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BLUE VALLEY NEWS

CONTENTS EDUCATION

ESTATE NEWS LIFESTYLE SUPPLEMENT
3 Message from the Chairperson 22 Blue Hills Shopping Centre turns 6!!
5 BVHOA Welcomes New Board of 2021/22 28 Five books you should read this Women’s Month Issue 2, 2021
7 From the Interim Estate Manager Included in this
8 Infrastructure report TODAY’S CHILD CLICK HERE
11 Feral cats on the estate 31 Dr Ilse Ruane: Are the children coping? edition TO VIEW
12 Microchip and ID tags for your pets
15 Estate Security update HOME FRONT
16 Glovent Solutions Awareness Day 26 Transform your home into a place of sophistication MOTORING
18 News from the Golf Club and luxury 37 John Cooper Works ALL4 Mini Clubman
39 Registered Estate Agents 38 Toyota Agya 1.0 Test Review
TRAVEL
GARDENING 34 Kruger Shalati: The Train on the Bridge 40 SERVICE PROVIDERS
21 August in the garden
EDITOR’S NOTE
s seasoned Highvelders will know, August can be a tough month, introduce you to the new BV Chairperson, Dr Maria Sophocleous. As

with dryness of the air and one’s skin, dust blowing everywhere the country has moved to adjusted alert level 3 and inter-provincial
Aon windy days, cold snaps, veld fires and the like – but hang in travel has opened up, you may want to visit South Africa’s most unusual
there. Spring is on its way! hotel, Kruger Shalati – The Train on the Bridge, and experience the
Kruger, suspended over the Sabie, Africa’s most breath-taking natural
It may be chilly out there, but with spring on the horizon, your garden splendour with well-deserved luxuries aboard a newly refurbished train
would probably enjoy a dash of attention as much as your body would that’s reminiscent of African excellence. Read more about James Clarke’s
enjoy a bit of fresh air. It is a wonderful time to get stuck into the garden visit.
and get it ready for the new season. With Arbour Week coming up from
30 August to 5 September this year, now’s the time to consider whether Schools have re-opened and we have included an education supplement
you have a spot in your garden to plant a tree that’s water-wise and best in the issue. Various schools give you an insight on how they have coped
suited to our climate. during the pandemic, what they offer our children and how we all have
adapted to online learning, be sure to take a look.
Keeping the focus on local issues, we highlight the importance of having
our beloved furry friends microchipped and identification and contact To all our readers, have a good month ahead and stay home, stay warm,
information securely attached to your pet’s neck will make it much more stay safe and take care.
likely that you’ll get your furry family member back if he decides to take
off on a solo adventure. Till next time.
We have lots of interesting reading in this issue of Blue Valley News, Nicole
the BVHOA welcomes the new board of directors for 2021/22 and we

CONTRIBUTORS

BVHOA Publisher: Nico Maritz - nico@eiapublishing.co.za
BVHOA Directors Editor: Nicole Hermanson - nicoleh@nowmedia.co.za
Maria Sophocleous Marketing & Sales Manager: Martin Fourie - Cell: 072 835 8405
Pulane Baloyi martin@eiapublishing.co.za
106 Gary Player Blvd, Trevor Currie Production co-ordination:
Blue Valley Golf Estate, Robert Hlongwane Chris Grant - chrisg@nowmedia.co.za
Pretoria, 0147 Ntebaleng Lebitsa Design & Layout: Christo van Eeden - beyond@bdstudio.co.za
011 512 0204

DISCLAIMER
Blue Valley News focuses on Blue Valley Golf & Country Estate. This magazine is co-ordinated and published by Estates in Africa (Pty) Ltd on behalf of the Blue Valley Golf & Country Estate. The opinions of
workers and personnel of Estates in Africa (Pty) Ltd and/or the advertisers and contributors do not necessarily reflect those of the HOA and Management of the Blue Valley Golf & Country Estate.