FROM THE
ESTATE MANAGER
W
2016.
e hope that you enjoyed the first issue of our
newsletter which was distributed in September
The Thatchfield Homeowner’s Association (THOA)
is proud to announce that we have gone green.
BOA Gape Waste Recycling was officially launched
on the 1st of October 2016 and the City Council
delivered more than 1000 recycling bags to the HOA
Management Office. We urge you to participate in
this project by recycling your waste. You are most
welcome to collect your recycling bags from the HOA
Management Office during office hours.
Many countries across the globe recognise the
importance of educating the youth about the benefits
of keeping our environment green. With this in mind,
many countries celebrate Arbor Day once a year – a
day on which trees are planted and where emphasis
is placed on the importance trees play in the circle
of life. In South Africa, Arbor Day is celebrated for an
entire week.
Thatchfield embraced this idea and planted 425 trees
in Thatchfield Hills.
The Servest Landscaping team also created a lovely
garden next to Brakfontein Road.
Kindly note that with the water restrictions imposed
by the City Council, you are not allowed to water your
garden between 06:00 and 18:00. Unfortunately, it
seems that there are still a few residents who do not
adhere to the City Council’s request. Again, we urge
you to use water wisely and to save water wherever
possible. You may want to save water by using bath
water to water your garden or to flush your toilet.
We added additional road signage boards in
Brakfontein Road to indicate the entrances to
Thatchfield Hills 1, Thatchfield Close 1 and Thatchfield
Close.
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Thatchfield News
Mossie Mostert - Estate Manager
Signage indicating the complex names was placed
on the boundary walls at Thatchfield Close and
Thatchfield Hills and we trust that this will help
visitors to easily locate your property.
We’ve recently painted road markings at Thatchfield
Crescent, Thatchfield Manor, Thatchfield Glen and
Thatchfield Gardens.
In addition to this, we also undertook repair work at
the various guardhouses to fix broken doors, windows
and gates. Light bulbs were replaced with LED lights
to save electricity.
On the security side, we installed two heat signal
cameras. One facing towards Olievenhoutbosch and
another towards the N14 at the golf course. We were
able to make two arrests based on footage recorded
on these cameras and also managed to recover a
stolen motorbike.
We are pleased to announce that our security control
room is now equipped with security monitors. The
control personnel are monitoring 76 cameras which
were placed all over Thatchfield Estate, and also at
the guardhouses. We are extremely proud of our
team who are working around the clock to ensure
your safety and we wish to thank them for their hard
work.
Fidelity Security has appointed a new Duty Manager,
Mr Richard Maluleka to replace Mr Wiekus van der
Merwe who resigned earlier this year. Richard who
started as a security guard at Thatchfield HOA proved
himself a worthy candidate through a tremendous
amount of hard work and dedication. We would
also like to welcome back Mr Schalk de Klerk who