SUPPORTING A CLEAN, GREEN, HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITY
COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE
Season’s Greetings to one and all! Welcome to the Brady Ghut / Fat Hog’s Bay Community Group Newsletter! This is the first issue of the beginning of a journey in connecting our community for the greater good. Inside this edition, you will find some activities that our group has done or pursued for the past year. Every effort is voluntary with no pressure to do more than each member can! Our goal is to bring our community together and create positive change that will improve the aesthetic and quality of life in Brady Ghut / Fat Hog’s Bay. I extend my deepest gratitude to everyone who has contributed to the improvement of the community where we care about our environment, our neighbours and the wellbeing of the Virgin Islands as a whole. Have a Merry Christmas and best wishes for a Prosperous and Happy New Year!
1 YEAR IN REVIEW NEWS & UPDATE INSIDE THIS ISSUE PG. 2 New Logo | Organic Farming PG. 3-4 Waste Management and Recycling Agencies, New Bins and Maintenance PG. 5-8 Street light | Private Property Clean-Up | Sign | Road Improvement | Clean Up PG. 9-11 Lucky Dip | Santa’s Workshop PG. 12 Next Group Meeting
CONNECTING
THE
Editor-in-Chief
December 2022
Mitsy J. Ellis Simpson
NEW GROUP LOGO
UNITY IN OUR EFFORTS
AnewlogowascreatedandprintedfortheBradyGhut /FatHog’sBayCommunityGroup. Finaldesignand printingofthelogowascontributedbyJahphix.
ORGANIC FARMING AND FOOD SECURITY MEETING FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING
HOME GARDENING, SOIL PREPARATION, COMPOSTING AND SEED GERMINATION
A Zoom meeting held for the group and the wider community to discuss the principles and practices of organicfarminganditsimportancetofoodsecurityand sustainableliving.
SOLID WASTE & GREEN VI VISIT
WORKING TOGETHER FOR A BETTER COMMUNITY
Meeting in April with Director Neville Allen of the DepartmentofWasteManagement,Ms.IvyHarris,Test RecyclingCentreManagerofGreenVIandMrs.Mitsy Ellis-Simpson,EntrepreneurandMemberoftheBrady Ghut Community Group to discuss garbage disposal and recycling for the Brady Ghut / Fat Hog’s Bay community.Sanitizationandplacementofa garbage bin, recycle receptacles, and reliable and sustainable garbagecollectionfortheareawerediscussedduring thevisittomanagewastedisposalinthecommunity.
NEW RECYCLING RECEPTACLES
ACCEPTING ALUMINUM, PLASTIC AND GLASS IN BRADY GHUT
Recycling receptables were placed in Brady Ghut by Green VI for the use of the entire community. The receptaclesaremadeoflocallyproducedmaterialthat is created from the plastics collected by the We Recycling Programme. Residents can now properly recycleanddisposeofaluminium,plasticandglass.
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NEW GARBAGE BIN
WASTE MANAGEMENT IN THE COMMUNITY
Anewgarbagebinwasplacedinthecommunitybythe Department of Solid Waste to assist with waste managementinthearea.Residentscannowproperly disposeoftheirgarbagewithouthavingtocommuteto nearbycommunities.
DAILY GARBAGE COLLECTION & MAINTENANCE
SMALL HOUSEHOLD WASTE
There is a daily system of garbage collection and a periodicsystemofmaintenanceinplacefortheBrady GhutCommunity.The garbagetruckcomestoBrady Ghut daily in the afternoons and clear the green garbage bin. Green VI also clears the recycling receptaclesaboutonce perweek. The bins haveno capacity for hazardous or bulk waste and should be observedatalltimes. Thesolutiontogarbagedisposal inthecommunityisaworkinprogressbuttremendous effortshavebeenmadetolessentheissue.
