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by Louise Goble

A permanent, and enforced ban of dogs is the only way to protect stock on Pencarrow Coast Road, Gollans Valley farmer John Martin says.

The 14 dog owners caught on the public road last month, inspite of a total dog ban, have left Mr Martin questioning how many more are flouting the rules and not being caught.

Hutt City Council animal services manager Les Dalton says he was shocked that 14 people ignored the large dog ban sign on the gate and took dogs around the road.

The dog ban has been in place during lambing season from August to November for seven years now, but many people are still not getting the message. Mr Dalton says it is mainly people from out of Eastbourne who are ignoring the ban. “Some were on leashes but the majority were loose and running ahead,” he says. “Some of them were right around by the lakes, and further.”

Dog rangers carry spare leashes, and make people turn back, but there is no punishment for those who break the rules. “Our whole approach is reasonable,” Mr Dalton says.

He says while most people comply with the requests of rangers, “some of them have a grizzle and a moan”.

Farmer John Martin says council patrolling is not working, with many people bringing dogs around later in the day when there are no staff on duty. He says he is stunned by the numbers of people with dogs on the road during lambing season.

Last year several lambs were lost to dog attacks, and Mr Martin says it’s impossible for the council to continuously monitor the situation.

After a total dog ban on the road for years, when the Martins purchased their farm they

agreed to a six month trial of dogs on leashes. However, seeing how many people let their dogs run free, the Martins asked the council to reinstate a permanent dog ban. This was not agreed to.

“People let their dogs off the leash as soon as they’re out of sight,” Mr Martin says.

“At the end of the day, dogs and farms don’t mix.”

Mr Martin says the area is lovely to walk dogs, but “a few are spoiling it for the majority”.

Mr Dalton says the council will continue daily patrols.

Harbour Ward councillor Tui Lewis says dog owners should take responsibility for their dogs.

"It's sad if people haven't got the common

sense to realise why the rules are in place," she says. "People need to do the right thing."

There are similar rules in other regional parks such as Belmont and most people follow those rules. However, if it continues to be a problem along Pencarrow Coast Road added deterrents could be considered, she says.

Revisiting the signage could be a good idea as people tend to take less notice of wordy signs compared to simple images in the style of no smoking signs, Ms Lewis says. "Perhaps there could be a fine, that could be a deterrent."

People should also be aware that if their dog attacks livestock then farmers are legally allowed to shoot the dog or request that the dog be put down, she says.

Eastbourne retailers turned out to celebrate changes to the Village this week. Starting with the installation of a new sign on the corner of Rimu Street and Muritai Road, complete with one of Murray Gibbons' seagulls atop, the Village footpath will soon sport mosaic tiles of native birds, and a sign north of the Village Corner will provide another pointer to the shopping centre. The Eastbourne Community Board is looking for donations to support the mosaic project - see advertisement 0.

Dog Ban's not working: Farmer

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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.

Tuesdays• Lions meet 2nd & 4th Tuesdays. Bill 562 8441.• Muritai Tennis Club 9.30–noon. Merryn 562 0236.• Eastbourne Homebirth Group 1st Tuesday of the month. Phone Kate 562-7096.• East Harbour Women’s Club arts, crafts and social group 10am. Contact Glendyr 562 7181.• Eastbourne Embroidery Group, St Ronan’s Church lounge 10am-12noon. Betty Press 562 8950.• Indoor Bowls Club 1.30pm, at the croquet club, Oroua Street. Jeanne 562 8555.• Menzshed 9 till 12 , Williams Park, Mike 562 8688.

• Poetry group, every second Tuesday meet to read 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: [email protected] or [email protected].

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• Toy Library 9.30-10.30am. Charlotte 589 9362. www.eastbournetoylibrary.co.nz• 2 May, 11am Art Attack! School holiday programme at Eastbourne Library. Come dressed for mess.

Saturdays• Justice of the Peace at the Eastbourne Community Library, first Saturday of each month 12pm-1pm.• Lions’ rubbish bin last Saturday of each month.• Croquet from 10.00am Muritai Croquet Club. Lyn 562 8722 or Val 562 8181.

Sundays• Church services - see page 28.• AA Plunket Rooms 10am. Pauline 562 7833.

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Barry Spooner knows all about sausages - so much so that the beef sausages made by his team at Eastbourne Village Meats have been judged the best in New Zealand.

