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GARLINGTON ESTATE

NEWSLETTER

SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER

Volume 3 / 2019

We have had an exciting week with a fun filled Halloween celebration and of course the winning of the World Cup rugby. In both cases we witnessed a community and a country coming together. As Bishop Tutu said “ we are a special country with extraordinary people, on such days as this we understand that when we pull people together the sky is the limit, when we believe in ourselves we can achieve our dreams”

In the last two months we have had both our AGM and an EGM (extraordinary general meeting) and although in both meetings there were a number of heated discussions I felt it was great that people were willing to stand up and share. Many of us listen to the story in our heads, the story we tell ourselves, which is so often not the real story. Estate living is community living and its always good to learn the facts before expressing your thoughts and feelings. I felt in both these meetings we had the opportunity to delve into the facts and people were then allowed to express their thoughts and opinions. Ultimately I hope that

people left feeling a little more enlightened and saw value in what the management team and the Board have achieved over the past year.

Dave Woollam was co-opted onto the Board as a Director, he has proved to be a great asset to the team and really got stuck into understanding much of the history to Garlington ensuring he understands all the facts before sharing his insights and opinions. Dave is a CA and will be overseeing the finances of Garlington, he will be working closely with Neville who has so kindly kept an eye on this portfolio for the past 2 years.

Our Gym/ Sports facilities committee has been formed and had their first meeting last week. Thank you to Gerald West for driving this initiative. We look forward to greater clarity on gym matters and formalizing the SLA between the Gym owners and the GHOA.

In our last Board meeting the topic of dogs was tabled and there seems to be a growing trend of people neglecting the rule of only

having 2 dogs on their property. This puts the Board in an awkward situation as its really difficult to ask a family to get rid of, in most instances, a much loved pet. The Board resolved that the fairest way to resolve this growing problem was to fine residents every month that they have an extra dog. What was more surprising was the number of people who have actually bought an extra dog while living in Garlington and been fully aware of the two dog rule. There are also many dogs in Garlington who have not been registered at the office and don’t have tags, when these get out we are issuing fines for not abiding by the rules.

Wishing all the children who are studying for exams and writing matric much success in the weeks ahead, the holidays are not too far away.

Warm regards

John

ESTATE NEWS

Hullo all

The end of another year is once again in full

sight, hard to believe it is eight weeks until

Christmas.

We have had a busy year with the preparation

for the re-surfacing of the roads and relaying

of French drains being the two largest projects

undertaken. As previously stated the final sur-

facing of the roads should be undertaken in

Feb, March next year. This once again means

detours, road closures and parking away from

your home for a period of time. Please bear

with us as the end product will be so worth the

inconvenience.

One of the most time consuming tasks the

office has to deal with is breaches, pets being

top of our list. In fact, the majority of disputes

lodged with the Ombud service in the first

quarter of 2019 were pet issues.

Please familiarise yourselves with these rules

to avoid receiving a warning from us.

A huge thank you to those residents that do

comply.

5 Daughters have installed additional cameras

in the gym, which are monitored in our control

room allowing security to have closer scrutiny

of the facilities and the users.

With the increasing costs of electricity and the unreliability of our service provider we realise that there will be more and more of our members installing solar panels. In light of this it has been necessary to revise the guidelines for solar. Garc is revising the architectural guidelines to include guidelines for solar. Please note that all solar installations will now be required to be submitted to Garc, together with a sketch of the proposed installation site, pamphlet and specs prior to installation. Solar panels are to be placed as unobtrusively as possible in respect of both road side aspects and potential adverse visual impact on the amenity of neighbouring properties, panels erected on flat roofs may not protrude above the parapet or be mounted on any

angles structure and flat panels are to be installed lying in the same plane as the roof i.e. flush.

In celebration of the season of Christmas

cheer, Garlington is hosting Carols by

Candlelight on the 2nd December, don your

Christmas hat, bring along your picnic basket

or order from the restaurant and join friends

and neighbours for an evening of

entertainment by the talented

Tanya Nicholson. Further details will be

circulated closer to the time.

The office will be closing on

Friday 20th December and re-opening on

Monday 6th January 2020.

In case of emergencies please don’t hesitate

to contact Brad or myself on our cell phones.

‘Till next time, Karen

A special thanks goes to Brigid Scheuer for the beautiful photographs used in our Newsletters

Garlington Lifestyle Village

Garlington Lifestyle Village is well under way.

32 free standing homes, sold and completed.

8 Karoo two bedroom units sold. Assisted living

units two still available for sale or rental.

