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Post by Webmonstertjie on Aug 26, 2005 12:37:05 GMT -5
Yes, it's true! Market Square will become a new 7,500 square metre mall in which Checkers would be the anchor tenant, with other retailers in the satellite stores. The consultants already did the Environmental Impact Assessment and a scale model of this development was displayed at a meeting held on the 17th of August. It seems that another old building and landmark of Vryheid, the Old Market Building, is going to bite the dust to make room for this new development.
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Post by andre on Aug 27, 2005 0:59:17 GMT -5
It is a disgrace that the town council allow another monstrosity to be built. What will be left to the residents of Vryheid ?  ???In the good ole days when LAW and ORDER were still prevailing this market square was a nice park with lovely gardens and slides ,swings etc for children.As a child we used to live right opposite the park where Franca Marina flats is situated now. Many a nice summer day were had with our friends in the park,,,,Ja..... memories it will never be the same again. ;D |
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Post by dingbat on Aug 27, 2005 2:30:36 GMT -5
I just would like to correct one thing.  The market building is going to stay; it's just going to be revamped. (Like First National Bank’s old building) The new complex will be built adjacent to the market building. Ok, the park will "go" but most of the trees will be kept. Vryheid needs the growth and needs a major facelift.. if a town does not develop it will “die” and become a ghost town. Take Utrecht for instance, it is a BIG old age home! There’s other areas that needs the attention of the council, let this space be developed and the money then be spent on other areas of concern, like[glow=red,2,300] Klipfontein Dam![/glow] ;D
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Post by uk on Aug 28, 2005 9:14:31 GMT -5
VHD IS SUCH A SMALL AND POOR TOWN SINCE THE MINES CLOSED DOWN. THEY NEED POPULATION AND MONEY TO DO SOMETHING LIKE THAT. WELL LIKE ANDRE SAID THERE GOES GOOD MEMORIES. MY FIRST "KINDER DAG" WAS HELD THERE I REMEMBER IT LIKE YESTERDAY. WELL WHAT EVER THOSE PEOPLE ARE DOING I TRUST THEY DO KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING CAUSE IT CAN MAKE VHD OR IT CAN BREAK IT. ALL WHAT WE CAN DO IS SIT AND WATCH.
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Post by uk on Aug 28, 2005 9:22:59 GMT -5
ONE MORE THING! WHY DIDNT THEY JUST BUILD PICK N PAY IN THE MALL AS WELL? THINK ABOUT IT. WHAT A WAIST THERE IS GOING TO BE SO MANY SHOPS COMPETING AGAINST ONE ANOTER KILLING EACH OTHER SO THAT ONLY THE STRONGEST WILL SURVIVE. WHAT IS GOING TO HAPPEN TO THE FAMILIES THAT OWNED THE WEEK SHOPS, WHAT ABOUT THERE FUTURE. VHD IS NOT READY FOR ALL OF THIS WHY NOT THE MALL FIRST WITH PICK N PAY INSIDE IT AND THEN SOMETHING ELSE WHER THEY ARE BUILDING PICK N PAY NOW? |
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Post by Country Bumpkin on Aug 28, 2005 13:20:23 GMT -5
What does the Town Council care anyway what the average resident of Vryheid thinks! They will do as they please, with or without a feasibility study, to the cost of the town and the residents!  |
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Post by ProDevelopment on Sept 2, 2005 1:42:40 GMT -5
About time that we get a nice new modern facility in Vryheid. In the long term this is the best thing that can happen to our town. Imagine the benefit to us when the competition between the retailers kicks in. The free market system is truly the best there is. ;D
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Post by Ou Vryheid Inwoner on Sept 9, 2005 9:19:13 GMT -5
Ag nee ek kan nie glo nog `n ou gebou gaan plek maak vir 'n nuwe gebou. Vir wat wil julle nog `n "shopping mall" hê. Kyk hoe verwaarloos is die spar kompleks selfs Steers is daar uit en wat van Pick & Pay wat gaan oopmaak `n paar blokke verder. Kan julle nie die ou gebou in die nuwe planne in werk soos iemand voorgestel het julle met First National gedoen het nie. Ek kan nog onthou hoe ons as kinders sondae in die parkie gaan speel het. Ai ek wens mens kan die horlosie terug draai en dinge hou soos dit was.... |
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Post by thami on Sept 13, 2005 12:17:22 GMT -5
We need to develop as a town and as people. We wont grow if we hold on to old buildings and not building any. Atleast let's renovate it, to keep up with the ever growing South Africa.
