Singer finds “music family” in Bay

RONNIE SHORT

Many people will by now be familiar with a woman who has a rockstar-quality voice and is to be found singing at various locations around Tākaka or at Motueka’s Sunday market. Beau recently moved to Golden Bay from Hunterville and says she has found her place.

On discovering Golden Bay, Beau found her “music family” who were very welcoming. So, she packed up her caravan, her dog and cat, and drove from Palmerston North.

“It just jelled… I feel like this is where I’m meant to be.”

Singing primarily for pleasure rather than profit, Beau has found singing to be therapeutic. Her performances also bring joy to others, who stop in their tracks to watch, listen, or dance, bringing her “overwhelming moments of happiness”.

Almost unbelievably, Beau has only been singing for three years. She does come from a musical family, so thinks her talent may be in her genes – especially when playing a ukulele came easily. She admits she’s not 100 per cent confident playing it yet, but it’s helpful when writing her own songs.

In her previous life, Beau worked full time as a sales rep and milked cows during weekends, whilst raising her daughter. Then she found herself out of action when kicked in the shoulder by a cow. Now she is unable to take any weight in her right hand and has to use her left hand for most things.

Choosing to focus on the positive things in life, such as singing, Beau is also currently saving hard to buy a computer so she can format her own songs into backing tracks.

“I don’t know what it is – I feel music in my fingertips – and I love it when I’m busking and people give me a thumbs-up. It helps me to buy a better computer; but that’s not important – I just love it.” iPhone/iPad Apps and much more on our store. The solutions will be published here in the next issue. You can find more help, tips and hints at www.str8ts.com

Beau sings at open mic nights at The Roots Bar and The Dangerous Kitchen. She has performed a couple of gigs at Molly B’s in Pōhara. Her next gig there is Monday 6 February. Playing covers and originals in a mix of genres, including rock, jazz, blues, and country, Beau is open to performing at private and public functions. Contact her on ph 027 546 6448.

PERSONAL NOTICES / Pānui ake

ALACH, Mary Letitia Anne “Letty”. 16 February 1924 – 30 January 2023. Passed away peacefully, surrounded by the love of her family. Loved wife of the late Terry. Cherished mother of Maurice, Allan and Gill, Ian and Margret and Marlene. Adored grandmother of Kathleen, Richard and Alice, David and Fleurine, Jenny and Shaun, Antonia and Daniel Mead, and Garth and Antonia Sullivan. Great Granny to 10 and Special Nana of 7. Letty’s service will be held at 2pm on Sunday 5 February, at the Tākaka Bowling Club, Hiawatha Lane, Tākaka. Please bring a small plate to share. Messages to 12 Hiawatha Lane, Tākaka, 7110.

Agm Notices

COLLINGWOOD Memorial Hall AGM, Monday 13 February 7pm at the hall.

U3A will hold its AGM on Friday 17 February, 10.30am at the Senior Citizens’ Hall. New members welcome.

RECENT AGM / Hui ā tau - Nō nā tata nei

ORGANISATIONS may have their committee members’ names printed in this column for free if emailed to admin@ gbweekly.co.nz

PUBLIC NOTICES / Pānui a whānui

AORERE Playcentre welcomes families to play and learn together for 2023 from 9 February. Monday, Thursday, Friday 9.30am-12.30pm behind Collingwood Area School, aorere@ playcentre.org.nz

TAKAKA Drama Society will be holding auditions for the black comedy musical STIFF, this Sunday, 5 February, 2pm at The Playhouse, Park Ave Tākaka. Don’t miss the fun!

ST John Golden Bay thanks the following businesses that donated prizes for our A&P Show raffles: Bay Takeaway, BP Takaka, Choco Loco, Cleanlink Nelson, Courtyard Café, De-lish Delicatessen, Earth Gems Flowers & Garden, First National Golden Bay, FreshChoice Tākaka, Hammer Hardware, ITM, Molly B’s, NBS, PGG Wrightson, Pipeworx, Pohutukawa Gallery, Tākaka Fuels & Fishing, Take Note, The Dangerous Kitchen and The Wholemeal Café. $1,534 was raised to support local St John services. The raffle winners were Paula (two prizes), Tui (two prizes), Dan, Shelly and Innei.

AL-ANON: Are you affected by someone else’s drinking? Weekly meetings, 1.30pm Monday at the Catholic Hall. All welcome. Ph 0508 425 2666.

GB Animal Welfare Society Inc (ex-SPCA). Ph Carol Wells 525 9494, 8am-5pm weekdays.

ALCOHOLICS Anonymous, open meeting, all welcome. Thursdays 7pm, 94 Commercial Street. Hall behind the Catholic

Church. Ph 0800 229 6757.

FRESH FM needs your help. Are you willing to host a fundraising event to support local radio? Or help run one? Check out our website freshfm.net. We’re a Charitable Trust – a $30 donation (that can be made on our website) is tax deductible.

GB WEEKLY: Stitch ‘n Sew, Tākaka is our agent or you can email us: admin@gbweekly.co.nz (preferred). Office hours are Monday-Wednesday, 9am-5pm. Ph 027 525 8679.

Notice of intention to grant lease

Under Section 54 (1) (b) of the Reserves Act 1977, the Tasman District Council is publically notifying an intention to grant a lease to the Mohua MenzShed Incorporated for a term of 30 years of approximately 286 square metres of reserve land for the purpose of a MenzShed workshop.

The land is part of the Golden Bay Showgrounds

Recreation Reserve (commonly known as the Golden Bay Recreation Park) described as Part Section 1 of Section 22 Takaka Block X Waitapu Survey District and contained in Certificate of Title NL62/224.

Tasman District Council is inviting submissions in writing on the above proposal during the submission period from Friday 3 February to Friday 3 March, 2023.

Your submissions will be considered and used to inform the decision on whether to proceed with the lease. Please advise whether you wish to speak in support of your submission at a hearing.The proposal and submission forms can be viewed on the council website as well as our Golden Bay Service Centre and Library.

Submissions can be made online at tasman.govt.nz/ feedback or you can return completed forms by email to info@tasman.govt.nz , or by post to: Reserves & Facilities Manager, Tasman District Council, Private Bag 4, Richmond 7050.

The Golden Bay Community Trust wish to announce that the first grant funding round is open, and applications can be submitted anytime until 28 February 2023.

Please go to our website www.goldenbaycommunitytrust.org.nz to complete our easy, 1-page application form. Grant applications will be considered after the close of the funding round.

The GBCT Grant recipients of Round Two in October 2022 were:

SITUATIONS VACANT / Tūranga wātea

THE Wholemeal Café kitchen is hiring! Full-time permanent kitchen hand or chef wanted for a six-month minimum contract, long term ideal. Days and hours will be set and consistent as much as possible, starting from 6am including one weekend day per week minimum. Any level of experience considered if you have an interest in food and willing to work hard in a team. Come in and see Rex or Aydee. Email aydee@ wholemealcafe.co.nz

Are you looking for a time-flexible job with an hourly pay rate above average? If you are astute & a good listener with empathy talk to one of our coaches at TWM, cell 027 627 9255 (Mon-Thu,