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Women’s Day march P5 The Henley WAM festival takes place on Saturday 25 August and Sunday 26 August, a weekend of Rotary news P6 great wine, quality music, and beautiful art. It is a charity weekend and all proceeds go to Lions and Rotary of . Midvaal Local is sponsoring the event. Lions P7 WAM is an acronym for Wine, Arts, and Music and Henley will be rocking that weekend with more Letters P8 than wine, art and music. Wine tasting will be available at The Hound, Kliphouse, Montagues, The Makery, Bass Lake (Free Emergency numbers P8 entry if you are doing the wine tasting or viewing art), Merchant Business Class Hotel, Duck's Country HCPF P9 Lodge with different vineyards at each venue. Cost: R120 for tasting of 64 wines and a tasting glass. Wine tasting continues on Sunday from 11.00 to 15.00 so spread the wine tasting over two days. Who What Where? P10 Art: Various artists including potters, weavers, painters and sculptors will exhibit at different Kanguru P11 venues. Children's art will be on display at the O'Connor Hall on Saturday from 11.00 to 15.00. Art is also on view on Sunday. UIP Meeting P12 (Continued on Page 2) Page 2 The Henley Herald August2018

(Continued from Page 1) MLM marks Nelson Mandela Day Music: The AOG Hall is the venue for A Grand Concert on Saturday evening (17.30 for 18.00). The star billing is the Pretoria The Midvaal Local Municipality marked International Nelson Symphonic Orchestra with various soloists singing pop, rock and Mandela Day, celebrated globally on July 18, through various well known songs. The OWLAG choir and Marimba Band are also initiatives aimed at uplifting and supporting various communities on the programme. Canapes and a glass of wine on arrival are within the municipality. included in your ticket of R150. On July 18, Mayor Bongani Baloyi, along with members of the The Kliphouse will be offering two music programmes on Mayoral Committee, the Sedibeng District Municipality (SDM) Saturday. Medicinal music: Discovering the Universal Impact of and several other partners and volunteers dedicated their 67 Music is a compilation of DVDs and a talk by Johann Coetzee at minutes to assisting with refurbishments and upgrades at Rusoord 10.00 (R50), and Gooi – A popular music programme for music Intermediate School, outside Meyerton. lovers who like to move and shake, at 15.00 (Cost R30). Booking is The group spent the through the venue. All proceeds go to Lions and Rotary. d a y p a i n t i n g The Museum at the library is open from 9am to 12pm on Saturday. classrooms, installing Lunching and dining: Visitors can enjoy lunch and dinner at a eco-friendly toilets, number of restaurants and pubs in the village. Booking for restoring the school restaurants in the evening is essential. See restaurants for their kitchen, planting special menus for the festival. trees and cleaning the Accommodation is available at Village Guest House, Gloucester school grounds. The House, Merchant Hotel and Ducks Country Lodge. municipality also Sunday, 26 August kicks off with a classic car show and a charity presented the school fun walk for Cansa SA at Fraser Park, 9.00 to 1100. Please bring with a new water along your copper coins to donate to Cansa SA. Pay R10 for a lap supply system, which was unveiled by Mayor Baloyi and SDM around Fraser Park. (Dogs on leads are welcome). Coffee and Executive Mayor Busisiwe Modisakeng. muffins will be on sale. Use the rest of Sunday to view art, taste On July 19, Executive Mayor Bongani Baloyi joined more wines, lunch at leisure and wander the streets of Henley. Archbishop Stephen Zondo of Rivers of Living Water Ministries, Festival goers will purchase a branded wine glass with a booklet and visited Doulos Ministries in Glen Donald, a child and youth which contains all the information, a map and some history of the care centre housing nearly 40 orphaned and abandoned children, area. For more information on the Henley WAM festival, please go many of whom are living with HIV/AIDS. to our Facebook page or visit our website www.henley-wam.co.za The team dedicated their 67 minutes for Mandela Day by Please book your wine tasting and concert tickets online or on the spending time with the children and handed over food parcels, day and collect them at Annette Cloete in Henley Drive. sanitary packs and blankets to the centre's founder, Emma van der This is a weekend you do not want to miss! Merwe. (Continued on Page 3) SUZANNE VAN NIEKERK B.A. (Log) Pret. Registered Audiologist and Speech = Your turn key project specialist for industrial Therapist and commercial developments. HEARING TESTS = We will also undertake renovations and HEARING AIDS SUPPLIED extensions to warehouses and factories. SPEECH THERAPY Peter Commons * [email protected] 082 901 2607 www.exitrade.co.za For Professional Service at all Times 016 366 0615 or 083 324 1336

