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Wortmanville residents undertake community enhancement
Carifesta preparation in the city has been significantly boosted by the efforts of residents living in Wortmanville, and according to Minister of Culture Youth and Sport, Dr Frank Anthony, during a tour of the area, yesterday, their undertaking should be emulated by other communities.
The residents, led by Don Gomes, over the past few weeks have been engaging in a sprucing-up venture which saw them cleaning drains, painting bridges and culverts and mounting flags in the area.
The initiative, according to Gomes, commenced innocently with him and two friends chopping down some bushes in the area as their way of yielding to a call for community members to enhance their surroundings for Carifesta X.
And according to Gomes, that move caught the attention of several other members of the community who immediately expressed their desire to join the effort.
The residents, including a significant number of children, sought to clear blocked drains and weed unsightly grass.
But the satisfaction of seeing the area clean soon brought on the desire to further the sprucing measures.
Gomes said that the residents who started to make plans to acquire paint for strategic points in the area took a request to the Minister.
A quantity of paint—some 10 gallons— was handed over to the community, compliments of the Minister.
The residents as a result were able to paint the bridges, culverts and even a house at the entrance to Cemetery Road, at the corner of Princes Street.
The house, according to Gomes, was in a bad state and the residents sought to enhance it and even trimmed a tree at the front of the yard.
Another move to enhance the area, Gomes related, is to fence a section of the Le Repentir Cemetery. He said that although the task falls within the responsibility of City Hall he is aware that the municipality cannot afford to do so. He (Gomes) will stand the cost.
Gomes said that he is grateful that the venture saw the involvement of several children, who he believes will be able to channel positive change in the society.
“I like the idea that many children have been coming out because they can learn from now to clean their surroundings…They can, by extension, help to re-train an entire society on how not to litter,” Gomes said.
It is anticipated, Gomes said, that even after the conclusion of Carifesta that members of the community will continue to maintain the community.
A final phase of the current enhancement programme is expected to come to an end on August 14 when members of the community mount the flags of all of the nations that will be participating in Carifesta as well as those invited to witness the event.
According to Minister Anthony, the efforts of the residents “are truly a beautiful gesture.” He expressed satisfaction that the residents were able to do so much with very little assistance from his Ministry.
Dr Anthony expressed optimism that other communities in the city will also soon imitate the move, even including children so that they can embrace the need to keep their environment clean.
The Minister said that the ongoing preparation for the mega event is proceeding satisfactorily.
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