The Eastbourne Herald April 2018

Anzac Day 2018

An almost perfect autumnal morning greeted several hundred local residents, services and sports club members, for the traditional Eastbourne ANZAC Day service on Wednesday. Services around the country this year were focused on the ‘WW100’ programme, which marks in passing the centenary of the First World War.

Growing attendance at ANZAC Day ceremonies throughout New Zealand is reflective of a still significant interest in this globe effecting

conflict, which also attracts larger numbers than ever to battlefields in Turkey and Europe.

The bugle used for the most heart rendering rendition of the Last Post at the Eastbourne service, was believed to be one hundred years old also, having first been blown in trenches in France and Belgium during WWI.

Dave Bamford, a Lowry Bay resident who grew up in Eastbourne, spoke of his families

involvement in both the first and second world wars.

The ceremony included the traditional laying of memorial wreaths by the majority of sports and services clubs in Eastbourne, Wellesley College Choir performing their tribute ‘Sons of Gallipoli’ and Eastbourne’s oldest war veteran, Roy Begbie, reciting, as he has done for many a year, the fourth verse of Laurence Binyon's For the Fallen. More phots Page 9.

Photo: Evan Davies.

Gough's service recognised

Ray Gough's contribution to the Eastbourne Swimming Club over many year was recognised at the club's prizegiving last month.

Ray has been involved since 1980 and was presented with a plaque honouring his work. Ray is the race starter for all events and his passion for coaching has seen many confident swimmers emerge from their time with the clubsome going on to compete in international underwater hockey competitions.

As one swimmer said about Ray, "he taught me to love swimming again".

Next ECB Meeting

Tuesday 12 June 2018 - 7.15pm

East Harbour Women’s Club, Muritai Road

Previous agendas and papers available Council meetings - Home - Hutt City Council

Board members are:

Virginia Horrocks (Chair) virginia.horrocks@huttcity.govt.nz

Robert Ashe (Deputy chair) robert.ashe@huttcity.govt.nz

Murray Gibbons murray.gibbons@huttcity.govt.nz

Liz Knight liz.knight@huttcity.govt.nz

Anna Sutherland anna.sutherland@huttcity.govt.nz

Cr Tui Lewis tui.lewis@huttcity.govt.nz

Cr Michael Lulich michael.lulich@huttcity.govt.nz

SAT, SUN & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS:

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April Eastbourne Community Board

Come and talk to us

You can now come and talk to us at the start of the formal meeting at 7.15pm about anything that concerns you whether or not it’s on the agenda. You are welcome to make suggestions, give praise, criticise or just come for a chat.

Hutt City Long Term Plan

Submissions on the 2018 – 2028 Long Term Plan close on May 3rd. A summary consultation document is available in the library and the full plan can be read on the Hutt City Council website.

Funding for major Eastbourne projects, the Shared Path and rebuilding Rona and Days Bay wharves, is included in the plan.

Significant Natural Areas

Council officers are in discussion with land owners and happy to carry out on-site visits to re-assess initial identification of sites and adjust boundaries accordingly. This feedback and information will be used to develop a proposed District Plan change and range of incentives to be notified possibly in late 2018.

"From the committees perspective, Ray is swim club," Eastbourne Swim Club committee spokesperson Kaye Wilmshurst says.

Possums, rats poisoned again

by Carl McRae

A ground-based possum control operation is underway in the Wainuiomata-Eastbourne area.

The programme began on April 9, carried out by Hawke's Bay company, Central Districts Pest Control, and is conducted as part of the TBfree New Zealand programme that aims to keep possum numbers under control to prevent the spread of the infectious disease.

The project boundary runs from the south-western side of Wainuiomata, along the Eastbourne coast, down to the southern end of the Eastbourne domain. Most of the operational area is inside the parameters of the East Harbour Regional Park’s northern forest.

Rob Brenstrum, Central Districts Pest Control manager, says that possum habitats will be targeted using Feratox encapsulated baits, in bait stations or bags attached to trees or fence posts.

A Feratox pellet consists of an inner core of cyanide powder, which is coated with a hard substance (encapsulant) that stabilises the toxin until the shell is broken. Pellets are roughly the size of a dried pea and are an attractant for the target species, principally possums and mustelids.

The product is the popular choice of pest control with DOC, councils and the TBfree programme because it is humane and rapid in its action. It has a low risk of secondary poisoning to non-target species and is biodegradable in the environment.

“Even so, it can be a potentially dangerous product to people and dogs,” says Rob, “so due diligence is required. We request that the public are mindful when entering these areas and not to

remove any carcasses or touch baits, bait stations or traps.”

Rob also suggests that as precautionary measures, pets should be kept under supervision at all times when in the forest and that children should not be left unattended.

Possums were introduced into New

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Zealand in 1837, owing to a growing demand for their fur, but they rapidly became one of the worst mammal pest species in the country. It is estimated that every night they chew their way through 21,000 tonnes of native forest. As well as a wide range of leaves, they are known to eat native birds’ eggs and chicks.

The area of the poison programme, indicated in orange.

School hall packed for Wahine commemoration

The significance the weather played in proceedings on April 10 was not lost on any of the 400 strong crowd who had gathered in Eastbourne to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the sinking of the Wahine in Wellington Harbour.

The inclemency was responsible for the 6:30am Dawn Service being transferred from the Wahine mast opposite the bus barns, to Muritai School, but did not deter survivors and their relatives from embracing the opportunity to reflect on the past, pay tribute to those who died and also the residents of Eastbourne, who made a valuable contribution toward rescue and recovery on the day.

After speeches by Civil Defence Minister Kris Faafoi, Transport Minister Phil Twyford, Mayor Ray Wallace and other, refreshments were offered and then attendees were free to visit the special exhibits at Muritai School.

Photographs by Colin McLellan.

Malcolm and Shirley Burdan at the service.

Faith in the Community

The quality of mercy

As I write Grant Robinson is preparing his first budget. And I’m sure he, like every Kiwi who reads the outcome, will have in mind some ideas about value for money.

