The Eastbourne Herald June 2021

JUNE PIPIRI 2021

Grade win adds lustre to celebrations

The Eastbourne U85’s claimed the JC Bowl at Queens Birthday, with a resounding 47-3 win over Hutt OB/Marist. The winning of the first round of competition was timely, in front of a large crowd at HW Shortt Park. The victory took the local side to 43 points, finishing three ahead of Avalon on the table, a team they narrowly defeated in the first match of the season by 18-12. After a weekend off, the focus quickly turned to the match last Saturday against their arch nemesis, the Upper Hutt Rams, a game which always has special significance. The two sides were to square off in the first match of the second round, played for the Paul Potiki Memorial Shield but, the game never went ahead, with the Rams defaulting to Eastbourne.

by Carl McRae The Eastbourne Rugby Club celebrated its centenary in fine style over Queen's Birthday weekend, with guests coming from all corners of New Zealand and across the Tasman to relive many of the great moments of the past 100 years. Organiser, Jo Bently, says that the weekend was a huge success.

“The committee are very proud of their efforts to have made it a memorable weekend

for all those who attended,” she said. “It was wonderful to stand back and watch people arrive and recognise faces they hadn’t seen in many years. There was a lot of joy and laughter and chatter of special memories all weekend.”

Two hundred and eighty people attended the Friday night ‘Captains Run’.

Club stalwart, Neil Sullivan agrees it was a great weekend and things ran like clockwork.

“It’s hard to conjure up a single funny moment in a sea of laughter,” he said. “It’s a

club with such great character and a tapestryrich history.”

Over a keg of ale, the Eastbourne Rugby Football Club was set in motion on an Autumn morning in 1921, in the garage of A J Walling in Rata Street. It is believed that Eastbourne’s green and gold colours, chosen later, owed their origin to those also being the colours of the touring Springboks that same year, in New Zealand to contest the unofficial “World Championship of Rugby”. Continues on Page 13

The Eastbourne Herald, 26 June 2021

Pub for sale

Book sale success

Tenders closed this week for Eastbourne bar and restaurant The Still Room, which last changed hands in 2016. Chris Gollins of Gollins Commercial says both the building and business, owned by Rowan McLeod and Anthony Hall, are for sale. Don’t expect to see a sign though – Mr Gollins says it is company policy not to put For Sale signs up on commercial businesses as it can give customers mixed messages. We’ll keep you posted.

‘We’ve created a monster’ was the thought of some of the Eastbourne Lions as they sorted and collated the books donated for their recent book sale. “We lost count at about 9,000, and with nearly 2,700 going out the door on the day, we’re confident there are plenty of happy readers in Eastbourne and the Hutt Valley.” said Gavin Redpath, one of the organisers.

With donations from the Eastbourne community and Hutt City Library, and some books already in storage , there really was something for everyone, with laden tables filling all available floor space in the Scout Hall.

“There was quite a lot of work collecting and sorting the books but the roughly $2,300 raised for the Eastbourne community was worth it” says Lorraine Shorter, Lions Treasurer.

There are no specific projects tagged for the funds at the time of going to print, but Lions are always ready to support local organisations.

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Local man honoured with QSO

by Carl McRae E astb our ne resident Peter Miskimmin, has been made a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for s er vices to sp or ts governance and public service. Peter says that the honour was totally Next ECB meeting: unexpected, but also incredibly 7.15pm Tuesday 29 June, East Harbour humbling.

Women’s Club, 145 Muritai Rd Although the award was in recognition of his achievements in administrative roles over the past Consultations 25 years, Peter has spent a lifetime Keep an eye out for information about the bayin sport, having represented New by-bay meetings, giving residents a chance to Zealand at Field Hockey at two have input into the urban design elements of the Olympic Games.

Eastern Bays Shared Path.

“Hockey was played on both Residents will also have an opportunity to have a sides of the family,” he said. “My say on the proposed Williams Park Management brother Brent also played for New Plan, which will be available soon. The proposal Zealand, plus cousins and uncles and is based on the ideas put forward during the first my grandfather [who received an round of consultation last summer.

MBE] was secretary of New Zealand hockey for 35 years and a referee at Electric Vehicle Charging Stations the Melbourne Olympics in 1956."”

The new EV charging stations are for all EV He rates attending the 1984 and drivers, including residents who don’t have 1992 Summer Olympics (in Los Peter Miskimmin and grand-daughter Olive, walk the access to off-street parking and visitors to Angeles and Barcelona respectively), promenade at the end of Kauri Street.

Eastbourne. Oroua Street has two charging points as amongst the highlights of his was devastating. “I was a young player at the available for up to 180 minutes during the day, but international career. time and it had been a major ambition to go to there is no restriction for overnight charging. The The opening ceremony in LA, plus the Moscow Olympics. We didn’t qualify for Williams Park chargers have a 180-minute limit taking the field in his first Olympic match, Seoul in 1988.” with Brent, he recalls fondly. The Kiwis drew at all times.

Peter retired from the game following the 3-3 with Pakistan, who went on to claim Barcelona Games and stepped into a role at the gold medal, beating West Germany by the Athletes' Commission, an advocacy body Eastbourne Community Board (ECB) 2-1 in the final. for sportspeople. Following a ten year stint as Residents are welcome to contact board He says that a boycott of the Moscow chair, his governance career began in earnest members to sort minor issues directly with Games in 1980 which prevented himself when he took a place on the Olympian Club council staff or to ask for a report from and the New Zealand team from attending, New Zealand, where he became President. council officers for the next ECB meeting.

