Eastbourne Herald November 2014

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15 November 2014

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Renewed calls Christmas carols fast approaching for security camera follow Village burglary

by Emily Tilley A burglary of the Eastbourne Four Square raises the question of whether retailers should relook at installing security cameras in the village.

Cigarettes were the only thing taken from the superette when it was broken into in the early hours of the morning.

It was the first time the shop was broken into since Mike and Liz Anderson took over the shop seven and a half years ago, Mr Anderson says.

Security cameras in the shop captured some footage of the intruders and police are now investigating, Mr Anderson says.

However, unlike many retail centres, there are no security cameras in the street which could have caught a licence plate number and made catching a culprit much easier.

“I would love to have had them,” Mr Anderson says.

Village retailers have discussed installing security cameras around the Rimu Street area before. While some, like Mr Anderson, were supportive of the idea, others were not and the proposal never went ahead.

Mr Anderson says he would like the village to look again at the possibility.

He says the cameras are not about having big brother watching you but “about catching criminals”.

“There’s enough wilful damage in the area The Eastbourne Herald snapped this happy Angel getting ready for the Eastbourne Community Christmas Carols for it to be justified,” he says.

coming up on Sunday, December 14 at Muritai School Hall. The event will include old favourites from the Christmas carol songbook, accompanied by the Hutt Valley Brass Band. There will be a sausage sizzle and a special visitor. The carols start at 5pm.

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PEAK COMMUTER SAILINGS Departing Days Bay Mon - Fri: 6.50am, 7.15am, 7.45am, 8.05am, 8.35am, 9.10am.

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TIMETABLE Depart Days Bay WEEKDAYS: 6.50am 7.15am 7.45am 8.05am (via Seatoun) 8.35am 9.10am 10.30am (S) 12.40pm (S) 3.15 (S) 4.15pm 4.55pm 5.20pm 5.55pm 6.30pm 6.50pm 7.20pm

Depart Queen’s Wharf 6.25am 6.50am 7.15am 7.40am 8.10am 8.45am 10.00am (S) 12 noon (S) 2.15pm (S) 3.40pm (via Seatoun) 4.30pm 5.00pm 5.30pm 5.50pm (via Seatoun) 6.30pm 7.00pm

SAT, SUN & PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: 10.30am (S) 12.40pm (S) 3.00pm (S) 4.15pm (S) 5.30pm

10am (S) 12 noon (S) 2.15pm (S) 3.35pm (S) 5.00pm

(S) = Sailing calls at Somes Island, subject to passengers.

Ferry fares effective from 1 OCT One way: adult $11, child $6, NZ student $9. Family Days/Petone $61 (Return). 10 trip: adult $87, NZ student $61, child $37. Monthly pass: adult $270, NZ student $199. Matiu Somes Island: adult $23, NZ student $19, child $12, family $67 (Return).

Sailings may be cancelled at short notice due to weather. To check today’s sailings, tel. 494 3339.

WHAT’S ON Mondays

• Ezee Meals, St Alban’s Church Hall 10am-12pm.

• Retired Persons’ Assn 4th Mon. Ph 562-7365.

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

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

• DB Playcentre every day. Gabrielle Edmonds 021 2502688.

• Pt Howard Playcentre. Mon, Tues, Wed, Fri. Tiffany: 569-2700 or 022-0795721 • East Harbour Women’s Club Mah Jong. Contact Gwen 562 8295.

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

• 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.

and enjoy poems old and new. Phone 562 8387.

Wednesdays • Library preschool story time 2–2.25pm.

• Scottish Country Dance. Merryn 562 0236.

• Bridge Club 7-10pm. Shona 562 7073.

• Mens’ Breakfast Club. Last Wed of each month at the Pavillion, 7am. Email: j.tallon@irl.cri.nz or tallon@xtra.co.nz.

Thursdays • Toy Library 8–9pm. Charlotte 589 9362. www.eastbournetoylibrary.co.nz • Mainly Music 9.30–10.30am. Wendy 027 5628287.

• SPACE at Days Bay Playcentre. Michelle 971 8598.

• East Harbour Women’s Club Bolivia card group 12.45 pm, contact Glendyr 562 7181; Bridge 1pm, contact Jean 562 8555.

Fridays

• Pop-in & Play St Alban’s Church Hall 9am-11.30.

Kate 562 0177.

• AA Plunket Rooms 7.30pm. Mark 566 6444/ Pauline 562 7833 Tuesdays • Toy Library 9.30-10.30am. Charlotte 589 9362.

• Lions meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Bill 562 8441. www.eastbournetoylibrary.co.nz Saturdays • Muritai Tennis Club 9.30–noon. Merryn 562 0236.

• Justice of the Peace at the Eastbourne Community • Eastbourne Homebirth Group 1st Tuesday of the Library, first Saturday of each month 12pm-1pm. month. Phone Kate 562-7096.

• Lions’ rubbish bin last Saturday of each month.

• East Harbour Women’s Club arts, crafts and social • Croquet from 10.00am Muritai Croquet Club. Lyn group 10am. Contact Glendyr 562 7181.

562 8722 or Val 562 8181.

• Eastbourne Embroidery Group, St Ronan’s Church • Lawn tennis, Rona Bay Lawn Tennis Club Houhere lounge 10am-12noon. Betty Press 562 8950.

Tce, Sat and Sun from 1.30pm weather permitting.

• Indoor Bowls Club 1.30pm, at the croquet club, tel 562 8980.

Oroua Street. Jeanne 562 8555.

Sundays • Menzshed 9 till 12 , Williams Park, Mike 562 8688. • Church services - see page 28.

• Poetry group, every second Tuesday meet to read • AA Plunket Rooms 10am. Pauline 562 7833.

November Eastbourne Community Board Congratulations to this year’s recipients of “Eastbourne” awards Previous agendas and papers available Council meetings - Home - Hutt City Council

Board members are:

Virginia Horrocks (Chair) virginia.horrocks@huttcity.govt.nz Murray Gibbons (Deputy Chair) murray.gibbons@huttcity.govt.nz Robert Ashe robert.ashe@huttcity.govt.nz Gilane Khalil gilane.khalil@huttcity.govt.nz Hayden Ray hayden.ray@huttcity.govt.nz Cr. Tui Lewis tui.lewis@huttcity.govt.nz Cr. Michael Lulich michael.lulich@huttdity.govt.nz

Derek Wilshere - for inspiring young people and promoting sport.

Brian Heath - for creating and maintaining the wireless network linking Eastbourne and the Bays.

Hugh Walcott - for bringing us together through the Eastbourne Games Eastbourne Historical Society - for saving and telling our stories.

Bowling coming to your street Eastbourne Bowling Club is planning a street bowling competition. Watch out for their publicity and gather a group from your street who would like to become bowling champions. No experience required. No age limit.

Get informed and have your say The ECB members will be at the Eastbourne Women’s Club 15 minutes before the formal start of meetings to listen and talk with you.

You can make suggestions, give praise, criticise or just come for a chat.