Businesses big and small, investors and wage earners are always keen to know the impact on ‘the bottom line’ – “What’s in it for me?” It’s all to do with value for money. But what price “the quality of mercy?”

When backed into a corner by limited income, rising costs and debt repayment, how do you go about assessing the value of care and compassion? How do you make a place for the needs of those the Bible calls “the alien, the orphan and the widow.” These folk the Hebrews saw as unable to adequately fend for themselves.

Yet we do make judgements about quality every day. Are these just a matter of personal opinion or is there some broadly accepted repository of knowledge about what is good and fair and just? Few would say that cost alone should be the basis of decision but figures are so much easier to handle. Unless some careful work and clear thinking is put in to establish criteria for assessing relative value, and there are strong voices making the case, won’t money usually win out by default?

St Alban’s: The Reverend John Hughes will be installed as Vicar of the Anglican Parish of St Alban’s, Eastbourne, on Sunday 20 May 2018 at 2pm at the Wellesley College hall. All are welcome to join the parish in welcoming John and his wife, Janet.

Boomerang Bags, every other Tuesday 7-9pm at St Ronan’s (24/4, 8/5, 22/5, 5/6)

St Ronan’s: Taizé by candlelight 1st Sunday each winter month. Taizé restarts on 6 May at 6.30pm.

Locals want clarity from HCC over SNA identification

In response to Hutt City Council's plan to identify and protect areas of significant biodiversity (SNAs) in Lower Hutt, an unincorporated group of Eastbourne community members have sent a letter to the HCC Divisional manager, Andrew Cumming, requesting an approximate date when they can expect formal notification of the District Plan review and any proposed amendments or additions relating to significant natural areas on private land.

The group has asked for a timeline to be provided before the end of April to allow affected parties to plan their next steps and course of action.

Hutt City Council is responsible under the Resource Management Act (RMA) and the Wellington Regional Policy Statement for ensuring valuable ecological sites are adequately conserved, enhanced and protected for the future.

A spokesperson for the group of concerned locals said many Eastbourne residents remained very concerned at both the content of the proposal and the process by which consultation has been carried out.

The letter sent outlines some of these concerns.

Issues raised include;

• Clarity for landowners regarding the original letter from HCC advising of the SNA proposal, as to exactly where restrictions will be placed

• Information as to ecologist "requirements" as specified by HCC regarding the engagement of a company from New Plymouth and why ecological work was not put out to tender so as to employ independent decision makers and consultants

• Issues over curtilage, proposed changes to the District Plan over time, QEII covenants or other methods of long term protection to consider for owners assets

• The general well-being and mental health concerns of some residents over what they consider a coercive approach by the council, which has placed some frustrated landowners under duress. The spokesperson for the group says that while they accept that HCC is under obligation to protect significant areas under the RMA, such an approach is not necessary and their refusal to speak with a collective of landowners did not show good faith.

“We have employed an ecologist,” the spokesperson said, “and engaged an independent resource planner. We will soon be forming an Incorporated Society. That Society will be our liaison point with council in future discussions. We ask that our Society be afforded the same courtesy that MIRO and other organisations are by council.”

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ERAT to run trapping workshop

The quest for a predator free Eastbourne is as much about science, monitoring and tracking as it is about catching vermin at the coal face, says Sally Bain of ERAT (Educating Residents About Trapping). A public with an in depth knowledge will help ensure that the dream comes to fruition in the near future.

Sally will be running a major trapping workshop and BBQ on May 12 and is keen to see residents participate and help spread the word.

“We will have traps for sale,” Sally says, “and we will be demonstrating them and offering advice to people on how to get the best results from them.

“We will be giving away indicator tabs, that can be nailed to the base of a tree or fence, to see if pest animals chew on them. This helps with the correct placement of traps.”

Sally says that ERAT’s heat maps will be on display, as will the results from the monitoring that has been done so far. A veterinary surgeon will also be on hand.

“We will have access to view the trap coverage that is in your area,” she says, “and you will also be able to ascertain what zone you reside in. We will then be able to put you in contact with your local ERAT Trap Line Operator (TLO) if you require help to maintain a trap on your property.”

An important part of the ERAT project is to measure success by monitoring the pest animal population using tracking tunnels. To do this, ERAT has 160 wooden tunnels (locations chosen by scientists at GWRC) in both the urban and foreshore environments, to complement the hundred monitoring tunnels that have been in the forest for more than 17 years.

Twice yearly, ERAT volunteers place inked

cards in the tunnels for one night, with a dab of peanut butter as a lure. Inky animal tracks are recorded on the cards and can be used to identify which animals have been through the tunnel.

“It is important that these tunnels stay undisturbed in these locations,” says Sally, “as rats are neophobic (wary of changes in their environment), so for the tunnels to give an accurate representation of pest populations they need to be accepted as everyday items in the environment.”

Ministry for the Environment funding goes toward foreshore trap lines, to be installed over the three-year duration of the project. Twelve months in, three lines have been established (about one third of the traps required) and residents found to maintain them, who also contribute data to the heat map system.

Hutt City Council has helped by providing foreshore traps and subsidising some of the DOC200 traps for private land.

“The heat maps show which areas are achieving the highest reported catch rates extremely well,” Sally says. “To get a closer look at coverage of your area, we recommend you attend the trapping workshop in Eastbourne.

“If you feel you are in an area not being covered well, simply convince your neighbours to trap if they aren’t already and to report any catches to the TLO or info@MIRO.org.nz with your address, pest killed, trap type (cat catches are also logged) and the data will be uploaded to the system that produces the heat maps.”

Trapping workshop:11.30am May 12 Eastbourne Sports and Services Club, Tuatoru Street.

The AGMs of the Pt Howard Assn and the Pt Howard Tennis Club will be held on Sunday 27 May 2018. The venue is the Pt Howard Tennis Pavilion and the time is 4pm. Nominations are needed for General Committee, President and Secretary. If you’re keen to help we’d be truly excited to hear from you! Wine and cheese will on hand to ensure that discussion remains lively! A koha would be appreciated. Please mark your diaries now with the date for our 2018 Christmas Party! This year we’re having a ‘family-focused’ midday BBQ up at the Pt Howard Tennis Courts with fun activities for the kids. The date is Sunday 2 December at midday ... more details later!

