Quiet Waters
Newsletter
2nd
Term 2005
As we approach the 20th Anniversary of the establishment of Quiet Waters, we wish especially to remember Ron Hartley and his immense contribution to the whole project. He was a founding member of the Committee and we are guided to this day by his Policy Document. We miss him enormously.
Unfortunately, because of the poor rainy season the weir did not fill up. In fact because of evaporation and seepage its level is very low at present. If it fills next year, we will have an official opening.
In late May the Quiet Waters Committee sold 79 head of cattle to our next-door neighbour and parent, Mr. Mike Stone. This has generated a large sum of money which has been invested. The interest will be used for new developments. The southern paddocks of the Falcon property and the Wilderness area have been leased to Mr. Stone for grazing.
Some of the funds are being spent on re-aligning the Quiet Waters fence which will increase the size of the Conservation area by approximately 150 hectares. This will include a seasonal wetland area which is very rich in browse and grazing. This exercise was started a month ago and should be complete by the end of September. Visitors to the area will already notice significant changes as can be seen in the photographs on next page.
Removal of old entrance gate Temporary gate at new entrance
New fence installation
Mr. Ian Broderick (Oates 1977) who lives and works in England and who spends some of his leisure time in the wilds of Zimbabwe, has generously offered his hard-top Landrover for use on Quiet Waters when he and his wife are not using the vehicle. This gesture will go a long way to alleviating our transport difficulties and we are most grateful to him.
The Chairman and Committee members would like to thank Mr. Graham Armstrong for his hard work in repairing the two existing Landrovers. We appreciate the time he has spent trying to keep the aging vehicles on the road.
At the start of this term Miss Leigh Collin joined the Committee as Treasurer because of her expertise in financial matters. Mr. Tony Bancroft, who had held this position for the past fourteen years moved to the post of Secretary. However, these changes are to be short lived because of Leigh is getting married in early September and will be leaving the College. We are grateful to her for her contributions and wish her well in her new life.
As from next term, Tony Bancroft will return to the Treasurers post and Mrs Laraine King (the Headmasters Secretary) will become Secretary. Laraine has a deep interest in wildlife and is a long standing committee member of the Matabeleland branch of WEZ.
The founding committee of Quiet Waters met for the first time on the 24th October 1985. It was at this meeting that the initial ideas of the development of Quiet Waters were born. The present committee is hoping to have some of form of celebration to mark this historic occasion at the end of October.
Some notable sightings have been made over the last couple of months. In June, a leopard was resident in the picnic site areas at the base of Usandisa for several weeks. It appears to have moved from here into the southern paddocks. The Chairman and his wife at the end of July saw no less than 8 Klipspringer in a matter a five minutes in the same area. Several sightings of Reedbuck and Bushbuck have been made by a number of people. Some of these sightings have been made in the newly established areas close to the College. Kudu, Impala, Duiker, Zebra, Giraffe and Warthog are often seen both in the Quiet Waters area.
We thank the following for their donations received during the past term:
Mr & Mrs AJ Randell
$400 000 Mr & Mrs BD
Marais
$510 000
Mr & Mrs A Walters
$150 000 Anon
$250 000
Mr.& Mrs Scutt
$60 000
Mr & Mrs JJ Van Oudsthoorn $70 000
Mr & Mrs Locke
$60 000
Estate Olwen Daines
$10 000
Mr & Mrs RW Querl
$10 000
Mr & Mrs Zietsman
$250
000
We thank parents and friends for their continued support for the 50 Club. Congratulations to the winners of the Second Term draw:
1st
Prize
$1 000 000
Leigh Collin
2nd
Prize
$ 500 000
Mr. D. Pongweni
Should you wish to participate
next term please make and complete a copy of the pro-forma. at
the end of this Newsletter and
return to the Treasurer.
Gordon Macdonald
Chairman
DID
YOU KNOW THAT ?
A braai at Chelicuti
Umwane Picnic Site
(FOB John Laing)
Mrs
Joan Bancroft is on hand to accept your campsite bookings during normal office
hours at the College.
Heather Macdonald
QUIET
WATERS 50 CLUB
THIRD
TERM 2005
The Quiet
Waters Committee thank parents and friends for their continued support for our
fund raising scheme which in 2005 reverted to a 50 Club. The subscription
for the third term is $50 000 and prizes in the draw at the end of the term will
be $1 000 000 and $500 000.
As in
the past money raised will be used for prizes and to help pay the wages of the
permanent workers on Quiet Waters.
Should
you wish to participate in the Third Term 50 Club for 2005 please complete
and return the tear-off proforma below.
A.C.
Bancroft
Treasurer
QUIET
WATERS 50 CLUB
To:
Treasurer,
Quiet
Waters Conservation Scheme,
Falcon
College,
P.O. Esigodini.
I would like
to participate in the 2005 Third Term 50 Club
Name (Block
Capitals)
Address
Please make
cheques payable to Falcon College