Barry says the secret is fresh and natural ingredients, along with course ground meat and “care and attention”. The judges in the Devro New Zealand Sausage Competition also gave a bronze medal to our local butcher’s black sausage.

Liam O'Donnel and Sam Mitchel make the products twice a week, and Barry says they never go out of fashion. They make twenty different flavours of sausages which are sold through the shop, and to cafes and restaurants.

The win helps lift Eastbourne Village Meats’ profile, and it’s highly sought, Barry says.

by Emily TilleyA good southerly gale and driving around

the bays becomes, in the most positive terms, an adventure as people make their way through driftwood and stones while avoiding pools of seawater.

Those “adventures” are increasing but it could get better, if only specially designed cantilevered curved seawalls were added all the way around Marine Drive.

One has already been constructed. It forms part of the latest addition to the Eastern Bays walk/cycleway in York Bay. What was one of the most storm affected stretches of road is now one of the clearest.

“We’ve had lots of positive feedback and everyone’s in agreement,” Hutt City Council road and traffic manager Ron Muir says.

The feedback just supports hydraulic lab testing of a “tried and true” design that only

allows one fortieth of the water to breach the seawall compared to a vertically faced wall, he says.

So how to go about getting the rest of the road protected in the same way?

Mr Muir says it’s all tied in with completing the walk/cycleway.

New walk/cycleway construction would include the construction of the curved seawalls.

“One of the most expensive elements is actually the seawall. It’s 90 percent of the cost,” Mr Muir says.

Focussing on network resilience as well as the need for a safe path, Hutt City Council are now putting together evidence to support an application for a NZTA funding subsidy.

That evidence shows the need for protection for the road from the sea is increasing.

While it used to take a really strong southerly

for Marine Drive to be affected, “now it’s just a decent southerly,” council contracts manager John Middleton says.

He says the number of times street cleaners are needed to clear the road of storm debris are increasing “slowly but surely… there are lots of theories, but the sea rising has probably got a bit to do with it.”

Since May 2013 there have been nine such “events” which have required council contractors to clear the road.

Each time the road sweepers are called out there is a cost to council of around $2,000 to $5,000. The big storm last June cost $65,000 just in clean-up bills and a further $136,000 in repairs to the footpaths, roads and seawalls.

Other than the nuisance and cost factors, with more debris and driftwood being flung onto the road, the issue is also one of safety, Mr Middleton says.

Curved seawalls best remedy for our stormy seas

Butchers are right on the button with beef sausies

Sam Mitchel, Terry Foote, Barry Spooner and Liam O'Donnel from Eastbourne Village Meats.


Local youth group's on a rollA car boot fundraiser is one of the ways

young people who go to the Loft youth group are contributing towards the cost of their activities.

Held this Sunday in the Muritai School grounds, proceeds from the car boot sale will go towards the youth group’s ongoing costs such as art and craft supplies and trips.

“It’s teaching the kids the value of money, it doesn’t grow on trees,” Eastbourne Youth Worker Trust member Briar Bloomfield says.

The youth group have already held a stall at the Eastbourne Market, in November they will hold a cake stall in the village and in December will run a sausage sizzle at Mitre 10.

While youth workers and trust members plan and run activities for the young people, “we want them to put back,” Ms Bloomfield says.

With an average number of 30 to 40 young people attending the Loft on Friday nights, the youth group is currently very strong.

“They love the youth workers Ants and Amy because they’re closer in age than us parents,” Ms Bloomfield says.

Most of the youth group are in years 7 and

8 and, while at the moment only a handful of high school-aged young people attend the Loft, the trust are now trying to capture the older age group.

By starting to run trips such as to paintball, the trampoline park and for fish and chips and wharf jumping at Days Bay, the trust hope to keep the older youth group members interested.

There have been a lot of changes over the last couple of years at the youth group which had been struggling both financially and with numbers.

Reopening the group to year 7 and 8s saw numbers rise, finances stabilised after youth worker hours were set to just two people employed for five hours per week and the trust has had a fresh injection of committee members.

Now the trust is working on looking at it’s purpose and writing policies, Ms Bloomfield says.

-Car boot seller registration closes Saturday October 18, to register go to www.eventfinder.co.nz, phone 562-6282 or txt 0276788924.

- Car boot fundraiser: Muritai School, Sunday October 19, 10am - 1pm.

Ghosts, witches and perhaps the odd zombie will converge at William’s Park on Halloween.