In April of 2008, Peter was appointed Chief You can also contact us on the Eastbourne Executive of Sport and Recreation New Zealand (SPARC - now Sport NZ), a position he held Community Board Facebook page. until December, 2020, when he stepped down.

Peter feels humbled to be singled out for Virginia Horrocks (Chair) what is essentially his passion. Whether playing virginia.horrocks@huttcity.govt.nz or in administration, it’s always been about Ph 021 230 8210 performing in a team environment for Peter, Belinda Moss (Deputy Chair) “I am enormously proud of our work at belinda.moss@huttcity.govt.nz Sport NZ,” he says, “in getting more Kiwis Ph 029 494 1615 active through play. Active recreation and sport, Tui Lewis (Ward Councillor) particularly in disadvantaged communities, is tui.lewis@huttcity.govt.nz what makes the difference every day.”

Ph 021 271 6249 Peter is proud that New Zealand is the only Murray Gibbons country in the world to have increased their murray.gibbons@huttcity.govt.nz medal tally at each Olympic & Paralympic Ph 04 562 8567 Games from Athens in 2004 (5 medals) through to Rio in 2016 (18 medals).

Bruce Spedding Peter left for Perth on Monday to attend bruce.spedding@huttcity.govt.nz Ph 021 029 74741 a pre-Olympic training camp with the Black Sticks.

Frank Vickers “I’m pleased to accept it on behalf of my frank.vickers@huttcity.govt.nz family,” he says. “My wife, Sue (whom he started Ph 027 406 1419 dating at HVHS) and kids have sacrificed a lot through the years. It’s also recognition of their long-suffering contribution.”

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Beating the butterflies and other superpowers

By Ann Packer A story about “the Rona wind”, written at lockdown time but aimed at helping young children cope with all sorts of unexpected change – moving house, managing family breakdown, coping with a sick parent or new sibling, starting school – is the subject of a new picturebook by local clinical psychologist, science communicator and mother, Jacqui Maguire.

When the Wind Blew, illustrated by Tauranga artist Charlotte Schryvers, follows the events of April 2020 through the eyes of Orla, a child living on the Eastbourne waterfront. She observes the daily routines playing out in front of her window, plays hide and seek with her friend, visits the library and has the occasional sleepover at her nanny’s house. Until one day, a storm arrives…

Next morning the footpath is empty, the playground taped off, the library is closed, and her friend Kahu is not allowed over to play. And Orla cannot visit her grandparents.

The metaphorical storm is a catalyst for a world turned “upside down and inside out”. Orla can no longer do all the things she loves doing, so to overcome the emotions threatening to overwhelm her – depicted as angry red sparks, scared butterflies and sad blue clouds – she learns to call on her very own superpowers, including counting to ten really slowly, cuddling her dog and putting her worries in a worry jar.

Orla also discovers the positive side of change – remember staying in your PJs all day during Covid lockdown? And she continues to practise her superpowers “JUST IN CASE”.

Jacqui says her goal is that through the magic of storytelling, her book can be used as resource for families “to access evidence-based psychological strategies to calm big feelings associated with change – anger, anxiety and sadness.

“I also wanted the story to highlight that when we are able to calm big unpleasant feelings, we are in a better position to find

silver linings in change. Retaining optimism is Jacqui Maguire. entertains local children, reading from her book When the Wind Blew. a critical factor for positive wellbeing.”

There really is an Orla – though she’s a lot younger than the character in the picture book, which Jacqui read at Eastbourne Library during the April school holidays. The real Orla, aged There has never been 2, kept entangling herself in her mum’s legs whenever she heard her name, or “her” story, a more important time which begins at a recognizable Guthrie Cottage, to seek professional where the family lived during lockdown.

The book includes Notes for Grownups, as property advice! well as exercises for kids wanting to practise Orla’s superpowers.

When the Wind Blew, $25, is available from Rona Gallery, other bookstores, and at jacquimaguire.co.nz

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New Wellesley principal reaches out The harbour view from the windows of Wellesley’s landmark homestead is as good as it gets – but the new principal is not spending much time in his office. Four weeks into the job, Mike Bain is more interested in meeting every boy in his school, getting to know their names and what drives them, rather than soaking up his surroundings.

After 18 years at Havelock North’s Te Mata Primary school – during which period the school roll doubled and 11 staff achieved national recognition in their fields – the Palmerston North-born teacher and his wife Mary-Anne were ready for a new adventure.

“The kids had left home and we’d had to put down the dear old dog… I’ve always loved Wellington, I love the vibe,” he says. With one daughter nannying in Ireland and the other living in a hall of residence at Victoria University, the Bains have settled in to the local community with enthusiasm – he’s joined the gym, been nominated for RSA membership and, as a self-confessed foodie, is relishing the village butcher’s products. He’s already connected with the local school community, meeting with Muritai and San Antonio school principals.

“We’ve felt incredibly welcomed,” he says.

A life-changing trip overseas on a prestigious Woolf Fisher Fellowship in 2017, visiting internationally recognised play-based

and environmental learning programmes, religious school networks, Fab Labs and Sugata Mitra’s Hole in the Wall project in India (Google them), among others, not only recognised Mr Bain’s career achievements but gave him a taste for more.