A working bee was held at the Tennis Pavilion / Playcentre / Civil Defence Center on Saturday 7 April where a small band of dedicated residents water-blasted the building, cleared gutters, cut back vegetation and sanded, putty-ed and painted doors and windows. It’s a great community resource! We understand that the Pt Howard Playcentre has the capacity for more children so please refer any young families that you know to this awesome group! Refer to the ‘What’s On’ section for contact details.

Please don’t hesitate to contact the Association with any local issues that need addressing. Routine matters can be referred direct to HCC under the ‘Fix it’ tab.

pthowardassn@gmail.com

News from Point Howard

Know your vermin: A guide to local pests

There are t different species of rats in New Zealand: Kiore (rare on the mainland), ship rats and Norway rats. Ship rats and Norway rats are found in the Eastern Bays, with the Norway rat the largest land based rat being trapped on or near the foreshore and residential areas such as around chicken coops.

Ship rats are a smaller, more arboreal (tree) rat found at the bush edges and in the urban environment. It’s more than likely that if you have rats in your roof spaces they will be the ship rats as they are much more inclined to climb trees to attain access to the warm spaces over the cooler months of the year.

Does poisoning rats work? Rats are evolutionary masters and - if not supplied with a lethal dose of poison - will learn that some foods disagree with them and avoid them. This is why it is important to put a lethal dose of poison in specially designed rat bait feeders (so as to keep pets and children well away). It is also worth changing the bait type occasionally in case the rat population has built up a resistance or negative association with certain bait types. The same can be said for bait in traps.

Another issue with poison is that rats can die between wall cavities. Poisons often make rats thirsty and this may cause them to eat through water pipes, many of which are made of PVC plastic, no match for the teeth of rats which grow

up to 14cm a year and need constant gnawing to keep at a useable length.

It is preferable to trap them before they reach the house. Rats are believed to live within a 50m range, although there is much variability. However, to control the rat population, a trap every 80m or so is needed, meaning that at least one in four households needs to be running at least one rat trap and tunnel set. Given that people are often away or may forget to check their trap, a higher density of traps will produce better results.

Why use traps in tunnels? This is mainly for the safety of pets and people, but ERAT also considers it important that the rat is killed as quickly and humanely as possible. After all, rats are just doing what they have evolved to do and do not deserve to suffer in death.

Hedgehogs are cute and help keep slugs and snails away from my garden, don’t they? Unfortunately, in the 1800’s it was decided to introduce hedgehogs into New Zealand to help make settlers from England feel more at home. Boat loads of them were shipped out from

England and only now are we beginning to realise the error of this action.

The insects they consume in vast quantities are hugely important to our biodiversity and provide much needed food for native birds and animals, fantails and lizards, to name just two. In the past, the decline of lizard species has been largely blamed on rats and cats, but the devastating role of the hedgehog has been overlooked until recently.

Recent examinations of hedgehog gut contents (reflecting a single night’s feeding) contained skink and lizard remains and rare native invertebrates, with, disturbingly, the weta top of the menu list.

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Ship rat.

Norway rat.

Hedgehogs are a pest.

Boomerang Bags: breaking the plastic bag habit

It took fifteen dedicated women approximately 600 hours of sorting, cutting, overlocking, printing, heatsetting, ironing, pinning, sewing, turning, setting up and packing down in excess of 20 sewing bees - to produce 600 borrow and bring back bags, in order to raise our collective community consciousness regarding a plastic bag free village.

“Mary and I are thrilled with the uptake of the scheme,” says co-driver of the Boomerang Bag revolution, Genevieve Packer. “This is about helping to break the plastic bag habit. We would love them to become obsolete, as more people get into the habit of bringing their own reusable bags.”

“Community response thus far, the number of people involved in the project and the number of bags we have produced, far exceed our original expectations,” she said.

New Zealand currently has 76 registered Boomerang Bag distributors, all working to provide alternatives to plastic bags and divert tonnes of fabric from landfill, which is having an incredible impact on their localised communities.

Genevieve says she is indebted to the many people who have contributed to the success of her project thus far. The encouragement and enthusiasm of her support team, donations of fabric and money courtesy of a box at the Eastbourne Library, the Eastbourne Menzshed and to the retailers and the wider community for embracing the initiative.

All 600 Boomerang Bags are now in circulation.

“Please borrow and please remember to bring the bag back,” says Genevieve, “so that others can use them when caught out without their own cloth bags. This is about raising

consciousness and helping to break the plastic bag habit.”

Remembering to take the bags back in the first instance is the only drawback that some have associated with the Boomerang insurgence.

Genevieve is not sure what can be done about that bar hoping that over time it will become a habit.

“It has for us,” she pointed out, “and it only took a month or two.”

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Community hubs there for emergencies

by Carl McRae

As in the past, Eastbourne will be looking after its own if there is a civil defence emergency.

Nationally, Civil Defence centres are giving way to Community Emergency Hubs, and this month's Eastbourne Emergency Management planning meeting, held in conjuncion with the Wahine 50th commemmorations, gave locals the opportunity to check out new Community Hubs, guides and kits and to discuss how the hub could work locally.

“There were a dozen or so hardy Eastbourne and bays residents in attendance,” said Liz Knight of the ECB, “despite the fact that the weather was rather grim.”

Ashleigh Brown, Wellington Regional Emergency Management Office (WREMO) representative for Hutt City, and Debra Nicholas, Emergency Management Advisor from Hutt City Council, talked attendees through the changes from Civil Defence Centres to Community Emergency Hubs, where local residents now take the lead and personal preparedness at home is key.

“In a large scale emergency in the Wellington region,” Debra Nicholas says, “it could take some time to get official help to where it’s needed.

"There are some very resourceful people in our communities with a wide range of skills and experience. The Community Emergency Hub is about harnessing that and enabling people to start helping each other.”

The changes reflect what happens naturally after a significant emergency where local residents come together to help each other.

After checking on their household, friends and neighbours people can head to their local Community Emergency Hub to offer what they can, and ask for help where they need it.

