Secret Garden: the tranquil view from a recent garden visit.
Garden Club News
With so much to view in gardens at this time of the year it is with much anticipation the Garden Club are off to Tauranga for our annual four-day tour. Wonderful gardens are the main focus but wining and dining in the local restaurants is in no way a smaller feature of the trip. Everything sounds like it will be quite lush as there has been no shortage of rain and sun. With the ladies keeping in touch with regular visits to our fabulous local cafés, the blokes have started a Blokes and their Sheds visit each month. So far we've seen one of the country's best model train collections in action, plus a Vintage Car Club rooms and workshops. So much to chat about and reminisce we could have stayed all day. More good things to look forward to include our annual Xmas fine dining lunch experience at Black Cottage with prizes awarded for the best blooms and produce of the year. With the experts predicting no drought conditions this summer, the gardeners are quite relieved to not have the stress of watering and waiting for water tank deliveries to turn up.
Matea Trust AGM
Clothing Swap Sensation The 2020 Charity Clothing Swap was once again a success, attracting fashion-conscious females in search of designer bargains. Some queued for almost an hour as they waited for the clock to strike 10am and the hall doors to open. Helping to keep their strength up was Sweet As Crepes and Harcourts coffee and cones van. The event raised $10,000 for Parent Aid North West. Awesome effort team! Top; Organiser Bex Holland about to open the event; Lisa Shepherd and helper from Sweet as Crepes; two happy crepe consumers; lots of banter while waiting patiently; Ailsa selling tickets to the Ultimate Raffle; Chrissie Dunn ready to help the fashionistas find the right fit; Back of the queue but still smiling.
Jim and Judith Harris, shown right, were the special guests at this year's AGM for the Matea Trust. The couple who have lived in Sunnynook for 49 years are relocating and recently gifted the Trust a donation of more than $10,000. Chairman John Turrall thanked Jim and Judith and explained the money will be put to good use as the Trust has upcoming projects to fund, including the replacement of the waste water system expected to cost around $40,000. Anyone interested in supporting this project or contributing should contact the Matea Trust office on 09 415 7103.
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