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(Continued from Page 2) Midvaal Local Municipality, thereby incorporating its “Nelson Mandela's legacy was one of always paying it forward. administration and the delivery of services under the responsibility Doing what you can with what you have for those who need it most. of the Sedibeng District Municipality. It's about finding solutions to the problems and challenges we There has since been a decision to halt the demarcation processes encounter daily and being the solution ourselves, “said Baloyi. until our term ends in 2021. However, the district municipality – MLM press release (Sedibeng) has made another attempt at securing some of Midvaal's main competencies such as the provision of bulk Excerpts from the SOMA services. We continue to reject and oppose this proposal as the district Executive Mayor, Cllr Bongani Baloyi presented the SOMA at municipality has failed to provide reasonable evidence showing Walkerville Show Gounds on Wednesday 25 July. Below are some their ability to provide better quality services to our communities excerpts from his speech than what we have shown to be able todo. Re Service delivery protests It is for that reason that we believe that the attempt to capture Destroying public and private infrastructure and causing service some of Midvaal's main competencies is a mere ploy to render the delivery disruptions causes more damage than good as afterwards it DA- led municipality impotent. is the very same communities which bear the brunt of reduced Re Future projects service delivery as a result. Violence must never be a solution to our The most significant projects that we plan to implement in the problems. next three financial years include further work to be done on the Confucius put it aptly when he said “It is only when a mosquito bulk electrical supply to Sicelo at a cost of million, the new lands on your testicles that you realize there is always a way to solve reservoir for Sicelo/Highbury at a cost of R40 million, roads problems without violence.” resurfacing for R24 million, aged bulk water pipe replacement at With respect to the Sicelo protests and closure of the , we R23 million, rebuilding of roads at a cost of R12 million and the continue to hold firmly to our position that the recurring violent Sicelo North outfall sewer at an estimated R10 million. protest in Sicelo is not about service delivery. These violent protests Over the period we will also provide R9 million to rehabilitate are purely criminal, opportunistic organised crime syndicate. To our landfill sites to ensure compliance with environmental date: More than 90 vehicles traveling along the R59 have been legislation. stoned. Three women were raped and brutally murdered during Our water losses will be limited through the implementation of these protests. Nine commodity moving trucks have been high- the pressure management infrastructure at a cost of R7.5 million, jacked, contents looted and five trucks burnt. What do any of these installation of bulk water meters to the value of R6 million, the acts have to do with service delivery? None of these disgraceful acts refurbishment and replacement of water supply valves for R4.5 are related to service delivery so one must than ask what the motive million as well as water meter replacement programme at a cost of behind these heinous acts could be. R3 million. Simply put, the agenda of the so-called leaders of these violent We will also invest R7 million in gravel to tar projects and a protest in Sicelo is to bring instability and undermine our agenda of further R6 million in the construction of new roads. redress which seeks to deliver service to our previously and Savanna City residents can look forward to new parks amounting currently disadvantage areas. to R5.5 million. The Lakeside community will also benefit from a It is deeply disappointing that again, the actions of a select few further R5.5 million that will ensure the completion of the were allowed to be carried for the duration we witnessed because Lakeside Sport Centre. again, good men and women were silent. …We would again like to Furthermore, we have spent R5.5 of our budget in the previous take the opportunity to apologise to our residents, visitors and financial year building and repairing roads in Lakeside…. We will anyone else who has been affected by the repeated closure of the further spend R4.2 in this financial year on building and upgrading R59 these past few weeks. more roads in Lakeside in the effort to improve mobility and access Re Demarcation Board into and out of the area. In 2016, we said we would fight the proposal to demarcate the residents will also benefit from a recently completed (Continued on Page 4) The virtual library Ebooks and Audio books are available from our Henley library and all the other Midvaal libraries. If you are a library member you are able to download e-books and audio books for a period of 2 weeks. In order to do this, simply go to www.mylibrary.midvaal.gov.za and download the OverDrive app, follow the instructions and log in with your library card number. If you aren't a member of the library, now is a great time to join! Just take your recent rates and taxes account, plus your ID to the library, fill out a membership application form and enjoy all the benefits. – Sue Webber Page 4 The Henley Herald August2018

