Geagte Lede van die Garslink Buurtwag
Kyk net waar trek die jaar alweer !! Die afgelope paar maande het heelwat inwoners by die Buurtwag aangesluit en ons verwelkom elkeen van hulle hartlik in ons midde. Ons wil hieronder net ‘n paar mededelings en gedagtes met almal in die Buurtwag deel.
Ons het ‘n maand gelede ons eerste Algemene Jaarvergadering gehou. Die notule van hierdie vergadering is op ons webblad beskikbaar by www.garslink.wordpress.com. Ons nooi u vriendelik uit om die webblad te besoek en indien u voorstelle of kommentaar het, dit gerus aan ons deur te gee. Onthou, die webblad is Garslink Buurtwag s’n en moet aan almal se behoeftes voldoen. U is welkom om interessanthede wat op veiligheid betrekking het, aan Marius le Roux te stuur vir plasing op die webwerf vir almal se kennisname. Ons het ook ‘n e-posadres en u kan enige kommunikasie per e-pos onder ons aandag bring. Ons e-posadres is garslinkbuurtwag@gmail.com.
Intussen het Paul Roux weens werkverpligtinge as Voositter bedank en neem Theo Potgieter tans as Voorsitter waar. Ook Koos Snyman het bedank as Straatleier vir Vistastraat. Max Lange GL 4 in intussen verkies tot straatleier met Doris Simpson GL 21 wat aanbly as onderleier.
Ons doen ‘n ernstige beroep op elkeen wat ‘n radio besit, om saans deel te neem aan die radioroep. Die radioroep is nie ‘n manier om u doen en late te bepaal nie, maar bloot om, eerstens, u en u huismense gewoond te maak aan die gebruik van die radio en tweedens, om te verseker dat u radio in ‘n werkende toestand is en die battery voldoende gelaai is. Luister maar gerus saans; byna elke aand is daar een of meer persone wat die radioroep kan hoor, maar wanneer hulle wil uitsaai, kom hulle agter dat die battery nie genoeg gelaai is nie. Dit help nie dat u ons kan hoor, maar wanneer ‘n noodsituasie ontstaan, u nie hulp van die gemeenskap kan ontbied nie. Die onus rus dus op uself om ook op hierdie wyse na u eie veiligheid om te sien. Die radioroepe geskied elke aand op kanaal 1 vanaf 19:30. In uitsonderlike gevalle waar ‘n gebruiker moet uitgaan en nie tydens die radioroep in die area kan wees nie, kan gebruikers vanaf 19:00 vroeë-roepe doen en na afloop van die geskeduleerde radioroep, tot 21:00 laat-roepe doen indien u u beurt misgeloop het.
Ons kyk na n winter en somer roeptyd. Die voorstel is dat vanaf 1 April tot en met 31 Augustus die tyd vervroeg word na 19:00. Laat ons asseblief per kerende mail voor 18 Maart weet wat U keuse is. Die meerderheid sal die uitslag bepaal.
Let asseblief daarop dat die radio slegs vir misdaadverwante sake gebruik kan word. Na 22:00 saans slaap daar reeds kinders en self volwassenes en moet die radio baie oordeelkundig gebruik word. Onthou, na 22:00 maak elke berig oor die radio ‘n klomp huishoudings wakker en daarom moet sulke berigte slegs gestuur word as dit dringend is en mense se lewens of eiendom bedreig word. Alle patrolliemotors moet te alle tye op kanaal 2 kommunikeer.
Ons is dringend op soek na inwoners wat gedurende die dag in die Garslink-area is en ons kan help om deur die area patrollie te ry en/of om as dagkontroleur op die radio op te tree. Ons dink hier veral aan persone wat tuis werk, huisvrouens en ons senior afgetrede inwoners wat sodoende waardevolle bydraes tot ons gemeenskap kan maak deur verdagte persone of omstandighede te rapporteer. Kontak asseblief vir Henning van Wijk (GL 02) by henning@vanwijk.co.za of op 012 348 9523 (w) of selno. 082 5767 082 indien u hiermee kan help.