A family friendly Halloween party has been planned with face-painting, a bouncy castle, children’s activities, a best homemade-costume competition and a surprise visit from “the candyman”.

Local mother Sally Bain says each Halloween her children have spent hours face painting and designing costumes and their excitement levels have been “intense”, only to lead to disappointment when knocking on the doors of the less enthusiastic.

This year she thought she would organise a party with guaranteed fun and excitement for all local children.

The Pavilion has agreed for the party to be

Community Halloween party based around the cafe and a gold coin donation from party-goers will go towards expenses. Starting at 4pm, the timing means children can go to the party and still go trick-or-treating afterwards, Sally says.

-Community Halloween Party: Pavilion, Days Bays, Friday October 31st from 4pm

Meanwhile, those wanting to trick or treat in Eastbourne and the Bays will find participating houses indicated by balloons and other decorations.

If you want a big fright, head to the haunted house at 6 Maire Street, Eastbourne. Entry is by donation of a non-perishable food item for the Hutt Valley foodbank. Organisers are warning parental guidance may be needed.


Mini crime fighters get toplay cops and robbers

by Emily Tilley

Move over Nancy Drew and the Famous Five, Eastbourne Library now has a whole new bunch of super sleuths.

A group of around 20 children practiced their observation, fingerprinting and indentikit drawing skills at a CSI workshop as part of the library’s school holiday programme.

Constable Aroha Morehu joined the group to talk about how the police go about identifying “baddies” and answer questions.

Getting to try on local John Stevenson’s collection of police hats was a hit, although being put into handcuffs was even more popular.

Vintage cars to join in CarnivalThere will be a blast from the past at this

year’s Eastbourne Carnival with displays of vintage cars and machinery.

The Wellington branch of the Vintage Car Club will be putting on a display of 15 to 20 cars from the 1920s through to the 1960s.

For people curious about things that spin, chug and whir, half of Ballinger Gardens will be filled with machines from the Wellington Vintage Machinery Club.

Organising the displays has been part of making sure that there really is something of interest for everyone in the community, organiser Sally Bain says.

Preparation for the biennial Muritai School

fundraiser is well underway with stalls booked and raffles with hundreds of dollars worth of prizes put together, she says.

This year there will be fewer stalls but they will be higher quality.

Sally herself has been a regular market stallholder and knows that people are becoming jaded with visiting fairs, markets and carnivals that offer the same old stuff.

“Nowadays markets and carnivals are the new black... many are becoming much of a muchness,” Sally says. “We’re being more selective about what stalls we accept so that we can maintain the carnivals reputation and offer a quality experience for local shoppers.”

-Eastbourne Carnival, 10am to 3pm, Sunday November 23


Public to go behind the scenesby Emily Tilley

Car crushing, double-decker bus rides and the live creation of a mural are all on the programme for this year’s Spotlight on Seaview.

For one day each year Seaview businesses open their doors to the public, demonstrating the largely unseen side of local industry.

“Many companies operate very much behind the scenes of daily community life, and they are keen to show the public what they are about,” event organiser Claire Allan says.

Seaview is unusual in having a large and varied collection of industries located in one area making it perfect for showcasing a variety of different industrial processes.

Businesses participating in Spotlight on Seaview range from Pete Lamb Fishing through to Hutt Valley Wastewater Services, Deborah Sweeney and Lowes Automotive.

Among the demonstrations will be car crushing at Macaulay Metals and metal spinning at Metal Art, both of which have been a huge hit with visitors in previous years, Ms Allan says.

A new attraction this year will be the creation of a Tape Art mural on the side of containers in

front of Placemakers. Artists will spend the day working with masking and painter’s tape to make a life-sized mural.

Some businesses are holding “Spotlight sales”, there’s a prize pack to be won and a children’s colouring-in competition.

-Spotlight on Seaview, Sunday November 9, 10am-3pm. For an list of participating businesses and a map of where they are see www.seaviewbusiness.co.nz/spotlight

Paint gun fun at last year's Spotlight on Seaview.

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by Emily Tilley

Since 2008 MIRO have introduced more than 100 North Island robins into the bush behind Eastbourne but at the moment they can only find Sally, Jackie and Keith.

The robins became extinct in the park at around the turn of the 20th century. Having drastically reduced the number of predators in a large section of the park through trapping and bait stations, MIRO decided to launch a project to reintroduce the birds.