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A ghoulishly good time with a spin off for charity

More than 230 items of food were donated to the Lower Hutt Foodbank, thanks to the generosity of the band of ghouls, ghosts, vampires and witches who braved Maire Street's haunted house this year.

The house was run as a free event for the community, with participants asked to bring something for the food bank.

Organiser Dean Goble says he was pleased with the amount of food donated.

"We didn't really know how much to expect, but people were really generous," he says.

Meanwhile, at least 200 people descended

on Williams Park for a community Halloween party, organiser Sally Bain says.

It’s her h u s b a n d Ia i n’s estimation as, with far more people Two of the visitors to the haunted house. than she expected, Sally spent most of the evening under the she says. The highlight of the party was the lolly Pavilion’s veranda face painting. “Some of them scramble/chase with dozens of children chasing washed their faces off and came back twice,” the “candyman”.

No poisoned possum carcasses found

by Emily Tilley There have been no possums found on the beaches since signs went up warning dog-owners that poisoned carcasses may have been washed ashore.

The signs were put up after a period of rain following a recent 1080 possum control operation, undertaken in the Kaitoke Regional Park and Hutt River Catchment area.

“There have been no possums found on the Eastbourne beaches this year, or following the seven previous pest control operations undertaken within the neighbouring forest over the last ten years,” Greater Wellington biosecurity

manager Davor Bejakovich says.

He says the last time possum carcasses were found on the local beaches was during checks following an operation in 2001.

Greater Wellington undertakes the possum control to control the spread of bovine TB and promote biodiversity in the parks.

“We are seeing a significant reduction in the possum population since our operations began in 2000,” Mr Bejakovich says.

Each time Greater Wellington Regional Council undertakes a 1080 possum control operation in the Hutt River catchment area water levels are watched.

If there are heavy rains and levels rise, there

is the potential that poisoned carcasses could be washed down the river and end up scavenged by dogs on the banks or coastline.

When the river reaches the high water mark the council check the river and coastline for carcasses and put up the warning signs.

“While people aren’t at risk from these poisoned carcasses, we take the threat to dogs very seriously,” Greater Wellington biosecurity manager Davor Bejakovich says.

If dogs have any contact with possum carcasses on local beaches owners should call a vet immediately to seek advice about inducing vomiting.

If anyone finds a carcass on the beach they should call Greater Wellington on 526 4133.

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Lynchpin of theatre recognised Arts and worked for a time in British professional theatre in the 1960s before returning to New Zealand. Back here he was involved with film and television productions, mostly on the technical side but with occasional professional acting roles.

With the Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe he has directed several plays, most notably Macbeth (2008) and Uncle Vanya (2003). He has acted in many of the Troupe’s productions, particularly the annual Shakespeare productions and in many other plays; he is noted as an excellent comic actor.

His particular strength and contribution in recent years has been as the troupe’s main stage and lighting designer and set construction coordinator.

In this role he has given countless hours of his time to the company - often making a trip to the theatre during the week or late at night when no one else was there to fix up an important detail he has noted.

John Marwick, the troupe’s current co-ordinator, says that Peter and his wife Fran can always Peter Baldock receives the award from Hayden Rogers, president of the be relied upon to be involved in all aspects of Troupe activities Wellington District of the Theatre Federation. whether on the stage, behind the Peter Baldock, a founding member of stage, front of house or at a social event. They Eastbourne’s Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe, has are invariably last to leave and will always help joined a select group of New Zealand community to clean up. theatre practitioners who have been granted a John adds that Peter is a great supporter Meritorious Service Award by the New Zealand to young actors and new troupe members. His Theatre Federation. contributions are always thoughtful and careful Peter was an instigator and founding and his great knowledge of theatre makes him an member of the Troupe in 1987 and has been fully invaluable asset to the troupe and to Eastbourne’s involved in many roles since then. vibrant community, Mr Marwick says.

He has served as co-ordinator of the Troupe He is well-known in Wellington community for two terms and has been a committee member theatre circles and is also heavily involved as every year since the beginning. a volunteer in a number of other Eastbourne He has a long history with the theatre. He bodies, notably the local Anglican church and trained at London’s Royal Academy of Dramatic the Eastbourne Sports and Services Club.

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In the months Aug-Oct 2014 for Eastbourne and Bays, REINZ reports: • 17 properties sold • at a total of $11,214,000 Sales were confirmed as follows: • 4 up to $399,000 • 3 between $400,000 and $599,000 • 7 between $800,000 and $999,000 • 3 above $1,000,000 Buyers are increasing in numbers with the range of properties coming on to the market. If you are thinking of selling soon, do give me a call as there is still time to take action before the holiday season - last year, one of our vendors received a signed offer on Christmas Day!

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Volunteer firefighter faces her biggest battle

by Louise Parry Margaux Osborne has fought many battles for the Eastbourne Volunteer Fire Brigade during her nine years of service. You may have met her at one of the callouts to fires, car accidents and medical emergencies that local volunteer firefighters attend each year, or you may have said hi to her as she bikes along with her two black Labradors, curly hair flying behind.

Now, Margaux is fighting Multiple Sclerosis, and heading to Russia for a treatment traditionally used to fight Leukaemia, unavailable in New Zealand.

Margaux was diagnosed with MS eight years ago, after going to the doctor with leg troubles.

A fit, active person, Margaux experienced her first symptom following a walk to the lighthouse and back.

“My leg just didn’t seem to be responding as quickly as it should, but I had done a long walk, so I thought I was just tired,” she says.

However, as time went by she started to experience numbness and shaking in her leg, along with sensitivity to cold water. She sought a medical opinion, and after blood tests and an MRI she was diagnosed with MS. “I didn’t know what MS was, but I knew it wasn’t good,” she says.

MS is an auto immune disease. When the carrier has an illness or infection, the immune system fights, but instead of limiting its attack to the illness, it carries on and attacks the nervous system.

Margaux says no two sufferers experience the disease in the same way, and symptoms can range from the mild, to debilitating.

No one is certain how MS is contracted, although it can be hereditary - not in Margaux’s case. One theory is that it is a response to a major infection, and Mike and Margaux think it could be a result of the bronchial infection she suffered

Margaux Osborne.

in America several years ago.

There are some anomalies with MS, also.

Mike says the further away from the equator, the more likely you are to contract it.

Margaux doses herself with Vitamin D, has become a vegan, and has found out everything she can about the disease.

She has progressive MS, which results in a steady progression of the disease. The other variation is relapsing remitting MS which includes unpredictable acute attacks, resulting in worsening symptoms followed by full, partial, or no recovery of some functions.

Margaux has managed to keep up with most activities, including the fire brigade for several years. Most people didn’t even know she had MS, as her symptoms were so mild.

Two years ago that changed, when her symptoms worsened.

Earlier this year, she happened to see a story about an Australian woman, Kristy Cruise, who had received HSCT (Haematopoietic Stem Cell

Transplant) treatment in Russia.

Previously extremely fatigued and unable to do much, Kristy was back to jogging, looking after her children and running seminars following the treatment.

