Published as Issue No. 71
22 May, 2013
Working bees coming up:
- TRiG: has a busy programme from now until the end of July including this Saturday from 2 p.m.
- School: This Sunday 10 – 3 pm. Just turn up and you will be given a job from the list.
- Te Kawakawa Commons: Friday May 31 to move Council donated trees up to garden. Call James.
Movie night: A NZ film Our Green Roadie is the film night on Wednesday 29 May at Houghton Valley School at 7.30 pm Emma and Connor Heke travelled the country in a tiny van talking to 50+ New Zealanders committed to a sustainable lifestyle. A real slice of “kiwi can do”. All welcome to join us for film plus coffee and conversation afterwards. More information ring Miranda.
HV School News: Quiz Night. June 27 at The Pines. Fun night, all welcome! Houghton Valley School is holding a quiz night on 27 June 2013 at The Pines to raise money to upgrade/repair the school’s adventure playground. Get a team of 5 together and buy a table for $75. Contact Sarah FQ for tickets If you want to come but aren’t in a team she will connect you up with others. No door sales.
Can you help? Donations sought for the quiz night raffle and/or winning team’s prize, eg bottles of wine, a box of chocolates, vouchers. If you have a business or know of one that could make a donation, please contact Caroline McGlinchy.
Surplus Lemons, Feijoas, Apples etc? If you have too much home grown fruit in your life Sarah FQ will gladly take them off your hands to make chutneys and other preserves (eg: salt-preserved lemons) to sell at the annual HVS Fair. You get a jar of chutney/preserve to say thanks for your donation(s). Contact Sarah
Radio Found: A black radio mp3 player on forest path by the school. Phone Dave.
Crosscut saw wanted: Under its agreement with the Council the TRiG restoration group is not permitted to use chain saws on this land, which makes removing unwanted karo etc quite a task. If anyone has a two-person crosscut saw they could make available please contact Grant.
Marketplace: Andrea of View Rd reports the newsletter item helped bring local people to the informal opening of her new gallery on Sunday. We’re happy to run buy/sell/swap items for individuals – by locals for locals.
Norman and Grant