Now MIRO are assessing whether they continue with the project and the first thing they need to do is get a handle on how many birds remain in the park, MIRO chair Doug Mercer says.

“Right now we are putting all our efforts into finding the birds,” he says. “Recently we have found three.”

Sally, Jackie and Keith have been named after the people who discovered them.

Doug says MIRO recognise the birds by their locations as North Island robins are territorial. Once Keith is spotted in an area, you can be pretty sure another robin spotted there will be Keith, or at least the other half of his breeding pair.

“If anyone does see a North Island robin and if they report it, then assuming they are not already named, we will name them after them,” Doug says.

And the more people keeping an eye out the better - the birds are just slightly larger than a house sparrow and need to be spotted within a 350 hectare section of bush.

The good news is that the robins are not at all shy, instead the curious, friendly birds tend to be attracted to people making noise on the tracks.

When going out actively searching for robins

people use recordings of robin calls, clap their hands and use sticks on trees to make “scuffing noises” to attract the birds, Doug says.

“We took a party of 30 people through two years ago and a robin sat on a branch for about 10 minutes letting people stand around and take photos,” he says.

Once a robin is spotted, MIRO will send someone in to train the bird to become used to people. Then when the bird is quite comfortable being close, a trained person will be sent in to band the bird.

“Once Keith has a band, we will know him forever,” Doug says.

That is the good news, none of the three robins spotted so far have been banded, which means successful breeding within the park as the released robins were all banded.

One trap for the potential robin-spotter is mistaking other birds for robins, particularly the very similar and much more common tomtit, Doug says.

The DOC websi te has pages with descriptions, a variety of photos and recordings of the birds that can help with identification.

-Anyone who would like to help MIRO with the monitoring of North Island robins can email Doug at [email protected]

Robin naming up for grabs


Locally designed protector trialled

A specially designer “tree protector” will be trialled when a new Norfolk pine is planted in Days Bay. Two years ago one of Days Bay’s Norfolk pines had to be removed as it was in a poor state of health. One of the contributing factors may have been damage from cars over the years, so to save it’s replacement from a similar fate a tree protector will be put up around it. “The issue is that in the height of summer people try to squeeze their cars in and damage the trees,” Hutt City Council reserves assets manager Craig Cottrill says. Designed by local man Charles Gordon, the three-sided barrier will be made from galvanised steel and will sit permanently around the tree to afford it ongoing protection. It may be just the first in the bay as Mr Cottrill says it is being treated as a trial and may be rolled out to protect existing trees. To ensure that trees roots are not damaged in the installation of the barrier, a machine that works like a reverse vacuum cleaner will blow soil out from around the roots.


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KL exhibition reflects concerns for wildlifeby Emily Tilley

A trip to Malaysia 12 years ago led to local painter Janet Andrew’s discovery of the richness of Borneo. Recently she returned taking a selection of her Borneo-inspired paintings for a solo-exhibition in downtown Kuala Lumpur.

Borneo is a biodiversity hotspot, rich in both animal and plant species, Janet says. “Just a stunning place to go.”

Her series of paintings featuring Mt Kinabalu, orang-utans, insects and waterfalls celebrate the beauty and diversity of the Sabah rainforest. It also reflects her concern for the area’s endangered wildlife. Taking the exhibition to Malaysia seemed “appropriate” she says.

“In Malaysia they are probably not as aware of what’s involved in conserving species, although they are starting to.” Janet says.

The exhibition took images of the

rainforest in one of Malaysia’s island states to a gallery on the mainland, “downtown in a futuristic city with monorails going overhead,” she says.

H a l f o f t h e p r o c e e d s f r o m s a l e s o f Jane t ’s Borneo paintings have been donated to WWF to help save the Sumatran rhinoceros (pictured right), one of the most endangered animals in the region.

Janet Andrews and Izak Human from NZ High Commission at the exhibition "Kiwi in Malaysia" in KL.

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PARKSIDET h e d a y s

a re becoming warmer and it feels like we are heading for a nice summer. Over the last month I h a v e b e e n helping MIRO with their annual bird counts on nice mornings. I hear and see the more common species like fantails and tui, but I’ve also spotted - or heard - less common forest dwellers such as whitehead, kakariki, bush falcon, North Island robin and rifleman.

I’m particularly delighted to have seen what looks like a resident population of kakariki (red-crowned parakeet) in the beech trees around the Butterfly Creek picnic area. Kakariki usually feed on berries, seeds, fruit and insects and it’s not unusual to see them foraging on the ground.