HSCT involves transplanting stem cells derived from bone marrow, treating them, and replacing them into the patient's bloodstream, after they have undergone a short course of Chemotherapy.

“They call the day they reintroduce you stem cells your new birthday,” Margaux says.

“You have no immune system at all, your inoculations are all gone so you have to be in isolation for ten days.”

While halting the progression of MS, in some cases nerves have been able to repair themselves, meaning some function returning following the treatment.

Several countries perform HSCT, with costs ranging from $US40,000 in India and Russia to $150,000 in Chicago.

Margaux has chosen Russia, and booked in for September 2015.

With a 60 percent success rate, Margaux is nervous, but optimistic that the treatment will be successful.

“I have no choice - I’m looking at a future in a wheelchair if I don’t do it,” she says.

Now it’s time to begin the hard slog of raising the money, and a group of her friends is banding together to organise events such as whiskey tasting, an ball in Autumn next year, and a community head shave.

Fellow firefighter Sue Barton says Margaux has given so much to the community, she hopes local people will get behind the fundraisers.

Mike says there’s no question that without the treatment, Margaux’s symptoms will worsen.

“There’s no choice but to do this.”

Anyone wanting to donate to the cost of the treatment can go to www.givealittle.co.nz/ member/margaux

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Library corner Vegetable Gardening Natalie Hormann, Environmental Sustainability Officer for Hutt City Council, returns to the library to share her knowledge of creating a productive vegetable garden. Natalie’s previous talk on composting was a big hit - she is an absolute wealth of knowledge on all things sustainable.

•Saturday 15th of November 2014 at 1pm Me, My Shelf and I Join us at Eastbourne Library to hear from local lawyer Don McIlroy as he shares with us his all time favourite reads and what we might find on his bookshelf.

• Tuesday 18th of November 2014 at 11am Eastbourne Carnival Eastbourne Library is excited to be part of the 2014 Eastbourne Carnival. We will be open from 10am until 3pm. Come in and listen to a story, play some games and check out our book sale!

• Sunday 23rd November 2014 10am- 3pm Books on Wednesday Join us on the first Wednesday of each month to spend an hour sharing your latest reads, hearing about some great books and enjoying the company of fellow booklovers. Our theme for December is Best Reads of 2014.

• Wednesday 3rd of December 2014 11am Eastbourne Library Christmas Community Celebration We would love to see you at our annual Christmas celebration. Once again we are very lucky to have the wonderful Dotty Buchanan and her talented students to entertain us with their musical numbers. We will also be signing a few of our favourite Christmas songs and listening to some magical Christmas stories, one of which will be read by our special guest Rev. Ellie Sanderson!

We are really looking forward to this event and hope to see lots of you there.

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BRIEFS The Eastbourne Swimming Pool is set to open on Saturday, November 22. The delayed opening has meant Eastbourne Swim Club's first club night will be Thursday, November 27 (not November 20 as advertised) and registration will be available at the library until Saturday, November 22 and at the pool between 10 and midday on November 22 (not November 15 as advertised).

So They Can, the charity run by local woman Cassandra Treadwell, is holding a fun run hosted

by Conrad Smith, So They Can ambassador on Sunday, December 7: 10am-2pm. TVIP breakfast for all children that get over $200 in sponsorship with Conrad, Katrina Grant (Silver Ferns) and Kate McIlroy (Olympic runner) at 9am on the day. Funds raised go to support the education of the poorest children in Africa that So They Can support www.sotheycan.org.

Eastbourne born Alex Johnson's first feature film, A Curious Comfort, has been nominated among 1,400 entries for Best Directed Short film at this month's Polish Film Festival. Starring local actor Issy Stewart, the cinematographer is former York Bay resident Bruce Foster, and the movie opens in Lowry Bay. The film is about a young woman who sets out to make her life more interesting, beginning with a change in appearance. Alex is studying film at Massey University.

A recent cake stall held by St Alban's Church raised $1154 for Natone Park School in Porirua which is more than their annual fundraising and donations.

A word from the Mayor Congratulations to Sandy Watson for her Pride of Workmanship Award, which I had the honour of presenting.

She’s a fantastic ambassador for Eastbourne, greeting visitors and residents to the Day’s Bay Pavilion.

I encourage you to support Murray Gibbons’ proposed mosaic art work, to be set on the footpaths in the Village footpath. These ten unique, locally designed artworks will be stunning; you can email pjwillis@clear.net.nz for more information on how to donate.

The slalom windsurfing event is on this Saturday 29 November. Eastbourne’s a great setting for the Wellington leg of this event that caters to all levels of sailor and equipment. I hope to get the chance to come and watch.

I’ll be joining the Jackson Street, Petone Twilight Christmas Parade the evening before the slalom event, on Friday 28 November, 7pm. This really kicks off the festive season for me, and another Summer in the Hutt. Look at Council’s website for the various events that will be happening around the region huttcity.govt.nz.

We’ve had a busy time at Council with many projects on-the-go. I saw the raising of the roof at the Taita Sport & Community Centre last week.

We’ve agreed to plans for the ANZAC lawn in Riddiford Gardens. The rest of the design for this Civic Precinct is at concept stage; this includes redesigning Riddiford Gardens and designing an events centre to adjoin the existing Town Hall.

The level of interest in this project is wonderful - we’re fortunate people see the significance of this project for Lower Hutt CBD. The more we communicate, and consider all options the better the final design in reflecting the needs and wishes of all who use it.

We’re also looking at residential growth, to help achieve our strategy for urban growth that includes a goal of increasing population and housing in the Hutt. This is the first round of consultation, and we’ve written up a discussion document to form the basis of this. The areas where residential growth is proposed are Epuni, Waterloo and the CBD Edge. We realise that this is something that may interest and affect others outside this zone, and you’re all encouraged to join the discussion.

The Residential Growth Discussion Document can be requested from Council, picked up from Council’s offices or the War Memorial Library, or viewed on our website huttcity.govt.nz/growth

The People’s Mayor Remember you can contact my office on 570 6846, email me at ray.wallace@huttcity.govt.nz or follow me on Facebook.

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New school library opens

100years Wellesley College Congratulations to Wellesley on such a wonderful achievement.

LET’S CELEBRATE !!!!!!

RAFT LAUNCHING PARTY SUNDAY 14th DEC, 12pm Come on down to the beach and join in the fun of launching our fabulous new raft.

DAYS BAY PICNIC 2015 Put a ring around Friday 20th February - it’s always great fun.

DANCE AT THE BAY 2015 Another date to mark, Saturday 21st March.

As this is our last column before Christmas, myself and our Committee would like to wish all Residents a wonderful holiday break and Merry Christmas.

Diane Cheyne Chairperson

Muritai School librarian Sue Fieldes and principal Andrew Bird in the new library.

With most of the construction of Muritai School's new library complete and just four days until the official opening on Friday, librarian Sue Fieldes and principal Andrew Bird contemplated the job of getting all the books onto shelves.