Liz says that the Community Emergency Hubs (Muritai School, Wellesley College and Point Howard Play Centre) all have start up kits with planning guides and portable radios so the community can be in contact with the official Emergency Operations Centre. Anyone who steps forward to help will have the resources they need to be able to get started.

“The hubs don’t hold emergency food or blankets and have a limited water supply,” says Liz.

“The purpose is to provide a central coordination point in the community should a large scale event occur over an extended period. It is run by the local residents, not official staff.”

“The idea,” says ECB chair, Virginia Horrocks, “is that anyone can open a kit and it will have clear simple directions on how to set up an emergency hub and the items needed to do so, e.g; paper, white board markers, lists of resources specific to the location of the hub, clear job descriptions that any of us could do and will help prevent duplication.”

“I was delighted to see the contents of the hub kits,” she says.

“They have everything I imagine needing but not having in an emergency. A number of residents will have keys so that it is likely someone will be able to access the hub building if the school or play centre is closed. Each hub has a radio with instructions for someone who has never used a radio before.”

One resident of Rona Street, Kristi Kleijn, has had extensive experience in large scale events with the American Red Cross and was very complimentary about the new kits and planning guides.

“There is definitely a sense of urgency to the preparation due to the Christchurch and Kaikoura quakes,” Kristi says.

“We know that immediately after a disastrous event we all might have to depend on ourselves and other local people for some time. The spontaneous way Eastbourne and Seatoun responded to the Wahine disaster is something we were reminded about just the day before this meeting.”

“I was delighted”, she says, “to see that the three localities have already been given their own communication radios and disaster response kits which contain Guidelines (complete manuals and quick-reference versions) and basic items needed to start up a relief centre.”

“When just such an event occurs there is no telling who might be available to respond. The kits are designed so that anyone can open up

the plastic bin and get started. No disaster goes according to a plan, but these basic things can help first responders catch their breath and then jump in effectively.”

Kristi believes that our biggest asset is people. The Eastern Bays are well-supplied with builders, plumbers, electricians, architects, medical professionals, IT wizards, retired police and fire personnel.

“Though some of us might be away when disaster hits,” says Kristi, “we won’t all be over in Wellington at the same time, right? There would be lots of skills to draw on, which should be an encouraging thought to everyone.”

There are over 40 hubs in Hutt City all going through the same transition from Civil Defence. People should prepare by at least having a plan and storing enough water to last for 7 days.

Water tanks are now available in Eastbourne library and printed copies of the Earthquake Planning Guides will be made available if people are interested. There are also emergency water facilities being built in Days Bay and Lowry Bay. Most important message is be prepared at home first.

More information can be found at https:// getprepared.nz/

by Julia Stuart

The Cartes were a classic family of Edwardian Eastbourne. Born of well-connected English parents, Edward Elliott Carte and Elizabeth Ann Rose (known as ‘Lillie’) Lodge met and married in Auckland and promptly started a family. After they moved to Wellington, Edward, a rather shadowy figure variously described as a ‘warder’ and ‘settler’, bought land from the Camerons at the south end of Eastbourne in 1902 and built a four-room cottage on a sand-dune backing on to the hill. This the family used for holidays, renting it out between times. Edward retired in 1904, and with Lillie and their two stillunmarried daughters, Rose and May, transferred the household to what is now 429 Muritai Road.

All this came to light late last year when St Alban’s parish received an email from Hazel Fletcher in North Auckland, seeking information about a painting of the church the writer had found online. Indeed the parish knew it – in fact, they had the original - and this led to correspondence and an exchange of images which shone new light on early Eastbourne.

Hazel Fletcher discovered that, while in Auckland, Mrs Carte had appeared in many concerts and light opera productions, usually playing aristocrats or mature ladies. The older daughters dutifully featured in competitions and concerts until they married. When they came to Wellington, Lillie carried on performing, for

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example playing the Marchioness of Montefiore in The Amazons, a performance attended by the Governor-General, as well as ‘Mrs Watmuff’ in the Eastbourne production of Freezing a Mother-in-Law.

In Eastbourne she became a pillar of the Anglican parish, and was no doubt delighted to discover the thriving social club and dramatic society. Her youngest daughter May (Maisie), who played the ingénue in Mother-in-Law, studied music and drama at Wanganui Technical School. After starring in various Wellington productions, Maisie crossed the Tasman and did well on stage and screen. On film, she was best known as the heroine in an early Australian film called Eureka Blockade, set in a gold-mining camp.

The multi-talented Maisie was also an artist. In Australia she produced a series of whimsical post-cards, and sold 100,000 of them to help with war funds. As well as the oil painting of St Alban’s, she delighted the family with her rendering of the Muritai cottage, complete with flowers and English trees.

Edward Carte died in 1925, aged 86, but Lillie stayed on in the cottage along with her unmarried daughter Rose. Maisie returned from Australia with a husband, hyphenated herself to Carte-Lloyd, and set up a drama studio and elocution classes in Lower Hutt. When the 90-year-old Lillie died in 1939 the Eastbourne connection ended, but like so many families

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the Carte descendants retain a long-standing affection for the Bays.

An Eastbourne myth has persisted that the Cartes were somehow linked to the well-known English stage dynasty of the same name. Hazel Fletcher doubts this; but given the talents and activities of the New Zealand Cartes, it is quite possible that Lillie and Maisie in particular were not unhappy for locals to presume a certain connection.

Lillie Carte with her youngest daughter Maisie. Photo courtesy Hazel Fletcher

Eastern Bays musicians perform

Six Eastern Bays classical musicians are gearing up to play their part in the next Hutt Valley Orchestra concert to take place next month.

The Leader of the orchestra is Eastbournian Alison Barrett who has been playing with the group since 1988.

“Although we have a lot of local support, it’s amazing the number of people who don’t know that the Hutt has a full symphony orchestra of around 60 players,” she says.

“A bit of simple arithmetic tells us the Eastern Bays make a significant contribution to the number of regular players”.

