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Kirk Reserve. PHOTOS/ELI HILL
Masterton’s hidden reserve Situated in the heart of Solway, at the end of Jellicoe Place, is a quiet reserve named after a former prime minister that one community group wants people to see, ELI HILL reports. The entrance to Kirk Reserve wasn’t particularly grand – corrugated iron fences formed a runway leading to a steel archway. But on Friday the Solway Neighbourhood Planning Group unveiled signs placed at its entrance ways that are designed to welcome people in, and pique curiosity. The sign reveal was attended by 15 people, including the artist responsible – Katie Gracie, as well as
members of the Solway Neighbourhood Planning Group, Masterton District councillors, and Mayor Lyn Patterson. The signs featured a fairy and native mistletoe, which artist Katie Gracie said would help capture people’s imagination and draw them in. “When I spoke to Rowena I didn’t know the reserve existed so I came here and the boys were playing, and she mentioned more than once about fairies and
The crowd gathered for the unveiling included councillors, and members of the Solway Neighbourhood Planning Group.
elves, there’s trees and no playground equipment, they’re using their
imagination, so I thought, ‘oh I’ll play on that’. “The other thing I’d
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never seen before is the New Zealand mistletoe, and I liked the fact it cohabitated with the trees.” Solway Neighbourhood Planning Group member Rowena Stauber described the reserve as ‘a hidden secret’. “The idea came from our Solway group – we want to make Solway a good place to have fun, that’s one of our goals, and we knew this reserve was a lovely spot, but not many people know they can come in because of
the two alleyways. “When we had a community event here we had mock-ups of these sign to bring people in and people were so delighted, so we really want to build on that, people are keen to find spaces in their neighbourhood they can walk to and just have a bit of fun, and the signs are just made to invite people in and spark a bit of imagination.” Continued on page 4
