Tweedy Park residents take initiative to clean the premises
Residents were tired of the neglected overgrowth on the premises and decided to step in themselves.
Tweedy Park residents took it upon themselves to clean up the premises around the Eric Holdtman Service Centre on Saturday with help from several stakeholders.
The elderly residents who rolled up their sleeves are an inspiration to the community, proving that you’re never too old or frail to put in the work.
With weeds and bushes as high as the concrete fence surrounding the old age home, the residents and stakeholders had their work cut out for them.
Clean Brakpan provided their trailer and a helping hand, and assistance was also provided by Solidarity Helping Hand and L2K Resources.
Funds and equipment were sourced by the home’s residents.
Solidarity and L2K provided food and drinks to those cleaning up. Some residents even jumped in to do some work, using weed eaters and pulling weeds by hand from the garden beds surrounding the centre’s entrance.
The biggest problem area, however, was the stretch of grass along the fence in the far corner of the premises. It is alleged a body was found there in the past, as well as a rinkhals snake.
While pretty to behold, the invasive morning glory plants have taken over the area, creating dense bushes that were difficult to remove.
Riaan Marais, a Withok resident who frequently provides borehole water in times of shortage to the residents, also brought his small ride-on tractor to help cut the grass once the dense shrubbery was removed.
After the efforts of all the stakeholders, the premises look much neater, and are now much safer due to increased visibility.
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