Other players are Richard Armishaw (cello), Barry Mawer (1st violin), Barbara Langford (Flute), all from Point Howard; Brenda Smith (Cello – Days Bay) and John Jones (French Horn – Eastbourne).

The orchestra is conducted by Musical Director Mark Carter. Mark is sub-Principal Trumpet with the New Zealand Symphony

Orchestra and has been with the Hutt Valley Orchestra for the past year.

He is excited by the programme which brings a taste of Spain to the Hutt.

“We are trialling Sunday afternoon concerts hoping to appeal to audiences who don’t care to go out at night,” he says.

The programme includes well-known pieces such as the overture from Rossini’s Barber of Seville, and excerpts from Bizet’s Carmen, along with some uniquely Spanish pieces by Spanish composer, De Falla.

Garden Stuff with Sandy Lang

May: Late autumn. We most have lawns. Keenies want perfect lawns. These tips are for lazy and busy-elsewhere gardeners. A wellmown lawn almost looks after itself…

Mower: Sharp blades cut cleanly and don’t rip. A catcher stops grass walking into the house. Don’t cut wet grass. Longer lawns look better and are healthier. Set mower to 6 cm in summer and 4 cm in spring/autumn. Too short stresses grass plants, too long encourages weeds.

Frequency: Cut weekly during the growing season. There’s a relationship between plant size and plant number. A longer lawn has fewer, bigger plants and a shorter lawn has more, smaller ones. Infrequent mowing means plant size keeps changing and plant population density is forever trying to adjust. The result is bare patches and damaged grass plants.

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Around trees: Put a neat circle (60-120 cm diam) of river stones (~4 kg) around island trees. Dump clippings on the stones - don’t mound round the trunk or it’ll cook - saves time, solves disposal, mulches and feeds the tree and feeds the blackbirds. They hunt for insects in the dead clippings and spread it 15 cm all around. This kills the grass beneath, so you mow up to weedfree stones. Easy…!

Shade: Discourages grass and encourages weeds/moss. Remove lower tree limbs and thin crowns for more light. Maybe replace a tooshady lawn area with a shade-tolerant groundcover species.

Watering: Eastbourne’s on sand and grass roots are shallow - deep watering is wasteful. Water lightly, daily. Watering bans are normal in summer. Happily grass is drought tolerant. It soon browns but also soon greens after rain.

Feeding: Use lawn fertiliser spring and autumn so grass grows stronger and excludes weeds. Spread it evenly and water it in to avoid burning.

Weeding: Cut out weeds with a knife – remove taproots. A selective lawn-weed spray may be less work.

Seeding: A new lawn is lots of work and can be disappointing. The species mix of an established lawn has adjusted to the conditions. If your lawn is very patchy, try over-sowing the worst patches in spring or autumn. Use a lawn-seed species mix that best suits your garden (read the label). The new species will take over from the old and spread. To over-sow: mow short, rake to disturb soil, scatter potting mix, scatter lawn seed, water gently, daily. Don’t mow too soon.

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This contemporary home absolutely has it all. Bring your family, settle in and enjoy life by the beach in beautiful Eastbourne. Magnificently presented, it has wow factor throughout a well designed 406sqm interior. An open plan kitchen, dining and living room o er the thrill of a cathedral ceiling, expansive glazing and the delicious luxury of space and style. A wide, open hallway leads to a further living/tv room, separate o ce, laundry and craft room/second o ce. And of five double bedrooms, four are upstairs where a master ensuite (with bath and double shower), a family bathroom and versatile living room combine the ultimate comfort and convenience. Back on the ground floor the fifth bedroom and shower room are excellent for guests. There is great sun, perfect flow to a flat garden, internal access double garage and an easy stroll from the back garden to the beach, schools and village. Fully insulated with solar powered hot water and heaps of storage including a brilliant attic with permanent stairs, it is rare to find so many benefits under one roof. Call me today to make the discovery yourself!

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The owners of this iconic Sir Ian Athfield designed house recently expanded their enviable portfolio of architectural gems. As a result they have relocated and now o er you the chance to experience the joy of their treasured home. Built in the 1970s it brims with distinctive design details and original character that have been meticulously maintained. The three bedrooms, two living rooms and spacious open plan kitchen/dining room are connected by a cylindrical staircase set in one of two reinforced double-brick and concrete towers. The interior layout nurtures both intimacy and sociability. Great sunshine and exhilarating, uninterrupted views throughout are just part of what makes this a compelling choice. Located between Eastbourne’s vibrant village and Days Bay, where a commuter ferry is a 20 minute ride to the CBD, the location doesn’t get much better. Call me to view soon - this is a one-o and our motivated vendors are seriously in the market to sell.

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Mondays

• Retired Persons’ Assn 4th Mon. Ph 5627365.

• “Baby Bounce & Rhyme” at the library 10.30am.

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

• DB Playcentre Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12. Andrea Jensen 02102797311.

• Pt Howard Playcentre. Mon 9.15 -11.45am. Caroline 021 072 1070.

• Historical Society of Eastbourne local studies room open above the library 2-4 pm every Monday. (Check Saturday).

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

• Rotary Pencarrow meets 6.30pm Lowry Bay Yacht Club, Seaview - phone Don 562 7409.

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

• 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.

Tuesdays

• Pt Howard Playcentre Tues 9.15 -11.45am. Caroline 021 072 1070.

• 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 5627096.

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

• Eastbourne Embroidery Group, St Ronan’s Church lounge 10am-12noon.

• Indoor Bowls Club 1.30pm, at the croquet club, Oroua Street. Jeanne 562

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• 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 9.30am-10.30am. Kathryn 562 6271. www.eastbournemibase.com. au

Wednesdays

• Library preschool story time 2–2.25pm.

• Pt Howard Playcentre Wed 9.15 -11.45am. Caroline 021 072 1070.

• Scottish Country Dance. Merryn 562 0236.

• Bridge Club 7-10pm. Shona 562 7073.

• DB Playcentre Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12. Andrea Jensen 02102797311.

Thursdays

• St Ronan’s Mainly Music, 9.30am10.30am, contact Cathy 027 213 9342.

• SPACE at Days Bay Playcentre. Michelle 971 8598.