According to the trust’s website the fellowship, which cannot be applied for but is given annually as a surprise to three primary principals (and 12 secondary teachers), recognises the qualities Sir Woolf Fisher himself admired – “integrity, leadership, bold vision, exceptional zeal, keenness and capacity for work”. It’s evident Mike Bain has these in spades.

His enthusiasm for his new job is plain to see. “This school does amazing stuff. We’re in a position where everyone wants our kids, whether it’s in athletics, writing, artistic talents or maths. They all have their moment of stardom. But what sets our kids apart from others? What’s our starting point? What can we deliver?

“Nice grounds and buildings are not enough – there has to be something about the teaching programme, a point of difference that makes secondary schools want to accept every student you turn out.”

He’s determined to strengthen what already exists at Wellesley, to enhance a curriculum that gets kids actively involved, to provide “the best of the old in a contemporary wrap”. He’s

Mike Bain.

particularly looking forward to the new history curriculum, with its emphasis on “our place”.

Acknowledging Scottish and Māori roots (he is now a registered member of Ngai Tahu) Mr Bain grew up with a father who, like many of his era, denied all cultural heritage.

He cherishes the strong belief in education from both strands and is guided by Mason Durie’s Māori health model, based on the four dimensions of wellbeing – physical, spiritual, emotional and social.

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Book asks how religion can relate to a secular society

by Ann Packer When Ian Harris moved from university to begin work at the Auckland Star newspaper as a cadet in 1957 one of his first jobs was to walk to Queen St and take the midday temperature.

“Nothing too demanding, nothing religious about that.” laughs the Days Bay author of a new collection of columns selected from over 300 on the subject of religious ideas, written since 2001 under banners such as Honest to God, and Faith and Reason. His contributions to the Dominion, Dominion Post and the Otago Daily Times explored topics as broad as blending the secular and sacred, to the downsides of abandoning religion altogether.

His target readership was people who were not linked with any church, but interested in contemporary religious thinking.

A 2018 collection, New World New God (Makaro Press), covered new interpretations of God beyond theism, Jesus, the Bible and the great Christian festivals. Newly published is Hand in Hand (The Cuba Press), which takes a wider overview of changes in the societal context and their implications for the church.

It’s fascinating to be living at a time when Christianity is going through one of its most creative phases, says Mr Harris, whose background since growing up in a Methodist parsonage includes heading the English department of a Christian university in Indonesia and being director of communication for the Presbyterian church.

“For those with eyes to see,” he says, “new doors are opening, new insights into the Bible are superseding understandings that once seemed chiselled in stone, and new interpretations of the Christian faith tradition are emerging that are fully in sync with our secular world.”

The old theological formulations made good sense within the world as it was once understood to be, with Earth at the centre of the

Ian Harris.

cosmos, but in the past 200 years there has been a “tectonic shift” in our basic understanding of how the world works.

“Scientific knowledge has exploded – think of space and an expanding universe, the relativity of time, space and matter, Earth’s age, nature’s processes, quantum physics, biological evolution, our genetic coding, medical science, psychology, global awareness and more.”

Mr Harris says even though Christian doctrine is widely rejected and church attendance in decline in the secular West, the church’s legacy remains alive and potent in basic values that western societies have embraced. “It boils down to whether the church can rethink what its core truly is, and the way that relates to the new secular reality.”

The big question, he says, is can the church rethink what the word God can mean. “I assume that it should be able to.”

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Mahina Bay News Bay residents are advised that as the planting of the stream banks was postponed the new date is 27th June. See you all then.

Advice has been received that the shared pathway consultation process for the bay is delayed and new dates are to be advised shortly.

The Hutt Council has been asked if the power transmission lines will be laid underground as part of the shared path way project.

It appears that this is a separate matter and has to be addressed independently with the power distribution company. We await a response.

The traffic safety survey is still being prepared and residents will be invited to participate soon.

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Clay and soil beneath her fingernails. An Okiwi life story Nan Barker has lived at the top of Point Howard for 70 years in the house her husband Eddie built after consulting a library book.

Over the years, the house has changed and expanded, and the garden, once all gorse, grows luxuriantly under Nan’s tender care and green fingers. The house and garden are also festooned with Nan’s pottery and the work of other potters. Potting and gardening are Nan’s abiding passions.

“Most potters are gardeners,” she said.

“There are parallels between working with clay and working the soil.”

Just before Nan and Eddie were due to move into their then three-roomed house, it was almost lost in a gorse fire. “The ground was burnt right to the edges of the house,” said Nan. “Eddie stayed up all night dampening the red-hot embers.”

Nan, now 96, has only recently retired from the Point Howard Art Society committee after 51 years’ service. She helped start the society in 1969. The pottery group met initially in her dining room, then moved to an Eddie-built shed in the garden where they did hand work.

“We squeezed about 11 people into that little shed,” she said.

The art society eventually found a permanent home in St Columba’s Church in the middle of Point Howard, with the pottery group taking over the basement. After a couple of years’ fundraising, the group had enough money to buy a kiln, installed in a new basement area dug out beneath the altar.

“At its height the society had around 200 members, with 100 in the pottery group,” said

Nan. “It also offered painting, spinning and embroidery. I taught adult pottery classes for more than nine years, and ran weekly children’s classes and in the school holidays.”

Nan originally learnt to pot through adult education classes at Petone Technical College.

By this time Eddie, who died 12 years ago, had become a manual training teacher at the college.

