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Deesdae ry motoriste verby \u2019n<\/span> \u201cerewag\u201d in Despatch se hoofstraat, want hier het \u2019n<\/span> laning ho\u00eb palmbome verrys \u2013 s\u00f3 asof dit deur \u2019n<\/span> wonderwerk uit die Bybel tot in Despatch beland het.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eintlik is dit alles n bietjie van \u2019n<\/span> wonderwerk, want di\u00e9 25 palms van sowat 40 jaar oud, is gered deur \u2019n<\/span> man wat op die regte tyd in die regte posisie was. Hy is Frans Swanepoel, raadslid van Despatch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Goodyear het tenders aangevra om die groot ou bome te verwyder omdat dit moes plek maak vir nuwe ontwikkeling by die bandefabriek op Kariega. Volgens die tenderbepaling kon die bome afgesny of uitgehaal word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie blote gedagte dat di\u00e9 ou bome afgesaag en vernietig sou word, het my hare laat rys. Bome is vir my heilig. Ek het vinnig plan gemaak om hulle te help red. Ontwikkelaars uit die Kaap het ons byna R600 000 aangebied vir die bome. Ek het dit van die hand gewys want di\u00e9 bome het nie \u2019n<\/span> prys tag<\/em> op nie. Hulle hoort hier op ons dorp,\u201d s\u00ea Swanepoel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cParty mense doen bungy jumping, ander spring met valskerms uit vliegtuie om \u2019n<\/span> adrenalien rush te geniet. Ek plant bome. Dit is my kos.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swanepoel beklemtoon dat die uithaal, vervoer, plant, natmaak en versorging van die palmbome die belastingbetaler nie \u2019n<\/span> sent gekos het nie of gaan kos nie. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDit was \u2019n<\/span> privaat-tender deur Claassen Crane & Machinery Hire (CCM) en die inisiatief het niks met die munisipaliteit of enige politieke party te doen nie. Hier is great mense op die dorp. As daar gehelp moet word is hulle daar.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u2018n Totaal van 25 palmbome van sowat 40 jaar oud, moes by Goodyear verwyder word om plek te maak vir uitbreidings. Al di\u00e9 palmbome het \u2018n nuwe tuiste langs Despatch se hoofstraat gekry. <\/div>\n
<\/span>Foto: Heilie Combrinck<\/span> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

Die natuur en tuinmaak is van Swanepoel se groot liefdes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEk is \u2019n<\/span> ou hand wanneer dit kom by die verplanting van palmbome. Meeste van die bome wat ek in my lewe op Despatch laat verplant het, het aangepas en staan lowergroen en groei voort.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

CCM, \u2019n<\/span> grondverskuiwings-maatskappy van die Despatchers Hansie en Fanie Claasen, was verantwoordelik vir die uithaal, vervoer en verplanting, terwyl Hein Potgieter van Sandman op di\u00e9 dorp met sy watertrokke water uit die Swartkopsrivier aanry om die bome nat te hou.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elvis Thethani, CCM se bedrewe hyskraandrywer, s\u00ea van die bome wat hy moes oplig het tot 18 ton geweeg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Swanepoel het nog planne vir die oop stuk grond by die nuut-aangeplante palmbome.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cMy plan is om toestemming te kry om hierdie oop stuk grond die Goodyear-park te noem. Hier is baie mense op die dorp wat by Goodyear werk of daar gewerk het. So, Goodyear sorg vir baie mense se kos op die tafel en verdien daarvoor erkenning. Die park is die ideale plek vir buitelug-markdae en ek het nog groot planne om dit nog mooier te maak.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Despatch is waarskynlik die dorp in die land \u2013 in verhouding met die dorpsgrootte \u2013 wat met die meeste palmbome van alle soorte kan spog. Miskien moet iemand eendag ondersoek instel of dit inderdaad so is. Indien wel, kan Despatch dan voortaan as Suid-Afrika se palmboom-hoofstad bekendstaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Elvis Thethani, CCM se bedrewe hyskraandrywer besig om een van die palmbome te \u201cplant\u201d. <\/div>\n
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