Message from the Chairperson

Hi All

Hope you all had a great weekend !

This is just a short note to say a BIG thank you for all who participated in the clean- up of the stream in Carel Venter Park on Saturday. I know many of you who couldn’t make it because of other prior commitments would have loved to be there as well. Don’t worry there will definitely be a next time!!

There was approximately 40 of us residents who came to help with the clean up. We jointly ran this campaign with the generous aid of City Parks who provided plastic bags for us, the water division who supplied about 15 people and a truck, Pikitup who generously provided a skip, 100 latex gloves and a over a hundred plastic bags. We also wish to thank Shoprite in Greymont for facilitating the donation of cool drinks and chips through a supplier.

There was such a spirit of camaraderie working side by side with fellow residents and City Park employees, getting to know each other in light hearted but productive work where everyone got stuck in to pick up litter in the stream and on the banks. It was really a historic day in the life of Greymont where through joint effort that we as residents can say,’ we are proudly “Greymonters”!’ we also say a big thank you for the initiative of Linde Rolf for making 500 car stickers “ I LOVE (A HEART) GREYMONT”. At our next meeting we will be selling them in order to help raise funds for the forum. Can anyone do T –Shirts?

I think we are going to unofficially name the Carel Venter Park – the Greymont Park from now on. What do you think?

What became abundantly clear is that the stream has to be cleaned on a regular basis. After the storm on Saturday night the banks of the stream was full of litter again. The main problem is that all storm water drains lead directly into the stream from either side of Greymont. Any litter, rubbish lying in the streets of Greymont gets washed away and eventually finds its way into the stream.

Please residents when you go or come out of your homes every day please pick up any litter in front of your property/ pavement and in the road. It helps to keep Greymont neat and tidy as well as keeping our little stream in the Greymont Park a little less littered!

Thanks once again for your continued support and commitment to Greymont. Let us continue to make Greymont great once more!

Kind  Regards

CLIVE P. MALHERBE - CHAIRPERSON