Frail care 8 rooms available for rental 24 hour

care. The clubhouse for the Lifestyle village will

be under construction early next year and the

remainder assisted living units.

Email salesandrentals@garlington.co.za if you

need more information.

The Garlington Storage Garages

We have a couple of storage garages that are

still available to rent.

A quick reminder of what is on offer, all the units

have:

Prepaid meters in all the units

Lights in the units

Lockable doors using the key provided and

a personal padlock

Four CCTV cameras that monitor the

garages 24/7

Access control by means of a punch code

entry and exit system

If you would like to rent a garage, please contact

Rachel on 033 329 5038.

There are also two garages available that are

designed explicitly for boats, trailers and

caravans that have a two-door drive through

facility to make hitching and unhitching easier.

GARLINGTON

NEWS

Head Office @ Garlington

The Junction @ Garlington is a brand-new modern office space

of 1000 m2 in Garlington Estate, which subscribes to the

“co-working” concept.

We provide flexible leasing terms for the beautiful fully

furnished offices in a safe and friendly environment located

out of the CBD, in Hilton. Included is the use of the formal

boardrooms or the informal meeting room, black and white or

colour printing facilities, cleaning services, communal kitchens,

reception services, fibre optic WiFi, teleconferencing and many

other business services. Storage rooms and open or basement

parking are also available on the premises.

Head Office encompasses all the best shared office concepts

from around the world. Primarily we are aimed at travelling

executives, start-up’s, small & medium sized enterprises as

well as Garlington residents and students’ needing a quiet,

structured environment for an office or to prepare for final

exams / projects. The space is also available to anyone wanting

to rent a desk for a couple of days, or a private office for a few

months or years. Lockers are also dedicated and available to

hot desk rentals ensuring that when you leave the office you

have space to store your laptop. An App has been developed

to make the whole office experience as easy as possible

allowing tenants time to concentrate on what really matters,

in an environment conducive to effective work output and a

suitable venue to meet with clients. Catering at Head Office

will ensure that you have your morning cappuccino and a light

healthy lunch to keep you going throughout the day. You can

also take advantage of the off-peak corporate gym

membership at Garlington’s Clubhouse.

GARLINGTON

NEWS Cont...

Current members:

Moffatt & Ridl – Garlington Sales &

Rentals

The Brand Fountain

Phezulu Projects

Crowe & Associates

Venn’s Attorneys

Zevoli Properties

Endeavour Media Solutions (PTY) LTD

Middle Dale Dairy

THE JUNCTION

For more information contact Hayley on 033 329 5280 or info@garlingtonHO.co.za

@garlingtonheadoffice

Garlingtonheadoffice

www.garlingtonho.co.za

NEW RESTAURANT AT GARLINGTON OPENING 3RD DECEMBER 2019

Josephine’s Restaurant and Delicatessen is a family run restaurant with a strong emphasis on locally sourced, quality

ingredients. We aim to provide a high quality range of meals based around the seasons.

Our winter menu will contain lots of roasted meats and slow cooked stews while the summer menu will highlight all the

local springtime salads, seafood and light bites. As Hilton tends to be on the cooler, rainy side – our standard French classic

‘Beef Bourguignon’ will make a regular appearance on both menus.

We will be open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner – see opening times below.

Josephine’s will also have a new delicatessen which will sell freshly baked croissants, pastries, cakes and a good range of

breads all baked the traditional Italian way using a wood fired oven. The deli will also stock newspapers, some quality

cheeses, cold meats, milk and other carefully selected goods. Our deli is also home to our in-house florist ‘Blom Botanicals’

which will launch in the new year. We will be taking orders for our delicious Christmas mince pies and birthday cakes from

around the 2nd week in December.

Our staff are waiting with open arms to welcome you into our family friendly space on the 3rd December. We look forward

to cooking for our local Garlington residents as well as the public.

“The name Josephine comes from my Spanish father Joseph / José. I was then given the middle name Josephine and I’ve

carried that tradition on by also giving both our daughters the middle name Josephine. Our concept is all about a cosy,

beautiful place to meet and create happy memories over good food and wine”

Owner, Bonnie Josephine Minnaar

OPENING TIMES

Monday – Closed

Tuesday – 8am to 3pm (breakfast and lunch)

Wednesday – 8am to 10pm (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Thursday – 8am to 10pm (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Friday – 8am to 10pm (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Saturday – 8am to 10pm (breakfast, lunch and dinner)

Sunday – 8am to 3pm (breakfast and Sunday lunch)

GARLINGTON

NEWS Cont...

