The well-loved, shade loving Busy Lizzie or Impatiens which died off about 8 years ago, allegedly from a virus has been spotted in a Winterskloof garden as pictured here. If you find some in your shady areas please email photos to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.and nurture it. You have been chosen as the guardian of the resurgent Impatiens!

The open day was set for success as the sun came out for the first time in days offering visitors a warm welcome to a very well organised calendar event at Laddsworth. Many nearby KZN schools were represented and the school hall was abuzz with activity.

Our Capulum College display attracted many interested parents and children. Once again, while listening to our headboy and headgirl discuss their experiences and academic progress during their time at Capulum, we realised the very important niche we are fulfilling in the education market.

Parents sought guidance and support for their children who presented with challenges from dyslexia, dysgraphia and dyscalculia to social anxiety in high density classrooms. Many parents were visibly relieved to learn that Capulum College offers not only beautiful surroundings in the heart of Hilton, with very small classes, but personal attention that was sometimes lost in larger classrooms in larger schools.

In addition to this, the fact that we offer a nurturing, caring and supportive school environment to parents as well as children, appealed to parents wanting to be fully invested in their child's education and future.

Altogether the day was a resounding success – long live the Laddsworth Expo!

For interested parents we will be hosting our bi-annual OPEN DAY on the 5th of March 2015, from 9am till 1pm at 1 Church Lane, Hilton. Please feel free to join us for refreshments and tour of our beautiful school!

News supplied by Capulum College.

John Fowler is harvesting potatoes at the moment, so several people have won lovely spuds over the past few weeks. Thanks John for your ongoing encouragement for our bowlers.
Although the weather was very threatening on Thursday the rain held off and four games of trips were played.

 

The second league team hosted Maritzburg club on Saturday. George Oldham led his four to an emphatic win while the other rink lost narrowly after a close tussle all afternoon. The net result was that we took three of the five points on offer. Both teams will be playing away this coming weekend. The seconds will travel to Collegians and the thirds will play at Alexandra Park.

 

On Saturday morning five of our members received badges and certificates from BSA having successfully completed the Level 1 Technical Officials course. Our new umpires are Margie Meek, George Oldham, Tom Hartley, Dave Garrard and Derick Hull.

 

A full calendar of events scheduled for our club for 2015 has been distributed to members on the Internet. Contact Derick if you did not get it.

 

We have introduced a small change in the duty lists in that we will in future allocate two people to do the tabs. Please check the list on the board to see if you are affected. Arrange a swop with someone else on the list if you will be away.

 

Duties: 8– 14 Feb. OOD: John Pluke. Tabs: Jean Pluke & Joan Byrom. Lock-up team: John Aubrey. Teas on 14th Feb: Joan Byrom & Ron Buchel. Biscuits: 10 & 12 Feb: Ingrid Oellermann & George Oldham.

 

News supplied by Hilton Bowling Club.

The LFE initiative was started in Glenwood, Durban in 2013 by Graeme and Zelda Schewitz, owners of BP Moore Road service station in Glenwood. They started the initiative with local community schools like DGHS (Durban Girls High School), Glenwood High School, Open Air School, Penzance Primary and several NPO's and creches in the local area.

The Trust was set up to raise funds for South African Education. Education is not confined to the classroom but everyday life skills from assisting street kids to integrate into everyday society or helping people with HIV accept and learn to live with the HIV virus. The Trust was not focused on only formal education but a more holistic approach and it is for this reason that we have beneficiaries from all walks of life.

We had several NPO's at the launch i.e. S.P.C.A. Pietermaritzburg (Angela & Franci); The Sizabantwana Project (Carol, Hlengiwe & Nosipho); Rural Women Movement (Sizani); Funda Nenja (Heather, Sandra & Joan); D.U.C.T (Duzi uMngeni Conservation Trust – Pandora). We also had the donor LFE service stations present: BP Quarry Service Station (Hilton), BB Motors - Engen (PMB), BP Raisethorpe (PMB), Dusi Motors - Engen (PMB).

The service stations are the donors to the trust and the Trust in turn donates 10 cents per litre purchased by our approved beneficiaries supporters of the trust. The vision is to build a LFE donor network of service stations across South Africa willing to support South African Education.

The Trust has been developed in order to create a sustainable source of funding for Education and one that will not disappear as fuel is an everyday necessity and once the beneficiaries start supporting the Trust by using LFE sites then there is no reason the funding should ever be reduced or stopped.