(Continued from Page 3) three-year project to build a sub-station at a cost of nearly R20 Stained glass hearts for Henley@Heart million. This gives the go ahead for commercial developments in Recently eight stained glass the area which are expected to boost the economy and create jobs. enthusiasts spent the afternoon We are, however, in the process of ensuring the substation is able creating stained glass hearts for to run independently of the Emfuleni Local Municipality in efforts Henley@Heart. We made 60 to minimise cross border agreements which have in the past proven hearts which will be sold by inconsistent, especially for the residents of Risiville. Henley@Heart to raise funds for Re: Growing the economy their projects. It was a fun As our response to addressing the fight against poor growth and afternoon and everyone added unemployment, we will be using the township economy as an their own bit of flair to the avenue towards ensuring economic growth for Midvaal and project. creating jobs...... the South African township economy is predicted If you would like to support to be contributing millions of rand to the country's GDP. As the Henley@Heart by buying a biggest consumers, black people make up the majority of consumer heart, please contact Irma on 082 413 6184. – Sue Webber spend, however they benefit the least from that spend. It is for this reason that we have developed what we have dubbed Stained but not tainted Economic Development Centres. These will be township-based manufacturing hubs which will ensure our much-anticipated prospect for economic growth and job creation through the introduction of production-based activity in townships. These hubs, will be situated in five of our biggest townships in Midvaal, namely Mamello, Lakeside, Kliprivier, Savanna City and Sicelo. Each of the centres will target specialised economic activities that are able to be integrated to serve the overall needs of Midvaal, and the country as a whole. We not only want consumer spend to remain in the township, but to also attract external spending that will contribute towards growing the township economy and in turn create jobs. The ECD centres will become a mandatory requirement for the formal establishment of new townships just as social services are a prerequisite. We have also amended our rates policy to include incentives to provide discounts and rebates in order to improve investment prospects. – From the office of the mayor 'A' TEAM CLEANING SERVICES MACJOBBING « For all your building, maintenance Wet & Dry Carpet cleaning « Upholstery cleaning and renovation requirements « ALARM SYSTEMS, GATE MOTORS AND BURLAR PROOFING Window cleaning « Accredited installer of Domestic Cleaning services « MAMI alarm systems (the Henley Watch System) « Pre & Post Occupation clean ups « CENTURION Systems (Gate motors) TO MAKE YOUR PLAN COME TOGETHER, SECURITY GATES & WROUGHT IRON WORK SO CALL THE PROFESSIONALS, CALL THE Arthur McDonald Cell: 073 217 4542 Lisa 071 822 6354 Tel: 016 366 4004 OR 'A' TEAM E-mail: [email protected] Linda o78 333 9571 / 078 881 0109

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Councillor’s Corner Women on Women's Day I recently read, with interest, an article by Ralph Mathekga who is a Women Walking for Women was a bit of a misnomer as there were fellow of the SARChI (The SA Research Chairs Initiative was also many men and boys and dogs attending this fun walk along established in 2006 by the Dept of Science and Technology) African Henley's streets on a blustery (to put it mildly) day. The event Diplomacy and Foreign Policy at UJ (University of ). which was organised by Cllr Lynda Parsonson (in her capacity as He says that “South Africans seem not to take local government as a chair of the Section 79 Gender Committee) together with Rotary sphere of government seriously”. He states that “the failure and drew a crowd of several hundred. Coffee and muffins at the finish financial collapse of pose a serious risk to demo- were an attraction but evidently the main motivation was com- cracy in post- and that when municipalities munity spirit and a wish to contribute to the cause which was fail, democracy also collapses, or at best, becomes a very poor raising money for quality of democracy”. reusable sanitary The role of local government is not only to provide material basic pads. The organisers services but also to serve as an enabler for growth and harnessing of extend their thanks democratic attitudes. If municipalities are in a state where they are to the generous unable to show, on a local basis, how communities can thrive and sponsors namely, improve their surrounding conditions, then it is hopeless for people M i d v a a l to relate to democratic institutions as mechanisms for resolving M u n i c i p a l i t y , challenges in society. R o b e r t H e w e r , The performance of national government in implementing policy Century 21, About also depends on the stability of municipalities in order to execute its Time and Molly's programmes. Imagine the North West provincial government Speakeasy. Lynda Parsonson and Malcolm Hack having to intervene to assist a municipality in dire straits in that show their delight at handing out the province. How can an ailing provincial government come to the many prizes during the lucky draw. rescue of a collapsed municipality? It is from this point of view that I believe the biggest risk to South Do you have a problem or an issue Africa's democracy is the collapse of municipalities. Midvaal has you would like to speak to fought hard and is continuing to fight hard against the Demarcation your ward councillor about? Board's attempts to incorporate us into a Metro with other failed Please come and chat to me at Henley Library municipalities in the . One just needs the example of on Saturday 25 August Emfuleni to see how disastrous this could be. Midvaal is not perfect, between ten and twelve as our residents sometimes like to tell us, but we try to be! – Councillor Lynda Parsonson Councillor Lynda Parsonson 083 969 1430 Strike Electrical Henley Computer Shack ECA & ECB Registered ~ Industrial & domestic electrical installation & repair We can help you with Computer & Laptop Repairs ~ Agents and installers for Microcare solar products Printer servicing, ~ Solar pumping using your existing pump Internet & Networking, ~ Solar electrical geysers using your existing geyser Hardware & Software ~ On and off grid solar systems & UPS backups We do Onsite Repairs ~ DIY solar kits available at your business or home. John Lowther When your computer won’t start call us! Te l : 0 1 6 3 6 6 0 5 5 0 • C e l l : 0 8 2 9 5 5 4 5 5 6 [email protected] Call Dave 083 222 9754 www.strikeindustries.co.za [email protected] www.safeweld.co.za

