Tanglewood Nursery R10.00 Specials for the month of February!
9pm - Herbart's Symphonic Brass
1. Facial + 30min back massage R600
After running the HBI (Hilton Business Initiative) project for three years Kate Warr has handed the baton on to Cilla (Pickering) Hilcove. Kate said, ‘Thank you so much to you, the Hilton Community, for your amazing support of me and the project over the past few years. I know the project will only go from strength to strength under Cilla's leadership and with the community’s support.’
When it is really hot in Hilton ..... come and enjoy one of Elements amazing milkshakes, frappe or ice coffees!! They are guaranteed to make you feel chillled.
New lunch specials are on offer too!
Beef Lasagne with chips & salad for R59.90
Quiche (sundried tomato, feta, spinach & olives) with chips & salad for R59.90.
Situated below Hilton Life Hospital opp Local Pharmacy.
The UCSI is going well and we continue to have a positive impact in our community. The UCSI membership is growing, and we really need to encourage more local businesses, shopping centres, estates, security companies and schools to come on board. Support a wonderful, local initiative.
UCSI vehicle
The UCSI is in need of a vehicle for our Operations Manager. If anyone is able to assist with:
1. Selling a reliable, cost effective, second-hand vehicle to the UCSI
OR
2. Donating a vehicle to the UCSI (Section 18A can be issued)
OR
3. Any other helpful, cost effective option
Please contact Frans on 063 068 9652 as soon as possible. That would be greatly appreciated.
Gantry update
The UCSI has the full CAPEX funding amount to get Gantry 14 erected on the R617 (Boston / Bulwer Road towards Mpophomeni) outside Dunning House (near Midmar Building supplies). We just need more monthly operational membership funding (OPEX) to come in. Please can we encourage residents and business entities in the Merrivale, Merrivale Heights and Howick West areas to come on board.
The UCSI also has partial CAPEX funding for Gantry 18 on Prospect Road outside Fairfield Dairy (as one enters Howick / Howick West from the N3) and for Gantry 26 outside Stockowners (as one comes off the N3 heading towards Tweedie). If there are any other businesses out there that would like to donate between R20k – R40k towards these gantries, please contact Frans.
The UCSI is a registered NPC and able to issue a Section 18A certificate for any donations made.
Operations update
The UCSI Operations Manager is monitoring numerous vehicles entering our communities on a daily basis. SAPS is contacted and checks are done. Discernment is a key skill needed in order to do this, as numerous vehicles pass through our UCSI SNIPR cameras that need following up for various reasons. This close working relationship with SAPS is key to making the right calls to action. Over the past 10 days the UCSI has followed up on 14 such vehicles successfully.
It is also critical that legitimate and credible information is loaded onto the SNIPR system. Again, this is where the UCSI Operations Manager is clinical about the information loaded, as well as checking up on the information that has been loaded by other entities that utilise the broader SNIPR network. The SAPS Crime Administration System (CAS) also feeds live into SNIPR, so vehicles wanted by SAPS for various crimes committed, are also monitored by the UCSI and SAPS dispatched accordingly.
How can you get involved?
Please join the UCSI as a contributing member. The UCSI will not be sustainable without monthly community support from business entities, shopping centres, hospitals, schools, estates, security companies and private individuals.
Contact Frans on 063 068 9652 or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. for more information on how to join and make a contribution. Private individuals from R 50 pm and business entities from R 300 pm.
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The new Grace College Grade 8's have been very busy.
Laddsworth Primary School welcomed the new Grade Ones for 2020 on Wednesday 15 January 2020.
KwaZulu-Natal Swimmer Chad Ho will be chasing an elusive eighth title when he takes on a strong international field at the famous aQuellé Midmar Mile, taking place near Howick from 8-9 February.
The two-time Olympian last won the race in 2016, when he also set the record for the fastest time of 17 minutes flat. But he’s determined to add title number eight to his impressive haul of accolades which includes a 5km open water world title.