The furniture will look "a bit recycled" at first, Mr Bird says. Following the advice of other

schools who have been through library builds, the school chose to wait until after construction to order new furniture so that they could better visualize how it would fit in the space.

Mr Bird says he's really pleased with the building, which even with books and furniture piled in the middle, already "has a lovely feeling".

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Dream starts out on paper Submitting a short story about an Eastbourne youth’s idealistic dreams of life in the big smoke of the US has earned Robert Metcalf a ticket to … the US. Next month Robert Metcalf.

Robert flies out to Orlando where he will become the Jack Kerouac Project writer in residence for the winter season.

A property lawyer by day, Robert has written “on and off, ever since uni days”, he says.

“It’s sort of a need really… to convey reality, filter my experiences through writing.”

His output depends on the amount of time he can devote to his writing. He’s been working on novels and poetry and tries to produce a short story every few months.

Last year he had stories published in both Jaam and Takahe and his poem Ward Island is

included in Eastbourne: An Anthology.

Now Robert has a chance to take a break from the office.

“This is the first chance for me to work full time on writing,” he says.

“It means that I’ve got an opportunity to write every day. To make that my first priority.”

Robert will be staying and writing in the old cottage Jack Kerouac lived in when the publication of his defining work of Beat literature On the Road propelled him from obscurity to fame and where he typed up the sequel Dharma Bums.

Robert plans to spend his time working on, and hopefully finishing, the novel he has started.

“It picks up the classic New Zealand experience of returning from an OE and how one adjusts to that, some of the challenges,” he says.

“It’s an experience I’m familiar with.”

And if he’s lucky perhaps a little of Kerouac’s success will rub off on Robert.

“To have a novel published would be a dream come true really,” he says.

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News from Point Howard GWRC have carried out some work at the entrance to the Howard Road Track. They have been asked to consult on future work so as not to undermine the weeding and re-planting efforts carried out by the community volunteers.

We are seeking someone to fill the role of Civil Defence Co-ordinator for Pt Howard. The duties are not onerous - some paperwork and looking after the equipment and supplies which are stored at the tennis club pavilion, working with residents to establish plans for Emergency Welfare, Search and Rescue etc. Remuneration is limited to the receipt of gratitude from the local community. If you are keen to step up, please contact Roger Bolam, ph 021 407 123.

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A new event this year is the “Best Dressed Competition” which is open to all primary and secondary school-aged children.

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Adding to the carnival atmosphere will be an entertainment line-up on stage kicking off with Muritai School’s kapa haka group.

Live music will continue throughout the day with a number of bands including One Bar Heater, Matt Hay and headline act the Beat Girls.

Activities for children include fire-engine rides, face and nail painting, various inflatables, Santa’s Grotto and the return of last carnival’s popular “Haunted House”.

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Wet days see artist jump from mural to canvas Eastbourne's Dan Mills, whose murals feature at Muritai School and the community centre, is showing his work on canvas at the Walrus Gallery in Wellington.

Now based in Whanganui, Dan is showcasing his surreal, abstract paintings.

The last few years have found Dan working in the balmy Northland town of Mangawhai, a bohemian fairy-tale rural suburb of Prague in the Czech Republic, and the artist-rich riverside city of Whanganui.

The influences on his paintings of his surrounds are apparent in his work, which draws on gothic and exotic imagery. Angels and gargoyles mingle with hibiscus, birds of paradise and kakabeak bloom richly in thick expressive layers along side Czech and New Zealand landscapes.

Dan is principally a mural artist and his work is all around us. Dozens of schools, marae, businesses and shopping centres in the city, around the Hutt Valley and up and down the country have been adorned with his paintbrush. But when the sun goes down, or the rain comes in, Mills relishes the opportunity to lock up the ladder and retreat to one of his wall-sized canvases in the studio.

W h e r e : T h e Wa l r u s Gallery, 111 Taranaki St, Wellington, until November Dan Mills with his recently completed mural in High Street, Lower Hutt.

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KCC collaborates with sheddies Eastbourne and Bays

The Menzshed is offering to repair things such as a new handle for the garden rake, a broken leg on a table, or shears needing a sharpen etc.

A charge would be made for any item that had to be purchased, also we would ask for a donation.

Bring any items to the Shed in Days Bay, any Tuesday or Thursday, 9 till 12 pm or ring Mike on 562 8688 or Pat on 562 8722.

The Eastbourne MenzShed have again been sharing their tools and their expertise, this time with the Kiwi Conservation Club.

A group of children from the club spent an afternoon making weta hotels with help from a couple of the “Sheddies”.

En v i ro s c h o o l s Facilitator Micheline Eva n s s a y s t h e re are more than 70 species of weta of which 16 of those the weta hotels to keep the insects safe from species are threatened. The children made predators like hedgehogs, stoats, rats and cats.

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Wet and Wild Wellesley centennial celebrations

Past and present students gathered together over Labour Weekend to celebrate 100 years of Wellesley College.

The event included the planting of a centenary tree, a history display, school tours and a bush walk. With old boys and families having travelled from as far away as the UK to take part,

there was a carnival atmosphere at the school on Saturday, Principal Warren Owen says.

On of the most exciting activities was “walking the pipe”. When Wellesley College was a boarding school, the boys used to sneak out by crawling through a culvert pipe that runs underground over 100m from the school to the

Interesting mix at gallery opening Rona Gallery's re-opening celebrations included an exhibition launch with Weta artist Gino Acevedo, a visit from Mrs Mo's Monster and author Paul Beavis, and a Sunday afternoon event billed as leaving people with permanent grins and peck marks. Called Pukatea Street chooks and other homicidal birds, the event was an afternoon of readings based around Eastbourne: an anthology and Suzanne Herschell's extraordinary poem about what it's

like to live with a bunch of carnivorous chooks.

Her rendition was certainly something to behold, as was Manny Garcia's performance of his preposterous poem about the Ponders (almost every word includes the letter 'P').

And life reflected art reflected life when noted author James McNeish read from his piece about famous writers coming to town to participate in Eastbourne library's First Wednesday Club. The Booker shortlisted author, now in his 80s and

beach. Those who dared were led by teacher Murray Blanford and followed in the former pupils footsteps.

The “Day at the Bay” culminated in a mass wharf jump with so many taking to the wharf that, “it’s a wonder it didn’t sink”, Mr Owen says.

Photo: Simon Hoyle. living in Oriental Bay, roundly entertained the crowd of more than 50 people with his largerthan-life performance.

The youngest reader was Fiann Blackham aged 13 who captured the audience with his story about the shag that stole his goldfish, and he was preceded by his father Mark who read what must surely be the only poem written about a 4-Square freezer.

There were two musical interludes with Iain Gordon playing the mandolin, accompanied by his friend Georgia on violin.

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Confused LETTER about Thank you, EB! Lions would like to thank everybody TENDERS? thatThehelped with the Annual Auction held Tap into 30 years’ experience in the Eastbourne property market.