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Rotary news Rotary Anns News Rotary supports Mandela Day Warm July holidays for local families The Rotary Club of Meyerton/Henley on Klip celebrated Mandela With support from the Rotary Anns, Day on 18 July by supporting Rotarian Lynda Parsonson with her the July school holidays were warm project at Ratasetjhaba Primary School in Chrissiesfontein. and happy for 31 families of Midvaal She decided to teach the children to create art from waste Primary School. We purchased R6693 material. Rotarians made the wooden flowers and bottle tops were worth of dried goods to help these collected from the community. Each class was given a flower to needy families feed students decorate, a task that was enjoyed by all. It was very difficult to throughout the holiday time. Principal choose one winner. This class was treated to KFC and the children Swaart said that school holidays are a in the runner-up class were given a small toy each sponsored by the trying time for many families who club. (Continued on Page 7)

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Rotary Youth Exchange Students The Rotary club of Meyerton/Henley on Klip hosted two long term youth exchange students, Lionel (on left) from Germany and Lucas (far right) from France, for two nights before they departed on their Mpumalanga tour. The students flank President Petrus and Assistant Governor Ester. To find out more about the Rotary Youth Exchange program contact Tony Dickinson 082 783 1612 or Ester Nast 082 927 0178.

New Rotary officers inducted Every year, world-wide, at the start of the new Rotary year on1 July, new Presidents and Anns Presidents are inducted. On 21 July at an induction dinner held at the Kliphouse in Henley on Klip, the Meyerton/Henley on Klip Rotary Club inducted their President Petrus van Heerden (left)and Anns President Katie Coetzee (below)who will be running their year in office till end of June 2019, following the Rotary theme “Be the inspiration” – Ester Nast August 2018 The Henley Herald Page 7

(Continued from Page 6) rely on school lunches for proper nutrition. Thanks to Catherine Lions: What we do (centre with Principal Swaart and the cook from Salome Feeding The Lion's motto is “We Serve” and this is how we do it at the Scheme, on page 6) for doing the purchasing and to President Hyper Henley on Klip Club: for great pricing. Food parcels are handed out to between 8 and 10 families every Golf day raises smiles and big funds for local schools. month (there is a strict protocol as to who qualifies.) We rely on Congrats and thanks to all the golfers and sponsors who supported donations of food and use our funds to make up these food parcels. the Round for Rotary at Maccauvlei Golf Course on 28 June and big We collect food from the public during our drives twice a year thanks to Catherine and Cornia for making the day a huge success outside Pick n Pay and Spar. for the Anns. All funds (R30 000!) are to be used to support families Eye clinics take place on the first Saturday of the month from at our schools in Meyerton and Henley area. March to October. Giving sight to people is one of our biggest New year for Rotary Anns projects and we rely on donations of old frames from the com- At the Induction dinner, Katie Coetzee was welcomed as the new munity. These are reused and lenses are replaced to help those who president of the Anns and they bid farewell to Hesca Van Heerden cannot afford much needed spectacles. If you would like to put a whose 2 year presidency was full of love, great fundraising and collection bucket at your company, shop or retirement village, much fun! The photo shows Cornia, Hesca, Katie, Catherine, and contact Lion Carmen Andrews on 065 813 0565. Brenda. Every third Saturday of the month we hold a seniors Bingo after- noon (free) in our Hall ; a get-together for those who want to get out and have some fun. The Lions supply food, beverages and prizes. In December, every year we hold a Christmas Pensioner's Tea. Every Wednesday there are Lions helping with the feeding scheme at the Firehouse Gym in Daleside. At our recent Sew-in (an annual event) we made 39 quilts which were distributed to needy children in a home in Daleside. These are our regular beneficiaries but there are often appeals which we respond to such as the school shoes for the Daleside school children. We offer our hall to local non-profit community groups free of charge. Sunday afternoons sees a chess group full of youngsters learning to play chess. On Thursday afternoons the hall buzzes Ÿ Nerve cells are born and die, and fat cells – live forever! Ÿ I was born to live, not please everyone. with the sounds of sewing machines of the Henley Sewing Group. Ÿ The longer the diagnosis, the shorter is the life left to live. Tuesday nights the Serenity Support Group holds their meetings Ÿ If you didn’t manage to make your life great, it means life did you. (Continued on Page 11)

