{"id":48433,"date":"2021-08-05T11:25:19","date_gmt":"2021-08-05T09:25:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/despatch-waterwiel-waai-in-plaas-van-draai-20210804-2\/"},"modified":"2025-03-21T09:57:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-21T07:57:55","slug":"despatch-waterwiel-waai-in-plaas-van-draai-20210804-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/udexpress\/despatch-waterwiel-waai-in-plaas-van-draai-20210804-2\/","title":{"rendered":"KYK: Despatch waterwiel waai in plaas van draai"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Despatch se waterwiel n\u00e1 die eerste ongeluk vroe\u00ebr vanjaar. Foto\u2019s:VERSKAF<\/div>\n
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Waar in Suid-Afrika kry jy \u2019n dorp met unieke funksionele kunswerke by elk van die dorp se drie ingange \u2013 en as die een stukkend gery word, word daar vinnig herstel-plan gemaak?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Net op Despatch. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maar eers terug na die drie funksionerende kunswerke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Despatch se sonhorlosie. <\/div>\n
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Despatch se windrigtingwyser. Foto\u2019s: HEILIE COMBRINCK<\/div>\n
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As jy wil weet hoe die wind waai, gaan kyk by die westelike ingang van Despatch na die rigtingwyser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

As jy wil weet hoe laat dit is, gaan kyk op die sonhorlosie by die noordelike ingang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As jy \u2019n moe\u00eb reisiger is wat bietjie water wil drink, moet jy nog \u2019n bietjie wag want die waterwiel by die oostelike ingang is weg. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Frans Swanepoel, sakeman, inwoner, raadslid en \u2019n man wat die ekstra myl loop om die dorp se infrastrukture reg te hou, glimlag wanneer hy die waterwiel se storie vertel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cVir meer as 25 jaar het die waterwiel daar ongesteurd gestaan. En nee, die waterwiel het nie weggerol nie, dit was vroe\u00ebr vanjaar twee keer in die pad van ouens wat die draai te wyd en te vinnig gevat het.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maar voor hy by die waterwiel se storie kom, verduidelik Frans eers die agtergrond waarteen Despatch se drie funksionerende kunswerke geskep is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie destydse Verfraai Despatch-komitee onder leiding van AP Rossouw en sy vrou, het dekades gelede besluit om estetiese en funksionele strukture by die dorp se ingange op te rig.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Di\u00e9 strukture moes los van geskiedenis en politiek en altyd van toekomstige waarde bly want tyd, rigting, hoe die wind waai en water is dinge wat altyd belangrik sal wees. Volgens Frans is nie een van di\u00e9 drie strukture tot vandag toe gevandaliseer nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie strukture is oor die jare deur die munisipaliteit se elektriese department onder leiding van Louis Nortier en sy manne in stand gehou. Van die strukture was eers van hout, maar weens verwering is dit stelselmatig met gegalvaniseerde staal vervang. Daar is nou nie meer hout nie, maar touch wood<\/span>, is nog nie een van die drie strukture tot nou toe gevandaliseer nie.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ongeluk op ongeluk<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Maar toe tref die ongeluk die waterwiel in die ware sin van die woord. Twee keer, om presies te wees. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Met die eerste laatnagongeluk in Januarie is die dammetjie en staal-plaat bo-oor die water beskadig met minimale skade aan die waterwiel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDie dammetjie was pas herstel toe kom daar in Mei weer \u2019n ou van die Baai se kant af en ry die nuwe dammetjie heeltemal flenters. Gelukkig was die gerestoureerde waterwiel nog nie terug op sy plek nie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cNa \u2019n gesprek met die skuldige party is ooreengekom dat hy skadevergoeding sal betaal. Bnnekort sal die dammetjie vir die tweede keer herstel word. Di\u00e9 keer sal ons eers sementveiligheidspilare op strategiese punte insink om die waterwiel teen nog moontlike t\u00e9 wye en vinnige motors om die draai te beskerm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cHou die spasie dop. Die waterwiel is een van die dae weer terug op sy plek in \u2019n nog mooier toestand as tevore,\u201d belowe Frans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Vir meer as 25 jaar het die waterwiel ongesteurd gestaan en toe tref di\u00e9 motor die kunswerk. Die motor het meer skade as die waterwiel opgedoen. <\/div>\n
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Ongeluk nommer twee teen die waterwiel. Wanneer die waterwiel eersdaags weer op sy plek gaan staan, sal sementveiligheidspilare aangebring word om die kunswerk teen nog ongelukke te beskerm.<\/div>\n
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