Kroonstad ding as Vrystaatse finalis mee om die titel as Kw\u00eala se Dorp van die jaar. Danksy \u2019n gemeenskap wat hande gevat het om daadwerklik \u2019n verskil in die onmiddellike omgewing te maak, kan dit heel moontlik bereik word. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Di\u00e9 dorp, wat op die oewers van die Valsrivier l\u00ea, is \u2019n gerieflike pitstop op die N1-roete en was jare lank \u2019n aantreklikheid vir besoekers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Te midde van sigbare herlewing hoop Kroonstad en sy mense om weer voete hierheen te trek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die lede van die Kroonstad-gemeenskap het \u2019n gesamentlike einddoel, en dit is om hul dorp nie net op alle terreine werkend te maak nie, maar ook \u2019n lus vir die oog wat boonop beleggers sal trek \u2013 in die hoop om \u2019n sterk ekonomie vir die dorp se mense te bou. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Die opruiming van die dorp was die gedagte van \u2019n paar sakemanne wat besef het die pad vorentoe is om moue op te rol en sodoende die wa deur die drif te trek. Die Ignite and Revive-gemeenskapsorganisasie, onder leiding van Andr\u00e9 van Pletzen, het hieruit ontstaan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDit is \u2019n opdrag van die Here wat ons uitvoer, en dit spruit uit Spreuke 16:3 \u2013 Laat jou werke aan die Here oor, dan sal jou planne uitgevoer word<\/span>. Ons kan dit nie sonder ons Hemelse Vader doen nie, alle eer aan hom,\u201d s\u00ea van Pletzen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Lede van die organisasie het op klein skaal begin voordat hulle met gemeenskapslede, die plaaslike munisipaliteit en verskeie sakeondernemings hande gevat het om eindelik \u2019n gemeenskaplike einddoel te bereik. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Die trefkrag van die verskil wat hulle reeds gemaak het, het \u2019n rimpeleffek \u2013 en verskeie dorpe uit ander provinsies het by die dinamiese groep kom kers opsteek. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Idees en gedagtes word gedeel in die hoop om landswyd \u2019n positiewe invloed te bewerk\u00adstellig. Inwoners streef na \u2019n gemeenskap wat soos \u2019n goed geoliede masjien werk. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Dit is ook hoe besluit is om die voormalige Afrikaanse Ho\u00ebrskool Kroonstad (Rooiskool) en die Ho\u00ebrskool Kroonstad (Blouskool) te laat saamsmelt na wat nou as die Ho\u00ebrskool Trio bekend staan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Die gemeenskap het besef dat die verandering nodig is om \u2019n sterk dubbelmediumskool in Kroonstad te vestig om die beste opvoeding vir kinders van die dorp en omgewing te bied. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Die Ho\u00ebrskool Trio bied 26 akademiese, landbou- en tegniese vakke aan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cVerandering is nooit lekker nie, maar ons weet almal dit is nodig om \u2019n blinker toekoms te verseker,\u201d s\u00ea Hendr\u00e9 Kachelhoffer, hoof van die Ho\u00ebrskool Trio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u2019n Nuwe, bekostigbare private Engelse skool is ook gestig. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Wat opknapping en opruiming in die dorp betref, kon sakeondernemings verkeerseilande en -sirkels aanneem om te verfraai en instand te hou. Slaggate is herstel, en randstene en lamppale is geverf. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Gras word gesny en rommel word gereeld tydens opruimingsbedrywighede verwyder. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Die plaaslike munisipaliteit het Kroonpark begin opknap en die warmwaterswembad is herstel. Die oord is weer \u2019n lus vir die oog en groot dinge soos \u2019n karavaansaamtrek word beplan. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Die M\u00f4rewag-swembad is danksy die hulp van \u2019n plaaslike sakeonderneming, CC Chickens, Trio en die munisipaliteit opgeknap. Skole kan dus weer na hartelus swemgalas aanbied en professionele swemmers kan plaaslik oefen. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Groot projekte soos kunstefeeste, \u2019n jaarlikse dinee vir sakelui en die opknappingsbedrywig\u00adhede by Kroonpark om toerisme te bevorder is voorkeursake vir die gemeenskap. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Besoek die Facebook-blad Ignite & Revive Kroonstad of gaan na igniteandrevive.co.za om die organisasie se werksaamhede te volg<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Kroonstad ding as Vrystaatse finalis mee om die titel as Kw\u00eala se Dorp van die jaar. 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