self defence martial Heather 083 498 8777 applications. Often for information on photo described as a movshoots. ing meditation. Please Contact Ainslie at 012 LP Gas: Cannisters 667 2262 or 082 568 delivered to your 0467. home. 9kg, 19kg, 48kg. Phone Colin 082 856 Need professional 5335/Vernon 083 666 shuttle services? 6212/e-mail orders Efficient and profescolin.cns@gmail.com. sional door-to-door Healer: Reiki, hands shuttle services to OR on healing, aromather- Tambo airport and apy, massage, counaround Pretoria/Johanselling and regression. nesburg areas. Tel 072 And the widest range of 681 1713 or kpkshutcrystals and gemstones tle@vodamail.co.za. for sale. Contact Alda
Small business advertisements R50 per placement. Email: info@tlgpublishing.
Upcoming events – Nov 13 BIRD WALK Sun, 3 Nov 13 05h30 for 06h00 Venue: Smuts House Museum, Jan Smuts Ave, off Nellmapius Rd, Irene Cost: R30 members; R40 visitors, includes bird list Tel: 011 316 1426/083 376 1734 email: Friends@smutshouse.co.za END OF YEAR - Dinner and Concert CH2 guitarists Thurs, 21 Nov 13 18h00 for 18h30 South Africa’s premier, double SAMA-winning guitar duo, CH2, started out in 2001, primarily as a classical guitar duo. CH2 is two slightly crazy guitarists, Leon and Corneille, that play a fusion of classical, latin, jazz and instrumental pop. Venue: GEM Village Hall, past Smuts House entrance, Jan Smuts Ave, off Nellmapius Rd, Irene Cost: R130 members per person; R150 visitors per person, includes supper. Cash bar * * * BOOKING ESSENTIAL * * * Bookings will be confirmed on receipt of payment - by not later than Friday 15 Nov 13. Tel: 011 316 1426/083 376 1734 email: Friends@smutshouse.co.za
Cake pops for every occasion Tracey 082 460 6007 Join us on Facebook: CakePopTeam Elize van den Berg 082 924 5178 012 667 2273
Scissor man (Pieter van der Merwe) Can sharpen knifes, scissors and garden tools. Deliveries and collections can be made at Irene Homes - 2 Albert Road, Irene or Contact Maureen on 012 667 5285.
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Small cries
lease agreement expires at the end of October Newly renovated 2013 as the owners are garden flat in Irene: one relocating. We would bedroom, separate sitting dearly like to remain in area, bathroom with bath, the Irene Village area. We small kitchen. R3500 are interested in renting pm including water and a 2 or 3 bedroom flatlet lights (max 450kWh/ or cottage in the R5 000 month). Available - R8 000 price range, to immediately. Contact be a ground floor unit, as Lizél on 082 441 9741 we have a 1 year young or ssprokureurs@gmail. baby. Please call Dewald com. on 082 825 6229. House to rent in Irene Ext 2 - R18 000. Spacious 4 bedroom, 2 bathroom, study, oak kitchen, lounge, sep dining room. Double LUG and large carport. Est garden with pool. Incl garden and pool service. Avail 1st Oct. Deposit required. Regret NO Agents. Enquiries Jean 072 667 2797. Irene Proper: 2 bedroom garden cottage, double carport, completely walled private garden with own entrance. R6 000.00 per month including lights and water. Available from 1 November 2013. Contact Tim on 083 631 1369.
Accommodation wanted We are currently renting a cottage Irene and our
Two young engineers (both UCT graduates), working in Centurion are looking to find a home. If you have a 2 bedroomed flat/cottage with kitchen facilities that you would like to rent out please contact Kim on 072 829 1104. For a reference please contact Ingrid Swanepoel (079 346 7507) or Sue Ward (076 312 8052). 2 Bedroom, 1 bathroom, living room, with kitchen wanted in Irene. Pet friendly. Please contact 079 957 6654.
H.Pretorius 082 664 6226. Edeline Mawere is looking for part time or full time domestic work. She is a hard worker and honest lady. For reference call Christal on 079 884 5666/073 766 6401 and for interviews you can call her on 073 555 9206. Berlina is looking for work one day a week. Has worked in Irene for many years. Has references. Please call Berlina 083 366 5381. Monica is looking for domestic work for 3 days a week. She is a hard worker and has a lovely personality. She is also good with kids and speaks Afrikaans and English. She is staying in Irene and is available immediately. Contact Monica 083 947 5361 or Lydia 071 898 7633 for a reference.
Annetjie Senoamadi. Housekeeper. Annetjie Domestics is honest, reliable and Sindy has been working hardworking. She is looking for work on a for our family since end full or part time basis 2009. She is seeking employment for 2 days a (weekdays) in Irene. week. Please call her on Reference Virginia 082 740 8849. Reference 082 903 8118 or contact
Annetjie directly 076 532 8765.
For sale
on 082 715 5844 in Irene. Services James is looking for gardening and painting work. Very reliable. Please call 072 842 2176. Reference Jason 083 252 0077.
Large steel jungle gym with swings and slide for sale. Paid R7 500.00. Selling for R3 500.00. 083 371 1536. General
Gardener Joseph (Malawian) is looking for work as a gardener. He is available on Wednesdays. He is hardworking, honest and reliable. Please contact Joseph on 078 518 1959. I have a very hard working, reliable, Malawian gardener whom I recommended. He is available Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Please contact Caroline
3rd Year OT student available for weekend/ holiday babysitting. Irene resident. Megan 071 243 8511.
Matric student available for weekend babysitting. Can also help at birthday parties and during school Interested in learning to play bridge anyone willing holidays. Irene resident. Courtney 081 371 1536. to teach me. Contact Tracy on 012 667 5622. Irene resident available Gabi is looking for a lift to to walk your dogs and/or Swakopmund/Walvis Bay feed your pets whilst you (Namibia) in December. are on holiday for a small She is on leave from 14 charge. R10 per/hr. for walking/exercising. R10 December 2013 and is more than happy to share per feed and change of water. Contact number: the expenses. Even a 072 597 0901. Flexible lift up to Windhoek will and can accommodate be appreciated. Please contact Gabi on 084 336 the needs that the owners might have for 9062. their pets. Many of you may remember me, Pat MacDonald, as an ex resident of Irene and still residing nearby. I have recently joined Property.CoZa, an Estate Agency very active in Centurion. With my previous selling experience and love of the very special Irene Village, I can give you valuations and advise on selling or buying of property in the area. I look forward to being of service to you in the near future. Contact details: Cell 083 272 7154 Email pat.macdonald@propertycoza.co.za
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Important Telephone Numbers EBS 24hrs Control Room: 012 667 6337
or
071 576 5904
EBS Irene Manager (Dawie): 071 476 4110 ILA members without alarms should phone the EBS 24hr Control Room for assistance.
ILA Irene Village Manager - Jan Swanepoel: 083 607 6600 e-mail: jan.swanepoel@irene.co.za ILA Administration
Accounts (Veronica): 071Â 657 9547
(Alyson): 072 714 3740
Fax: 086 776 7452
e-mail: ilamanger@irene.co.za
e-mail: accounts@irene.co.za
Street Lights e-mail: streetlights@tshwane.gov.za
tel: 012 358 9999
Tshwane Metro Emergency Services Power Failures: 012 358 2541
Water Supply: 012 358 2111
Ambulance/Fire: 10177
Metro Police: 1 0111
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Bookings are essential
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