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March 2016
A community newsletter brought to “ewe” by the Halcombe Community Development group.
THE HALCOMBE HERALD
See our new website www.halcombecommunity.co.nz
Or find us on Facebookwww.facebook.com/halcombecommunity
We would like to say a huge thank you to all those who have helped make the
Halcombe Community Walkway a project a reality. Remember this….
Halcombe Community Walkway
& Family Fun Day
Saturday 9th April 11am – 3pmRain-out day Sunday 10th April 11am – 3pm
The official opening ceremony will commence at 11:30am.
Family Fun Day activities to follow, including free inflatable fun
and low cost carnival games, face painting etc…
Bring a salad or something sweet for a shared lunch.
Sausages and bread will be provided.
EVERYONE WELCOME
Pre-Walkway-Opening
Lots of odd jobs to be done.
Please bring gloves.
MONDAY 14th MARCH 7pm – 8:30pm
MONDAY 21st MARCH 7pm – 8:30pm
SATURDAY 2nd APRIL 9am – 10:30am
We would like to extend a HUGE thank you to all who have helped with this project. In particular we would like to especially thank the following businesses for their generous contributions:
P&D Hughes Contracting
We also thank the Manawatu District Council for their support of this project.
BUT WAIT – There’s more!!!There are many people who have assisted with making the walkway
happen, be it at working bees and/or donating time, plants, effort or
food – we thank you all!
There are however a number of individuals and organisations that we
would specifically like to thank for their efforts:
George & Averill Kereama
Yvonne Pene & Tony Piper
Jeannette & Craig Henderson
Colin Hirst
David Johnstone & Tamzin Darragh
Short family
Councillor Shane Casey & Tarsh Casey
Doreen Higginson
Gavin Scott
Mike Banner
Barbara Blackwell
Pohutukawas-a-Plenty
Gommans Contracting
Halcombe Playcentre
Halcombe Fire Brigade
Halcombe Rugby Club
Halcombe School
Karatea Fencelines Ltd
Managh family
John Morresey
George Bartlett
Paul & Donna Hughes
Richard & Faye Bain
Vicki & Andre Powell
Kane & Karen Gilmour
Murray & Mel Henderson
Jeff & Rachel Lane
André & Vicki Powell & Family
John + Michelle Signal
Chris + Sue Dawson
Willow Beth Darling
Laiken Nieve Darling
Graeme & Anne Webb
Mike & Raewyn Banner
Peter & Francie Lintott
Totara Park Farm
Adrian, Ben & Josh Henderson
Bruce Thorby
Bruce Thorby
George & Averill Kereama
Halcombe Womens Institue
Halcombe School Student Council 2014
Halcombe School Student Council 2014
Halcombe School Green Team 2014
Halcombe School Green Team 2014
Krista & Clint Smythe
Dedicated to Herbert + Annie Pryce, early pioneers of the Kakariki district, and their descendants
In loving memory of Albie & Mary Bostock
Halcombe Playcentre
Richard & Faye Bain
Eric & Maureen Murray
Jorja & Maia Henderson
Colin Porter
Nellie Darshan Porter
Langtry Family
Silverton Farm - Abbiss Family
Michael & Donna & sons
Grace Ellen Diedrichs
Jeff, Rachel, Taylor & Hunter Lane
Clive & Donna Manderson
Cameron & Tristan Casey
Hugh & Helen Winder
Hugh & Helen Winder
Alexandra ShortAlexandra ShortAlexandra ShortAlexandra ShortHilary ShortHilary ShortHilary ShortHilary ShortVictoria ShortVictoria ShortVictoria ShortVictoria ShortHalcombe Tavern Robert & Sandra GiesenHalcombe Tavern Robert & Sandra GiesenBaa-Zillans LtdBaa-Zillans LtdMichael AbbissDonna AbbissHugh AbbissJames AbbissTimothy AbbissCraig HendersonJeannette HendersonKatie HendersonGeorge HendersonCJ HumpheryBrendon & Jaime PulowskiBrendon & Jaime PulowskiRuscoe FamilyCasey FamilyCasey FamilyRex WilliamsRex WilliamsRex WilliamsRex Williams
Brianna, Emily & Raymon Stanbra
Caleb, Brooke & Janneke Kereama
Crystal Bouillon & Christopher Morton
Lewis Bouillon
Sariah, Aaron, Riki & Alyse
Maddison Ludlow
André & Vicki Powell & Josie Girl
Gilmor Family
Dusty Kinloch
Storm Kinloch
John + Michelle Signal
John + Michelle Signal
John + Michelle Signal
John + Michelle Signal
Chris + Sue Dawson
Chris + Sue Dawson
Chris + Sue Dawson
Chris + Sue Dawson
Dodunski Family
Dodunski Family
Dodunski Family
Dodunski Family
Jill & Kevin Darragh
Jill & Kevin Darragh