It’s a little known fact that kakariki are the only native bird species able to be held and bred in captivity, with breeders requiring a permit from the Department of Conservation. Captive breeding has contributed to the preservation of the species and have enabled kakariki releases on small islands up north.

Over the last few months there was a spike in rat numbers in the mainland island a r e a , l o o k e d after by MIRO (Mainland Island R e s t o r a t i o n G r o u p - a dedicated group of community v o l u n t e e r s w o r k i n g i n

partnership with Greater Wellington). In May, monitoring showed rat activity at 26% - a large increase from the 0% recorded in February (these numbers are the percentage of rat monitoring

“tunnels” that show evidence of rat activity). Due to the predicted masting of beech (leading to an increase in rat numbers) the bait was changed to Brodifacoum in November. As a result, rat activity dropped back down to 6% in August and the advertised change of baiting is not required. Hopefully the rat population will continue to decrease.

MIRO has also been planting around the Parangarahu Lakes and they have filled in five fenced-off areas with about 1000 plants. Two new fenced areas along Lake Kohangapiripiri have also been planted. In September both BNZ and Wellington Cross Country Vehicle Club helped us plant another 500 plants in the unfenced

Hutt City Council sustainability officer Natalie Hormann visited Eastbourne Library last weekend to give a talk about compost heaps and worm farming.

Local gardeners were given tips on how to solve common problems such as using a 50/50 ratio of green to brown matter to keep compost working and adding a smal l amount of wood chips or shredded newspaper to avoid smelly worm farms.

Ms Hormann will be returning to the library on Saturday, November 15 at 1pm to give a talk on “An Introduction to Vegetable Gardening”.

Right: HCC sustainability officer Natalie Hormann.

freedom plot. Finally, well done to the brave souls who

entered the Butterfly Creek Night Time Madness Event on 30th August. This year 321 people grabbed their torches and headed into the darkness of the park. A big thank you to the event organisers - Paardekooper and Associates - for yet another successful and fun-filled night.

I look forward to seeing you in the park as the weather warms up and the stunning views of Wellington Harbour in the dazzling sun become more frequent.

- EHRP Ranger Mark McAlpine

Gardening tips at library talks

Kakariki.


Beach planting's a success

As the flaxes and spinifex planted by volunteers around a small stream at Days Bay have matured, not only have they enhanced the aesthetic of the beach, but they also appear to have increased people's feeling of ownership of the beach, planting volunteer Janet Andrews says.

"You now see people walking past picking up litter," she says. The informal group of volunteers are continuing with their planting, now moving up to the

next stream. "We're working our way along the beach," Janet says.


OBITUARYBeverley Anne Rewa Longmore (neé Burch): 9 October 1930

to 26 September 2014

Bev was well known in Eastbourne as a caring friend, competitive tennis player and passionate member of the St Ronan’s congregation until signs of Alzheimer’s began emerging when she was in her sixties.

But she was also an entrepreneur, at the forefront of Wellington’s love affair with espresso coffee; author and spent many years working in the glamorous new-fangled world of TV before marrying late in life.

Like her six older siblings - Betty, Alison, Margaret, June, Bob and Lorna - Beverley was born at her family’s Eastbourne home to Arthur and Eva Burch. A mischievous child, she would creep under the table to tie together the shoelaces of those suitors who came a-wooing her glamorous older sisters.

Her own suitor, Ken Longmore, who lived down the road, condescendingly offered to give the youngster a game of tennis one day, thinking he would take it easy on her. She quickly thumped him 6-love and went on to win repeated championships over the years at the Muritai Tennis Club in both singles and doubles, partnering with Margaret Sarginson. But she was best known for being a good sport.

At Wellington Girls’ College, Bev met Elspeth Nicol, who would become a dear and lifelong friend after they went through kindergarten teachers’ training together. Who could predict that Elspeth would be at her side 70 years later in Bev’s last hours? In Elspeth’s words:

“I wanted to get to know her better, this bubbly, extremely funny, golden-haired girl, who we nick-named ‘the Sunshine girl’. The friendship blossomed immediately and soon I was welcomed into the wonderful Burch

family. When I got home from my first visit, my mother asked me if I had had a nice day? I said, “Oh yes, it was wonderful. They a r e a m a z i n g . D o g s r a n underneath our feet, everybody talks at once and nobody seems to listen. They are just like a storybook family.”