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on Saturday 8 November. We would like to especially thank the following: All those who donated goods, everyone that attended and

purchased goods, those people that helped on Friday night and Saturday to set up and run the auction. In particular we would like to mention, Dennis Wraight from The Corner Shop who was our Auctioneer, Chris Brown of Handy Ute, Van & Truck rentals for the use of a truck for collecting goods on Friday night, Macaulay Metals for the scrap skip, Waste Management for the rubbish skips, and Muritai School for the use of the School hall and playground.

A successful Auction and great Community effort raising over ten thousand dollars.

- Geoff Bartlett. Eastbourne Lions Club

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DB to throw a party to celebrate new raft launch After 34 years of service, the Days Bay raft is finally being put into retirement and this summer a brand new one will take it’s place in the bay.

The old raft was built in 1980 by then Days Bay Residents Association chair Noel Smith who has maintained and repaired it ever since.

However, after providing a generation of memories that raft has “done its dash now” and a “super duper” new raft is under construction to take it’s place, DBRA chair Diane Cheyne says.

Under the guidance of sailor Garth Cheyne, the raft has been designed to require less upkeep and be fairly maintenance free.

The raft is being made by local Phil Morris and his team at Morris Metals and includes new

features he has designed to make the raft safer, cheyne.daysbay@xtra.co.nz or drop a donation into Van Heldens Gallery, Days Bay. stronger and more stable.

-Raft launch party - midday, Sunday Once the metal base is finished and the paint dry, the raft will be transported to the MenzShed December 14. where Noel and Garth will attach the wooden platform in readiness for a launch party for the TreeWork Ltd raft on December 7.

• PRUNING • THINNING • DEAD WOODING Although most of the cost of the raft has been • CONFINED TREE REMOVALS covered by Hutt City Council and the DBRA, • CROWN LIFTING & THINNING Fully Insured Operation there is still a shortfall to be covered.

Quotations Given On Site The DBRA are asking locals to become a 589 1730 Tree Stump Grinding Removal “Friend of the Raft” and help contribute towards Andrew Inness the cost, “large amounts or small”, Diane says.

London City & Guilds In Arboriculture, Merrist Wood College - To donate towards the cost of the raft Safe & Efficient Tree Work contact Garth Cheyne 562-8855 or email

The Eastbourne Herald, 15 November 2014

Invitation

Painting Sale • Watercolours and Oils • Framed and unframed paintings • Prints & cards

Raft sets sail

Eastbourne raft builders Willie Davis, Greg Halford and Barry Luke ere joined by neighbours to launch the raft on a fine day at Robinson Bay recently.

The raft had to be rebuilt following storm damage over winter.

CARNIVAL DAY Sunday, November 23 Buy one of our divine Vanilla Slices on Carnival Day and get another half price.

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18 Marama Terrace, Eastbourne – Tender ARCHITECTURALLY DESIGNED EXECUTIVE TOWNHOUSE This spacious (240m2) Craig Craig Moller designed townhouse is perfect for busy people seeking a prime location and a low maintenance lifestyle.

Built over 3 levels with 3 double bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 living and internal access garaging –the flexible configuration works well for couples, smaller families or if you have a requirement to work from home.

Stylish, light filled and beautifully presented with harbour views – this home is sure to please. Multiple decks offer sheltered spaces for entertaining or relaxing while the village, beach and Days Bay are a short stroll away.

Current owners have bought elsewhere and welcome all offers!

Tender Closes: Thursday 27 Nov 2014, 12pm, at Harcourts, 1 Rimu Street, Eastbourne View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3658

Tamsin Mason P: 562-8008 M:0274-990-240

23 Ferry Road, Days Bay – Tender GENEROUS DAYS BAY HOME This Days Bay home offers so much for your money – including a luxurious sea view! Drive on to a large car deck at the front door or pop up steps just a short walk from the beach.

At the heart of the house an open plan kitchen and 2 living areas flow to a large deck framed by native bush. A further separate living room, 3-4 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms provide space when you need it.

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Gas central heating and the park, ferry and cafes are all nearby – check out the package and enjoy Christmas at the Bay!

Kim Slessor P: 562 8008 M:0272 303 328

The Old Orchard 16-17 Whiorau Grove, Lowry Bay – PBN THE OLD ORCHARD Here is your opportunity to design and build a house just the way you would like it.

We have a 1623m2 level, sunny section in the heart of Lowry Bay in the mist of beautiful established homes. Consisting of two adjoining sections on separate titles with dual access; one of 852m2 the other 771m2. These sections can be bought separately or together - this is a rare opportunity. Please call me for more information and a appointment to view.

View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3642 Margaret Lindsay P:562-8008 M:0274-668-008

11 Kotari Road, Days Bay – PBN LIVE THE DAYS BAY DREAM Our vendors are settled overseas so are selling their gorgeous family home of 18 years, nestled privately in sculpted native bush gardens with panoramic harbour and city views. This is a rare opportunity to secure an exceptional property in a prime location. The 350sqm of internal space offers 3 living areas, 4 bdrms, separate study, 2.5 bthrms and a designer kitchen. Excellent sun and indoor/outdoor flow to the front and rear ensures excellent year-round living. You’ll be by the beach, Williams Park, tennis courts, cafes, Wellesley College & the ferry to Wellington’s CBD - just perfect! Garaging and off-road parking add convenience. Plan your fantastic summer at the Bay – call me today. View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3632

Kim Slessor P: 562 8008 M:0272 303 328

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38a Rona Street, Eastbourne – $575,000 RETREAT ON RONA Rarely does a home at this price have so much but our vendors have accepted jobs in the UK and the pressure to move is on! On offer is a sea view, sunny north facing aspect and convenient location between the village and Days Bay – and a great lifestyle. The open plan living is light and bright and flows with ease to the outdoors and the company of kereru, bellbirds and tui.

With 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, study and a double garage – and this price – you must view!

View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3629

2b/33 Rimu Street, Eastbourne – $320,000 VALUE & VIEWS IN THE VILLAGE With sea views, and located just across the road from the beach, this lovely 2 bedroom apartment offers excellent value. Enjoy a low maintenance lifestyle in the heart of the village, with the shops and services all on your doorstep. From the second floor, you’ll have privacy while remaining connected with the outdoor world. Just move in and enjoy the great new outlook. The residents of Rona House are its greatest advocates, view soon to find out why!

View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3640 Kim Slessor P: 562 8008 M:0272 303 328

Kim Slessor P: 562 8008 M:0272 303 328

57 Rona Street, Eastbourne – $665,000 NEED MORE ROOM?

33 Waitohu Road, York Bay - $945,000 HOME AND INCOME

4 bedroom 1960’s home with harbour view; offering two bathrooms, kitchen/dining room, spacious lounge, large family room plus extra space to develop further. With some updating already done - family bathroom with under floor heating and ducted electric central heating thought out the top storey. Leaving you the opportunity to carry on and add your own touch.

This is a great home for growing families or for people who often have friends to stay.

