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BRONWYN TANNER: Tuning In – Pensioner patches potholes for over a decade

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The weather certainly had its ups and downs during the Easter weekend – and now we head into yet another long weekend. How lucky are those people who managed to take days in between and get a long break?

There was such a lovely feel-good story by Good Things Guy (Brent Lindeque) posted online over the weekend. He visited Pennington and ran into Tony Hoggins (83), a local resident who has been filling potholes in the area for over a decade – at his own cost.

Brent was blown away by Tony’s dedication to the cause and interviewed him.

He learnt that Tony goes around in a maroon bakkie, mixes cement and does the patching of the potholes. Tony is known in the area for doing this selfless work over the years, and now his inspiring story has reached an even greater audience.

Tony explained that he does not do this for recognition, but to rather see to his home town and fix something instead of waiting for it to be fixed.

Save the dates:
* A MOTH golf day will be held at Umdoni Golf Club on May 11, from 11:00. Great prizes up for grabs.

* A fundraising golf day for Shaninlea Visser is being held at Umdoni Park Golf Club on May 25. For further information, contact 039 9751320.

* Tidy Towns Pennington’s fundraising golf day is on June 22. For further information, contact 082 8879644.

* WildEdMoms and Tots Adventure Fridays: Join in for a fun-filled outdoor adventure as little explorers enjoy a short walk to spot animals/bugs and safely interact with small animals. For further information, contact 082 5161889.

* Sunday School for children aged 5 -12 is at Agape Family Church, Pennington, from 09:00 to 10:30.

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