Alas Alack No more oven

Not that it worked properly but the Hall’s oven has finally given up for good.

We should have expected it, all that was working was one dodgy stove top hot plate but, that hot plate was enough to boil the kettle and heat the percolator for our weekly dosage of caffeine. This weekly caffeine hit is so important to the group that a simple household electric kettle was quickly purchased to cover the cravings, and for those who liked their coffee percolated they will need to suffer the taste of instant coffee or become tea drinkers instead.

On another note it has been suggested that since new rainwater tanks will now be funded by a government grant that all the money raised from the bulbs and other activities could be put towards a new oven instead, no doubt all be will discussed on Thursday.

And lastly, the bucket bulbs are back and gracing the front of the Hall with their beauty. Many thought that the bulbs had died over summer due to lack of care, water, attention, thought, food, sun and shade but we were all proved wrong. There is plenty of space out the front for some more of these planter pots so let us know if you have any old metal mops bucket worthy of donation to the Hall.

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New rainwater tanks: A pipedream, no it’s a reality

When the Thursday group started meeting weekly, the initial idea was to make sure the Hall got used and that it received the TLC it needed. It was soon realised that the Hall’s raintanks were in desperate need of repair and that the Hall’s roof space was severly under utilised. The group decided that its first fund raising focus would be for new tanks at the hall, or at the least, to replace the only one it had.  To raise the large amount required for a decent rainwater catchement system seemed overwhelming for our small group to do on its own, so it was decided that grant funding opportunities would be  looked at.

Last week in the mail the Hall received a letter from Paul Caica, the SA Minister for Environment and Conservation, stating that it was successful in its grant application. The Hall had submitted a proposal in May to the Department of Water, Land and Biodiversity for funds to fix and replace guttering as well as the installation of new and larger raintanks.

Now the fun begins, we’ve got the money, time to do the work.

All members of the community wanting to discuss this project or  submit their ideas are invited to contact the Hall’s committee  either via email hall@yaninee.com or by attending a regular Thursday morning gathering.

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