He eventually completed a BA and a diploma in education, and taught English at Wellington Polytechnic.

When St Columba’s Church was sold in 1994, the society was given $9000. However, finding alternative premises proved difficult.

The pottery group held children’s classes in a shed part-way along Pt Howard Wharf for a while, and used premises in Gracefield and Seaview. A weekly sculpture class is now held at Wainuiomata Intermediate School. “We are trying to keep the group going.”

The ever-resourceful Nan also taught herself yoga from a book, though she eventually took classes in Waiwhetu and joined the Yoga Teachers’ Association. She ran classes in various people’s homes in and around Eastbourne, and was running one in her own home until three years ago. “My pupils either died off or couldn’t make it up the path to the house,” she said. “I am outliving all my friends.”

Despite having to use two sticks to get around the garden (a hockey accident when she was 16 came back to haunt her in her 40s), Nan still clambers around the section to her potting sheds, creating her distinctive bowls, mugs and vases on an electric wheel. Her glazes and electric kiln are in a storage area behind

the garage, which she accesses via a cable car.

A small flat above the garage is the centre for an annual pottery and craft sale. The next sale is scheduled for November 27.

Nan enjoys the monthly Okiwi Trust movie outings. “If I get to the stage of not being able to drive, I will certainly look for more help from the trust.”

She intends living in her own home for as long as she can. She thanks her family -- son Peter and his family live just down the road -and “some very caring neighbours” for making that possible.

By Anne Manchester. Photo: Pippa de Court

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OBITUARY JOHN MICHAEL BURCHELL (aka JON MARK) 8 May 1943 – 10 February 2021

Longtime York Bay resident Jon Mark – musician, producer and co-owner of White Cloud Studio, was farewelled at the Lowry Bay Yacht Club in May. Although he and his late wife Thelma Burchell moved away some time ago, their children, including daughter Francesca from California (via MIQ), chose to hold his memorial in the community to which he relocated the family, from Big Sur in California, in 1985.

Locals might remember Jon and Thelma for the dogs they walked on the esplanade – one a Chow Chow, with a flashing red light on his collar. But the achievements of this shaggy old rocker were more international than most knew.

Born in Falmouth, Cornwall in 1943 and raised in London, Jon took up guitar in his teens, drawn initially to folk ballads. He was already in love with Thelma by the time he became a highly respected studio guitarist and producer during the British rock explosion of the early sixties, working with many wellknown names of that era, including Gerry and the Pacemakers, The Rolling Stones and The Beatles. He accompanied performers like Buffy Saint-Marie and was Marianne Faithfull’s guitarist and arranger in her early years, producing and directing several of her albums and writing and arranging songs for her.

Jon teamed up with his best friend from childhood, guitarist and composer Alun Davies, (accompanist to Cat Stevens/Yusuf Islam) and iconic record producer Shel Talmy, to release the folk album ‘Relax Your Mind’

in 1963.

In 1971, Jon Mark and Johnny Almond, who had played together in John Mayall’s bands, formed the legendary Mark-Almond Band, a turning point in musical style, with its blend of folk rock melodies and jazz inspired constructions. Its first performance was at Ronnie Scott’s in London, and for over 15 years, Jon Mark was the creative force behind the style and content of Mark-Almond’s albums and tours in the United States and Europe.

In 1972 Jon lost half his ring finger when he fell out of a tree in Hawaii, while on tour with Joe Cocker, according to a Rolling Stone report.

The rest of the tour was cancelled and Jon later began playing keyboards.

Enchanted with the idea of living in New Zealand, Jon moved his family to the top of York Bay in 1985 – he said Eastbourne reminded him of Cornwall, where he had lived as a child.

Surrounded by bush, he began writing ambient music, recording the first of the instrumental albums for Celestial Harmonies that gained him worldwide recognition as one of the founding pioneers of New Age music.

In 1993, Jon Mark partnered with music maestro, Klaus Heymann, of Naxos Music and Marco Polo classical labels, to found contemporary instrumental music label, White Cloud Records, in order to bring to the world music representative of the Southern Hemisphere. He went on to release 130 albums to White Cloud Records, introducing the world to an impressive collection of musical artists.

At the end of 2001, Jon and Thelma travelled to India for two months with friends Lama Samten and Catherine Raynor Brown. They journeyed through India into the foothills of the Kangra Valley, to the Sherab Ling Monastery in Himachal Pradesh, where Jon recorded the monks chanting their daily prayers. On his return to New Zealand, he released this recording as the album, ‘Sacred Tibetan Chant: the monks of Sherab Ling’.

At the 46th Annual Grammy Awards in 2004, ‘Sacred Tibetan Chant’ won the 2003 Grammy for Best Traditional World Music Album, bringing worldwide recognition to the Sherab Ling Monastery and their lineage of Tibetan Buddhism.

And the name Jon Mark? It was what Thelma gave to their first child, born before their marriage and adopted out, as was the custom in those days. The fact Johnny Burchell took Jon Mark as his stage name gave that child the clue he needed to track down his birth parents, some 50 years later. Neil Bullock joined his siblings Francesca Macdonald, Jonathan Burchell and Chloe Burchell by Zoom at the yacht club, to greet many present for the first time.

By Ann Packer

Garden Stuff with Sandy Lang TREE-TIME July: Mid-winter. Too cold for much growth no growth if average daily temperature dips below 10°C (see TEMPERATURE #5 GARDEN STUFF Mar 2017). Most trees go dormant.

