Optimistic about development and life

EVEN though it is a small house, it is just right for living a comfortable life. Three years ago, 65-year-old Lennox Richards, a pensioner, was allocated a plot of land in the village and the money he had could build only a one-bedroom house, so he went ahead and did just that. Today, he is a homeowner who leads a good life in Prosville Village.

It is a nice little house, a painted and well-kept place which has a homey feel to it. The yard is spacious and well-kept and it is a lovely piece of land which was developed by Richards over time.

The house has inside washroom facilities, a small kitchen and a bedroom which is perfect for Richards, who lives alone. He is originally from Silvertown and he seems to be very happy and comfortable.

Richards has a motorcycle and he uses that to get around to run errands and buy groceries and has the use of his kind neighbour’s Wi-Fi.

This gentleman used to be a Mill Right Mechanic with the bauxite company in Linden and retired about 10 years ago.

“You see, I built my little house at the back of the land, so I left space to construct a bigger house later on, but I am okay for now,” he said.

At the time, Richards had completed his household chores, including cooking and he had made a meal of stewed black eye peas with chicken and rice.

“I am comfortable here and this is a good place to have a quiet life, so life is good,” he said.

The elder
Down in the village, the last street is the home of Garfield Mittleholzer, a pensioner who has chronic arthritis in both legs, but despite the pains he is trying to be normal and go about his everyday life.

He has been in Prosville Village for the past five years and has a modest two-storey wooden house that is on a slope.

“I use to burn wood to make charcoal, so perhaps that’s why I have such bad arthritis in my feet and this place is nice and quiet and at 19:00hrs you don’t see anybody walking around, that’s time to be indoors,” he said.

At the time of the visit, he was by his neighbour, Russell Waldron, who was washing and preparing some fried chicken.

He used to reside at Blueberry Hill and relocated to Prosville when he was allocated a plot of land and he built a nice flat concrete house.

Waldron told the Pepperpot Magazine that he had preferred potable water to loam roads.

“Water is a necessity for everyday life, but I guess is one thing at a time and there is a well right over in Wisroc Village, which is in front Prosville,” he said.

Waldron reported that they have to ensure when it rains, they store rainfall water to cook and drink, because buying water adds up and with his house unfinished, every dollar counts.

He added that they are very thankful for electricity and two weeks ago the internal streets were capped with loam, making accessibility in and out the village easier.