As I type this on Monday morning, July 10, it is snowing in Johannesburg. Icy cold rain pours down here in Pennington and the sun is shining. There appears to be much confusion.
A request has been received for items for Christmas shoeboxes which go to Alex Park, Amcup, together with some pensioners and needy children. Contact Rix Windell on 072 1108988.
Items required include toothpaste, toothbrushes, hand cream, soap, facecloths, roll-on deodorant, sweets, biscuits, socks for men.
The same items are needed for children, if they are older than 10, together with a new item of clothing and something to use at school.
Smaller children get a toy and a piece of clothing and something for school. Community members can put anything into the shoebox eg chips, etc.
Here’s some important information for beach walkers – if you come across a stranded seal, you can help by knowing what to do and who to call.
What to do: call the authorities, set up a 5m perimeter to keep onlookers and dogs away. Gather information. Stay with the seal.
What not to do: chase the seal back into the sea, touch, feed or handle the seal in any way.
Saambr is one of the principal members of the KZN Marine Stranding Network. Contact them for any stranded marine animal incidents on 031 3288222.
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For gardeners, farmworkers and all those who come into contact with alien invasive plants, there is training available. This is a Bazley Conservancy initiative supported by Elsa Pooley.
The training includes practical application, a learning manual, together with a certificate of competence on completion of the three-day course. Contact 084 5187589 or 031 7053852 for further information.
There will be an e-waste collection at the recycling depot at Relton Hall every Wednesday, between 09:00 and 10:00. Items to be included – any household appliance that worked from a power outlet or battery, anything with a circuit board (computer equipment, printers, sound or TV, cellphones).
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