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THE H£NL£Y HERALD FEBRUARY 2014 FEBRUARY 2014 www.henle herald.co.za Inside People Against The Metro Fornaally established conanaunity organisation geared to fight Councillor's Corner P2 the Municipal Denaarcation Board Horace Kent P2 The unilateral decision of the Demarcation Board to incorporate Midvaal Municipality into the Henley Clean up P3 proposed Emfuleni Metro necessitates reaction from all affected residents within Midvaal and Women's Business P4 surrounding areas. The total disregard for the petitions, consultation, and also collective remonstration by the residents Acetylene Plant? PS of this municipal area cannot be accepted in quiet submission, notably in the absence of common HRRA report PS courtesy, but also the undertaking to provide generalised feedback, as well as specified reasons why Midvaal Jnr Council P6 such a decision has been taken and enforced by the Demarcation Board, and published in the Gazette. Accepting this untoward conduct, would be tantamount to accepting a serious deterioration in our Editorial P7 quality of life and immediate collapse into a similar general maintenance and service delivery disaster, Letter P9 as is vividly evident in Emfuleni. Amere excursion through the CBD ofVereeniging would confirm the Who What Where P10 fact that whoever is governingthat local authority, is guilty of gross dereliction of duty and abuse of tax payers' money. Walkerville Show P11 This we can patently not allow, and hence our emphatic statement that we have to accept the status Conservancy news P11 quo and not submitto this decision in a slavish and acquiescent fashion. Jim Fouche Road P13 Midvaal has provided an exemplary municipal service over the years, and by sheer visual comparison, exceptional in contrast to the surrounding areas. Disappearing bees P14 Moreover, in keeping with Article 10 of the Bill of Rights as enshrined in Chapter 2 of the (Continued on Page 6) �1�Je����!.��o�0���3�8,��!�! Laiy andthe 'T ramp o c;m;mm!I !ILill!f!lID:t o [iX!X!:l OOX!]!)o�ffiB PttPatfour o�lE!lliIDi!IDo[illill)!DBol!'<ilil!�OOJ!llitlliID Much more than Dog Food, Bird Seed, Fertilisers, Fencing & Irrigation Visit the factory just outside Meyerton (on the Meyerton Heidelberg Road) Page 2 The Henley Herald February 2014 www.henleyherald.co.za Coundllors Corner council has also been busy after the Christmas holidays and the heavy rains filling in potholes. The Auditor General reported back Dear Residents ofHenley to council on 30 January and congratulated us on receiving our If you have not yet registered to vote I urge you to register at the IEC ninth consecutive unqualified audit report. We are one ofonly three offices in Meyerton. If you are not sure whether you are registered municipalities in the whole country who have achieved this or where you are registered, you can SMS your ID number to number of consecutive unqualified audits. 32810. The IEC will reply within minutes to give you the answers. People often saythat, in a democracy, decisions are made by a Registering to vote ensures that your voices is heard in the country's majority of the people. Of course, that is not true. Decisions 2014 elections - special elections - as next year, the country are made by a majorityof those who make themselves heard and celebrates 20 years since the dawn of democracy. who vote - a very different thing. �Walter H Judd The General Election will be held before the middle of this year, - Cllr Lynda Parsonson probably during May. The voters roll will be closed as soon as the President announces the date of the election and no further regi Hora�e Kent's des�endants visit Henley stration can take place. This announcement is expected shortly after Horace Kent, the founder of Henley in 1904, built his house near the Februaryregistration weekend. the railway, the house now known as Ye Olde Haunte, housing Gauteng is expected to be a key battleground for the major parties. Sherry's Bar. In the sixties his great grandson, Paul Kent Wright The two dominant parties are currently seen to be very evenly (grandson ofHorace's matched in the province and so every single vote will make a dif daughter who married ference. The DA's goal is to win Gauteng. Ifwe do so, with the help a Wright), as a boy, of your vote, the demarcation issue will disappear. used to visit the old With so many hot issues such as Nk.andla, e-Tolls and the demar house and had his cation of Midvaal into Emfuleni affecting us directly, voters have picture taken there. never had so many reasons to get out there and vote. You have the This year Paul (seen power to be one of the people that tips the scales and changes the here with Koos van future of this country. Eck) brought his When one votes, one is not doing anyone a favour but actually fam ily out from the exercising one's constitutionally enshrined right to choose the UK and wanted to country's leaders. Across the world people have died fighting for the L______ .---• revisit the places of right to vote and be part of a democracy: By registering to vote _:_ his youth. He made contact with members of the museum you'll be showing that you think that right is important. Today, committee (that is a story in itself-the wonders of Google) and one many people across the world are still denied the right to vote. afternoonjust before Christmas, he and his fam ily met with Ester Some good news: The planning of street lightsin Henley has been Nast, Anne Short and Koos van Eck at the museum (Ilse Spies, the finalised and the first phase should be completed by June . 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(B.V.Sc.) 0\ Small groups • one on one tuition 0�"' o "' Consulting Hours Fully equipped playground Monday - Friday 08:00 - 12:00 and 15:30 -18:30 Activities: gym, putt-putt, soccer, computers Saturday -Sunday 09:00 -12:00 Children 18 months 6 years welcome �·�� � - ".<Jo � Public Holidays by Appointment Only "' � \> �,6.� 087 751 1257 (07:30 to 18:30) Principal: Sue Hibberd o"?�0 0 \�o or 082 443 3530 (After Hours) Tel: 072 308 6872 "'"� February 2014 The Henley Herald Page 3 www.henleyherald.co.za (Continued from Page 2) curator was very upset to miss this but she was away on holiday). He Henley residents clean up brought with him several pictures of historical interest including On 18 January 55 Henley residents again turned out for the Clean one of Horace himself (This was a special find as the museum up. These clean-ups arranged by Henley at Heart are open to all comm had not been able to find any photos of him) While Ester residents (Don't wait for an invitation!) Lynn Reid, one of the made copies of the photos and Koos tried to get every piece of cleaners, snapped this pie of Lucky from information out of Paul, the family toured the museum. Later the Malawi who came over with a weedeater party went to the Circle of Life and admired the park and read the and offered his help. He said that he, too, plaques. Then they visited the newly restored Kent graves at St would like to do his bit for keeping Henley -.. Paul'sandYeOldeHaunte. clean and neat. He cut an overgrown On his return home, Paul mailed saying how much they had entrance to a servitude which looked much enjoyed their visit, thanked everybody for their hospitality and neater after he had finished. complimented us on our museum. _ Ed The next Henley Clean-up is a Litter Pick-Up Day scheduled for 1 March. Be at Henley library: a gem Kliphouse at 08h30 for 09h00 and work until 1 lhOO, after which we will debrief and enjoy refreshments. Please remember to bring your garden gloves, sunscreen, caps and hats, and plastic bags as well as your community spirit and let us together keep this village of ours a place to be proud of. Please confirm your participation with Irma on 082 413 6184 -Ed Apology· RotaryAnn s' Solar Light Project For the past six months the Rotary Anns have been buying the components and assembling solar lights in Consol jars. They have sold many in order to raise funds to donate many more to such worthy causes as the matric students ofMeyerton High who have no other light to study by. In the December issue of the Herald, this in Midvaal, are privileged to have libraries that are very well project was attributed to the Lions. The Herald apologises for the managed and maintained and enjoy a generous budget enabling error.