East Harbour Women’s Club

New Members Welcome Card Groups (weekly)

- Bolivia 12.45pm

Contact Glendyr ph: 562 7181 - Bridge 1.00pm

Contact Heather ph: 562 7995 Guest Speaker (3rd week of month)

7.00pm - Drinks and nibbles provided Contact Diane ph: 562 7555

•Lions meet 2nd Thursday of the month at the Eastbourne Sports and Services Club, Tuatoru St 6.30 pm. New members and visitors are welcome. Graham 562 8819.

• 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.

Fridays

• St Alban’s Pop in and Play, at St Ronan’s Church Hall, 9am-11.30am, contact Stefi 021 178 2099.

• Pt Howard Playcentre Fri 9.15 -11.45am. Caroline 021 072 1070.

• AA Plunket Rooms 7.30pm. Mark 566 6444/ Pauline 562 7833

• DB Playcentre Mon, Wed, Fri 9-12. Andrea Jensen 02102797311.

• Discovery Time for 4years+ at San Antonio School, 78 Oroua Street, 9.3010.30am. Office 562 7398.

Saturdays

• Justice of the Peace at the Eastbourne Community Library, first Saturday of each month 12pm-1pm.

• Lions’ rubbish bin last Saturday of each month.

• Croquet from 10.00am Muritai Croquet Club. Lyn 562 8722 or Val 562 8181.

• Historical Society of Eastbourne local studies room open above the library 11am - Noon on Last Saturday every month. (Check Mondays).

• Eastbourne Dune Restoration Group Meets at the dunes area in front of the Eastbourne Recreation Ground, on the first Saturday of the month at 9am. Contact Keena for more details on 562 0992.

Sundays

• Church services - see page 28.

• AA Plunket Rooms 10am. Pauline 562 7833.

Waterbourne:What a weekend!

Crystal clear skies and glassy ocean conditions one day, a howling gale the next…the infamous Wellington weather played its part in the huge success of the inaugural Waterbourne competition, held in Eastbourne over the Easter weekend.

“Waterbourne stamped its mark as New Zealand’s premier water sports event,” said organiser, Laurence Carey. “Bishop Park proved the ideal location for top windsurfing, kitesurfing and paddle boarding athletes from all over the Pacific and New Zealand, plus thousands of spectators in person and hundreds of thousands online.”

Officially, 105 athletes took part in the event, held over three days, 39 of those from the Wellington region, the balance from around the country or overseas.

Around 6,000 spectators attended Waterbourne, marvelling at the skill set of competitors in their specialist discipline, the most popular event being Day Ones celebrity Paddle for Hope, where local MP’s Chris Bishop and Ginny Anderson set the tone with a political race.

The charity paddle board race which followed, opened by Mayor Ray Wallace, was to raise funds for cancer rehabilitation, with all competitors (and animals) taking part dressed in pink.

“With this being the first Paddle for Hope in Wellington,” says Laurence, “we hoped people would get involved and were anxious to make it a success. Our gratitude goes to Ginny and Chris

for helping ensure that happened. When Chris flipped over his board, it sent a tsunami of laughs rippling through the crowd.”

Also of note on Day One; New Zealander, Trevor Tunnington, the ‘fastest paddler on earth’, broke the World Record during an exhibition foil race, with a 37.16 second, 200m paddle board sprint.

The major event on Day Two was the Ocean Clash, in which 89 competitors (in all disciplines) set off from Petone, rounded Matiu/Somes Island and headed for Rona Bay.

Competitors set off in stable conditions, but half an hour later the wind speed had doubled with an incoming front, which resulted in the Continues next page

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From previous page Police, Coast Guard and the Westpac helicopter being called out to look for reported missing participants.

“Our priority was always to ensure that all athletes were safe,” Laurence said.

“We had comprehensive safety plans in place and were successfully working those strategies. The emergency services were called out by a member of the public, but I am eternally grateful for their support, as it made the final water check much quicker.”

All were safe and accounted for, but Laurence finds it ironic that it took such action

for mainstream media to become involved with covering the event, which included on Day Three, the New Zealand Slalom Windsurfing Championships.

The blistering speed of Vice Pacific Champion, Jack Holliday, was unmatched in the Slalom, his younger brother, Luke, in finishing second, was the only one who could get anywhere near him.

The dunes along Eastbourne Beach quickly filled with onlookers, who enjoyed the adrenaline pumping speeds, jumps and crashes of the foil racing. Sam Bullock demonstrated why he is in the top ten in the world, recovering from a crash in the last lap, only to retain the lead and win the race just metres from the finish line.

The event wrapped in style with a beach party that went late into the night. As the sun set across the harbour, top kiwi musicians Dick Johnson and Laughton Kora entertained the crowd of locals, athletes and visitors cheerfully lubricated - as Laurence put it - by the product of one of the principle sponsors, Tuatara Breweries.

“There were no arrests or conflicts of any sort,” Laurence says, “and about 500 people danced away to the music and enjoyed the atmosphere in the marquee.

"The weather played its part. The competition was hot. It was a big win for Eastbourne and Lower Hutt.”

Ginny Anderson, Ray Wallace and Chris Bishop get in the spirit, and right, windsurfing action on Day 2.

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The new family kitchen allows dining in and opens onto the new north-facing deck - as does the children’s lounge.

The more formal front room is perfect for entertaining, while the width-of-house sun room has hosted 21sts, family Christmases, and doubles as playroom, lounge, rumpus.

The master suite is a retreat, with ensuite and French doors to the garden.

Relined, rewired, replumbed and insulated, this is a home with tons of history, ready for the future and a new family.

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Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade is currently experiencing a shortage of Volunteer Firefighters and currently have12 Firefighter vacancies. We are especially short of daytime volunteers which affects our ability to respond with a full crew, which in turn increases the risk to the community.

Are you ready to help to protect your community and learn new skills?

If so, come down to the Fire Station on a Monday night at 7:00PM and introduce yourself to Ross, the Chief Fire Officer or give him a call on 021 648 114.