LFE Trust wants to encourage all of South Africa to view our website at www.litresforeducation.co.za and check out our video on how easy it is to become part of this wonderful educational initiative. Schools, NPO's and PBO's can apply online to become an LFE beneficiary. Motorists can sign up online and view their closest LFE service station.

For any questions please email us on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or contact Ria Scholtz on 082414 4684.

Driving Education one Litre at a TIME!!!

The LFE Team

Grace College pupil and head girl, Megan Tychsen, was awarded honours for achieving full colours in Hockey, Indoor Hockey and Academics over the last two years. Megan is not only a star pupil in the classroom, but has also shown great dedication on the sports field – a well-deserved recipient of the honours blazer. Well done, Megan!

Pictured: Vincent Luksich (Headmaster of Grace College) and Megan Tychsen (recipient of an honours blazer)

 

News supplied by Grace College.

Hilton Veterinary Hospital announced, 'We have just had a report from Kevin le Roux, the Rabies control officer at Allerton, to say that there is Jackal Rabies at Nottingham Road and moving south at a serious pace. We must consider the whole of the Midlands area a risk. If your dogs and cats have not been vaccinated against Rabies in the last 3 years then please do so as soon as possible. Please the communication below seriously.'

In 2012 there was a serious outbreak of canine rabies in the Okhahlamba area. This led to a spill over into the jackal population (See concentration of cases in the northern corner of map) with a number of other wildlife species becoming victims (Caracal; Baboon; Dassie). Following an intense vaccination campaign amongst the local dog population, the disease disappeared and has not been seen in the Canine population since!

It was however suspected that we had not seen the end of the jackal cycle, and so far in the January 2015 we have had 3 jackal cases (2 in Estcourt near Wagondrift dam and now 1 near Nottingham rd) This represents a movement of nearly 130Km from the original outbreak, and I believe we can consider the whole of this midlands area now a potentially endemic Jackal rabies area.

Warren, Luke, Ingo and Mike, the team at RENEN have jumped in just before the end of January to wish you a brilliant 2015!

This year has started with well expected and anticipated excitement and interest in the renewable energy sector, and not a moment too soon! With Eskom woes a daily headline in our tabloids and load-shedding a weekly reality for us all. These problems were not created overnight and sadly will not be solved overnight either. With our winter four months away and electrical demand far outstripping supply contingency is the keyword!

 

At RENEN we strive to stay at the leading edge of developments worldwide in the renewable energy sector and to this end have just returned from Europe visiting suppliers, inspecting new technology and undertaking further training. With visits to Gruppo Piazzetta, MC Fumisteria and D'Alessandro culminating in some wonderful new offerings to our clients.

We have a new staff member to the team in Nathan Davies, a Dip. Mech Eng graduate and Instrumentation Technician he is welcomed into our KZN office and will add huge value in our technical and R&D department. Welcome Nathan!

 

Interest in Solar PV has soared and we hope our D'Alessandro boilers, burners and warm air generators will be welcomed by the industrial and agricultural sector. These units provide amazing alternative energy solutions and are very popular in the Olive industry in Europe as they can burn Olive husks for fuel.

 

So here's to an exciting 2015 with you all, thank you for your support and enthusiasm in seeing the Renewable Energy industry blossom in South Africa.

We look forward to greening your future!

Warren, Luke, Ingo & Mike

 

News from RENEN.

Calum McComb of PeopleSense is thrilled to offer his services as an Industrial/Career Psychologist to the Hilton and surrounds. Having enjoyed the fast pace rush of an exciting and successful time consulting from Johannesburg, Calum now lives in the rolling green hills of the midlands and consults from his office in Hilton House. An intrepid adventurer, in his spare time you'll find him flying his paraglider with friends, hiking in the Himalayas, exploring India and the East, or eventing his horse called Rundu.

Passionate about people, Calum launched his career as a recruitment consultant for the Kelly Group post completing his B.Com in Industrial Psychology. After some time wrestling with his curious heart and mind he eventually decided to return to the books to quench his thirst for knowledge. Calum completed his honours degree (cum laude), and then his M.Com degree in Industrial Psychology and proceeded to qualify as an Industrial Psychologist.

