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Estate News

MESSAGE FROM THE ESTATE MANAGER

he last time I wrote to update you teams, Coach Smish from ChainGang MTB
on the events and progress in our Club has worked to establish four trails with
estate, we had just held our Estate’s varying difficulty, and our Bike Park has also
TAGM. We were looking forward been upgraded with route markers. This
to EcoKids, the seasonal, more significant inter-estate Cycle Challenge exemplifies
community events and news on how our how we engage with our neighbouring
teams and service providers have worked estates to benefit our residents and theirs,
to improve our facilities and promote the as we did with their recently held Diner en
appeal of Fourways Gardens. Last month’s Blanc.
magazine had an informative read from the
re-elected Board Chairman, Ryan Horsman, As we look to enrich our community living
and we have plenty to share with you this experience with the various upcoming
month.
events, we are also mindful of the challenges
many face in our country, and the HOA will
While we had an article about the Phase 2 participate in several charity initiatives this
Waterway Project in the September month. Expect to see trees wrapped in pink for
magazine, I believe that the hard work Charlene Marlin, Estate Manager Breast Cancer awareness again this year, and
bears a repeat mention: the Waterway consider supporting this cause by wrapping
project was the culmination of many years can proudly say it was a resounding success – a tree or two of your own (pinktrees.co.za)!
of persistent effort to secure the necessary the full write-up is in this month’s magazine, World Animal Day is also around the corner,
rights to manage the waterway, remove silt however, we would again like to express our and we will have another food drive for some
and implement Phase 1 of restoration of this thanks to the sponsors and speakers that animal charities serving our surrounding
feature. Major works were completed by the contributed to this successful day of learning communities. There is one more that we are
end of August, and the finishing touches for our estate’s children: Johannesburg City participating in, but that one’s a surprise, so
for this year’s phase were completed in Parks and Zoo, Life Green Group and 24/7 be sure to scroll through our social media on
September – resodding the new riverbanks, Security. We already have plans for another 18 October to see what it is!
ensuring that stormwater outlets into the EcoKids event to be held early next year!
watercourse are cleared and stabilising October’s arrival also means that we have
sections that have been cleared and/or We also officially welcomed Life Green less than 100 days left in the year, and
established. When the rains arrive, the Group to Fourways Gardens this month, our teams will be working hard across all
watercourse will be a sight to behold! and the teams have been busy with garden departments, whether processing property
redesigns and working to get our parks,
The generally warm and temperate common areas and various estate gardens transfers, welcoming new residents,
finishing off upgrades and maintenance
September days have been a welcome into tip-top shape. The team will also be kept projects, planning community events, and
change from mid- and late-winter chills, and busy planting the more than 150 saplings rising to the challenge of what comes our
the trees are returning to their leafy canopies donated by Johannesburg City Parks to way on a day-to-day basis! Trick-or-Treat
while shrubs and flowers are starting with bolster our urban forest and canopy. will be held on Saturday, 2 November this
early floral showings. Remember that this year, and the HOA has some tricks up our
is the perfect time to put some extra effort Movie Night in the Phase 1 park was a fully sleeve for a jaw-dropping Sweetie Spot; we
and plantings into your gardens and verges. packed family event, and the many refills of encourage as many residents as possible to
While tending to these, please also check slushie undoubtedly made for some hyper- host a Sweetie Spot.
that fences and gates are secure and that awake children later in the evening! Late
your dogs cannot escape into the streets and September we celebrated the Oktoberfest The significant number of clearance
parks. Also, please note that no wastewater Beer Festival at The Gardens Bistro, the team certificates and new resident enrolments
(including swimming pool back-wash) worked hard to ensure that this year was a are a testament to the appeal of Fourways
may be released onto the streets or into spectacular day out! Gardens Residential Estate. With everything
stormwater drains – this both degrades the that is underway and planned, things can
roads and pollutes the waterways. The inaugural Cycle Challenge will be held only get better!
in the Bike Park on Saturday, 5 October, and
Arbor Week (29 August 2024 to 4 September this will pit our riders against Dainfern while Sincerely,
2024) presented us with the opportunity to showing off this value-bringing facility! With
hold another Arbor Day EcoKids, and we the Maintenance and Life Green Group Charlene Marlin

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