Tree (Gk. δένδρον): Shave the rough bark off a tree and you find a soft whitish layer just beneath (phloem) and just beneath that, the hard wood (xylem). The phloem tubes carry the sugary sap (food) down from canopy to roots, the xylem tubes carry the watery sap (hydration) up from roots to canopy. Between phloem and xylem is a very thin layer - cells busy multiplying - the cambium.

Time (Gk. χρόνος): Spring to autumn the cambium produces new phloem cells (to the outside) and new xylem cells (to the inside).

But the cambium goes to sleep in winter. Then, as the buds swell in spring, they send down a hormone signal to reawaken the cambium.

You see the effects of the seasonal changes in cambium activity in the wood. A darker (winter) layer separates one season’s paler layer of wood from the next. A growth ring.

The oldest ring in the middle of the tree, the youngest on the outside. δενδροχρονολογία: •So, count the growth rings and you discover a tree’s age. •Measure ring width and you discover how much a tree grows each year – wide rings (1-2 cm) in NZ pines (mature at 25 yr), narrow rings (1-2 mm) in Norwegian pines (mature at 250 yr) - a cold climate. •Measure the year-by-year variation in ring width and you discover some seasons were better than others. The seasonal weather pattern leaves its ‘signature’ in the ring-width pattern, a narrower ring after a cool, dry season, a wider ring, after a warm, moist one. •Cut down a 200-year-old tree and measure the pattern of wide and narrow rings and you discover how good/bad each season was over the last 200 years – maybe 1876 was cold, dry (narrow) and 1953 was warm, wet (wide). Useful for history, climatology.

•Measure the ring-width pattern (signature) in an old table, compare it with your 200-year tree. You discover when your old table was growing. Useful for forensics, archaeology, history. •Measure these patterns in a living kauri and you discover the seasonal patterns over the last 1000 years. Find a swamp kauri and you have the seasonal patterns over a 1000-year period, 50,000 years ago. Google dendrochronology www.gardenstuffnz.blogspot.com

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Faith in the Community A living wage…

The Jewish law of Moses made it clear you must deal justly with those you hire. And Jesus reminded his followers …a labourer is worthy of his hire.

That’s the sort of issue being raised by the nurses’ strike. It’s not a religious issue but one of justice. And it applies also in the public service sector and in business.

Here’s what a commentator said on the Facebook of the TV show Last Week Tonight (John Oliver, CBS, New York). If you can’t afford to pay a living wage you can’t afford to be in business! If a job’s worth doing, it’s worth being paid enough to live on.

Asking people to work for less, is asking a person to subsidise your desire to own a business, or some other enterprise you control…

It was just such a concern for justice that motivated Dunedin minister Rev Rutherford Waddell in 1888 to preach a sermon on - the sin of cheapness - in his crusade against sweat shops (workplaces created in an unfair system of subcontracting in tailoring). This resulted in the 1890 Royal Commission on sweated labour and formed the basis of many social reforms in later decades.

St Ronan’s: Services: Sundays 9.30am. Taizé, first Sundays 7.30pm. Ask if you’d like our weekly emailed e-Service or monthly printed magazine the Record. E:office@stronans.org. nz W:www.stronans.org.nz St Alban’s: Two Sunday services: 8:30am (traditional) Wellesley School and 10am (contemporary) Wellesley School, with Kids’ Club (primary) and Hot Chocolate Club (intermediate). Communion Thurs 10am, various venues. E:office@stalbanschurch.nz W:www.stalbanschurch.nz San Antonio: Services: Vigil Mass, Sat 5.30pm, San Antonio. Mass, Sun 9.30am and 5.30pm, Sacred Heart, Petone. E:holyspiritparish41@ gmail.com W:www.holyspirit.nz • This column of church news and views is sponsored by St Alban’s Anglican, St Ronan’s Presbyterian and San Antonio Catholic Churches.

Due to the illness of a key cast member, the Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe has set new dates for its winter farce.

It Runs in the Family, directed by Florence McFarlane, will now perform in Eastbourne’s Muritai School Hall from 5-7 August and 12-14 August at 7.30 pm.

“Delaying our production is a little frustrating,” said Florence. “However, there is always a silver lining to be found, in this case, more time to rehearse and to create an even slicker, funnier show!”

Tickets are available through eventfinda. co.nz or at Rona Gallery, Eastbourne.

The troupe will hold its annual general meeting on July 7, 7.30pm, in the Muritai School Hall green room. All interested people are welcome to attend.

New principal for San Antonio

Acting principal George McGowan says San Antonio School is “very pleased” to have a Catholic principal coming to replace Therese Young, who left San Antonio in late May. The school’s board of trustees has appointed Mrs Lindsey Dailly, currently Acting Assistant Principal at Upper Hutt Catholic primary school St Brendan’s. Mr McGowan says Mrs Dailly will take up her position some time in Term 3.

Marina expansion to meet boatie demand Eastbourne residents who drive past Seaview Marina will have noticed the recent addition of piers close to the road at Point Howard. These offer 45 new berths, built to accommodate recreational boats up to 14 metres. A further 33 berths will be built during 2021 to accommodate boats up to 24 metres, bringing the total berth number to 407.

The total cost is $2 million dollars.