Calum has since consulted to major blue chip organisations across a variety of industries and specialises in talent management, psychometric assessments, emotional intelligence and career coaching, career guidance, and team and leadership development. He owns and runs his own boutique talent management consulting firm called PeopleSense and his mission is to help individuals, teams and organisations to unlock their human potential and be awesome.

 

News supplied by PeopleSense.

Twenty four schools exhibited at the Laddsworth High Schools' Expo affording parents and pupils some insight into what these schools have on offer. This annual Expo is a highlight on the Laddsworth calendar and has over the years created valued bonds between Laddsworth staff and the marketing teams who attend.

 

Theresa Jager, Admissions and Headmaster secretary, who has been the competent organiser of the Expo since its inception eleven years ago said, 'I enjoy this day more every year! It just gets better each year.'

 

Pictured L-R: Theresa Jager and Gavin Lambooy, Laddsworth Primary School's Headmaster.

 

Pictured L-R: Gavin Lambooy, Headmaster of Laddsworth Primary School catches up with Laddsworth old girl Megan Tyschen (now Head Girl at Grace College) and Theresa Jager.

 

Pictured L-R: Jenna McKenzie (Marketing and PR at St Anne's Diocesan College), Gavin Lambooy (Headmaster at Laddsworth Primary School) with Laddsworth old girl Rebecca Manners-Wood.

 

News supplied by Laddsworth Primary School.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I hope you didn't miss out on our crazy Half Price Sale. We had many satisfied customers - they realised this was a really good deal and came back two or three times to stock up on more plants!

 

I am indebted to my dear wife, Carlene, who had to carry the can, with some help from my son, Stewart, for most of the sale. I was "man down" with a viral infection. Thank you, dear, you were a star!!

 

Now is the time to give your fuchsias a mid-Summer prune. This is a light pruning to tidy up the plant and promote another flush of flowers. So ... where to prune? With most varieties, the plant will tell you where to prune. There will be new young shoots about one-third of the way down the stem. Nip off cleanly just above those shoots, which will be the bearers of the next flush of flowers. Do a quick check for any diseased stems and remove, if there are any. If the plants need shaping, then this is also the time to do it. Don't be scared to prune. If in doubt – prune!!

 

Your plant may still be young and not need to be pruned. But maybe it just needs some shaping. Or perhaps it is leaning to one side or hanging on the ground. Use some bamboo canes and some of grandma's ol' pantyhose and tie up and support the branches. This is also a good time to re-mulch your plants with some coarse compost and feed with chicken manure/Bounce/Accelerator and 5:1:5 granular fertiliser two weeks later.

 

With all this attention your appreciative fuchsia will be re-energised and should reward you with plenty of blooms until at least about May. By that time they will be ready for their main prune.

 

It is time for Carlene and I to sneak away for a long weekend break! So please take note that the nursery will be closed from this Friday, 6th, to Monday, 9th, February. We will also be closed from Friday, 27th Feb to Monday, 2nd March when Yours Truly will be doing the three day, 100 kilometre trail run/walk, known as Three Cranes Challenge, which is part of my Bucket List for 2015. We hope that our closing times do not inconvenience you.

News supplied by Tanglewood Nursery..

Tracy Riggien welcomes her new Personal Assistant Stephanie Dobson, who will free Tracy up to focus on what she does best – hair!

 

Bella Donna Hair and Beauty have just introduced the Goldwell Elumen range in the salon. Elumen is a hair colour that 'eluminates' the hair. Elumen contains zero peroxide. Unlike other hair colours that leave the hair looking dull and limp and may even strip the hair of nutrients, Elumen nourishes and penetrates the porous areas of the hair for increased colour absorption. It also improves the structure of the hair to reflect light perfectly. Visit Bella Donna Hair and Beauty to 'get your shine on'!

Pictured L-R: Tracy Riggien with Stephanie Dobson

 

News supplied by Bella Donna Hair and Beauty.

St Anne's Diocesan College entered three tennis teams in the recent Smythe Trophy KZN Inter-Schools' Doubles Competition played over the weekend. Two of the couples finished in the top four places with Sophie McDonald & Tessa van der Merwe claiming top spot overall. An excellent achievement.

 

New supplied by St Anne's.

GLOBAL PEOPLE TRAINING has come to Hilton. We are an accredited training business and have 10 years' experience, training employees of businesses across South Africa. We train individual learners, on-site – we come to your place of work!