Weens enkele versoeke in hierdie verband, wil ons ook van u verneem wat u gevoel is omtrent die gebruik van die radio gedurende redelike ure (bv. 07:00 tot 18:00), om verlore troeteldiere aan te meld. Laat weet ons asseblief per kerende e-pos hoe u hieroor voel.
Die misdaad in Garslink het drasties verminder vandat ons radionetwerk so vinnig uitgebrei het. Ons kan nog baie meer lede op die stelsel akkommodeer (tot ongeveer 400). Gesels met u buurmense wat nog nie lid is nie en vertel hulle van die voordele wat u byna kosteloos geniet.
Stuur vir ons gerus u insette en berigte per e-pos sodat almal kan voordeel trek uit u kennis en ervaring !
Groetnis
Bestuurskomitee
Dear Members of the Garslink Neighbourhood Watch
It’s amazing to see how swift the year is passing !! In the past few months many new residents enrolled with our Neighbourhood Watch (NW) and to each of them we bid a hearty word of welcome. We want to share the following information and ideas with everybody in our NW.
A month ago, we had our first Annual General Meeting (AGM). The minutes of this meeting is available on our web site at www.garslink.wordpress.com. Please visit the web site and send us any comments or recommendations. Remember, it is the web site of Garslink NW and therefore must comply with our needs and requirements. You are most welcome to send any safety related articles or snippets to Marius le Roux for placement on the web site for everybody’s information. We also have an e-mail address and all communication should be done by e-mail at garslinkbuurtwag@gmail.com.
Since the AGM, Paul Roux has resigned as Chairman of the NW due to work related matters and Theo Potgieter is currently acting as Chairman. Koos Snyman also resigned as Street Leader of Vista Street. Max Lange Gl 4 has been elected as Street leader with Doris Simpson GL 21 as his deputy.
We wish to appeal to each resident with a radio to please participate in the radio roll call every evening. The radio call is not to spy on or determine your affairs, but an earnest way to, firstly, familiarise you and your household with the operation of the radio and, secondly, to ensure that your radio is in working condition and that the battery has been fully charged. You are welcome to listen to the radio call in the evenings; almost every evening there are one or more people that can hear everything that are being said, but once they try to transmit, they find that their battery has not been sufficiently charged. It’s no use that you can hear us, but being unable to call for help from the community when there is an emergency. The responsibility squarely rests on you to also care for your safety in this manner. The radio calls are done on channel 1 at 19:30 every evening. In exceptional circumstances where you have to leave home and will not be in the area during the radio call, an early call can be made from 19:00. After completion of the formal radio call, a late radio call may be done up to 21:00 if you have missed your call. We are looking into having a winter and summer call time. The proposal is that from 1 April until 31 August we start at 19:00. Please let us have you opinion by latest 18 March. The majority feedback will determine the result.
Please note that the radio may only be used for security related purposes. Many kids and even adults are asleep after 22:00 and therefore the radio must be used with the utmost discretion. Remember that each message sent over the radio after 22:00 wakes a number of households and thus such messages should only be sent if it is urgent and peoples’ lives or property are threatened. All patrol cars to communicate on channel 2 at all times.
We are urgently looking for residents to patrol the area during the daytime and/or to officiate as day-controller on the radio. In this regard we have in mind home-workers, housewives and our senior pensioners who can add valuable contributions to our community by reporting suspect persons or events. Please contact Henning van Wijk (GL 02) at henning@vanwijk.co.za or on 012 348-9523 (w) or cell no. 082 5767 082 should you be able to help in this regard.
On account of occasional requests, we would like to establish your opinion about the usage of the radio during reasonable hours (eg. 07:00 to 18:00) to report lost pets. Please inform us by e-mail how you feel about this matter.
Crime occurrences in Garslink have reduced drastically since our rapid radio network expansion. Our radio system can accommodate many more members (up to approx. 400). Please inform your non-member neighbours about the advantages of this near free radio system.
Please send us your inputs and articles by e-mail so that all of us can benefit from your knowledge and experience.
Regards
Management Committee