KITCHEN

25% of ALL house fires start in the kitchen

• If you must leave the room, TURN OFF the stove.

• Clean your stove grill after each use to prevent the buildup of spilled fats and burnt foods.

• Clean range hood filters regularly.

• Curtains, tea towels, oven mitts and any flammable items should be kept well away from the cooking area.

SMOKE SIGNALS

• Have a fire extinguisher and/or fire blanket correctly located in your kitchen and make sure you know how to use them.

• Never throw water on to a frypan that’s on fire.

• Never, ever attempt to carry a burning frypan outside.

• If your frypan is on fire, wet a tea towel and place it over the pan or use a large flat object (like a chopping board) to starve the fire of oxygen.

• If you do have a fire on your stove, try (if you can and it’s safe to do so) to turn the power or gas off either at the stove or at the mains.

• Alcohol is involved in 50% of all fatal fires. So don’t drink and fry, get takeaways delivered instead or use the microwave.

• Test your smoke alarms and replace the batteries if required. Remember! Working Smoke Alarms Save Lives!

For practical advice on Fire Safety visit http://www.fireandemergency.nz, www. fireandemergency.nz, or contact your local Fire Brigade.

Emergency Call Outs:

• 21 March 18 – Ruptured Gas Main, Oroua St.

• 04 April 18 - Alarm Activation, St Albans Church.

• 11 April 18 – Chimney Fire, Days Bay.

Eastbourne

FC celebrates its 50th anniversary on June 30th, 2018

The club is keen to involve any former players and administrators and urge them to contact us via email: 50th@efc.org.nz to register an interest or for more information.

We are also on the hunt for copies of old team photographs and associated memorabilia to display during celebrations. These can be scanned and e-mailed to 50th@efc.org.nz or we can arrange to collect and return post event.

2018 Football team is spoilt for choice

by Steve McMorran

It’s either been a feast or a famine recently for Eastbourne senior football coach Carl McRae.

McRae admits that for a long time between seasons it looked as if Eastbourne would be unable to field a senior team in this, its 50th jubilee year. Now, McRae has as many as 19 players to choose from in what he calls a “United Nations” senior squad which includes players from Argentina and former Yugoslavia.

Eastbourne has lost its first three matches in Capital Three, mostly by narrow margins, but McRae puts that down to early season teething problems as he deals with injuries to key players and the demands of a big squad.

McRae said the departure of players at the end of last season and other off-field issues had made the propect of raising enough players for a senior team look bleak.

But just when the future looked darkest, the players themselves responded, rounding up friends and former teammates to make up numbers.

McRae said the result is a very large and talented squad but one which will take a little time to find its feet as new combinations bed in.

“It was very touch and go for a while that we’d even have a senior team,” McRae said.

“But now in terms of numbers I guess you could say we’re over-quantified which has been part of our problem in the first few weeks.

We wanted to give everyone a game in the first few matches. I think when we identify our ideal starting side and when we get back some key personnel who are injured, we’ll settle down and be very competitive.”

Eastbourne opened the season with a 1-0 loss to the Victoria University Thirds, went down 3-2 to Victoria University of Wellington and lost 3-0 on Saturday to the Island Bay Dreamers.

McRae said the most-recent loss was disappointing but owed something to the “rub of the green. We created a lot of chances but didn’t convert them. That’s something that will come in time, especially when we get out two

“But it’s just good to be playing in the jubilee year. From the club’s point of view we wanted to have a senior team in such an important year and for a while it was touch and go.

“For so long it looked as if we wouldn’t have a team and we realised that wouldn’t be a good look. Now we have a very strong squad and we’ve already seen some quite nice camaraderie and bonding. I think once everyone gets to know

star strikers bat.

Ozren Radisic and Alex Knight were part of the Eastbourne Senior team versing Island Bay last weekend. each other and we figure out where everyone fits we’ll be quite good.”

Positive start for Eastbourne rugby players

by Steve McMorran

Eastbourne has launched itself into a new senior rugby season, under a new head coach, with an impressive 27-11 win over Upper Hutt in the Wellington 85kg grade.

After two knockout matches, Eastbourne cemented its position in Division One of the weight-restricted grade, a place it has held since the competition was first conceived.

It then started the competitive part of the season with a strong performance against Upper Hutt, showing that it will be highly competitive again in a new and exciting competitive format. The first division will comprise 12 teams this season who will meet in the first round in an 11-team round-robin. The top six teams will then contest the playoffs while the bottom six teams will drop down to compete with teams from the second division.

Barry Luke, who is a long-time member of

Church Services In Eastbourne

St Alban’s Anglican: Sunday Worship 10am at Wellesley College. Thursday Worship 10am - check venue with Parish office, 11 Ngaio St, Eastbourne tel: 562 6269

Children and Families Ministry: see www.stalbanschurch.nz

St Ronan’s Presbyterian: Muritai Rd, Eastbourne

tel: Parish Clerk 562 8753

Sunday Morning Worship: 9.30am. Power Hour: 9.30am

San Antonio Roman Catholic: Oroua St, Eastbourne

tel: Fr Marlon Maylon Parish

Priest 970 8405

Saturday Vigil Mass: 5.30pm

Sunday (Sacred Heart, Petone): 9.30am & 5.30pm

the Eastbourne coaching team and takes over as head coach this season from Greg Halford, believes the format will provide a full and fair test of all teams in this season’s competition. He is happy with the way Eastbourne has begun, playing the 15-man style which is its hallmark.

“We’re going well,” he said. “We’ve got a nice young group and we’ve picked up some guys from Hutt High who have played first XV rugby so they will bring a lot to the team.

“We have about 23 players in all, which is a good number. It looks like a strong squad and a lot of young guys bring enthusiasm. But they’re also enjoying their rugby and the whole club is going gangbusters at the moment.”

Luke said captain Col O’Connor has been in top form so far and last season’s captain Liam Sullivan is due shortly to return from injury.

Lian’s father Neil Sullivan is helping Luke with the coaching this season, taking charge of the forwards.

Piri Bradshaw kicks a conversion.

