A CHANCE meeting between one of the police detectives and Keep Westville Beautiful’s (KWB) PJ Storm led to the beautifying of the old and very busy police station.

Storm said the Westville police station serves the community on many levels and in many important ways.

“The members’ commitment to the Westville residents is apparent in the visibility and promptness of their responses to any situations. They have pride in Westville and the work that they are doing.”

The KWB, an NPO which was started to restore and maintain the suburb’s beautiful environment, jumped into action for a small upgrade.

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“The gardens needed attention and along with empty areas and old and dead plants, the project began. With one call to the minister at Home Ground who runs the Sunday school at the Baptist Church, we had our nine and 10-year-old volunteers.

“They offered to collect the compost and donated funds so we could buy the hosepipe needed to water the new gardens,” Storm added.

Armed with rakes and spades, the young volunteers gathered on August 23 at the police station to finish planting the flower beds and meet their heroes.

This project has shown that with community support much can be achieved.

Westville SAPS station commander Colonel Sharon Sihlangu was overwhelmed by the difference the team made.

“We are grateful and appreciate what the team has done in such a short space of time to ensure the SAPS entrance and gardens are looking fabulous. This has made a huge difference to the image of the station,” she said.

Sihlangu added that she looks forward to the continuous support and teamwork to ensure the grounds are always well maintained.

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