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A letter and correspondence Each month I look forward to picking up a welcoming edition of our HH "localness"! The Henley Herald July 208 edition refers: I just LOVE the dog P.O. Box 1526 walking pic on page 6! Henley On Klip Well done to Kagiso Mokoena with the laudable achievement in his Comrades Marathon running page 12. 1962 I want to thank Henley@Heart on their efforts and dedication to make our tranquil village warm, welcoming and proudly Henley SMS 084 263 1784 [email protected] with decorations at Christmas and Easter. Every time I drive through the streets at these times I am in awe of the efforts and the DISCLAIMER sincerity with which each decoration has been charmingly created. The Henley Herald disclaims all Henley @ Heart makes these times as well as the in between times liability (including inferred very special. THANK YOU! defamation) in respect of articles Numbers at Midvaal Thank you for a much appreciated and enjoyable little or advertisements contained Fire: 016 360 7500 publication. – Ms Anriet Van Deventer herein. The views expressed by writers Clinic: Correspondence with a British Henleyite are their own opinions and the 016 360 5836/7 Recently we had some correspondence with Brenda Armati, a Henley Herald is not responsible Meyerton Clinic: resident of Henley-on-Thames, UK. She wrote to the Herald for any loss, damage, business interruptions,inferred defamation, 016 362 5880 complaining about footpaths at Greys Green Golf Course. As this or liability arising from readers Meyerton Library: was rather obviously not meant for us we put her right about Henley acting upon any articles herein. on Klip, ZA. 016 360 7443/4 Moreover readers should Here are some interesting points that arose from subsequent themselves verify the accuracy of Henley Library: mails: any article which provides advice 016 366 0112 “Our Henley has a printed newspaper, the Henley Standard. The before acting on the same. Randvaal Library: Henley Herald is a blog. I shall enjoy checking out your newspaper. What a handy mistake on my part. Thank you for replying.” EDITORIAL SUBMISSIONS 016 365 5093 “Henley-on-Thames has a friendship arrangement with Borama All contributions are welcome Call Centre: subject to policy. There is no in Somalia. Their visiting mayor could not understand why there restriction on subject matter or 0861 643 8225 were no crocodiles in the Thames.” length, but contributions are SAPS Meyerton “There is a Henley in Australia where they hold Henley regattas subject to editing. in a dry river bed: the crews run up and down with their legs through Anonymous articles and 016 362 0903/1787 the bottom of the boats. The year it rained it had to be cancelled - contributions submitted under Midvaal Hospital (Three only in Australia.” – Ed noms-de-plumes will be published Rivers) 016 454 6000 provided that the writer's name is Q. How many Australian men does it take to known to us and that the article Potholes: Mail change a light bulb? does NOT name any persons. [email protected] A. None. It's a woman's job Contributions may be faxed to: Q. What is the difference between an Australian .za 086 616 0687 or e-mailed to wedding and an Australian funeral? [email protected] Or A. One less drunk at the funeral An Australian man and his wife are sitting in the [email protected] DEADLINE living room. Bruce says: "Just so you know, Shirl, I The deadline for editorial .za never want to live in a vegetative state, dependent on contributions and advertising is some machine and fluids from a bottle. If that ever the 28th of the month prior to happens, just pull the plug." month of publication. Shirl gets up, unplugs the TV and throws out all his beer. REPRODUCTION AND PRINTING Layout, Typesetting, design and reproduction by: Georges and Sal Hébert. Telephone 016 366 1583 Printing by PCN Printers Telephone 016 366 9901

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HCPF Emergency Telegram Group access to HCPF content and communications (e.g. handheld UHF radio networks) The most asked question from the community after the HCPF The first step in crime fighting is to provide detailed information AGM, 29 July 2018, was "Why did the HCPF terminate the to other members in the messaging group. Closing the public Telegram Emergency group?” emergency group and moving to a members-only group allows Marcel Esterhuysen, chairman of HCPF, members and the HCPF to work as one towards making a change addressing the audience during the recent AGM within Henley on Klip. Emergencies are unable to be monitored by external parties. Non-members who need the services of the HCPF or want to relay information can contact the emergency number 081 813 3912 HCPF is focused on building a family and bringing all residents together to fight back at crime. Any questions or feedback may be sent to [email protected] – Jeremy van Heerden (HCPF Public Relations Officer)