OUR MOST POPULAR COURSES ARE:
• MS Excel 2010 – Level 1 - 3
• Report Writing & MS Word
• Powerful Presentation Skills & MS PowerPoint
• Customer Service & Telephone Etiquette
• Events & Travel Management
• Advanced Secretarial Skills
• Project Management Fundamentals

If you are looking to upskill yourself and/or your staff, look no further. You will be in expert care under the leadership of Kim Miller.

Kim Miller, who is the founder and owner of Global People Training, holds two degrees: Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Psychology and a Btech Degree in Training and Development.

Kim has trained for numerous organizations across the country and into Africa, for the past ten years, including companies such as Scania, ArcelorMittal, Daimler Chrysler, Vodacom, MTN, Stanlib, Ampath, SABC, SITA, Randwater, Rio Tinto, Arcus Gibb, Ethiopian Airlines and many other private and government organizations. She was an in-house trainer and Skills Development Facilitator for Alexander Forbes Financial Services for five years and before she opened her own business in 2006, she managed a team of trainers for 2 years. Kim specializes in Management and Leadership skills, Emotional Intelligence, Interpersonal Skills, Business Communication Skills and Microsoft Office skills. She is renown for her motivational skills and ability to connect and make a significant difference in the lives of her learners.

Kim is a qualified Assessor and her skills development legislation knowledge is immense. Kim has developed outcomes based learning material for the Financial Sector and continues to align & develop learning material for other Sectors. Her training business is an accredited training provider with the Services SETA and ETDP SETA. She consults to other training providers as a facilitator and advisor with regards to accreditation and alignment of their learning materials. She also conducts training needs analyses for various companies to establish what their training needs are and prides herself in the fact that she customizes all her programmes to suite the specific needs of those organizations.

Kim has published texts books for NQF Level 3 and 4, Further Education and Training on topics such as New Venture Creation and Entrepreneurial skills.

Kim uses outcomes based educational methodologies in order to ensure knowledge, skills and attitudes are translated into improved productivity, as well as self development, within the workplace. Kim's biggest strength is that she is effective in connecting with her audience and ensuring investment is translated into return. Kim's style of training is interactive, practical and stimulating. She is passionate about what she does and her learners leave having gained immense insight not only into the theoretical content of the material, but also further insight into human behaviour and how to understand and manage themselves better and deal with people more effectively.

To contact Kim Miller call 082 375 5303 or visit www.globalpeopletraining.co.za

 

Three St Anne's staff members, Mrs Jennifer Forrest, Mrs Sandra Schwartz and Mr Craig Elmer-English, were recently afforded the unforgettable opportunity of spending three days in the wilderness area of the iMfolozi Reserve in Northern KZN. Mr Rob Humphry of the Wilderness Leadership School invited staff from a few local schools to experience the trail in order to gain an appreciation of the benefits thereof for our learners. The following report, written by Physical Sciences teacher, Sandra Schwarts, sums up their experience....

"Led by guides Siphiwe and Janet (with big guns!), and laden with our bedding, food, cooking utensils and personal items, we set off from the cars 'into the wild'. A safety briefing made it clear what constituted 'cover' (i.e. not a flimsy bush) and when we would actually need to climb a tree. Within five minutes we came across a herd of breeding elephants and had to backtrack and make a two hour detour (uphill and in sweltering heat!) before arriving at our riverside camp. We came across elephants, herds of buffalo, lion in the distance, a crocodile in our stretch of river and a lazy puff-adder 10m from our sleeping area. Craig was in his element, explaining to us the habits of ant-lions, dung-beetles and trapdoor spiders, which bones belong where in a buffalo skeleton and spotting a rarely sighted chameleon in the trees around our camp. We were witness to majestic birds of prey in flight and the even more majestic Milky Way in the clear night sky – astonishingly, even the moons of Jupiter were visible with binoculars.

The hardships (sleeping outdoors on a thin mat, nightly guard duty, drinking purified, luke-warm river water, no deodorant, no toilets or toilet paper – just a spade and leaves, and washing in the river) were irrelevant as we experienced everything the brochure had promised: "a physical, mental and spiritual adventure during which trailists discover a sense of wonder and re-examine their priorities. A chance to exist for a period in the original, primitive atmosphere of wilderness; to watch from a respectful distance the intimate lives of wild animals and to listen at night to the compelling sounds of the African bushveld."
We are so grateful to the WLS for this amazing opportunity and will definitely be aiming to send more St Anne's staff and girls on the trail in the future."