Seaview, Wellington’s newest and largest marina, is the only one in the wider Wellington region with the capacity to expand to meet boatie demand for new berths, says Chief Executive Alan McLellan, who retires on 30 June after 17 years at the helm.

“We are already full, with a significant waiting list, so this will help solve the demand for new berths,” he says. “Undoubtedly there’s been a rise in people buying boats for recreational purposes, an increase in commercial operations requiring boats and the movement to downsize and live on a boat.”

Mr McLellan says Seaview Marina not only provides a solid breakwater protecting the moored boats, but also the most extensive hardstand and haul-out facilities for commercial and pleasure craft in Wellington.

He has supervised the development of the marina since Hutt City Council set it up as a Council Controlled Trading Organisation in 2003, significantly expanding its services and facilities into what is now considered one of New Zealand’s best marinas.

Local singers shine at St Mary's

Making the most of visiting local talent, Days Bay opera producer Rhona Fraser is presenting baroque composer Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater in a one-off concert next month at St Mary of the Angels. Bianca Andrew, home from Oper Frankfurt to sing in New Zealand Opera’s Marriage of Figaro, will be joined by Joanna Foote, also singing in Figaro, and Rhona Fraser herself, accompanied by the Days Bay Opera Orchestra, led by Anne Loeser and directed from the chamber organ by Douglas Mews.

Fraser says Stabat Mater, composed in a Franciscan Monastery just before Pergolesi died at the age of 26, is amongst the most glorious music of all time and she is delighted to be able to present it in St Mary’s, “a gem amongst Wellington’s heritage churches, favoured by musicians for its gorgeous atmosphere and sonorous acoustic”.

The concert begins at 7.30 pm on 21 July and tickets ($50) must be pre-purchased from https://tickets.daysbayopera.org.nz/

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WHAT'S ON Mondays • Retired Persons’ Assn meet 4th Mon, 10am St Ronan's Church hall for morning tea followed by a speaker - $2 entry.Transport can be arranged for these meetings on request, ph 562 7365 or 562 8387. m-5.30pm. Contact Judy Bishop 562 8985 • “Baby Bounce & Rhyme” at the library 10.00am.

• Singalong 1st Mon, 2pm at St Ronan’s.

• D B P l a y c e n t r e M o n d a y, Tu e s d a y, Wednesday and Friday mornings, from 9:15 to 11:45, phone Jeanne 021979177.

• Pt Howard Playcentre. Mon 9.15 -11.45am.

Lucy 021 335 391.

• The Historical Society’s Eastbourne History Room above the library is open 2-4 pm every Monday.

• Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade training every Monday 7-9pm. Ph 562 7001 for more info.

• Toy Library 8-9pm. St Ronans Hall www. eastbournemibase.com.au Elizabeth 021 08224664.

• Eastbourne Karate Dojo junior and senior classes (children 8 year & older, plus parents) on Monday and senior classes on Thursday.

Contact lindsaysensei@live.com, cell 021 844 873.

• Keas: Monday 5.15pm – 6.15pm. Kea Leader: Ed 021 738 699 • Venturers: 7.00pm - 9.00pm, Susan 0275 35 4962 Tuesdays • Pt Howard Playcentre Tues 9.15 -11.45am.

Lucy 021 335 391.

• Days Bay Playcentre Puddle Jumpers Tues 10:30 to 12 noon: Messy and Sensory play for children 2 years and under. Casual sessions, $3 donation.

• Muritai Tennis Club 9.30–noon. Merryn 562 0236.

• Eastbourne Homebirth Group 1st Tuesday of the month. Phone Kate 562-7096.

• East Harbour Women’s Club Morning Tea & Chat Group 10am. Contact Glendyr 562 7181.

• Indoor Bowls Club 1.30pm, at the croquet club, Oroua Street. Rosemary 562 7365 • Menzshed 9 till 12 , Williams Park, Mike 562 8688.

• Poetry group, every second Tuesday meet to read and enjoy poems old and new. Phone 562 8387.

• Toy Library 9.30-10.30am. St Ronans Hall.

Facebook: Eastbourne Toy Library Elizabeth 021 08224664www.eastbournemibase.com. au • 9.30am Nia Dance Fitness Class (low impact - teens to 70+) Music Movement Magic Muritai Yacht Club - call Amanda 021 316692 www.niainwellington.com • Pump Dance preschool and junior hip hop.

4pm onwards St Ronans Hall. 0274373508 Lucy 021 335 391. info@pumpdance.com • AA Plunket Rooms 7.30pm. Mark 566 6444/ Pauline 562 7833 • DB Playcentre Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12. Siobhan Wednesdays Cubs: 5.30pm - 7.00pm, Erica 021 190 3900 siobhan_whelan@yahoo.ie • Retired Persons’ Assn meet 2nd Wed at • Discovery Time for 4years+ at San Antonio Tartines for morning tea and socialising School, 78 Oroua Street, 9.30-10.30am.

11am. Occasional outings arranged. Ph Office 562 7398.

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Ladies casual bowling group meets Fridays • Library preschool story time 10.00 am.

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Held 12 noon each Wednesday at Eastbourne • Lions’ rubbish bin last Saturday of each Community Hall. Classes are held for 1 hour month. and costs only $2. Improve your strength and • Croquet from 10am Muritai Croquet Club. balance to reduce falls and injuries. Falls are Lyn 562 8722 or Val 562 8181. preventable. Please join us!

