WELCOME TO WINTER WORLD April and May were full of activity on the Dunblane Lifestyle Estates calendar. We’re thrilled to welcome our new home owners, we’ve seen lots of exciting building and construction going on and we’ve hosted some really fun-filled events. With winter holding us in its icy clutches the best place to be is at home here at Dunblane. In this newsletter you’ll find updates from April and May’s events as well as news of upcoming events. Check out our report back from the Dunblane AGM and meet another Dunblane family. We’ve got everything you need to know to stay in the exciting Dunblane Lifestyle Estates loop. Don’t forget that this is your news portal so if you have anything you’d like to share or see in this newsletter let us know; we’d love your input. Now get comfy, grab a cup of coffee, relax and find out what’s been going on here on the estate.DUNBLANE NEWS CORNER – THE MONTH IN REVIEW Dunblane Lifestyle Estates AGM The AGM meeting at Dunblane Estates was held on Monday 28 March 2011. We thank you for attending and for those of you that couldn’t make it, take a look at the full report below Tally-ho! It’s the Dunblane Winter Training Show We had an absolutely wonderful time at our Open Training Show-Jumping Fun Day at the Dunblane Equestrian Centre on Sunday 22 May 2011. The show boasted a whopping R20 000 in prizes and entrants and spectators alike had a total blast. Keep an eye out for upcoming shows because it’s a guaranteed great day out. Take a look at the happy snaps from the day here: http://www.dunblane-equestrian.co.za/2011/05/dunblane-winter-show/ 
Welcome New Home Owners We are delighted to welcome our new home owners to the estate. We look forward to seeing you on the grounds enjoying the facilities and living the life you’ve always dreamed of. Introducing… Stand # 17: Marius Britz Stand # 33: Neil Van Aswegen Stand #36: Johann Van Den Heever Stand #90: Dr Wandile & Henry Kganane Stand #91: Dr Ray Makwela PTN 95: Carl Nel & family Mad Hatters get Quizzical! We hosted the Mad Hatter’s Quiz Day, in support of HHCU (Highveld Horse Care Unit) and Kitty & Puppy Haven at the Dunblane Lifestyle Estate & Equestrian Centre on Saturday 16 April 2011. Fascinating trivia fueled the fun and a great time (and a great giggle) was had by all who attended. Remember that the Mad Hatter’s events always promise to be an excellent day out and part of what makes it even more special is that monies raised go towards the support of charities in need. Thanks to those who came along; you made a difference, gave a little back and had fun in the process. WISHING YOU A HAPPY BIRTHDAY… “For they are jolly good fellows, and so say all of us…”We had lots of Birthdays to celebrate in the Dunblane Family for April and May. We hope you all had wonderfully special day’s and wish you a year ahead that’s filled with happiness and good health. Here’s to you! Birthday wishes go out to:
| April Birthdays | May Birthdays | ||
| Rita Sprenzel | 3 April | Bruce Hains | 3 May |
| Hettie Davidson | 4 April | Grant Bloomfield | 6 May |
| Benny Luyt | 8 April | Kira Quabeck | 16 May |
| Shane Hennessy | 10 April | Lerato Motake | 19 May |
| Ian Harwood | 15 April | Kerry Curtis | 26 May |
| Brian Algar | 18 April | Ricardo Beato | 27May |
| Anneke Luyt | 20 April | ||
REPORT BACK: AGM 2011-06-20 The AGM boasted a good showing of residents and home owners. J.D. Hill and Company was re-appointed as auditor for the 2011 financial year. All relevant estate business, building regulations and monthly levies were discussed and agreed upon. The chairman encouraged good relations between neighbours with particular regard to building of communal boundary walls. Some issues were unresolved and a special directors meeting to discuss and, where necessary, finalise the outstanding matters was held on the 5th May 2011 and it was agreed that for the benefit of Home Owners a special General Meeting will be held on 27th June 2011 to enable all the Home Owners to attend and to discuss matters that arose from the previous AGM. An official invite and Agenda will be sent out in due course. The following Directors were nominated and appointed.
UPCOMING EVENTS
EVENT OF THE MONTH: BARKING MAD POTJIE PARTY
We’re proud to be hosting the Barking Mad a Potjie Cook-off Competition on the 25th of June 2011 here at Dunblane Lifestyle Estates. We invite you to join us and be part of this worthwhile fund raiser and to have a jolly good time. Barking Mad does wonderful work for animal welfare, taking care of dogs that need to be re-homed, cared for, rescued and loved so it’s a very good cause. In fact this fund-raiser will help to raise money for various animal shelters needing funds and essentials, so we urge you to come on down and impress us with your prime, priceless, potjie skills.
Bring along your imagination because prizes will be awarded for the funniest team name, the funniest hat with raffles and lucky draws on the menu as well as those delicious potjies (yum).
To join in on the fun, you will need the following:
Event Details:
When: 25 June 2011
Where: Dunblane Lifestyle Estate
Time: From 10:00
Tasting & Judging: 15:30 – With prize-giving to follow
Contacts for enquiries or donations
Ronel Penrose – 083 632 5089
Rehona Karels – 082 557 0683
Click here to download the Barking Mad Potjie Party entry form
OWNERS OUTPOST:
It’s always nice to know your neighbours. You’re all part of the Dunblane family and we love hearing from you. If you’ve got anything to share we’d love to hear from you so please email admin@dunblane-lifestyle.co.za if you’d like to see your family here. We look forward to getting to know you better. This month we meet the Liechtis:
We received this lovely letter from Karen Liechti that we’d love to share with you:
“We are so excited to be building our dream home at Dunblane- It is like living on a smallholding, but without the security issues. Tranquillity, incredible bird life, truly magical sunsets and most importantly, space. We can’t wait to move in! We are especially grateful to Robbie Karels – you will find him quite the most charming and accommodating man!”
DEVELOPERS CORNER
We’ve had a busy 2 months with lots of action on the estate. I’m excited to report that 6 new stands have been sold and if you take a look around you’ll see plenty of building activity on the estate. We welcome our new owners and look forward to welcoming them to the Dunblane community.We’ve also got lots of events lined up for you to look forward to like the Barking mad Potjie Party and more.
On a sadder note, the Dunblane team offers our deepest condolences to Bert Vos and family. Bert’s father passed away recently and will be deeply missed. Bert is Alan Hurlblatt’s (of Stand 86) builder and a friendly & familiar face on the estate.
That’s all from me folks; I’ll see you on the green
Robbie
CHEERS!
We hope you all had a great April & May, with so much activity on the estate it’s hard not be impressed and excited about the future. Remember that this is your forum so if you’d like to share your news, send in your photo’s or even share your favourite recipe, we’d love to hear from you. To share your news with us please write in to admin@dunblane-lifestyle.co.za with “newsletter” in the subject line and we’ll include it.