Page 3 - Issue 3 Cornwall Hill

CONTENTS

Starting you own vegetable garden 2

Food for Guards initiative 6
Lockdown and what it means to you 10
Poem: God bless South Africa
and Protect her People 11
The Big Picture 12

Newlyweds and the Pandemic 14
Tackling the right bull by the horns 18
Cornwall Hill Estate Bird List 22
Classifieds 24

• Cover photograph by Ivan Muller

Cornwall View focuses on the Cornwall VIEW FROM THE TOP
Hill Country Estate. The magazine is
delivered to the gate of the Estate. The Dear Residents, from the community on their personal
magazine is co-ordinated and published
by Estates in Africa (Pty) Ltd on behalf What extraordinary times we are living in!
of the Home Owners Association of Our personal freedoms have been severely
Cornwall Hill Country Estate. The opinions
of co-workers and personnel of Estates in curtailed these last two months, all in an
Africa (Pty) Ltd do not necessarily reflect effort we are told, to ‘flatten the curve’ and
those of the HOA of the Cornwall Hill prepare our hospitals for the inevitable.
Country Estate. Social distancing is now a fact of life and life
and business as we know it has changed
PUBLISHER dramatically and even irrevocably in many
Nico Maritz instances. We are starting to work from
E-mail: nico@eiapublishing.co.za home, meetings are done via Zoom and
businesses are finding that it works and in
SUB EdItoR for Estates in Africa (Pty) Ltd many companies’ productivity has even
Nicole Hermanson improved. Online shopping has increased
E-mail: nicoleh@nowmedia.co.za
tenfold. However, our economy is going to
shrink by at least 7% this year and whole
EdItoR for Cornwall Hill Country Estate
Ivan Muller - Cell: 082 454 8487 industries are facing a bleak and uncertain experiences during lockdown for this issue.
E-mail: ivanmuller@icon.co.za economic future. Still, we are told that that I am glad to report that we received quite
the curve has not reached its peak yet and a few interesting and diverse contributions
SALES & MARKEtING MANAGER that many thousands of infected people of life during lockdown. Unfortunately,
Martin Fourie - Cell: 072 853 8405 could die from this terrible virus in the the lockdown has also caused advertising
E-mail: martin@eiapublishing.co.za months ahead. spending to be reduced and this means that
this issue will only have 24 pages, down from
SALES ExEcUtIvE Yet life goes on here in our own little the usual 36.
Choosing a new property is an important During our virtual show days, our area Frans Meyer - 072 267 3141
decision. For buyers to truly know if it’s right for specialists are online to answer questions from fransm@nowmedia.co.za version of paradise where we have been Charity starts at home and it’s my request
privileged these last two months to witness
them, they need to experience it. Now they can potential buyers in real-time. extraordinary acts of loyalty and kindness. that we support local and small businesses
do just that from the comfort of their homes – PRodUctIoN 19 of our security staff volunteered to stay abundantly (including the many businesses
Chris Grant - 011 327 4062
introducing Pam Golding Properties iShow. If you would like your property to be featured E-mail: chrisg@nowmedia.co.za here and ensure our safety whilst isolated here in the estate) for it is them and their
on one of our iShow emails or Facebook, from their families for the duration of Level staff that have been severely affected by this
4 & 5 lockdown. Predictably our community
pandemic. Now is the time to be generous
This new offering enables us to showcase please do get in touch. dESIGN took them under their wing and generously with our patience, sympathy, charity, and
Leonardo Lupini
properties online via video viewings and E-mail: leonardol@nowmedia.co.za and selflessly cared for our guards as only our spending.
virtual show days using Facebook Watch Party estate’s community can.
functionality. PREtoRIA offIcE Stay safe, wear a mask, and keep your
Martin Fourie: 072 853 8405 On behalf of our readers, I would like to distance!
salute our guards for their loyalty and
JoHANNESBURG offIcE sacrifice and a big thankyou to Celest van Regards
Tel: 011 327 4062, Fax: 011 327 4094, Niekerk and all the residents who helped
Now Media Centre, 32 Fricker Road • Illovo Ivan
Leonie Van der Sande 072 630 0857 • Johannesburg in so many ways to make this initiative a
www.eiapublishing.co.za resounding success! Some of the residents
suggested that we feature contributions
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