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OBITUARY Malcolm and Shirley Burdan – stalwarts of Eastbourne Lifetime Eastbourne residents Malcolm and Shirley Burdan died only nine weeks apart earlier this year, fitting perhaps for a couple who had been together 64 years and contributed so much to the community. Shirley died on February 8, Malcolm on April 15.

Both had long Eastbourne pedigrees, with Malcolm, born in 1934, and his sister Dot growing up on a farm in Gollans Valley. This was purchased by his grandparents, George and Alice Burdan, in 1915. The siblings would catch a ride on the milk truck to school. Local milk delivery to Eastbourne homes ceased when pasteurisation was introduced in 1942.

Malcolm’s phobia of water dated back to the time he had to rescue his sister from drowning in one of the farm ponds.

Shirley, née Press, born in 1935, had an equally impressive Eastbourne pedigree, with her grandparents, Arthur and Edith Press, settling in Days Bay in 1915. Both Shirley and Malcolm attended Muritai School, beginning their long association with St Ronan’s Presbyterian Church from baptism. Attending Bible class together saw their relationship blossom and they were married in the church in 1957.

Family was always important to them and they enjoyed the Press and Burdan families coming together to make an even bigger family.

The couple’s three children, Alan, Shona and Neville, always had plenty of cousins to play with and aunts and uncles to care for them.

According to Neville, Malcolm excelled at art, scoring top marks at Muritai School. He went on to become a professional photographer and commercial artist, working initially for McKay

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King, then Saatchi and Saatchi. He designed some of our most iconic images, including for the National Bank, Lion Breweries and Steinlager.

A Steinlager image, created in Malcolm’s garage in Eastbourne with some very basic props, went on to win an international award.

He was also not above using his own children as models.

Malcolm was noted for his skills as a gardener. “Everything seemed to be blooming in Dad’s gardens,” Neville said.

Shirley’s community involvement included leading Brownies and Girl Guides, Sunday school and Bible class, and helping with the Eastbourne drop-in centre. Shirley was also a very sporty person, and both she and her mother Margaret excelled at bowls. Shirley served as president of both the Eastbourne and Wellington Women’s bowling clubs and, despite her hating speaking on radio, gave regular radio reports on bowling club activities in the Wellington region. “Mum and grandma were a sporting duo,” said Neville. “They were very competitive, with grandma even beating the Commonwealth gold medallist in a bowling tournament on one occasion.”

Shirley was very competitive with her flower-growing and flower-arranging too and won countless gold medals at the Eastbourne Horticultural Society shows.

Malcolm's community involvement was also notable. He served as a councillor on the Eastbourne Borough Council from 1974-1977, worked as a forest ranger, was a member of the Eastbourne Lions Club, did conservation work on Matiu-Somes Island, and offered his design and photographic skills to the Eastbourne Historical Society and for the Muritai School centennial in 1997.

At a gathering after his funeral service on May 22 at the East Harbour Women’s Club, a series of black and white photos he had taken to mark the year 2000 were displayed around the room. The photos show how the community had changed since 1980, with many landmark buildings now gone or transformed, including the Pt Howard Fire Station, Okiwi House and the Eastbourne Police Station. The record symbolises Malcolm’s generosity, sense of history and love for his community.

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NEWS FROM POINT HOWARD PLAYCENTRE Our tamariki have been a busy crew up at Point Howard. This term we have had Ranginui, ātua of sky and birds as a “theme” to inspire us. A big part of this has been learning about Matariki and preparing for our whānau celebration which involves fish and chips, a torch lit bush walk, toasted marshmallows and of course waiata!

We’ve also been exploring whanaungatanga (relationships). The morning tea table is awash with conversation! Our discussions span the weekend’s events, what soft toys we take to bed, what our wishes are for the future, diggers, unicorns, and how we share, take turns and expand our play to include others. We love looking at photos of past sessions to remember the fun we’ve had, playing together as a group! We have also been thinking about relationships in the community. During Road Safety Week, we had a visit from some local community Police. The tamariki talked about how the Police help us and gained familiarity with the Police as trusted figures in our community. Next up is a visit to Kokiri Marae in Seaview as we build relationships with tangata whenua and begin our tamariki’s journey of understanding Te Ao Maori and tikanga.

Between all of this, we have been digging holes, making tunnels, crashing into box walls on our bikes, sliding about in gloop and swinging on swings “to the moon!”. If this sounds like your child’s idea of fun, join us at 1A Ngaumatau road on Mon, Weds or Fri 9:15-11:45. It’s free to visit and you can just turn up! Any questions, call or text Lucy on 021335391. We LOVE having grandparents join us too!

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SPORT Thirsty work staying on top The EFC Masters 6 team, Thirsty 5s are sitting atop their ladder, having lost but one game so far this season. The game was dropped by a single goal, away to second-placed Wainui Pacifica Originals, one of two strong sides from Wainuiomata in the eight team competition.

Last Saturday they returned fire against Tawa Dads Army, with a 4-2 win, a side they trounced a month ago on the hallowed soil of Fortress Bishop, by 6-0.

Speaking of which, the Thirstys are at home on the infamous undulating turf this Saturday against the cellar dwellers, the NW Zimmers.

It’s a 2:30pm kick-off and they’d appreciate any local support as they chase down the Masters 6 title.

The Hammers, enjoying their first season in Masters 1, are holding their own and are sitting in fourth spot, with five wins and four losses, with five rounds remaining.

