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December 4, 2015 involved in the play centre from 1992 to 2007. She saw five children through the centre – Joe, John, Tim Luke and Esther – and was pleased it continued to foster great community spirit for children and parents alike. Current president Helen Littlewood thanked all the past parents for the work they had done over the years – especially facilitating a major renovation around eight years ago. “Playcentre gets under your nails,” Littlewood said, with many attendees going on to become parents with preschoolers going to the centre as well. The group began in 1975 when Devonport Playcentre (now Takarunga) was overflowing and several families decided to form a new centre at Narrow Neck. The licence was granted in July 1975 by the North Shore Play Centre Association and the group began looking for premises. They operated first at the Scout Hall in Allenby Ave, until the Devonport Borough Council purchased a large villa on Lake Rd, where Kings Court now stands. The villa was moved to its current site on the corner of Seabreeze Rd and Handley Ave in 1978. Originally the playcentre occupied only half of the building, with the council retaining the other half as a flat, first for refugee families and then council employees. In 1990, the playcentre was granted use of the whole villa and extensive work began on the building, as well as landscaping the grounds and improving the playground. Top: Former Narrow Neck Playcentre preschoolers Aurelia Hanlon-Wake (10) and Sydelle Rea Langis (12) enjoyed being back on the table Middle: Cooking up a storm… Siobhan McPherson (left) and Kate Francis prepare afternoon tea. Below: Enjoying the fun… Petra Wehrle and Leo Harris
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