Please join us for afternoon tea at St Thomas’s, to celebrate the revival of the Courtyard Garden – a peaceful space on Riddiford St for all to enjoy.
The Newtown Residents’ Association and St Thomas’s Newtown have been working together on the St Thomas’s Courtyard project to bring this garden to life – there’s still some work to do but its making progress!
Newtown Residents’ Association met on 15th February 2016
These topics were discussed:
Subscription Rates – decided in February, to come into effect for the new financial year starting in July. Decided to keep it at the current rate of a gold coin.
Association Expenses – Jane Patterson (Treasurer) and Rhona Carson (President) will bring a draft budget to the next meeting. Rhona suggested we buy a teardrop flag to use outside meetings, and at events – approved in principle.
Newtown Festival / Celebrate Newtown – Discussion of coming events
Keep Newtown Clean – 21 February
Neighbours’ Day afternoon tea, 3-4.30 19th March – St Thomas’s Courtyard project. A St Thomas’s group will host the tea, with help from our Association.
Environment Scan
You can see the full minutes here:
You can find out more about the Annual Plan process at www.wellington.govt.nz/annualplan2016-17
Are you at home with chidren, and looking for something to do? Join Push Play in your local park with friends and family! The team will be out there with fun equipment and exciting games to keep everyone active and entertained – even the adults. There are activities for all ages including T-ball, parachute games, volleyball, cricket and loads of other play equipment. Push Play is brought to you by WCC – see the website.
Tuesday 12th Jan 11am -1pm, Carrara Park
Wednesday 13th Jan 2pm – 4pm, Martin Luckie Park
Tuesday 19th Jan 11am -1pm, Carrara Park
Wednesday 20th Jan 2pm – 4pm, Martin Luckie Park
Wednesday 27th Jan 2pm – 4pm, Martin Luckie Park
This Saturday, 5th December. Meet outside Newtown New World, between 9.00 and noon. The Monthly Meeting on Monday 16th November focussed on two topics.
1. The Fair, Intelligent Transport (FIT) proposal for light rail
The link to their paper is here.
The speakers were John Rankin and Kerry Wood,
Introduction and Macro view by John: Overview of suggestions for Wellington (as in paper), and notes about existing trams overseas. Outlining positive benefits for communities when trams are introduced.
Micro view by Kerry: Suggestions of how Newtown could be serviced by a tram network between Wellington City and the Airport, either along Constable St or through a new tunnel past the zoo. Emphasising that no one option is preferred at this stage.
Their presentation was followed by vigorous discussion.
2. Keep Newtown Clean
Hine Moana-Sullivan and Lola Liava’a Tonga from the Wellington City Council Graffiti Removal Team were the speakers.
Hine – gave an overview of what has been happening, and reported an audit showing success in responding to requests for graffiti removal.
The next Keep Newtown Clean event is on Saturday 5th December. This is the second since moving to a 4x year system. The September event had a successful new activity with KNC volunteers working on the garden area outside St Thomas’s.
Lola – Volunteer Coordinator for the graffiti team, spoke about a new programme for volunteers to work in their own time, which has its own webpage. They are planning an official launch at Keep Newtown Clean on 5th December at 9:00am and were asking for Association approval to announce this – agreed. They are planning for a BBQ, balloons, and general celebration in St Thomas’s courtyard.
The full meeting minutes, with notes of further discussion, are here.
The Centenary of the Berhampore Golf Course will be celebrated on Saturday the 31st of October.
8am: Mornington Open Day Tournament – To Support The First Tee Junior Golf Programme in Wellington Open to Men, Women, & Juniors. $35 Entry Fee (Juniors $20) (includes lunch during prize giving). Over $5,000 to be WON in Prizes. Entries: Phone (04) 389 6816, Email: mornington@golf.co.nz
1-4pm: Open Day and Community Festival
In 1915 Berhampore was the birthplace of community golf in New Zealand. It was the first public golf course in New Zealand, created to provide the working class an opportunity to play golf. At the time golf was deemed to be a rich man’s sport, and all the existing golf courses were run by private golf clubs. It was also the first in NZ to recognise golf as a sport for women, with a women’s club established soon after the men’s.
You can follow this link for a very interesting illustrated account of the history.
The Centenary of the Mornington Golf Club. The Club, which now has a growing number of sports and community groups and activities, was formed in January 1916 and celebrates its centenary at Wellington Anniversary weekend, 23rd-25th January 2016.
See more on the Club’s website.
All welcome!
The AGM couldn’t be completed at the September meeting because the Annual Accounts hadn’t been received from the auditor, so it is to be re-convened at this meeting.
Agenda:
Re-opening of Nominations for NRA President – Claire Pettigrew stepped down from the role and there were no other nominations.
Presentation of NRA Financial Report for 2014/15. See the Annual Accounts here.
Newtown Festival Director’s Report and Festival authorisation.
Other Business – please contact us about other items you would like discussed at the October monthly meeting.
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