Fritha Johnston
Thompson Family
Thompson Family
Totara Park Farm
Totara Park Farm
B & J Humphrey & Family
B & J Humphrey & Family
Pettigrew Family
Russell & Kathy Prior
Russell & Kathy Prior
George & Averill Kereama
George & Averill Kereama
George & Averill Kereama
George & Averill Kereama
Poulsen Family
Blunden Family
Sandra + Paul Coogan
Sandra + Paul Coogan
Coogan Family
Coogan Family
DONATE-A-METRE
Thank you to those who supported our two key fundraising efforts, Leave-a-legacy and
Donate-a-metre. The plaques to be placed beside trees and along the walkway are
as follows (if a name appears more than once, multiple trees or metres were bought):
Halcombe Tavern Steak & Ale Night.Saturday 2nd April 5:30 – 8:30pm.
Steak, egg, chips & salad with a glass of wine or handle of beer
$25
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL Call Robbie or Sandra 328 8852.$5.00 per meal goes to the Firefighters Sky Tower Challenge fund.
Stanway Halcombe Water
Scheme
With yet another dry summer upon us, please do your bit and check
your tank ballcock, troughs, water connections etc NOW!
If you are new to the area and are unsure whether you have the
correct restrictor fitted to your tank, please check via a flow test or
ring Manawatu DiC on 323 0000.
Thank you to all those who donated baking for the fundraising cake stall that we ran at
the “Living Christmas”. The effort people went to was AMAZING! Thank you also to Mel
Henderson, Rach Lane and sales-man-extraordinaire David Johnstone for running the stall
on the night. $750 was raised to go towards bigger and better Christmas lights!
Thank you so much to Darraghs Mitre 10 for
helping us light up Halcombe’s CBD over the
festive period!
We hope everyone bought up lights in the
post-Christmas sales, ready for a Christmas
Lights competition this year!
CHRISTMAS LIGHTS
FIREFIGHTERS SKY TOWER STAIR CHALLENGE 2016.Each year the Halcombe Fire Brigade sends a team up to Auckland to take part in the Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Climb Challenge. 2016 will be the brigade’s fifth year competing and they are hoping to take their combined fundraising total on behalf of Leukaemia & Blood Cancer NZ to over $100,000! Mark on the calendar the Fundraising Auction, 7:30pm Saturday 14th May at the Halcombe Tavern.As a new fundraising initiative for 2016, Leukaemia & Blood Cancer New Zealand (LBC) have produced a commemorative tea towel (view at the Halcombe Tavern for a limited time) containing images of the Firefighter Sky Tower Stair Challenge drawn by patients and their supporters. One of the images was drawn by Tyler Bisset, a 6 year old student from Halcombe School suffering from Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia, and depicts a Halcombe firefighter completing the climb in 2015. Tea towels cost $10.00 with $6.00 from each towel sold going to support the work of LBC. To order, please contact Kevin Darling (027 244 5407, [email protected]) or order at the Halcombe Tavern. Tea towels should be available for collection in approximately 2-3 weeks; payment required in advance.
Sometimes things happen that affect people within our community, be it the arrival of a new born, a devastating fire, illness or the passing of a loved one. A bit of baking or some meals for the freezer are often greatly appreciated.If you would like to be included on the list of people who can be contacted when things like this arise, please email [email protected] . Please also email if you know of someone in our community that could do with some belly warming community spirit.
COUNTDOWN TO ANZAC DAYKNITTED POPPY PATTERN #1
Using red cast on 60 sts.Rows 1 – 10: K2, P2 across whole row (for smaller poppy do 8 rows of rib)Next row – K2tog across the row (30 sts)Next row – Sl 1 st, K2tog, psso repeat across the row (10sts remain).Break off yarn with long tail and thread back through remaining sts. And pull tight. Join edges with mattress st.Poppy centre – using black cast on 16 sts. Cast off into a tight spiral and sew base to the centre. Or use a black or green button.
