This past week brought out the good and the bad in people.
On Thursday, a very thirsty and hungry Staffie was seen amongst the rock pools on Tweni beach.
He greeted all the beachgoers and befriended Cindy-Lee Francis and family, he ate four packets of biscuits and drank lots of water.
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On leaving the beach, she left him with the SPCA for safekeeping, Cindy-Lee described him as a gentle chap with a stunning nature.
It turns out he is up on holiday from Cape Town which is why he was not sure of the way back to the beach house, to make matters worse he had lost his name tag, Joe, the day before.
Photos were posted of him on the TCW Cares group so when Andre van Wyk contacted me about his lost pet, I was able to tell him where to find him.
He made contact with the SPCA only to be told that they were closed and he could only be collected the following day, which was tragic to say the least as the family were planning to depart for Cape Town at 6am.
We got hold of Scott Kvalsvig who is chairman of the SPCA and he arranged for Joe to be collected.
Last word from Andre: “Happy to be back with Dad! Massive thanks to the kind folks picked who him up, and to the Tweni Cares Group and to the SPCA.”
The saddest thing about some people is their total disregard for others. For some it’s not about going to the beach for fresh air, taking in the scenery and behaving in a manner that does not impact on others. Municipal by-laws, to them are meant to be broken.
The music is cranked up to blaring, and voices are raised to be heard above the din.
Alcohol flows freely and bottles are tossed away nowhere near the bins provided and, according to Mike Davies, the municipal cleaners have been absent for the past six months.
This left concerned locals stepping in. Mike personally paid for and arranged for the Tweni ablution block to be cleaned before the upcoming holidays, and Kim and Mark Jones provided assistance with picking up bottles.
It’s an ongoing battle with a few doing for the masses.
Report the law breakers to Law Enforcement on 039 6825555, ask for an OB number, take registration numbers of vehicles of people transgressing.
Let’s all be responsible for keeping our town safe and clean.
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