RV $640,000

View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3643

“Absentee vendors want this property sold” Sun-drenched north/west facing timber home with the rare mix of an outstanding harbour view, huge flat lawn, easy drive on access, off street parking and a self-contained one bedroom apartment currently rented out for $250pw. The main home has 3 bedrooms + a study (currently rented for $720pw), is private from the apartment, double glazed, has great indoor/ outdoor flow and a spectacular 260 degree view from both up stairs and down. A must view.

View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3652

Margaret Lindsay P:562-8008 M:0274-668-008

Margaret Lindsay P:562-8008 M:0274-668-008

55 Waitohu Road, York Bay – Tender SPACE, SUN, SEA VIEWS ...& INCOME! This substantial 6 bedroom home boasts a commanding, north facing position with unobstructed bush and sea views. A hilltop retreat which is perfect for families looking for space without the maintenance demands of a traditional large garden & lawn. Flexible configuration with 2 separate living spaces, open plan kitchen/dining plus an abundance of bedrooms – means this home will effortlessly meet the demands of all family members. Also on offer is a separate, self-contained 2bdrm flat with an excellent rental return and occupancy history. This is a stunning opportunity to own a substantial home plus income package. A new direction for the owners means this home is seriously for sale – call me today to view.

Tender Closes: Thursday 11 Dec 2014, 12pm at Harcourts, 1 Rimu Street, Eastbourne View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3661 Tamsin Mason P: 562-8008 M:0274-990-240

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256 Muritai Road, Eastbourne - $695,000 IT HAS IT ALL!

116 Oroua Street, Eastbourne – PBN VILLAGE CHARM

This spacious 1920’s weatherboard 3 bedroom home, with a study, a formal lounge, an open plan family/dining room opening to the garden, 2 bathrooms, gas central heating plus a double garage will tick all the boxes on your wish list.

It has a pretty landscaped fully fenced garden, is positioned perfect for all day sun and is private and sheltered; wonderful for outdoor summer dining.

Nice and handy to the village, school, beach and bush walks – this well-maintained home is sure to meet your needs and is priced to sell quickly.

Be in for Christmas – no need to go on holiday when you live at the beach.

View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3654

This gorgeous character cottage is located close to the village, shops schools, park and beach. With its flat, sunny 484sqm section, 3 bedrooms, 2 living and a sunroom it has a special charm enjoyed by our vendors for 10 years.

Margaret Lindsay P:562-8008 M:0274-668-008

Call me today and prepare to fall in love.

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View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3653

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If you are looking for a home with convenience and aesthetic appeal, you must view!

Many original features remain intact and there is potential to add further value.

View:

Kim Slessor P: 562 8008 M:0272 303 328

26 Waitohu Road, York Bay – PBN ART DECO DARLING

3/3 Kowhai Street, Eastbourne – Tender INVESTOR ALERT

Classic elegance and style is found throughout this renovated 3 bedroom home which also offers a fully furnished, self-contained 1 bedroom studio.

The studio can be integrated into the main home for use by teenagers, a nanny or extended family or can provide you with extra income. (currently returns $265 per week).

RV $570,000

A full makeover of this upstairs 1 bedroom apartment will create an astute investment or smart home for singles & couples. This sun drenched property offers generous living, separate dining and functional kitchen plus two decks and a carport. All located close to the village, transport, bush walks and beach.

View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3650

View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3657

Tamsin Mason P: 562-8008 M:0274-990-240

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19b Kowhai Street, Eastbourne – Tender LIVE IN PARADISE

397 Muritai Road, Eastbourne – $569,000 THE GARDEN COTTAGE

This gorgeous 14 year old architect designed home comes with fabulous harbour views and 2,853sqm of landscaped gardens that include areas of lawn, flora, fauna and native bush. The open plan living, 4 bdrms and 2 bthrms are all well appointed for versatility and a separate, ensuite studio is perfect for guests or a home business. The owners have lovingly established a wonderland for children and adults alike and now offer it for sale having bought their next home. Parking comprises a double garage, carport and off-road spaces and a path or cable car will take you to your private retreat. No open homes so please call for an appointment to view.

This neat and tidy 3 bedroom cottage is family “tried and true” though would work equally well if downsizing is your plan. It has a great, light and bright semi open plan living room opening to the kitchen which flows out to the large sun drenched back garden; this is set up perfectly for patio dining, children’s play/a gardeners paradise and catching the last rays of the summer sun.

With a smart new bathroom, woodfire and heatpump - it will have you happy and content all year round.

Come and see what you think - you won’t be disappointed. RV $550,000

Tender Closes: Thursday 27 Nov 2014, 12pm at Harcourts, 1 Rimu Street, Eastbourne

View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3648

View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3656

Kim Slessor P: 562 8008 M:0272 303 328

Margaret Lindsay P:562-8008 M:0274-668-008

18 Tawa Street, Eastbourne – BEO $495,000 REALISTICALLY PRICED! Bursting with potential this 3bdrm 1950’s bungalow is a rare find. Offering great “bones” with large, sunny living/dining, generous kitchen and a conservatory which links to the pretty front garden.

Set in a quiet tree-lined street amoungst quality homes & a short walk to the beach.

RV $495,000 View: www.harcourts.co.nz/EA3637

Tamsin Mason P: 562-8008 M:0274-990-240

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Members of the Aurora Scout Troop gave local dentist David Excell a taste of his own medicine to mark the start of Oral Health Week. The main messages the NZ Dental Association is promoting this year are: Brush twice a day with fluoride toothpaste, floss daily, have a healthy diet, visit your dentist regularly, and stop smoking

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LOCATION NOT TO BE MISSED! For the first time in some years, we present four new executive houses on a single site on the flat with drive on access with a two minute walk to the Eastbourne village.

These homes have been designed to make life comfortable, they include modern construction features with full insulation, double glazing and gas heating for warmth in winter. Quality fittings and fixtures reflect the attention to detail.

Built to executive standards unit 1 being a 2 bedroom 2 level with a generous court yard bordering on Muritai Rd. Units 2 and 3, are 2 level 3 bedroom with good living spaces, 3 toilets and 2 bathrooms. Unit 4 the largest of the homes comprises of 2 levels, 3 bedrooms with all the living on the top level opening out to a lovely deck. All houses have single garaging with internal access.

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Incredibly generous in size,Well-equipped modern kitchen, 2 new bathrooms (1 ensuite), 4 double bedrooms delivers magnificent entertaining options. farm style kitchen this near new double bedrooms. It & For and large living complete with a window seat to relax on. Half share in For sale by Auction at our office salebathrooms

by Auction on-site at forms thecontemporary heart of home the features home.fourFive bedrooms four (two ensuites) has the convenience of an open plan kitchen, dining and living with a 12pm, Sat 6 Sep (unless sold prior) 749sqm. Sited in HVHS zone & within walking distance to shops etc.

2pm, Fri 15 Aug (unless sold prior) 4 12 enables all family members the ability to retreat to their own space. On site, 5 seamless transition to move outside. This well designed home will This home will be Auctioned & will be sold so view asap.

12+ cars & boat can be accommodated across three garages. instantly appeal to those wishing for life at the beach.