Over a period of several weeks discussions were held around Do you know This is just one camera locations, awareness training and so on, and a regular topic the differences of the questions was the possibility of criminals having access to any public groups b e t w e e n a that is ans- that the HCPF operates on. b u r g l a r y , a wered during CPF organisations around South Africa have learnt how simple it is for criminal elements to access anti-crime group forums on social r o b b e r y a n d HCPF training media apps such as Facebook, WhatsApp and Telegram. This ease b r e a k i n g ' n sessions which of access to anti-crime forums allows criminals to thwart any steps entering? are open to all. taken in crime prevention. Obviously this is not good for the members trying to keep themselves safe and fighting crime. “Every morning brings new potential, but if you dwell on the In an effort to remove such breaches, the HCPF has tried and misfortunes of the day before, you tend to overlook tremendous opportunities.” tested the various platforms available and has found Telegram to Harvey Mackay have the best administration setup to deter access to criminal “As you get older three things happen. The first is your memory activity. goes, and the I can't remember the other two.” Sir Norman Wisdom Operating in the same way as CPFs countrywide are allowed to, “As we grow older, our bodies get shorter and our anecdotes the HCPF has put restrictions in place where membership gives longer.” Robert Quillen rights on signing up. Rights include voting at elective AGMs,

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WHO? WHAT? WHERE? WHEN? Hands on Projects Birds of a Feather: Meets on the third Monday of each month. (Painting and Home Maintenance) Contact Hazel Cameron-Jepson on 016 366 7121 Henley Bowling Club: Interested bowlers contact We do ... [email protected] or go to www.thebowler.co.za ª Painting, Waterproofing, Plumbing, Carpentry, Fencing Henley Bowling Club for Hire: Patricia Verster 082 324 9464 ª Home maintenance and renovations Henley Library Reading Circle: Meets at the library on the ª Security gates and Burglar bars, Gate motors second Wednesday of the month, at10:30 Contact Keke at the ª Car and Shade Ports library 016 366 5865 ª Tree and Wendy Houses Henley Performing Arts: Marie Thompson 016 366 0935 and so much more! Henley Watch: To join contact Sal Hebert 016 366 1583 or 084 263 1784 or go to :www.henleywatch.co.za Call us for a free, no obligation quote Housewives' Club: 3rd Wednesday of the month at 10:00. Jason Wentzel 076 943 7128 or 079 186 8206 Contact Susan 016 366 0551 or 083 584 9309 Lions Club Of Henley On Klip: email: [email protected] Meetings: 1st Monday of the month at O’Connor Hall 18:45 for 19:00. Contact Kathy 083 442 1930 or Kerry Palmer 082 805 1088 Henley Sewing Circle:Meets at the O’Connor Hall every Thursday at 2.00 Lessons are free. Machines are provided. Contact Norma Botha 083 290 3407 Bingo:3rd Saturday of the month at O'Connor Hall. 13:30 for 14:00. All Seniors welcome. Contact Sue Lottering on 082 490 9475 O'Connor Hall for Hire: Contact Norma Botha on 083 290 3407 Eye Clinic: At Meyerton Child Welfare. 1st Saturday of every month. Carmen Andrews 079 913 0281 A r 1st Henley Scouts: Fridays. Cubs 17h30 to 19h00. Scoutst 17h30 i c to 19h30. Enquiries: Steven 082 553 0199 or Greg 083 299 8323l e

