PRINGLE BAY HACK N0 110

Chris Geldenhuys, Convenor

On one of the hottest days this summer, the Pringle Bay Hack Group convened on 31 January 2016 to perform a very productive hack in Andre and Allen Roads of Pringle Bay. The major challenge was the Rooikrantz bushes. See the before and after photos below. Despite the heat the attendance was overwhelmingly good with a total of 27 members! Due to the severe heat we were compelled to stop hacking at 11h00 and retired with a fresh cold beer!

Allen Road BEFORE:
Allen Road BEFORE:
Allen Road AFTER:
Allen Road AFTER:

 

The following hackers performed the hack: John Whitehead, Edward Silberbauer, Sue Fielden, Frik Potgieter and Jane Fearnhead, Sue Folb, Neil and Penny Berens, Marita and Gert Grobbelaar, Charles Hector, Tom Dreyer, Karen and Louw Toerien, Mike Begley, Hillary and Anthony Harris, Andree and Pierre Henning, Loraine and Gary Prothero and their two daughters, Ilse and Mike Meyer and Carol Wilson, together with Chris Geldenhuys.

A special word of thanks for the contribution and support provided by the members of the Bettys Bay Hack to the Pringle Bay Hack. Their efforts and encouragement are, as always, greatly appreciated.

Ellen and Dave Muirhead provided the ever necessary mid-morning refreshments. Thanks you two! Again a special word of thanks go to Peter and Joyce of the Mini Mark for the generous donation of tea and sandwiches for the Hack Group, it was as always greatly appreciated by all.

The Street hack started for the first time in the New Year and Lezette, Ria and Ivan had a very successful hack of the Sesbania on the verges of Hangklip Road and the ever-present Australian Myrtle in Oliver Road. This group meets bi-weekly and Lezette can be contacted on 028 273 8450 or 082 398 3446 if you wish to assist. We urgently need more members for this type of hack.

The next monthly hack will be on Sunday 28 February 2016. As usual we will meet on the pavement opposite Drosters Centre, in Central Avenue, Pringle Bay, at 08:30 where after which we will proceed to the hack site. The hack ends at 11:30. Everyone who would like to help rid Pringle Bay of alien vegetation will be welcome.  Hacking tools are provided. Contact Chris on 028 273 8588, or just turn up at the meeting point.