Published as Issue No. 130
June 30, 2015
HVPA AGM: The Annual General Meeting of the Houghton Valley Progressive Association will be held on Sunday, July 12, at 4 pm at the Community Hall. Officers will be elected and this will begin another year of activities in and around the hall. If you are interested in contributing to the agenda for the meeting, contact Ken Munro.
Peter and the Bird Banders: Peter advises the next bird banding session is this Sunday afternoon (July 5) at Houghton Valley School. It will start about 1 – 1.30 pm and go to around 4 pm. The area is next to the community garden with the gardeners inviting the banders to join them around 3.15 pm.
There have been sessions with children from the school over the last two weeks with lots of Silvereyes, which seems to be a feature of this winter. More data and photos can be found on their blog post of Wednesday, 17 June 2015 and Friday, 26 June.
Off to the Dance: On her way to the recent Medieval dance held in the community hall, Meredith stopped by at the community garden to show her outfit to Nick from View Rd, and others. [No attachment]
Stolen Trailer: Jos of Houghton Bay Rd (adjacent to Sinclair Park) advises their caged trailer – the one they make available to other members of the community at no cost – was stolen on June 24.
Deck the Hall: One of the first activities to brighten up the community hall is this Friday July 3, from 7pm. Rather than paint the beautiful old (but dark) woodwork in the hall, the plan is to have colourful banners hanging from the walls. Everyone is invited to help paint them and you don’t have to be an artist! It will be a fun collaborative effort. Please email Miranda for more details if you are interested in coming along.
Reminder: As featured in the last issue of the newsletter, Founders Day at the Alice Krebs Lodge on Te Raekaihau Point will be held this year on Saturday, July 11th at 2 pm.
Norman and contributors