Community spirit is alive and well in Brakpan as residents take it upon themselves to make a difference in their neighbourhoods.
Over the last week, various community members have been in action tackling overgrown and unkempt open spaces or heeding calls for assistance.
On Friday afternoon, members from Community Emergency Response Services (CERS) assisted the fire department to clear branches of a tree that had fallen on Athlone Avenue.
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They also assisted with the removal of another tree on Monday. The tree had been felled by the parks department along Hamilton Avenue.
CERS, PR Clr Riaan van Zyl, AfriForum members and members of the public removed the tree and cleaned up the area.
On Saturday, volunteers of the community clean-up group met in Anzac where they cleaned the area in the vicinity of the old train station near the corner of Kleinfontein Road and Edward Street.
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Huntingdon resident Clif Jacobs, with the help of some of his workers, and Shaun Klinkenberg cleaned up the area near the Huntingdon entrance on Voortrekker Road On Sunday.
The 42-year-old has done this several times and also tries to maintain the park inside Huntingdon, where the grass is overgrown and threatens to attract criminal elements.
Jacobs, who does this maintenance at his own cost, is of the opinion that more residents should get involved to clean up their neighbourhoods.
