Published as Issue No. 133
August 4, 2015
Down the Hall on a Friday night: Thanks/apologies to Peter Cape.
Event 1: Banner painting for the community hall walls is well underway with some interesting designs reflecting life in Houghton Valley emerging. See photo below. The banners are the start of a fresh new look for the lovely old hall. Check out our Facebook Page (also called Friends of Houghton Valley) for more photos.
Event 2: Friday Potluck get-together 14 August 7 pm. Are you a cat person? A bird person? Interested in conservation issues? Two locals Peter Reese and Kate Pickard will share their expertise with us – Pete with an overview of the importance of bird banding in Wellington and Houghton Valley, while Kate will reveal the very interesting results of her domestic cat tracking project. It promises to be a great night. All welcome.
Friends of Houghton Valley fundraising event: Coral reminds us of a ‘Fab quality music and dance show’ at the Pines this Sunday 9 August, 3 – 5 pm. Afternoon tea is included in the $20 entry fee. Tickets are limited but some door sales will be available. Concessions for young families. Featuring:
- VIVO STRING QUARTET
- CLASSICAL HARP Carolyn Mills, Principal Harpist, NZSO
- FLAMENCO GUITAR Jacob De Ruiter and Mike Kingston
- BELLY DANCING Felina and Mirian Caberlon
Be great to see you there. Coral Hyam, Chair – Friends of Houghton Valley
A day in our history: August 10 is an important date in our community; in 1929 the Houghton Valley Community Hall opened; in 2010 the Community garden started and in 2013 the website www.houghtonvalley.org.nz was launched. As there is a very important event already happening on Sunday the 9 August (a fund raiser for the Friends of Houghton Valley – see reminder), a celebration will be held at the Community garden on Sunday August 16 at 3 pm. There will drinks and nibbles, all welcome.
Houghton Valley Progressive Association AGM: Minutes of the recent AGM, are below. Ken also reports; keep your eye on the newsletter for coming activities at the hall and if you want to support the Association by becoming a member, you can do this on-line. Membership for a family is a bargain at $10 a year. Pay on-line through the HVPA account 02 0520 0143013 000. Please make sure you include your family name and SUB2015 in the reference fields. If you need a receipt then you can let us know by email. Members at the AGM enjoyed a talk from Norman on his work on a range of community energy projects in Northland. He was standing in for Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment Jan Wright who was prevented from attending by illness.
[The minutes have been extracted from the body of the newsletter and turned into an attachment.]
Norman and contributors