Margate Moves: Fill those water buckets

RESIDENTS are urged to take note that there could be water interruptions following a work stoppage by workers affiliated to the South African Municipal Workers’ Union at Ugu District Municipality.

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The statement issued by the municipality claims the strike action is illegal and that it has engaged the services of law enforcement agencies to deal with possible acts of sabotage to municipal infrastructure.

During a previous unprotected strike the workers caused major disruptions to the water supply.

Over the past weekend many areas in Ramsgate were without water for days.

Be prepared and fill up any spare containers with water.

More municipal matters

The winter holiday season starts next month which should give Ray Nkonyeni Municipality enough time to fix all the non-functioning street lights in Margate’s central business district.

Driving through the town at night is a dark, gloomy and unwelcoming sight. Margate Business Association has planned Mardi Gras during the winter holidays, but who can enjoy a street party in the dark.

Perhaps the MBA needs to put more pressure on the municipality’s street light maintenance team to repair the lights ASAP.

Fun fair

Margate Retirement Village’s Residents’ Activities Committee is hosting a Craft Fair and Market at the Azalea Hall this Saturday, June 2 from 8.30am.

Not only will there be great hand-made goods on offer but a good selection of jewellery, art and plants too.

But for many the best part of any fair is the traditional fare and tasty curry and rice, boerewors rolls and pancakes will be on offer. Talented Shelly King will provide the background music in the tea garden.

For more information contact Liz Curran at 039 3125000.

Come up trumps

Southbroom Bridge Club is hosting an open day this Thursday (31st) starting at 8.45am.

If you are a beginner or an intermediate player you are invited to enjoy a morning of fun, supervised duplicate bridge.

The club meets at the Southbroom Golf Clubhouse’s main lounge and the cost is R30 which includes tea/coffee and sandwiches (R20 for SCB members).

To RSVP phone Sandy Fitzgerald at 082 3308853 or Jean Powell at 072 2196464.

Beautiful blooms

Floral artists and lovers of flowers are invited to the South Coast Floral Art Club’s annual show.

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It takes place at the Margate Methodist Church Hall this Tuesday (June 5) from 9am. Apart from the beautiful flowers there will be plenty of lucky draws and tea/coffee and tasty eats will be served.

Tickets cost R50 per person. Phone Saroj Pillay at 071 6828781 for more information.

Date to diarise

This year’s Ramsgate Art and Book Festival takes place from August 2 to 5.

The organisers are calling on South Coast poets to submit their work for inclusion in a printed book of poetry. There will be two sections – one for children and the other for adults to encourage people of all ages to send in their pieces.

There will also be a recital evening where poets can recite their own-penned works or their favourite poems.

For details about the festival contact Barbie Meyer at 082 4963545.

Deepest sympathy

Condolences are with Zethu Ngomo on death of her husband Aaron on May 27. He also leaves behind two sons, Morgan and Forward.

Good wishes

Celebrating birthdays this week are Quinton Saggers, Robyn Olivant, Heidi Doveton, Ben Theunissen and Barrie Willis (30th), Treffon Smith (31st), Lisa Taylor, Joy Forbes, Sadie Neaves, Flynn Davis, Rayne Ponting and Liz Curran (1st), Norman Hlope, Callum Potgieter, Gurney Mathews and Greg Berry (2nd), Peter Massyn, Brian Henning and Darryl Joliffe (3rd), Kitty Steenmans, Lynda Rowley, Belinda van Wyk and Skylar O’Dea (4th) and Kyle Fisher, Sandy Gernholtz and Martin Otto (5th).

Happy anniversary wishes go to Liz and Steve Coulson (30th), Kym and Karl Hill (31st), Roy and Wendy Nolan (2nd) and Ryan and Kate Vetter and Lindsay and Lee Scott (3rd).

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