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Royal Antedeluvian Order of Buffuloes (RAOB): MeetTe at rry Bunduloo Lodge, 502 Durham road, first Sunday of the month Bate 10am. Contact Des Woods 082 494 8741. ll HCPF: Emergency 081 813 3912, Chairman: Marcel Esterhuysen 083 708 4703, Secretary: Jo-Ann Kruger 061 332 9616 Saturday Striders : Every Saturday at 8.00. Meet at Fraser Park. Walkerville Wine Circle the last Wednesday of every month at Erfdeel Farm in Drumblade. 7pm Contact Gunter for details and Repairs and Upgrades to PCs and Laptops bookings. 073 321 0959 Networking Web Design & Hosting Vaal Seniors Club: Meets every second Friday of the month at Technical Assistance Riverview Lounge at HRV. Contact Joan 083 777 3159. Printers Cartridges (HP, Lexmark, Epson, Samsung, Brother, Oki) Church Services CCTV Cameras, remote access and surveillance Beit Baruch, Messianic Assembly: Every Sabbath (Saturday) POS Systems available We also do call outs in the Vaal Triangle & Gauteng region at 10:00. Contact George 071 139 5275 or Hein 083 774 5609 Henley Christian Fellowship: Sunday at 9.00 at Henley High Cnr. of Verwoerd & Viljoen Road, Rothdene, Meyerton, 1964 School Hall. 082 543 3329 Tel: 016 363 0522. Fax: 016 363 0528 Renier: 083 304 7244. Email: [email protected] Hope Family Church: Sunday services 9.00 to 11.00 \Evening Service 18:00 to 20:00 Last Sunday of the month. Contact 016 366 0545 or 082 387 1497 DENEL PLUMBING St Andrew's Family Church: Worship and Children’s Church Shop No 2, Pretorius Street, Henley on Klip, May - August at 09:30. September to April at 08:30. Communion Tel: 062 986 8066 1st Sunday of the month. Minister: Mrs Natalie Hayes: LICENSED PLUMBERS 072 476 9078 Office 016 366 0800 or 082 575 7238 (PIRB Registered) ü Blocked Drains St Paul's Anglican Church: Sunday services and Sunday ü school 8 to 9:30. All welcome Contact Jean Roy 016 366 0253 or Above/Below Ground Drainage Anne Smith 016 366 0551. Flea Market last Saturday monthly. ü Rain Water Drainage St Philip Benizi Catholic Church: cnr Verwoerd and Reitz Str. ü Hot/Cold Water ü Meyerton. Mass: Weekdays 8am, Saturdays 8am and 6pm, Geysers Sundays 8am ü Certificates of Compliance (COC's) Meyerton Methodist Church: Sunday service 9.00 (Kids and ü Solar Geyser Installations adults) Friday nights: Youth group. 016 362 1736 (office) ü Plumbing supplies Midvaal Berean Fellowship: Sunday 09:00 Bible study, For a Free Quote Please Contact 10:15 Main Service. Ben 082 825 7705 or Chris 060 394 0467 11 Gen Beyers Ave (using SDA building), Meyerton Email: [email protected] Mike 084 515 4317 Also on Facebook August 2018 The Henley Herald Page 11

and colleagues of Connaughton Miller Smith Inc, Cansa, Letaba Känguru Family Fun Run. Juice and Makro, Alberton. On 21 July 2018 at 7.00 at Känguru Foundation, a chilly morning Raising awareness around disabilities was our focus. Each child we anxiously awaited the brave few for registration for our Mandela has his own personality, likes and dislikes, abilities and disabilities day Family Fun Run. To our astonishment cars started to pull into and should not just be labeled a disabled child. All children deserve the parking and our expectations were doubled, even tripled. We love, care and laughter. Having visitors, hearing stories and sharing had over 144 entrants this year giving this event a permanent space smiles was the highlight of their day. on our annual calendar. For more information or detail on how you can get involved please do not hesitate to contact me. – Adele Chmurkowski. 072 593 7416 Pedagogic Leader Känguru Foundation.

(Continued from Page 7) for people suffering with drug addiction and their families and the CPF and Henley Watch hold their AGM's here too. Most of our fundraising for these projects are themselves services to the community: On the first Saturday of the month we hold our book sales at the O'Connor Hall. Please support this worthy cause and donate your old books and come and buy some new ones. At R10 a book they really are a bargain. We also have a jumble sale twice a year where any old clothing, bric-a-brac and furniture that have been donated are sold. We would like to thank everybody who attended the celebration We are putting together a recipe book which we will sell to raise whether it was the 3km walk while pushing one of our children in a funds. Please send me your favourite recipe with your name and if push cart, running the 8km or just for a boerewors roll. Each of you possible with a photo of the item to [email protected]. made a difference in the lives of our children. Our Christmas cakes this year will be selling at R110 for 1kg of We give special thanks to the following people and companies delish moist and moreish cake which will be available in October. who helped to keep the costs for the day low and the much needed You can place your orders with Lion Kerry on 082 805 1088. donations for the day high: Hi Performance, Midas Vereeniging, We are going to be part of WAM. The Lions will be assisting Ivan Stols Vervoer, Ripped Studio Vanderbijlpark, Ludikon visitors at the Information Centre stationed at Annette Cloete and Construction, The Rotary Club of Vereeniging, Model Liquor selling soft drinks and water at the Orchestra evening at the Distributors , MGK Accounting, Rochelle Rode, family and friends (Continued on Page 12)