Mon 14th & 21st March & Sat. 2nd April. Walkway working bees. See front for times.Wednesday 23rd March. Halcombe Playcentre Open Day. 9am – 12 noon. 77 Willoughby Street.Saturday 2nd April. Halcombe Tavern Steak & Ale night. 5:30pm – 8:30pm. Bookings essential.Saturday 9th April. Halcombe Community Walkway Opening and Fun Day. 11am-3pm.Monday 25th April. ANZAC Day Halcombe Community service. 10:30am march starts from rugby clubrooms.Saturday 14th May. Halcombe Volunteer Fire Brigade Fundraising Auction. 7:30pm. Halcombe Tavern.
For further information on upcoming events see www.halcombecommunity.co.nz or
UPCOMING EVENTS
HCDG Meetings – 1st Monday of the month. 7pm @ Halcombe Tavern. All welcome.Rachel Lane (Chairperson)328 8594 [email protected]
Mel Henderson (Treasurer + Halcombe Memorial Hall contact)328 8131 [email protected]
Jeannette Henderson (Secretary)328 8647 [email protected]
A huge thank you also goes to Teresa and Grant of Quality Property Inspections for donating the
weedmat and paintbrushes used by the Year 7 & 8 kids and thank you to Bunnings for donating the paint!
Halcombe Playcentre are having an open day on Wed 23rd March. Come along and see what Playcentre is
all about. 77 Willoughby Street. 9am – 12 noon. The next Halcombe Herald will be due out in June. If you have any news that you would like included please email [email protected].
Thank you to Miss Simpson and the Year 7 & 8 class of Halcombe School for spending a morning working on the Community Walkway. They put weed-mat and stones on the garden below the retaining wall, pulled out the dead weeds on the pathway and painted the first coat on the back of the rugby grandstand.
CREATIVE COMMUNITES PROJECT – ANZAC DAY POPPIESThe response to this project has been hugely positive and the finished poppies look incredible! The group of about 8 core people (with others popping in when they could) began making the poppies on the 4th February and for 5 weeks, met every Thursday at 7pm in the Halcombe Hall. Between them they have made around 210 ceramic poppies! This ANZAC day the poppies will be placed in one of the grass quadrants of the Halcombe cenotaph to simulate the ‘Fields of Poppies’ at Somme, France.Everyone had a lot of fun making the poppies, learning about the pottery processes, but more importantly, getting to know one another a little better. A HUGE thank you to Jeannette Henderson for making this happen . The group are thinking of other workshops that could be run – so watch this space! The poppies can be purchased after ANZAC Day and look amazing placed in the garden.$6 each or 3 for $15. Email [email protected] to reserve yours as only a limited number are available for sale.
ANZAC DAY 2016 – 25th April.ANZAC 2016 planning is well under way. The commemorations will start with a march (from the Halcombe Rugby Club rooms this year), at 10:45am. There are a few new things happening this year so keep an eye on the Halcombe community Facebook and webpage for more details. If there are any areas you may be able to help with please contact Richard Bain (328 8627) or Wayne Short (328 8768). We would love to have some people to help with the cup of tea/coffee and organising the finger food in the hall following the service.
WE SPY WITH OUR LITTLE EYES….…Some markers with orange tops that look distinctively like “new-road-alignment” markers… #fergussonroadcorner
COUNTDOWN TO ANZAC DAYKNITTED POPPY PATTERN #2
Using 4.00mm needles, cast on 55 sts.Work 6 rows in stocking st. Next row - *K5, rotate the left needle anticlockwise in a complete circle so that the knitting becomes twisted, rep from * to the last 5 sts, K5 … this creates a scalloped appearance to your knitting. Next row –Purl. Next row – K1 *sl 1, K2tog, psso, K2, rep from * to last 4 sts, sl, K2tog, K1 …33sts. Next row – Purl. Next row - *sl 1, K2tog, psso, rep from * to end … 11 sts. Next row – Purl.Leave an end approx. 50 cm and thread this onto a wool needle. Run this end through rem. 11 sts and draw up and fasten off securely at centre. Continue to stitch up the two edges to form the flower – sew a black button in the centre.