The Hilton Ratepayers Association advised that the scheduled meeting with the municipal Manager on the 1st was put on hold at their request. The contractor's programme indicated that the upgrading of the line would be completed in August but the mayors (uMsunduzi and uMngeni) instructed the contractor to re-plan to complete the work before winter (see Councillor Pam Passmoor's report below). A meeting will be held this week to discuss monitoring by HRA.Councilllor Pam Passmoor's report:
The uMngeni and Msunduzi mayors are involved in the repair and upgrading of the Hilton electricity supply. The approved contractors have provided an assessment of the work involved and the cost. The money is being provided so we can rest assured that that part is in order. The initial time frame was that the work would be completed by August. This has been turned down by the mayors as being too long as they want it completed by the time that winter arrives. This instruction has been sent back to the contractors to provide a revised plan. This is due to be provided by the beginning of this week. Both mayors have insisted that the HRA, as the official representative body of the Hilton residents, is involved in monitoring the progress made. We (the HRA) will be called to a meeting later this week to discuss the final plan of action once both mayors have approved the final time-lines, so that the community can be informed and kept up to date. Thanks to Tony van Schijndel for sharing.
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Hilltops Pre-School tucked behind The Rotunda centre in Hilton, opened this year and their focus on a warm-hearted early education for 18 month to 6 year olds in a farm style space is self-evident in the lovely scenes portrayed in the slideshow below. Thank you Angie and Debbie for sharing snippets of the fun times your little ones enjoy with the Hilton community.
Host a Table for tea on Valentines Day at Howick Hospice. Enjoy lucky draws, delicious tea, entertainment and prizes for the best table. Hook up with five of your friends and book with Kate on 033 330 5257. 
Jonty and Tanya at Nicolson's Country Cafe, Garlington in Hilton, KwaZulu-Natal have created yet another menu to delight, this February you have the opportnity to truly impress your Valentine with a memorable dinner at Nicolson's.
Congratulations to the St Anne's College Subject and Extramural Music Students who achieved commendable results in the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music & Trinity College (London) Practical and Theory Examinations.
Grace College in Hilton, welcomed new educators, student teachers and new pupils to the school on Wednesday, 18 January 2012.
Hilton College welcomed 116 new boys to the school on Monday 16th January 2012. It was a wonderful occasion with much excitement about the exciting 5 years of high school ahead.
Hilton Lions in collaboration with Diabetes SA, will be holding a FREE diabetes testing and consulting day on Saturday 25 February 2012, from 08h00 till 14h00, at The Quarry Centre in Hilton.
Grace College pupil, Sarah Tychsen (Grade 11), competed in the KZN Ladies Golf Association's Nomads Girls' Championships in the December holidays. Girls from around South Africa were invited to participate. Sarah played in the Copper Division and finished in first place.
Angus Curtis,14A, scored 100 not out and Matthew Dahl, 15A achieved 104 not out, both scored centuries for their respective Hilton College teams when playing against Maritzburg College this past weekend (28 Jan2012). This is a wonderful achievement for these two young cricketers!
grace{ful} gift shop at The Quarry Centre in Hilton has a wide variety of beautiful hand made items, individually selected to bring a special bit of charm to your home, family and friends. grace{ful} take orders for flower arrangements and bouquets and also deliver weekly to various businesses in the Hilton area.
Grace College pupils, Alexis Beretta and Kelly Wishart, went on a short term Rotary Exchange to Europe during the 2011 December holidays.
The power outages over the last five weeks have caused extreme hardship and losses for individuals and businesses in Hilton. The electricity service provider is Umsunduzi Municipality for the bulk of the Hilton area and the general problem lies with the aging infrastructure (cables, transformers and switchgear) combined with a lack of maintenance by the municipality. Promises were made more than a year ago by the (then) Umsunduzi officials and politicians of imminent upgrades. Since then there has been little evidence of any of these promises being kept. The newly appointed municipal managers have made public statements regarding the upgrade of the existing supply and we have been given to understand that a contractor has been appointed to identify and rectify the faults in the system. The progress of the physical work is, however, not being published.
Cowan House invite you to see Cowan House in action ' Grade RR to 7 -Find out more about Cowan House Co-educational Preparatory School, in Hilton KZN at our open day. Friday, 2 March 2012 from 08h30 ' 09h45.
Voortrekker High School will be hosting the ever-popular entertainers, The Gee Jays on the 16th March 2012 at the Royal Show Grounds in Pietermaritzburg. Have more fun this year, book your seats today and tell your friends it is time for some entertainment. For details call 033 342 2214.