July 2003
HELLO EVERYONE
Some important news in this newsletter - please read on
AGM AGM AGM AGM
17th July 2003
Marine Rescue Centre
3 Solent Place, Auckland
Meeting Room 1 at 7.30pm
Special Guest Speaker:
Mr Paul Mahoney
National Coordinator Historic Heritage, Department of Conservation,
Wellington.
Topic: "Heritage Conservation - Theory and Reality"
Looking at conservation plans, things that went wrong and
right and what we have learned from the mistakes.
ALL WELCOME
Please bring a plate or drink
Coffee and Tea provided.
Raffle of coffee cups and coasters.
Donated materials: The Trust would like to say a very big thank you to Jenkin Timber Ltd who have donated a very large amount of weatherboards and other timber. Jenkin have requested no publicity for this donation but next time you are thinking of buying timber please consider placing your business with them. Bach 38 will now have its exterior fully restored by the end of the year - thank you to all those involved in achieving this extremely generous donation.
2003 Working Bee Schedule
Jul 19th (1128) Aug 16th (1016)
Sep 20th (1358) Oct 18th (1327)
Nov 15th (1216)
If the weather is totally obnoxious and you are unsure
of whether the working bee is on - please ring Allan to
confirm (634 0161 - leave a message with Anne).
Ferry Timetable - Ferry sailings have changed again so please
ring the Fullers Information Line to get the latest update
- 367 9102 or www.fullers.co.nz
Don't forget the Bach is open to the public on the Sunday after the working bee. This arrangement has proved to be very successful for the Trust with donations from many of the visitors. Many thanks to Peggy Herbert who has volunteered to be a museum custodian. Please tell people about us - soon there will be a signboard near the wharf on open days.
Request for Tools: We need old tools for the working bees - saws, chisels, paint scrapers, hammers etc. Please have a look in the garden shed or garage for any unused tools - you know, the ones that might come in handy one day, but haven't yet. We will arrange pick up - ring Allan
Conservation Week: This year Conservation Week is the 4th to the 10th of August and is CELEBRATING HISTORIC HERITAGE: Our Places - Our Stories. Nga whakanikoniko o te Ao Tawhito - The strands of our history are woven into the tapestry that is our heritage. This is very much what our Trust is about - so we are going to be open the museum and offer guided walks/talks that weekend. Volunteers are needed for the walk/talks and from members who would like to make their baches available for visiting or for cups of tea etc to raise funds. If you know of any groups that would like to visit during the week, we may be able to something for them also. Please let Susan or Elizabeth know if you can help in any capacity. More details will be available at the AGM and on our website: - www.geocities.com/rangitoto_trust and www.doc.govt.nz
Let us use this week to celebrate the Trusts' awesome achievements and let others know we are an important part of New Zealand's Heritage.
Awards: The Trust was a finalist in ARC E-awards for the inorganic cleanup we did in February 2002. So we have a lovely framed certificate to hang in our "headquarters" (Bach 38) on Rangitoto Island.
Congratulations to the other award winners in particular the Chinese Conservation Trust who we have had occasion to work with and who are doing tremendous work with the Chinese community on all areas to do with conservation.
Archives: Recently our archives were all boxed and semi-sorted. Susan reports that there is a wealth of information and photos that would make more good stories for our newsletters. I know that you enjoy reading these 'Heritage Pages' and I am extremely grateful to Sereena Burton for putting pen to paper and providing the recent stories. We need someone to go through the archive boxes to collate the material, if you are interested please ring her.
Fund applications: Unfortunately we were unsuccessful in our application for funds to the ARC EIF fund for our website. So we will have to re-think our strategy a little and try again.
At this time there has been no word from the sponsor we approached earlier this year but we haven't yet given up hope.
It takes a lot of time to fill out application forms to the various funding agencies, not only providing the necessary quotes (sometimes in triplicate) but also making sure we qualify to the agencies criteria. A recent foray with one agency produced the response that as the Trust doesn't operate an office we are not eligible to apply!! If you were able to help Elizabeth with working through some of the applications it would be appreciated.
Previous meeting. We would like to thank our visitors from the ARC, Antoine and Brent for talking to us about the role of the ARC, the new rating scenario and Rangitoto. We all went home with some lovely posters and a good deal to think about.
YOUR COMMITTEE. The Trustees have pleasure in announcing that Allan Godsall and John Walsh have accepted positions as Trustees of RIHCT.
Elizabeth Andrew - 634 1398 Newsletters,
Shirley Collins - 279 9819 Treasurer,
Membership and Wharf rep,
Susan Yoffe - 445 1894 Archives,
Hilary Noall - 418 4920 Islington Bay rep,
Lois Eagles - 443 5536 Beacon End rep,
Allan Godsall - 634 0161 Maintenance,
John Walsh - 811 8875 Chairman,
Jim Mason - 446 6228 Patron.
See you at the AGM!