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Shining Stars Award Tyler is an absolute pleasure to teach and his friendly/positive approach to life is respected by all. His interactions with his peer group have been beneficial to all with his caring and understanding nature.

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We’re getting into summer and, if you’re looking for some fun in the sun, look no further than GWRC’s Great Outdoors Summer Events program. An annual event, GOSE offers a range of entertaining activities that showcases all the great things you can do in our regional parks, and then some. Between January and March next year we’re offering over fifty events set in some of the region’s most spectacular landscapes mostly within an hour’s drive of Eastbourne.

East Harbour Regional Park is the venue for the “Pencarrow Lighthouse Open Day” (17 January). Join Heritage New Zealand on Wellington Anniversary weekend and visit New Zealand’s spectacular first permanent lighthouse.

For more information visit www.heritage.org.nz Cyclists should look out for the “Pencarrow Coast Ride” from Burdans Gate to Wainuiomata Coast Road (25 January 10am-1pm). Don’t worry about those nor-westers, the bike goes on a truck and you hop in a bus to get back to your car.

Or you can join the Friends of Baring Head and the park ranger for an evening walk to the coast on the “Evening Ecology Walk” out at Baring Head (28 January 6.30pm-8pm) and explore the way landforms of the park were shaped.

If you are after a stimulating and scenic walk there is also the “Lighthouse and Lakes” walk at Parangarahu Lakes (1 February 9am-3.30pm).

Join a wetland specialist (George Gibb) to

discover our rich ecological and maritime history on a walk through the Parangarahu Lakes area.

Helen Beaglehole will be joining us to talk about the history of the Pencarrow lighthouses.

Off-roaders will be attracted to the “Baring Head/ Orua pouanui 4WD trip” (22 February).

Join one of three guided 4WD trips to the lighthouse reserve for views of Cook Strait and southern Wellington. There is also an opportunity to visit and learn more about NIWA’s weather research station located here.

Booking is essential and no private vehicles are allowed.

The “Discover Butterfly Creek” tour leaves from Muritai Park (28 February 9.30am2.30pm). Hosted by the Mainland Island Restoration Operation (MIRO) and the park ranger join them for a guided walk to the picnic area before going off track along Gollans Stream.

The wide open spaces beckon you to “Explore Baring Head/Orua pouanui” (1 March 9.30am1.00pm). Meet Michael Kelly a local historian and myself for a guided walk around Baring Head and learn more about its unique history.

All these events and other can be viewed at www.gw.govt.nz/summerevents. Be aware that some have limited numbers so booking is essential.

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SPORT Neighbours to roll up for street vs street

by Steve McMorran

The Eastbourne Bowling Club will launch this summer what may become Eastbourne's largest community sporting event: a win for bowls and for neighbourliness.

While rugby league has its State versus State, the bowling club is launching a Street versus Street, a bowls competition which invites everyone in Eastbourne, of any age or sporting ability, to get together, form teams and take part.

The competition, which will likely take place on warm February afternoons, has the potential to attract teams from every street in the eastern bays, from Point Howard to the terminus of Muritai Road.

The emphasis is on friendly competition and on participation by everyone. There will be prizes but the main aims are to build community spirit and to allow anyone who wishes to experience the fun of bowls and of teamwork.

At its end, the competition will find the champion street of Eastbourne, and will bestow all of the bragging rights that go with that title but it also aims to bring together neighbours and neighbourhoods “Good neighbours make streets a great place to live," Eastbourne Bowling Club co-ordinator Brent Connolly said.

Connolly hopes prospective competitors will put together involving family and neighbours, inviting those they know and those they have met to meet to form teams for what might become an annual competition.

He wants those who wish to compete contact

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the bowling club as soon as possible to facilitate planning.

“We would ideally like every street to enter at least one team to make this a comprehensive community event,” Connolly said. “Primary criteria for the street bowls competition is that each member of a team must live in the street they are representing.

The major sponsors of the Street vs. Street Bowls Challenge are Harcourts, Pak n Save Petone and Brew'd. There will be spot prizes on the event days and prizes for section winners and the overall winners.

A barbeque will be going during the event days and alcoholic and non-alcoholic refreshments will be available from the bowling clubrooms.

Each team must have a minimum of three players and there can be more than three players

in a team squad. There can be more than one team from a street.

The social bowls street challenge format will be to play three games in section play of two bowl triples (12 bowls per end) with each match lasting 40 minutes. People can sub in and out during a game but the maximum number of bowls an individual can bowl on any end is two bowls."

Depending on the number of team entries the winners of each section will go through to the knockout stage of the competition and secondplaced teams with the best points differential will go through to balance up the numbers for knockout play.

To enter a team in the Street vs. Street Challenge or if you have any questions contact Brent Connolly via phone 5627144 or 027 387325 or email brentdc@slingshot.co.nz.

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All our tamariki are enjoying spring, with lots of planting, volcanoes in the sandpit and eating fresh fruit and vegetables. The highlight this term so far was a visit to Playcentre alumni Lisa Dymond's farm out at Pauahatanui one sunny Wednesday.

The kids got up close with cows, ducks, geese, lambs, very woolly sheep and some very crazy turkeys. They got to feed the chooks and collect eggs, as well as giving some orphaned lambs a bottle of milk. Brilliant!

We welcome visitors, with sessions Tuesday, Weds and Friday mornings 9.15 to 12. Bring a packed morning tea for your child and be prepared for them to get messy with paint, sand and water!

Playcentre is for parents as much as kids; and at Days Bay we are a warm and supportive community for each other.

CONTACT INFORMATION We run playcentre sessions for 0-6 year olds on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, 9.15 - 11.45am.

If you would like to find out more about Days Bay Playcentre or you would like to organise a visit please contact our information person, Gabrielle Edmonds, on 021 250 2688. For information about after school arts courses for primary aged children run at Days Bay children get up close to the farm animals. our centre email: daysbayplay@gmail.com PROUDLY SPONSORED BY

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Fencer's success continues

Eastbourne fencer Isaac Rusholme-Cobb was a member of the central regional team which won the men's epee competition at the recent New Zealand Championships in Christchurch, adding to his growing list of successes at national and international level.

The Hutt International Boys School pupil competed among adults from Australia and New Zealand at the Championships, contributing

strongly to the success of his Central team.

He was 10th in the men’s open epee competition and 11th in the men’s foil - both commendable performances for a teenager competing in open competition against much older and more experienced fencers.

Rusholme-Cobb has recently represented New Zealand in state and school competitions in Australia.

Lawson leads off great start Eastbourne's premier men's bowls team has a battle on its hands to reach the semifinals of this season's Wellington Interclub competition after a mixed run of results.

The team, led by two-time world champion Gary Lawson, has had two wins and two losses in recent matches and currently lies in seventh place in the premier grade, 12 points outside the top four.

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SPORT

German club tests player

by Steve McMorran Eastbourne teenager Maya Hahn has had a vision of the glittering pathways which may open to her through football after training with the rising stars of the German club Bayern Munich.