Plea for old team photos

Plans are well afoot as the EFC prepare to celebrate 50th years as a football club, with many former players and administrators from around Australasia having already indicated a desire to attend the schedule of events.

Current Chairman, Mike Andrews, says that club administration are requesting that members of the community who may hold old team photographs or other pertinent memorabilia, come forward with these items so that the past can be reconstructed and the photo’s displayed over the weekend of June 30.

“Since the loss of the former clubrooms at Bishop Park several years ago,” Mike says,

“historical documentation, trophies and belongings have been scattered all around the place. We’d appreciate any help in putting the pieces back together and ask that any Eastbourne folk who are in touch with any old timers, put them in touch with us or forward e-mails to our web or Facebook page (see advertisement Page 20) so we may be able to contact them directly.”

All junior, senior and Masters fixtures will be held in Eastbourne on that day and a special invitation match involving many former players will be held at HW Shortt Park, immediately preceding official formalities at the Sports & Services Club.

LETTERS

Masters strong

The Eastbourne Football Club’s masters team has made a solid start to the new season with two draws and a narrow loss in their first three games. The team, of players aged 35 and over, holds casual trainings on the artificial turf at Petone on Wednesday nights and would welcome new players. In a strong start in Wellington Masters Divison Two, Eastbourne drew 2-2 with Brooklyn Northern United in its opening match. After a 3-2 loss to the Upper Hutt Saints, Eastbourne drew 1-1 with Island Bay United in its most recent match. In the competition for players aged over 42, Eastbourne’s Gs have been extremely competitive.

Eastbournites were honoured Read the signs

In last month’s Herald article on the Wahine disaster, Kevin Brennan stated that the people of Eastbourne had never received any recognition for their outstanding contribution to rescue efforts along the coast and for providing valuable care and support to survivors.

In fact, that contribution was honoured. In 1968 the Historical Medal Society of Australia & New Zealand presented two framed Wahine Silver Medals to the people of Eastbourne in recognition of their services during the disaster. In total, 39 of these sterling silver medallions were presented to individuals or organisations.

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One side of the medal shows the Wahine at sea, above a second image of the vessel on her side. The reverse carries the name of the medal society and a brief description of the tragedy.

The medals were received by the Eastbourne Borough Council on behalf of the Eastbourne community, and are now held by the Historical Society of Eastbourne. They are kept in the display box outside the society’s Bagnall Room, above the Eastbourne library, where people are welcome to come and see them.

Ali Carew

Historical Society of Eastbourne

News from our local playcentres

Term 1 has whizzed by and we’ve had a great time exploring three key areas of interest:

• Collage to help develop fine motor skills and unleash creativity

• Dress ups in the fort to let imaginations soar

• Learning about wind and air through activities like kite making.

We’ve had some great trips too – a big thank you to the awesome crew at the Seaview Fire Station …. our tamariki were pretty impressed when the crew had to head off to a real call out!

In term 2, one of the children’s favourite new activities will definitely be making a return – our new ‘magic box’ that allows us to create amazing art. Driven by a drone propeller machine, this is a great way for our older children to learn about how centrifugal and centripetal forces work – and everyone is loving the beautiful results it creates. We’re also planning a trip to Timbernook for a session called ‘Muddy Construction’ – our tamariki will get to have fun in the muddy play area of a shallow stream with various activities planned, followed by stories and a camp fire to finish.

If you’d like to join us in term 2, visit us at 1 Ngaumatau Road any time from 9.15 to 11.45 on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday or Friday. You can also find out more about us by visiting our Facebook page or by calling Caroline on 021 072 1070.

I read with interest your correspondent Nick McHugh's latest dissipation on foibles of his slow driving around the bays. I would respectively suggest that there are plenty of places for Mr McHugh to pull over on his way out to the bays. and that there is plenty of room for a 1.8 meter sigh to be hung above the traffic. I would also suggest that Mr Mchugh might avail himself of a trip to spec savers so the he can clearly read the road signs placed around the bays as to the speed limit.

I would also respectfully suggest that if Mr Mchugh is incapable of simple compliance with posted speed limits then he reverts to using Miss Daisy for his transportation if he must be driven.

Evan Davies Eastbourne

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Window Cleaning residential and commercial phone Graeme 5692247 or txt 027 2509847

GARDEN WORKER for all weeding, tidying and garden maintenance contact Hamish on 022 3748453.

Lawn Mowing and all Lawn Care phone Dan Reed 027 3371360.

SONNY’S YOGA - EASTBOURNE CLASSESEnjoy a relaxing yoga class near the ocean. Every Wednesday 6.30pm at Muritai Yacht Club. Beginners welcome. For more info call Sonny on 021 800 512.

Guthrie Cottage - beautiful self-contained beach-front accommodation. Perfect for excess visitors or enjoy all of the comforts of home while you renovate. www.guthriecottage. co.nz - email: gceastbourne@gmail.com

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WE ARE LOOKING FOR A HOUSE-SITTER from 20 July - 15 August. Elevated in Point Howard with marina views and cat (Dr Watson). Suit single person or prof. couple. Ph Maarten 0277426255.

FOUND: WHITE, POLYESTER DUVET, Kingsize, found flapping in a tree on Muritai Road, on Sunday, February 25. It is now pristine and on its way to a charity in the next few days, unless claimed first. 021 167 8768.

Rarotonga holiday house available to rent May and June. Few minutes walk to Muri Beach, resorts and cafes. Home of the late Sir Tom Davis.Fully furnished 3 double and 1 single bed, 2 bathrooms. $130 per night minimum stay 10 days. Internet available pay as you use. Contact Chris or Ken 5627152 email: chris@kenzotv.com

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Deliveries: May 25/26

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APPLICATIONS FOR GRANTS

Closing date: 20 May 2018

Applications from Eastbourne-Bays groups are invited. Application forms are available on the website (see below) or from Eastbourne Library. The Annual General Meeting of the Trust will be held on Thursday 28 June 2018 at the Eastbourne Service Centre, Rimu Street at 7.30pm.

Please refer to the following website for information on the Trust: www.ebct.org.nz

Contact: George Tuffin 562 7520 or email: trustees@ebct.org.nz

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