“Winning is always the main priority and I am confident in my ability to win my eighth title,” said the race’s most successful swimmer. “However, it will come down to race day and if it is my day.”
Ho’s first taste of victory came in the 13 years and under category, which he won back in 2004, and since 2008 he’s finished in the top 10 in the main race every year, including his run of seven titles from 2010 to 2016.
“I don’t think there are any secrets to success in open water swimming. It is all about who performs on the day, who is in their best condition, who has picked the best line and the water conditions during the race. It's anyone's race, which is what I love about it.”
The 29-year-old added: “The international swimmers definitely add a competitive edge, they push you harder and it makes for great viewing for the spectators. In saying that, it is also not something I allow to cloud my focus. I can only control my swim and how I do on the day, so I choose to remain focused on that.”
While the mile distance isn’t contested at the Olympics, Ho explained that the aQuellé Midmar Mile still forms an important part of his preparation as he looks to qualify for his third Games.
“Midmar allows me to assess my current progress. It is not the distance I need to qualify for but it is an opportunity to race. Every opportunity to push yourself before the Olympics is a good one,” he explained.
The first step in achieving that qualification for Tokyo 2020 will be finishing in the top two at the national championships in Jeffrey’s Bay in March.
“It is every professional athlete's dream to compete at the highest level of competition. To say I have not only been to one, not two, but three Olympics is an indescribable feeling. This is what I spend every day working towards, and knowing my efforts paid off in the end will make it all worth it.”
But first he’ll be looking for another Midmar win and training has been ramped up to give him the best possible shot at that.
“Training has been going well. We are currently in a period of doing high mileage and have been for about two weeks now. Some days are really tough and I am finished at the end of the day, but it is what is required to compete at the level I am aiming for.”
Ho has been lining up on the banks of the KZN dam since the age of six, so the event is of particular significance to him. “Midmar is an event whereby family, co-workers and friends can come together and take part in an event as a team or even as support for any individuals taking part,” he explained.
“For me personally it is a family-orientated weekend. I don’t get to have my family by my side at races very often and this is the one event that allows for that. I have been doing Midmar since the age of six and it has always been a significant event for myself and my family.”
Dubbed the world’s largest open water race, the aQuellé Midmar Mile sees over 12,000 swimmers covering the 1.6km distance over two days of racing. Entries close on 26 January. For more information, head to: https://www.midmarmile.co.za/how-to-enter/
Photo credit to Jetline Action Photo.
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This group was founded by Mr Graham Moore of Johannesburg, who, after leaving drug rehabilitation and entering back into the outside world, realised that there was no form of support for either himself to remain accountable, or for his family to be educated about the challenges of recovery.
The aim of the group is to invite recovering addicts and their families suffering from the consquences of any form of substance abuse or addiction, to talk about their challenges in a non-threatening environment where everyone in the group is talking from their own personal experiences.
HEAL has grown to the extent that there are now 16 groups operating mostly in the Johannesburg area, but with four groups in KZN: Ramsgate, Westville, Kloof and Hilton.
Sue Bentley and Dorothy Marshall, facilitate the Hilton group which meets every Wednesday evening on an ongoing basis, at the HCF Church, opposite Grace College School, from 6.30pm - 8.30pm. Entrance is free.
The group focuses on educating and empowering families about addiction and about such concepts as denial, setting boundaries, enabling, co-dependency etc. Most people are completely ignorant about these concepts, and of how their own behaviours can in fact cause the addiction to continue.
HEAL also provides information on rehabilitation centres, court procedures, drug testing procedures, relapse prevention plans etc.
The group is run on Christian principles, but is open to all members of the community regardless of their faith.
The groups are not restricted to substance/alcohol abuse issues, but are for all types of addiction, including gambling, eating disorders etc. Heal works best when the family unit is working together towards a common goal.
More information can be found on the Heal website www.healministries.com.
Heal is a Public Benefit Organisation PBO.No. 930033128.
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