News supplied by St Anne's.

IRONMAN ANNOUNCES ADDITION OF THE
STANDARD BANK IRONMAN® 70.3® DURBAN TRIATHLON

 

HANAU/PORT ELIZABETH/TAMPA (January 27, 2015) – IRONMAN is pleased to announce the addition of South Africa's second IRONMAN® 70.3® race, the Standard Bank IRONMAN 70.3 Durban triathlon. The inaugural race will be held on August 2, 2015.

 

Durban, located on South Africa's east coast in the KwaZulu-Natal province, is known for its warm, subtropical climate and world-famous surfing beaches with a unique cultural and urban diversity. Durban was recently named one of the New 7 Wonder Cities of the World, recognized for cultural, historical, environmental, economic and tourism strengths and/or potential.

 

Consisting of a 1.9-km swim, a 90.1-km bike and a 21.1-km run, the Standard Bank IRONMAN 70.3 Durban course will be set along Durban's Golden Mile with sun-kissed beaches, allowing athletes to cycle and run past the iconic Moses Mabhida stadium which was built for the 2010 FIFA World Cup.

 

"We are very excited to announce IRONMAN 70.3 Durban. The popularity of triathlon in South Africa is on the rise – and athletes have long awaited the introduction of an additional race in the region. Durban is a great location that is also one of the original South African triathlon hotbeds, with the South African pioneers of the sport thriving in the 1980s. We are therefore delighted to offer the IRONMAN 70.3 experience to the people of Durban and to welcome our international athletes to the east coast city," said Keith Bowler, Managing Director for IRONMAN South Africa.

 

"IRONMAN's development in South Africa has been breathtaking and it reflects on the great work our team has done as well as the power of our brand. I am excited to see that more and more international athletes decide to race in South Africa. Likewise our South African athlete base has grown tremendously over the past decade and I am very much looking forward to attending the inaugural Standard Bank IRONMAN African Championship in Port Elizabeth," said Thomas Dieckhoff, CEO IRONMAN Europe, Middle East and Africa.

 

The 2015 Standard Bank IRONMAN 70.3 Durban will have 30 qualifying slots to the 2016 IRONMAN 70.3 World Championship taking place in Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia. Professional athletes will compete at Durban for a total prize purse of $50,000 USD.

 

Registration for the Standard Bank IRONMAN 70.3 Durban will open on February 2, 2015 at 2 p.m. CET. More information about the Standard Bank IRONMAN 70.3 Durban can be found at www.ironman.com/durban70.3. Athlete inquiries may be directed to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. For more information on the IRONMAN brand and global event series, visit www.ironman.com.

 

About IRONMAN
The iconic IRONMAN® Series of events is the largest participation sports platform in the world. Since the inception of the IRONMAN® brand in 1978, athletes have proven that ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE® by crossing finish lines at the world's most challenging endurance races. Recognized for excellence through distinguished events, world-class athletes and quality products, IRONMAN has grown from a single race to a global sensation with more than 190 events across five unique brands: IRONMAN®, IRONMAN 70.3®, 5150™ Triathlon Series, Iron Girl® and IRONKIDS®. For more information, visit www.ironman.com.

The Jaxx Roll played on Wednesday was won by Trevor and Pam Spring and Rodney Braithwaite. Winners of the Losers were Heather Hancock, Tim Bigg and Ian Fyvie. The lucky draw sponsored by Dulcѐ was won by Joan Byrom, Div Mitchell and Ron McDonald. Many thanks to all our faithful and generous sponsors.

The second league team played against Eddels on Saturday. They won on one rink and lost on the other. Eddels won the match by one shot, thus collecting 3 points to Hilton's two.

The third league players beat Mooi River on both rinks and scored a full five points.

Thelma Mylne has been selected as a member of the NIBA Senior side to play in the KZN Quadrangular Tournament in Durban on 7th & 8th February. We congratulate Thelma and wish her good bowling.

The second league match on Saturday will be at Hilton against Maritzburg. The thirds will have a bye.

Duties: 1– 7 Feb. OOD: Jean Pluke. Tabs: John Pluke. Lock-up team: Anton Leisegang. Teas 7th Feb: Sue Broster & John Bennie. Biscuits: 3 & 5 Feb: Barry Best & John Bayley.

 

News supplied by Hilton Bowling Club.