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Parkview Residents’ Association Golf Day
The PRA is hosting its inaugural Golf Day at the Parkview Golf Club in June. All residents, friends, companies and colleagues are invited to join us as we raise funds for the improvement and upgrading of the streets and pavements in the shopping and business area of Tyrone Avenue.
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Date:
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Thursday 7 June, 2012 | |
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Venue:
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Parkview Golf Club (where else?!) | |
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Tee off times:
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11h00-12h45 (Morning field 07h45-08h17) | |
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Competition:
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Alliance 4- Ball | |
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Cost:
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R2 400 per 4-Ball which includes green fees, half way house vouchers, 1 caddy per 4-ball (compulsory) and a light supper |
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Sponsorship:
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R1 500 per hole | |
| Sponsorship with a 4-Ball is R3 500 |
If you can assist with prizes, please also let us know.
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Saxonwold & Parkwood Residents Association of Johannesburg
Message from the Committee:
SAPRA’s objective for 2011 is to further entrench its position as a working Resident Association which deals constructively with problems that arise. The focus is still those matters emanating from Council issues such as unwanted development, BRT, electricity billing and illegal advertising. SAPRA intends to consolidate its position and further raise our profile. The ‘Green Team’ will again move through the suburbs cleaning and a new innovation is that a supervisor has been employed who will note problems such as potholes and leaking water meters. These will be reported and reference numbers received will be followed up. A residents association is only as strong as the number of households it represents. Although we have a loyal following, our numbers remain low – only one in four households paid their membership fees in 2010.
SAPRA can only continue with its work with the support of its members. Your January-December 2012 subscription of R550.00 is now payable. Statements are being sent out. A/C details: SAPRA (Saxonwold & Parkwood Residents Association), Standard Bank, Killarney, Account number 001 670 190 / Branch code 007205 / reference number is your street address and names. Visit www.sapra.org.za
Rosebank CPF (Community Police Forum):
- Please Note: The Rosebank CPF AGM will take place in the Delville Wood Room, at the War Museum, Erlswold Way, Saxonwold, at 17h30 on the 12 July.
Although reported crime statistics were low, two incidents were reported:
Read more... The following information has been taken from the Johannesburg City Website (www.joburg.org.za click on residents—tariffs)
Read more... The Johannesburg zoo’s super mum
It is not only humans who look after their offspring, super mum Daisy, the Johannesburg Zoo’s Chimpanzee has been very busy nurturing her babies for almost 20 years. Not bad for a mother whose oldest son Yoda is ready to take charge of the group and whose youngest son Charles is still being taught about the social graces of being a chimp , such as learning not to steal food from the other members in the group.
Road Closures on Friday 18/05/2012 Craddock avenue from Baker to Bolton, the hours will be between 06H00 and 17H00, we need this area to dismantle our tower cranes which have a boom length of 65 m and require space to strip. We should have the crane stripped and removed by Sunday 20/05/2012.
Road Closures on Baker street the weekend of the 25/05/2012 from Craddock to Oxford, the hours would be between 06H00 and 17H00, this would be to dismantle the Baker street tower crane and same applies as above, this should be complete by Sunday 27/05/2012.
The implosion of the Nedbank Gardens last Sunday went off without a hitch.
My video of it can be viewed here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pLJ5ruRDD4g
14 March 2012 | Release: immediate
DA Members of the City of Johannesburg's Public Safety section 79 oversight committee are greatly concerned by the lack of progress that has been made in making our city a safer environment over the past year.
Read more... SAFE SAXONWOLD NEWSLETTER
Newsletter 13 of 2012 | Week ending 20th April 2012
Dear Saxonwold, Rutland, Worcester and Bristol Road Residents,
SAXONWOLD NEWS
Saxonwold had a quiet week without any incidents of contact or soft crime.
Houghton has also been quiet this week as well.
All CAP areas have also generally been quiet this week
Call rate
Our call rate is slowly creeping up – this week we got our rate up to 19 calls. This is still not good enough and we need to improve by making more calls. Thank you to our residents who are phoning the control room.
Crime Investigations – Polygraphs, Lie Detector and Voice Stress Tests
I was privileged to have a Voice Stress specialist speak at one of my meetings last month. Some of the details that were revealed shook me to my core. This is a complex lesson that will include methodologies used to bribe and threaten domestics and gardeners (or their children, husbands or boyfriends) into not only passing on valuable information to the criminals but also forcing them to leave “markings”.
Click here to download the Sapra Invite 2012
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Q&A Workshop:
Wright Rose-Innes Inc are a firm of Attorneys who would like to give back to the community. Questions regarding the Consumer Protection Act, National Credit Act and the New Companies Act will be addressed in a Q&A Workshop on Thursday, May 17th 2012. The venue is 96 Jan Smuts Avenue on at the offices of Wright Rose-Innes Inc, at 18h00-19h30. There will be no cost for participation. Small groups of approximately 10 persons will be preferred. Contact Penny Davidoff on 011 447 8540 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Read more...To win a R250 meal voucher from Gingko, please submit a photo of your favourite street in Saxonwold and Parkwood.
The picture we choose as the background on the website for each month will win the prize.
To Enter click and submit you Picture of your favourite street in Saxonwold and Parkwood.
General News
CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE CONSTITUTION OF SAXONWOLD AND PARKWOOD RESIDENTS’ ASSOCIATION
If you would like to sign a petition against the development of a 4 1/2 storey mixed use office & residential block on Erf 538, 40 Ashford Road, Parkwood, print the form provided on the SAPRA website, sign and drop at 6 Wantage Road, Parkwood. Click here for Petition