If we dont change we will never grow!!!
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Post by Frikkie 5000 on Sept 22, 2005 3:01:08 GMT -5
Vryheid is an old town with a HUGE history. I am not one of those people who are against tradition and Sentiment, but I am a person who looks to the future and have hope for our small (but significant) town. Nothing we can do or say can change the past. We cant change our history, but by moving on (which sometimes means to let go of memories that we hold so dear) we can create a better, brighter future. I have seen what happened in the past few years, young people are streaming out of Vryheid, looking for a better place to live, a place with more to offer. I am a student myself, at UP, and I know how I feel about returning to Vryheid to make a living there. Don't get me wrong, I love the place and all the memories I have about my mischievous childhood will be forever a part of me. What i am trying to say, is that we need to put the past behind us and grab hold of the future. We must stop living in the past and start thinking about how we are going to revive Vryheid. I totally agree with Thami, If we don't grow, we stagnate. And if something stagnates, it will die.  |
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Post by dingbat on Sept 22, 2005 14:32:46 GMT -5
Well-said there Frikkie and Thami! I fully agree with you. ;D Face it..... our town is dying, the young people are moving away from Vryheid because it has nothing to offer. The young people ARE the future generation! What's going to be left if the future generation leaves town and does not want to come back? Did anyone ever think of the impact on Vryheid's economy? Month end grocery shopping is a mission mainly because Vryheid is the "shopping hub" of the rural areas around Vryheid. No offence, at month end it looks more like an "African market" with not even space to push a shopping trolley down the isles. The shops like Checkers and Shoprite are usually packed with shoppers from the rural areas. We really need more and bigger malls to accommodate everyone. [glow=red,2,300]
COME ON PEOPLE PLEASE SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF OUR TOWN!!![/glow] 
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Post by MakieSakie on Oct 13, 2005 1:19:01 GMT -5
"Young People" have left Vryheid since it's beginning.
The town never died.
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Post by Ja dit maak saak on Oct 26, 2005 7:51:19 GMT -5
I just want to say to MakieSakie: Maybe Vryheid will never die, but the lack of development have caused us to fall into a hole of moral degeneration. I was @ home this holliday. When me and some of my friends wanted to go out one evening, we found the place full of little kids between 13 and 16, drunk as I have never even been in my life. What happend to the moral standerds of our town? If we stop development, we will just make it worse.  If we don't wach out, we'll soon be the next Nigel (No Offence to the "Dam-Duikers")  |
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Post by MakieSakie on Nov 5, 2005 23:48:47 GMT -5
I haven't been back to Vryheid since the early 80's, but trust me kids (13/14/15 etc) were drinking and fighting and falling pregnant in the 70's when I was at school in Vryheid. These things happened at the cemetery, Stilwater Motel, President Hotel, in cars with older friends, at the dams etc etc etc. And then most of them sat "penorent" with their parents in the churches on Sundays.
Kids will be kids and the development of a new shopping center or whatever is not going mean one iota to their morals or lack thereof.
The more things change the more they remain the same.
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Post by MakieSakie on Nov 5, 2005 23:58:56 GMT -5
;)One more thing
I probably will never get to visit Vryheid again, but I have fond memories of my time there. Hope the town moves with the times in its own sweet time yet somehow retains some of what I remember. I always felt that compared to the other little N Natal towns, Vryheid was just "bigger", cleaner, generally just had a feeling of "more" than Dundee, Glencoe etc etc.
Hope that makes sense.
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???In the good ole days when LAW and ORDER were still prevailing this market square was a nice park with lovely gardens and slides ,swings etc for children.As a child we used to live right opposite the park where Franca Marina flats is situated now. Many a nice summer day were had with our friends in the park,,,,Ja..... memories it will never be the same again. ;D
The market building is going to stay; it's just going to be revamped. (Like First National Bank’s old building) The new complex will be built adjacent to the market building. Ok, the park will "go" but most of the trees will be kept. Vryheid needs the growth and needs a major facelift.. if a town does not develop it will “die” and become a ghost town. Take Utrecht for instance, it is a BIG old age home! 