THE HOA BOARD

John Campbell HR and Legal

Brett Beckett Landscaping

Mike Kitshoff Infrastructure

Dave Woollam Finance

Andrew Flavell Security

At the recent EGM Dave Woollam was

Co-opted to the Board and will be

overseeing the Financial Portfolio.

Please remember the Directors are

volunteers that are elected by you, their

neighbour. They have your authority for the

daily operation of the Estate and will

always act in your best interest.

The Board has established the Gym Sub– Committee

and nominated Brett Beckett to Chair the meetings.

The following members have kindly agreed to sit on the

committee:

Brett Beckett

Gerald West

Chris O'Neil

Simon Johnson

Tersia Costello

Sean Moffatt

Karen Earle

Do you have any family news to share...weddings,

births, sporting achievements? We want to know!

Send a email to secretary@garlington.co.za

GARLINGTON

NEWS Cont... A big thanks to all the residents who raised and attended

the EGM held on the 8th of October, we hope we have

answered all questions to everyone’s satisfaction.

We are excited to work with the gym subcommittee in

concluding a comprehensive Service Level Agreement

and making the gym a first-class asset available to all

residents.

Gym and Pool

Beauty @ Garlington

Garlington Family News

Congratulations to

Matt and Ali Findlay

on the birth of their daughter

Lily.

Isn’t she gorgeous!!

Builders shutdown is between the 13th

December 2019 and 6th January 2020.

No building contractor (including small

renovations, painting and landscaping) is

permitted to work in the Estate during

the shutdown period.

GHOA office closes on the

20th December 2019 and opens on the

6th January 2020.

In the event of an emergency contact Karen Earle

on 063 698 6489.

Please feel free to send any interesting news or pictures you

would like to share in our monthly newsletter to

secretary@garlington.co.za

Halloween - Trick or Treat GARLINGTON

EVENTS

Midlands Open Gardens

Our very own Heritage Rose Garden was one of this

years Midlands open gardens along with

Elizabeth Thornton-Dibb and Jean Carter Brown’s

beautiful Garlington gardens.

Bev Beckett won the raffle prize which was a

selection of the fertilisers used in the rose garden -

sponsored by Atlantic Fertiliser and ECO-BUZ.

You’re invited to join us for our annual

Carols by Candlelight event

to be held on the

2nd of December 2019.

at the Garlington Restaurant

Halloween was a real treat for all who braved the

mist. Thank you to everyone who made such an

effort to dress up and decorate their homes.

From scary ghosts and goblins to adorable fairy

princesses Garlington had it all.

ESTATE UPDATES

Spring has sprung and our team has been hard at

work replanting the greens and getting them looking

top notch .

Landscaping Projects

OUR GARLINGTON TEAM

Meet Siyabonga Masikane, he Lives in Smero location

Edendale, with his parents and siblings. He loves

music, soccer and video games. Siyabonga is part of

the of the brusshcutting team and has worked in

Garlington since 2014.

All staff access devices/fingerprints are set to

automatically deactivate on

31 December 2019.

Please confirm your staff details by completing

the Domestic Re-registration access form and

returning it to the Security control room or the

GHOA office PRIOR to 31 December 2019.

Please ensure your completed forms are

submitted timeously. A non-response will be

taken as an indication that the staff member is

no longer in your employ.

Just a reminder that if you gift your domestic

staff with anything please send a letter

confirming that you have given the item to the

staff member.

JUST A FEW REMINDERS

Noise Pollution

Rules regarding noise in the Estate:

7.1 No noise shall be permitted before 7h00 on Mondays to

Fridays and before 8h00 on Saturdays, Sundays and public

holidays.

7.2. No noise shall be permitted after 22h00 from Sundays until

Thursdays and after 24h00 on Fridays and Saturdays.

7.3. The sound of music, video and DVD players, TV’s, and

musical instruments shall be maintained at a level so as not to

cause a disturbance to neighbouring Residents.

7.4 Power tools, lawn mowers, grass cutters, and other noisy

equipment may not be operated before 10h00 or after 13h00

on Sundays, Christmas Day, New Years Day and Good Friday.

8.1. Generators are permitted but must be located and housed

in such a manner as to minimise disturbance to

others.

At this time of the year our

beautiful Nguni cows are

giving birth to their calves.

Please remember these are

not domesticated pets and

they can be dangerous

especially if they feel their

calves are in any danger.

OFFERED AT GARLINGTON

Desk space is available on a daily, weekly or monthly basis at the Cornerstone Business Hub in Rockjumper House.

R147/day incl WiFi and Refreshments.

Call Dianne on 082 55 44 689

GARLINGTON FLEXIBLE WORK SPACE

LOCAL EVENTS