Thornhill Estate November 2018 | Page 4

FROM THE CHAIRMAN Often, we used to see kids’ parties in the station with the children climbing all over the fire trucks, hoses blasting water all over the place and smiling kids pulling levers and flashing lights. At times the trucks would leave with the kids during the day and drive around the suburb blasting the horns, harmless fun if it was once or twice a year. Painful for the residents if it was every weekend. Lately we have seen them leave the estate and head over to the training grounds close to the factory. As they go they have been blasting the sirens with the sound bouncing over to Lakeside and Thornhill. This has brought things to a head with many complaints arriving at our office and be- ing escalated to the authorities in charge of the Fire Department. Negotiations have been underway so we hope to see the disturbances drop off or go away completely. Concerns have been raised that it is inappropriate to be tying up state resources in this sort of activity when they may need to attend an urgent fire somewhere. In light of township fires and the fire in the city where we saw firemen lose their lives, this cannot be ignored. To that end we ask our own residents not to add to the problem by participating in this sort of thing. Onto the sunshine news. Christmas is coming, summer is here, and our social committee has so much planned for us. I expect us all to have one of the best summers yet in Thornhill. Please do your best to support our community driven days by coming out and participating where you can. It is always great to see so many of us socialize together at a time when the world seems to want to put us all in boxes, red and blue ones in the US, Brexit or not in the UK, Black or White in SA… All too much for me. This month will see our mighty Boks tour the UK at which point I will have to put myself in a box. Bok or Scot? Oh dear, I hope the choice is not as tough as I expect the game to be, one which I aim to be sitting in Murrayfield watching, come on the ??? May the best team win! As always, it is great to be in touch, I am happy to see our magazine develop with new writers and topics and I encourage any resident to submit their own stories for consideration. Always great to hear from new sources. Until the next time, stay safe. Stephen W Burrow Chairman Your Thornhill Estate Contacts WEBSITE: www.thoa.co.za EMAIL: [email protected] GUARD HOUSE: 011-608-4361 ESTATE OFFICE: 011-608-0835 Published by The Greenstone Guide (Pty) Ltd PO Box 9802, Edenglen, 1613. Advertising: [email protected] While precautions have been taken to ensure the accuracy of its contents and information, nei- ther the editor, publisher, or its agents can accept responsibility for damages or injury which may arise therefrom. All rights reserved. © The Greenstone Guide. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form, photocopying, electronic,