Maya was presented with the opportunity of testing herself among the youth teams of the German superclub by former All White Declan Edge, her coach at the Ole Football Academy.

She travelled to Germany where she trained over a period of days with players, older than herself, who are part of Bayern’s youth development programmes and she impressed so much that she was left with an open invitation to return at any time in the future.

“She was blown away by what she saw,” father Peter Hahn said. "Training at the Ole Academy means she has access to great facilities and excellent coaching, certainly the best that you can get locally.

“But when she came into the Bayern training facility it was on a completely different scale - 300 metres of road with just one building and one football pitch after another as far as the eye could see, all of the highest quality."

Peter Hahn said Maya had more than held her own against her German counterparts, though most were 15 or 16 years old and had extensive experience in that rarified environment.

“Training was quite an experience and after the first training session nobody said much to her,” he said. “Germans are quite reserved so no-one spoke and she wasn’t quite sure what was happening.

“But after the next session they opened up a bit and she got some very good feedback. In the training game that she played she was given the No. 6 jersey which is one of the pivotal positions on the field.

“I’ve spoken to the coach and she gave us a very good report, very positive, and I also spoke with her skills coach and he was very complimentary. They invited her to come back anytime.

“It couldn’t be called a trial because she wouldn’t be able to play for Bayern as we don’t live in Germany but it was an excellent opportunity.”

Maya is a player of outstanding talent and potential and, though only 13, has already outgrown many of the development pathways

offered within the formal structures o f Ne w Z e a l a n d football.

Sh e h a s b e e n forced throughout her career to play in boys' teams because her skills and ability are too advanced for girls of her own age. Maya Hahn.

That has been a perpetual problem and, to some extent, has put her in conflict with football officials in Wellington. The Ole Academy, at Porirua, is independent of Capital Football and Football New Zealand and, with its top class facilities and outstanding coaching, has given her an opportunity to develop her skills outside conventional structures.

Ole has opened doors for her, including the chance to test herself against some of Germany’s best young players at Bayern Munich, but has also resulted in her being shunned by her local Federation and Football New Zealand.

Maya has been chosen for the Wellington Federation under-17 girls’ team but has not taken up the opportunity to play for the team because, after competing against boys of her age or older, she is at a higher level than the representative team provides.

Because she hasn’t trained with the Federation team, she has been refused consideration for selection for the National Talent Centres - the top accolade for young Kiwi players - and for New Zealand teams.

Maya may consider advancing her career through a scholarship to a college in the United States - again, probably using the connections of the Ole Academy. She visited Albuquerque two years ago to learn something of the opportunities the USA college system has to offer.

All of that is in the future. She will continue to train at the Ole Academy under the highlyrated guidance of Declan Edge.

Maya has attended the Academy three or four times a week since she was eight and brother Max has trained there since he was six.

More significantly, there are now 13 Eastbourne youngsters who have chosen to develop their football skills by that route, most inspired by Max and Maya’s example.

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Pugilist forges a pathway for local kids

by Steve McMorran Richie Hackney teaches boxing not just as a sport, a skill or a route to fitness but as a lesson in life.

That approach comes from his own experience in Britain as a confused, sometimes angry teenager who found through boxing a means of productively channelling his energy and, over the course of a professional boxing career, learned self-discipline and self-worth.

Hackney has become a highly sought-after fitness trainer who incorporates boxing into many of his training routines and who is now offering classes in boxing to young people in Eastbourne. He began to do so in recent weeks, working with children aged six and up, and was

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quickly overwhelmed by the response.

He hopes to find permanent premises from which he can continue to offer regular lessons to groups aged from 5 to 9 years old and, separately, for 9 to 12 year olds. He also hopes in time to be able to offer the classes on Friday evenings to young people 13 and older.

“We only started a couple of weeks ago and the classes are going fantastically, going from strength to strength,” Hackney said. “It started off like a trial."

News of the classes quickly spread by word of mouth and numbers became so great, Hackney had to ask his partner to assist with organisation. He already works as a fitness trainer at Muritai School and San Antonio and that may explain the immediate appeal of his classes.

But he also tapped into a strong desire among young Eastbourne people and their parents to take advantage of the fitness aspect of boxing lessons.

The classes are held on Wednesday from 4 to 5pm, on Thursday from 3.30 to 4.30pm and Hackney hopes to offer his youth classes on Friday from 6.30pm.

“I’m looking for a place that we can do it on a regular basis,” he said.

“The rec centre is great but it’s often fairly heavily booked so it would be nice to be able to find a space which we can use regularly.”

Hackney asks those who have boxing gloves to bring them with them and can provide some to those who don’t yet have equipment. He also hopes to apply for a trust grant which would allow him to provide gloves to all participants.

“I’m amazed at the response so far,” he said. “I know how much sport kids in Eastbourne already do and it’s incredible that they always seem to find the time to try something new.

“The incredible thing, too, is the way in which parents in Eastbourne are willing to make time to ensure their kids get the chance to do these things."

Hackney said as summer comes on it is “a prime time to get things going.

"It gives the kids something new to do.

“I try to make it as much fun as possible and I think the kids are able to relate to me as a youngish, tattooed trainer with still a bit of hip in him. I try to build up a good rapport with them.”

Hackney says boxing has a great fitness aspect but also teaches elements such as balance and footwork which can be transferred to other sports.

He also believes in its ability to teach selfconfidence and to provide a controlled outlet for energy and aggression.

“Those are the big things, confidence and fun, that’s what I like to get across,” he said.

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Faith in the Community Advent Calendars and Popcorn: The Worth of Waiting As we approach Advent, we come the time of anticipation, of waiting for Christmas. Waiting is not the most popular of pastimes. The spiritual writer Henry Nouwen writes: “For many people, waiting is an awful desert between where they are and where they want to go.” This attitude of waiting devalues the present moment as a waste of time. There is however a deep spirituality of waiting within the Christian tradition which encourages us to be fully present to the moment in which we dwell and not to dismiss it as empty. Every moment is pregnant with possibility because in every moment God is with us. The spiritual attitude of waiting then becomes a rich encounter with our current experience as well as a treasuring in our hearts what may also come to life. This is the attitude we are told Mary the mother of Jesus most beautifully fostered when words of promise were spoken over her and her child.

Children are very good at experiencing the excitement that moments of anticipation and waiting create. It is as much fun for a 3 year-old to watch popcorn cook as it is to eat it and where would the excitement of Christmas be without the buildup of the Advent calendar?

Again and again in scripture we hear the call to “wait on the Lord”. Perhaps we might translate this today to say, ‘stop, listen, and perceive how the promises of God are with you’.

Rev’d Dr Ellie Sanderson Christmas Community Carols Sunday 14th December 5pm at Muritai School Hall: The Christmas Story, Hutt Valley Brass, Sausage Sizzle and a visit from Santa.

Join us at St Ronan’s for our Christmas Pageant on 14 December at 9.30am for a measure of good humour intermixed with the holy, as we dress up to celebrate the nativity with the children.

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