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CRA Newsletter November
2008
Fun
stuff – SAPPI Big Bird day and the river clean up 29 November –
a great community initiative
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If birding is your thing, get to the Braamfontein Spruit,
Conrad Drive
entry point – by Fratelli’s - by 06:00 and see if you can add to
the CRA count – see our current
list. You can also get information about Birding Big Day, the rules and categories at www.birdlife.org.za
or email events@birdlife.org.za.
To join us with
cleaning up our special river area, the team will be around from 09:00
-12:30. To get bags and gloves, come to one of the following
points – CHP: Scout Hall, Buckingham Ave; the pedestrian bridge,
Marlborough Ave (near Colourful Splendour Nursery – and note that CSS is manning this point – another opportunity to sign up
as you clean up!); or Conrad Drive, as above. CP: either side of the
Jan Smuts Ave
bridge; bottom of
Waterfall Ave.
Local businesses (including staunch supporters RKG) are manning each
point and will also offer you refreshments – or bring along a
picnic! Lindsay Saker will be showing off some latest models cars
too. All in all, a great way of doing our environnmental bit,
helping reduce “crime and grime” and meeting some of the great
people who live in our area.
For more info contact Chris
Taylor [083 294 5845] or Karen
Hoffa.
Welcome
to the CRA exec
We’re delighted to have Liz
McConnell on board as Secretary/co-ordinator and Sheay Harvey
for the long-vacant membership portfolio. Contact Sheay
if you have any queries re how to join the CRA – remember, 2009
subs are now due. We’ve kept them at the same rate
for the third year running (R220 per annum, less for sectional
titles and pensioners – best value in town!) The
higher our membership, the louder our voice.
Thank you to PSS
subscribers
Thanks to everyone who has joined thus
far – we commend you for your community spirit. For the latest
list of subscribers by street, go to http://www.cra.org.za/index.cfm/p/pages.public-spaces-security-scheme.htm.
If you’ve been meaning to join
up – do it now! ** Don’t
forget – the end of the year sees an increase in crime. If you are a pensioner on a fixed
income, we may be able to arrange a rebate for you – contact Richard
King
or Amy. And if you’re
free-loading…. well, why not consider playing a part in your
community?
The winners! Congratulations to John
& Manuela Jacobs who were our second winners of a free year’s
subscription to the PSS scheme.
A few points –
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We offer another sign up opportunity at SPAR,
Lancaster Ave
, on Saturday 29 November from 0900-10:30. Help keep us all safer
over the festive season.
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Contact Amy
Allan asap if you’ve joined but haven’t got your
welcome pack and wall plaque.
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The CRA controls the monthly debit order run and NOT the
bank.
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Signing up is easy – either go on line to www.cra.org.za
or contact Richard
King
or Bianca de Roland Philips
[CHP]or Amy Allan for
Craighall. Yvette Young
is helping with the organisation of street reps.
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November
crime alerts
that we know of -
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Marlborough Ave
- housebreaking
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Devonshire Place
– housebreaking
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Beaufort Ave
– hold-up, robbed of car, jewellery etc
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Hamilton Ave
– driveway robbery, jewellery stolen
-Jewellery still seems a target. Keep
checking that you aren’t being followed home.
Extract
from October minutes of Community Safety Forum (CSF):
Captain Kriel [based on Sept/Oct figures]: Burglaries of
and theft out of motor vehicles have increased, while other crimes
have decreased. The greatest criminal activity has been in
Craighall
Park
and Parkhurst. Jan Smuts, in any direction, is mostly at risk. VW-vehicles
were mostly targeted.
At
house robberies, the gate was normally derailed and the front door
broken. The following items were normally taken: laptops, jewellery,
guns and plasma TV’s. Where house robberies were not
opportunistic, perpetrators received information from domestic
workers or workmen at the house. House breakers were black and
white: a 60-year old white male, linked to 8 house robberies in the
area, was recently arrested.
Other
security info
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Domestic Watch – Kerryn Lawson has done a sterling job
coordinating DW. Unfortunately she can’t carry on next year. The
CRA would be really sorry if we have to discontinue DW because we
can’t find a replacement. PLEASE – isn’t there someone out
there who can help for a couple of hours a month 10 times a year?
Contact Kerryn or Richard
if you can help.
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Thanks to the CRA initiative a regular monthly Shopping
Centre Forum meeting is held with most local shopping
centre managers present – resident Adam
Bunkell is handling this. Contact Adam if you experience a crime
incident that may be linked to leaving a local shopping centre.
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The CRA is actively supporting SAPS
police reservists. Let Eric
Glover know if you would like inspections of eg vacant
properties.
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Don’t forget to use the CRA’s online crime
incident form. See our safety
tips.
Follow
up
A response from ADT re former
subscribers to the old security scheme being sent an additional
invoice for R182:
You
will note that the debit order deducted on the 3 November 2008 was
reduced to R136.06 in order to correct the previous We trust that
you find this in order and regret any inconvenience that this matter
may have caused. Please feel free to contact our Credit Control
Department on direct office hour number (011) 321 4992, for any
further assistance.
Sharon Keevey, Credit Manager, ADT Security
Johannesburg
Dates to diarise
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Last 2008 Domestic Watch meeting: Thursday 27th
November. Please meet at the
Wesleyan
Church
,
Norfolk Ave
, CHP, at 09:00.
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Carols by Candlelight on 7 December 2008 at 19h00 at the
Wesleyan
Church
, cnr Norfolk & Beaufort Aves, CHP. Rev Cheryl Jonck looks
forward to seeing you.
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