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More on the SPECIAL RATED AREA and the municipality, the UIP is a mechanism by which beneficiaries Aubrey shares his knowledge pay for additional services. The individual costs depend on the URBAN IMPROVEMENT PRECINCT level and quality of service required with levies calculated at a rate What is an SRA? A Special Rated Area (SRA) is a specific determined by the provision of services determined by the geographic area within which property owners agree to pay for directors. The success of this project will owe its continuation to supplementary services. It is constituted in terms of Section 22 of community support, which only happens when residents have faith the Municipal Property Rates Act 2004. The SRA is the area defined in the safety, security and cleanliness of an area. by Midvaal Municipal demarcated boundaries for Henley on Klip. People feel safe when an urban environment is holistically What is a UIP? Once the SRA is agreed upon by the community, managed, has well served public areas and amenities, and offers then a Steering Committee is voluntarily appointed to set up the visible policing. Through the efforts of the UIP property values Urban Improvement Precinct (UIP) and to drive the project. A will increase, the area will be grime free, and crime will be reduced. Section 21 Company, a non-profit company, (NPC) needs to be Residents raised questions about why they should be encouraged to established and directors (minimum of 3) must to be elected for this pay levies in addition to their rates and taxes. Ratepayers must Company commonly called “The Board”. These elected (non realise the municipality's mandate involves delivering services to remunerated) people must come from the community and be people previously un-serviced/disadvantaged areas and that means there who have Henley on Klip's interests at heart, is insufficient capital to maintain and upgrade more affluent ones. The function of the UIP is not only to provide a top-up service of To keep the value of our investments, we need to undertake our litter-picking and security surveillance in the streets, but to unlock own initiatives. Neither the municipality nor the private sector economic opportunity by creating a vibrant complete urban could fully deliver on cost-effective infrastructure and environment which will secure property values, encourage management to the development nodes and thus UIPs are the investment, and deliver an improved service. mechanisms by which to achieve the desired goals. What are the advantages of setting up a UIP? What would I be called to do in a UIP An Urban Improvement Precinct (UIP) initiative is a bid to protect 1. Support the UIP initiative in Henley with the next step being, to the multimillion-rand investments in homes, businesses and formulate leadership to drive the project. Legally, UIPs require infrastructure. 66 percent support from residential property owners. In time, the objective of the UIP is to grow into a comprehensive 2. Sign the consent form and spread the message about the UIP. urban management structure providing a wide scope of on-the- 3. Attend the establishment meeting to show your support to the ground services such as security, landscaping, providing lighting project and for the improvement of Henley. and kerbstones, clearing vacant plots and general maintenance. 4. When the UIP is agreed upon, a Management Committee needs Very importantly, the UIP works in close partnership with the to be elected from the ratepayers, who then elect a chairperson to municipality to optimise service delivery while lobbying for head the applicable Management Committee. Nominations to infrastructure to support economic growth. UIPs further unify these positions will be required from the residents. property owners around a common vision for the area. 5. Make yourself available to serve your community or assist Operating as private-public partnerships by business, residents and where needed. – Malcolm Hack 083 625 9250 www.henley-uip.co.za Notice is hereby given for a community meeting for the establishment of the Urban Improvement Precinct (UIP) for the area of Henley on Klip defined as the Special Rated Area (SRA). WHEN: Thursday 30 August 2018 at 19:00 WHERE: Assemblies of God Hall, Regatta Road

WE ARE THE OFFICIAL DISTRIBUTORS OF EPOL PRODUCTS AT (Continued from Page 11) WHOLESALE PRICES Assemblies of God. We hire the hall out at a very reasonable rate for private YOU’VE KNOWN THE BRAND SINCE 1913 functions, such as the Henley Performing Arts, art workshops, NOW AVAILABLE ON YOUR DOORSTEP birthday parties and weddings. Should you wish to book, kindly contact Lion Kerry - 082 805 1088. WE STOCK We are a busy group serving our community where we can and EPOL PRODUCTS keeping the cash flow going means holding functions and depen- MIXED FOWL FEED, CRUSHED MAIZE etc. ding on our community to support us by way of donations of MILK REPLACEMENT clothing, books, food, and so on and attendance at our fundraising GRASS BALES / LUCERNE functions. OPTIMIZOR DOG FOOD Before I became a Lion I never realised how severe the suffering MOLATEK PRODUCTS is for some people from all walks of life. There are people who have lost their jobs, their houses, their transport due to unforeseen WE ARE SITUATED AT R551 HENLEY ON KLIP circumstances: basics which most of us take for granted. In a split second your life can change so be grateful for what you have right now. Should you wish to be part of the Lions Club of Henley on Klip, either as a fully inducted Lion or Friend of the Lion, please contact us. Lion Inge la Barré, Fundraising Director. 084 512 0355 PO BOX 1533 HENLEY ON KLIP People who don't know the difference 1962 between entomology and etymology bug TEL:082 390 5477 / 084 587 7772 me in ways I can't put into words.