Their 6-1 win last Saturday against the VU Stallions (whom they also defeated at home at Petone Memorial by 7-2 in R1) was a morale boost heading into this weekend's derby match against top of the table Petone Argh Me Knees.

Player/Manager, Neil Drummond says the emphatic demolition of the Stallions got the team back on track, after a narrow 2-0 loss to Wests the previous weekend.

“We went into the second half a goal down,” Neil says. “But the Hammers lifted their game across the pitch and, with two outstanding hattricks from Jeremy Field and Johnathon Rowe, ensured a comfortable win in the end.”

Neil says that during the off season the team played a couple of the current M1 teams, and they knew this grade would be a challenge, but also that they were more than capable of competing with Wellington's Masters best.

“Our collective aim before and through the first nine rounds has been a top four finish, which we are currently tracking to," he says. "The Hammers' spirits are high, and we look forward to a difficult game this Saturday against the current leaders Petone, who have won eight out of their nine games this season.”

The G’s (Masters Over 45s) are also doing well. On Saturday they drew 1-1 with bottom of the table Stop Out McCreadies, in another derby match at Hutt Park. They may be

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expected to win this Saturday against the Petone Dreamers, who currently sit eighth out of 10, which should see the G’s hold fourth position, behind TFS North Wellington and the two teams from the Seatoun club.

EFC Chairman Mike Andrews says it’s great to see the three sides doing well in their respective competitions. “Especially the Thirsty 5s,” he says, “who are chasing promotion to Masters 5 for next season.”

Mike, on behalf of all associated with the EFC, would also like to congratulate the Eastbourne RFC for reaching their 100 year milestone recently. “And a shout out to the EFC members who stepped in to help the rugby club out on the Friday and Saturday nights,” he says. “I understand there were a few sore heads around the community over the weekend.”

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Our resident trappers are doing a great job with trapping all manner of pests.

The ERAT team has a Timms Trap that can be loaned to you if possums are creating havoc in your garden.

Please contact pthowarderat@gmail.com for more information on how you can take part, or to report your catches. Even rodents caught by your cat count!

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The membership year runs from April to March.

Thanks to all those residents who have just joined or renewed their membership. We really appreciate your support!

For details on how to renew or join please contact the PHA via pthowardassn@gmail.com.

Residents will also shortly receive a copy of the PHA “What We Do” flyer for 2021/22 in their letterboxes which contains further information.

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SPORT Centenary and cup win celebrated in style From Page 1 Following a shock loss in the second test, the All Black halfback and Eastbourne resident, ‘Teddy’ Roberts, helped bring the national team out to camp in Days Bay for ten days, before the series decider at Athletic Park.

Not only did the All Blacks stay and train in Eastbourne, the NZRFU made Roberts captain for the all-important third international and suddenly our small seaside village was home to the All Black skipper. The Mayor of Eastbourne, F H Mather, was particularly chuffed by this and personally commended Roberts for his achievement.

Unfortunately, it rained solidly for 24 hours before the match in Wellington, which was drawn 0-0 and so the series ended in a draw.

So began a long association between the Bays and the men in black.

For one hundred seasons, the Eastbourne club has proudly fielded teams in various competitions. Many players throughout this time have participated in schoolboy rugby for Eastbourne and in turn, gone on to become senior players.

To ask what it means to play for Eastbourne, one needs look no further than 18-season senior veteran with 160-plus games for the club, Daniel Hewson, who says it’s always an amazing feeling to pull on the green and gold jersey.

“It's a great community club and everybody gets along well,” Dan says. “Growing up with your mates and having a huge amount of pride for the club and the people who have played in the past have been highlights for me. In my opinion, the true spirit of Eastbourne rugby, although we are a very small club, is that we always perform on the field and give it heaps and after the game, we are mates with the opposition.”

The club would like to thank the 30+ sponsors who contributed so much toward the success of the weekend.

The second hundred years of the Eastbourne RFC has begun.

Some of the ERFC old boys from the 70s and 80s.

History buffs look ahead to 2022 June is the month for AGMs, and many organisations will be reflecting on a year overshadowed by Covid-19. The highlight for the Historical Society of Eastbourne (HSE) has been the unveiling of new signage at Greenwood Park, a project organised and part-funded by the Society.

Like the Eastbourne Heritage Trail (2018), Greenwood Park was a major HSE project that enhanced our community in a lasting, tangible way. Other regular activities, like historical displays, events for members, and guided walks of the Heritage Trail, also help to keep our local history alive and relevant.

The HSE Committee is now looking ahead to 2022, and planning ways to celebrate the Society’s 40th birthday. Restoring the old police cell is back on the agenda, as are ways of expanding the Heritage Trail, both physically and perhaps digitally. The Society is

also looking forward to working more closely with local schools when New Zealand History becomes part of the Curriculum next year.

Much of the Society’s work, however, goes on behind the scenes, with its extensive Collection of historical items, including a large number of oral history recordings, and the Society now has three trained interviewers.

HSE is grateful to its volunteers and members for their support and welcomes the growing number of younger people and families who have joined in recent years.

The Historical Society of Eastbourne’s AGM: Sunday 27th June at 2pm, East Harbour Women’s Club, 145 Muritai Rd, , followed by presentations about the Days Bay Wharf refurbishment. Afternoon tea provided. All welcome. Membership forms available at the AGM or Eastbourne Library. Annual subscription: $10 (individual), $15 (family).

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