Page 3 - Cornwall Issue 3 2024

CONTENTS

Our New Estate Manager, Graham Jones 4
In Search of Youthfulness 6
The Big Picture 10
The Seychelles 16
Black is the New Green 20
Book Reviews 25
Service Providers 28

CHAIRPERSON'S MESSAGE

e are fast approaching the Many of our residents have dogs on their
middle of the year. The cold properties. While owners love their dogs
COVER PHOTOGRAPH BY IVAN MULLER
Wevenings and early morning and enjoy their company, not everyone
Cornwall View focuses on the Cornwall bite in the air is a constant reminder that is comfortable around them. Please take
Hill Country Estate. The magazine is winter is almost upon us. care when you, your staff or visitors leave
co-ordinated and published by Estates your property, that your dogs remain
in Africa (Pty) Ltd on behalf of the Home We would like to extend a warm welcome inside and don’t slip out.
Owners Association of Cornwall Hill to our new estate manager, Graham
Country Estate. The opinions of co-workers Jones, who is well known in the estate, If there is any matter that residents
and personnel of Estates in Africa (Pty) Ltd having been a resident for many years. would like to bring to the attention of
do not necessarily reflect those of the HOA He has also served on the board of the the estate’s management team, please
of the Cornwall Hill Country Estate.
Homeowners Association in the past, contact the estate office in person, by
PUBLISHER including time as chairman. The current telephone or email. The office will gladly
Nico Maritz board believes that he brings a wealth assist where they can, or direct the
E-mail: nico@eiapublishing.co.za of experience to the position and that matter to the relevant party to address.
he will steer the estate true and to the
SUB EDITOR for Estates in Africa (Pty) Ltd benefit of its residents. Warm greetings,
Karyn Richards
Email: karyn@eiapublishing.co.za
Our residents are once again looking
after the guards during the cold winter Sonya Semmelink
EDITOR for Cornwall Hill Country Estate
Ivan Muller: 082 454 8487 evenings. Under the coordination of
Email: ivanmullerphotography@gmail.com Megan Prozesky, warm dinners will be
provided to our guards from 1 June to
SALES & MARKETING MANAGER 31 July. Thank you to all involved for
Martin Fourie: 072 835 8405 stepping forward and giving your time
E-mail: martin@eiapublishing.co.za and effort. If anybody would still like to
get involved, please contact Megan at
SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE the estate office.
Gerdie Murphy: 082 556 9863
Email: gerdie@eiapublishing.co.za
The camera project is now up and
SENIOR SALES EXECUTIVE running. Our security team has been
Alicia Audier: 082 057 7262 testing the system the last week or so,
Email: aliciaa@eiapublishing.co.za to see if there is anything that needs
adjustment or fine tuning. The controllers
PRODUCTION now literally have eyes on the ground, all
Chris Grant - 011 327 4062 around the estate. Previously they had
E-mail: chris@eiapublishing.co.za
to react to alarms, and only when getting
DESIGN to the ‘hot spot’ could the threat be
Leonardo Lupini identified. Now it is possible to constantly
E-mail: leonardol@nowmedia.co.za see what is happening on the perimeter,
and we can be assured that there is an
PRETORIA OFFICE extra layer of protection. We would like
Martin Fourie: 072 835 8405 to thank the security team as well as the
security sub-committee for all their input
JOHANNESBURG OFFICE in bringing this dream to fruition. This is
Tel: 011 327 4062, Fax: 011 327 4094, something that the estate has worked
Now Media Centre, 32 Fricker Road towards for a long time and they were
Illovo • Johannesburg instrumental in realising the project.
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