Tweni Talk: Bylaws are in place for a reason

ANNITA Britz was at Tweni Beach last Saturday and later reported on social media that she had been bitten by a German shepherd dog. The owner of the two German shepherds was a holidaymaker with a GP registration and apparently the dogs were on leashes.

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They were however reportedly vicious and suddenly attacked Annita from behind when she passed them next to the kiosk. The owner pulled the dog back, but it should have been reported to law enforcement at 039 6825555 rather than on social media. There are bylaws in place to protect beachgoers. If you see anyone doing anything that is an infringement of bylaws, please report it immediately and ask for an OB number.

Sad tidings

Neville Slade, bar manager at the Bell Bowling Club for 12 years, sadly died last week. Neville earned himself the nickname ‘Jody’ (after racing driver Jody Scheckter) because of the way he drove.

Power problems

Tweni had more than its fair share of electricity woes last weekend the strange thing is it seemed to only have affected parts of the suburb.

So, it definitely cannot be blamed on load shedding. When reporting the outage over the weekend, the complainant was told that technicians only start work at 8am.

People who run home industries are finding it difficult to carry on their little businesses, which are generally in place to supplement meagre pensions.

Ongoing flooding

Debbie Holl of Norwood Road had her double garage flooded yet again due to the fact that the kerbing and drainage has not yet been sorted out properly by Ray Nkonyeni Municipality.

Thank you

Ameera Ahmed wants to thank the friendly firemen who rescued her cat Sofia from a treetop recently.

Beach clean-up

What a difference a morning makes when the Umtentweni Conservancy, with the help of about 30 volunteers, get together on Saturday mornings at the Sandspit – a popular fishing spot on the northern bank of the Umzimkhulu River. The clean-up yielded a huge pile of at least 60 bags of rubbish.

Sincere gratitude

Please folks, as mentioned before, make use of the facilities, picnic spots and beaches, but take your rubbish away with you. Thanks go to Clive Berry (for the skip), Carmen Jesson (for the jumping castle), Sanitech (for the loo), Umthunzi Hotel and Conference, Gabi Hill, journalist Shona Aylward and the South Coast Herald. Volunteers had a lovely braai and Brian Lange provided his famous trips up-river.

Did you know?

Cheryl Oldfield, manager at Anerley Service Centre wants to share ‘the best-kept secret on the South Coast’. The centre offers subsidised meals to senior citizens five days a week. A healthy, hot meal (with dessert) costs only R40. Contact Cheryl at 039 6812270 or 072 1991582.

A call away

An annual membership of only R60 per person entitles members to attend exercise classes at the centre on Monday and Thursday mornings from 8 to 9am. Learn a new hobby or have your blood pressure checked on a Wednesday morning. There are also a variety of concerts, talks and shows planned throughout the year. This is your opportunity to break out of the doldrums and meet some new friends. Tired of deciding what to cook? The solution is a call away.

Celebrations

Congratulations to Di and John Saunders on their 28th anniversary. Birthday wishes go to Tayne Whitwam (turned 14 on February 11th), Lorraine Smythe (11th), Eric Casey and Christine Jansen van Vuuren (12), Marlene van Tonder (13th), Jade Balfour (15th), Debi Stewart (16th) and Thea Erasmus (17th).

All news to Leila.

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