NEW STREET LIGHT INSTALLED AT BRADY GHUT JUNCTION
IMPROVING VISIBILITY IN THE AREA
Aftermuchadvocating,anewstreetlight wasinstalledbyBradyGhutjunctionthis year by the BVI Electricity Department. Morethanoneisneededbutit’sastart toanissueofconcernwhichwasraised bycommunitymembers Itisgenerally pitch dark in several places on the hillside. Street lights are needed to improve the safety and security of residents, pedestrians and drivers throughthearea.Itwillalsoincreasethe qualityoflifeandaddaestheticstothe neighbourhood.
PRIVATE PROPERTY CLEAN UP
IMPROPER GARBAGE DISPOSAL CONTROL
Cleaningupaprivatepropertyinthecommunity.Thetrendofthrowinggarbagealongtheroadandon people’spropertywasanissueinthecommunity. Thepropertywasaneyesorefilledwithgarbagethateven affectedlivestock. Thesituationhasbeentremendouslyreducedduetoawarenesseffortsoverthepastyear.
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CLEAN, GREEN, HEALTHY BRADY GHUT & FAT HOG’S BAY SIGN
KEEPING THE COMMUNITY CLEAN
Thesignwasmadetohelpdrawawarenesstotheproperuseofthegarbagebinandrecyclingreceptaclesin thecommunity. Thebinshavezerocapacityforbulkorhazardouswaste. Ouraimistokeepthecommunity clean,greenandhealthy!
ROAD IMPROVEMENT
ROAD SAFETY AND COMFORT
RoadqualityinanumberofareasofBradyGhut/FatHog’sBayhasbeenhighlightedasatopconcernfor repairbygroupmembersthroughouttheyear. ThisyearapartoftheBradyGhutRoadwasnicelyfixedby theGovernment. Roaduserswantquickrepairoftheroadswherethereisanappreciablelengthofpoor conditionwhetherthroughwearandtearorsomeotherreason.
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NOVEMBER COMMUNITY CLEAN UP
WORKING TOGHETHER TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE
Somephotosofanawesomeclean-updayintheBradyGhutcommunitybyresidents,students,property owners,GreenVIandfriendsofBradyGhut Workincludedgarbagecollection,roadsweeping,debushing anddrainclearing. Atotalof56studentsregisteredandattendedtheclean-upfromdifferentschools inclusiveofWillardWheatleyPrimarySchool,FrancisLettsomePrimarySchool,CedarInternationalSchool, ElmoreStouttHighSchool,St.George’sSecondarySchoolandtheAlexandrinaMaduroPrimarySchool. Thestudentsallreceivedcommunityservicehoursfortheirparticipationintheclean-up. Theinitiative wasorganizedforasecondyearbygroupmemberMrs.Ellis-Simpson. SupportalsocamefromPremier NatalioWheatley,Representativeofthe7th District,GreenVI,DepartmentofSolidWasteandresidents andfriendsoftheBradyGhutCommunity. GardentoolswerecontributedbyresidentsandGreenVI. Sandwichesandrefreshmentswerecontributedbyresidents.Aluckydipwasdonewhichprizesconsisted ofreusablewaterbottlesandeco-shoppingbags. TheNovemberclean-upwhichisinitssecondyearis anticipatedtobeanannualinitiativeforthecommunitytosupport acleaner,greenerandhealthier
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REUSABLE WATER BOTTLES AND SHOPPING BAGS
Lucky dip game at community clean up in November. Five lucky winners went home with reusablewaterbottlesandeco-shoppingbags.
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SANTA’S WORKSHOP
CHRISTMAS CRAFT DECORATIONS, GIFTS, SINGING, GAMES AND GOOD CHEERS.
Santa’sWorkshopwasheldfrom24Novemberto4Decembertokickofftheholidayseason Theworkshop isatwo-weeklongeventfortheentirefamily.ParticipantshadafunfilledtimemakingChristmascraft decorationforthecommunity.Aluckydipwasdoneeverydayoftheworkshopfilledwithgiftsforchildrenof theWorkshop. ThisisthesecondyearofsuccessofSanta’sWorkshopinthecommunity.
Next Group Meeting
Location: ZoomMeeting(Linktobeprovided)
Date: Sunday,January15,2023
Time: 7p.m.
Allresidents,propertyownersandfriendsoftheBradyGhutcommunityare welcometoattendourmeeting.
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