It wasn’t long before an overseas trip was decided, and when a coronation date was set for 1953, the friends said ‘let’s go!’. After six weeks of lunchtime foxtrots and deck tennis aboard the Mataroa, they took a quick look around London before cycling around Devon and Cornwall in search of Burch relatives.

Recalls Elspeth: “One beautiful day, surrounded by primroses and bluebells, we were singing our heads off when Bev’s brakes failed. I heard a scream and rounded the corner to find she had crashed into a farmyard, scattering chickens all over, landing in a convenient haystack. She emerged, covered in hay, eyes sparkling and a great big grin all over her face.”

Back in London, they were swept up in coronation fever for 22 straight hours, ending up outside Buckingham palace, chanting ‘we want the queen’, cheering and singing as sailors climbed up the lamp posts. “Life was so exciting, filled with laughter and fun. We were out on the town, at ballets, cabarets and opera, every night except for Thursdays, when we would wash our hair, do laundry and write letters home,” recalls Elspeth.

In 1954, Bev’s big sister Lorna decided to

come and join them and, with breathtaking naivety, they all went off to Europe in a 1927 Austin 12 motor car, camping in France, Italy, Spain, Germany and Austria, drawing headlines in the local papers wherever they went.

Back in London, Bev noticed the new craze for espresso coffee and suggested to Elspeth they open a coffee shop in Wellington. Their fathers refused to fund them, scoffing at the idea that anyone in Wellington would ever drink anything but tea.

Fortunately, Bev ignored them, found a businessman with a new Italian coffee machine and in 1956 they opened Wellington’s first espresso bar on Lambton Quay, Piazza. It quickly became a hot spot with queues stretching down the street at lunchtimes. Bev invented delicious concoctions to serve, like pork and grape sandwiches which went out like hot cakes.

Later that decade she wrote children’s book Puku Puku the Little Grey Kiwi which Elspeth illustrated, then worked assisting producer Chris Bourn on early TVNZ programmes like Sportsview with Bill McCarthy, The Family Game with Selwyn Toogood and Studio One/New Faces, where she was appreciated as a calming influence in the manic new world of telly.

In 1970, Bev finally agreed to marry Ken, who had first asked her 20 years earlier, and they played tennis well into their senior years. She loved the bush and beach and in the 90s campaigned fiercely to save the Rona Bay Wharf from demolition.

Beverley died peacefully at the Woburn Presbyterian Hospital, surrounded by friends and family. She is survived by her husband Ken Longmore, 96, brother Bob Burch, 91, daughter Mary and three grandchildren Leon, Eva and Juliet.

- Mary Longmore


OBITUARYMay 25, 2014 marked the passing of long

time resident of Eastbourne, Brian Lowndes aged 86. Brian came to Eastbourne at age 3. His father Percy Lowndes had come to Wellington after losing his soldier’s farm in Gisborne and decided that Eastbourne was a good place to bring up a family. So the family then moved via a hire car to Eastbourne where Brian was to spend the rest of his life.

The Lowndes family were well known for their entrepreneurial ventures in the 30s and 40s at Days Bay. They managed the boats and canoes and gave donkey rides up and down the beach. One of Brian’s jobs was to walk the donkeys up and down the beach and graze them on the side of the road after school. Times were very hard, Brian’s father found work wherever he could, taking a chance to make money to support the family of five any way he could. He won the contract to dismantle the war time boom across Wellington Harbour and Brian and his brother spent most of their spare time cutting up the wood to sell to make money for the family. Brian would go with his father to galas all around the Wellington district with the donkeys.

The family initially lived on the beach front and then moved to Muritai Road.

Brian left school and undertook an apprenticeship with a local plumber.

Brian met Thelma in the early 50s at a New Year’s Eve dance and they set up their home in Eastbourne, where they would go on to have their family and both become highly valued community members.

A f t e r h i s b o s s r e t i r e d , Brian started his own plumbing b u s i n e s s i n Eastbourne, his brother joining h i m i n t h e late 50s. They were known as t h e L o w n d e s Brothers. A well k n o w n d u o around the Bays, not only did they attend to plumbing jobs, they were known to rescue people from drowning, help fight bush fires and anything else that might have been happening where someone needed assistance. Brian was a member of the fire brigade for many years.

1969 saw the Wahine disaster. Brian was called around the coast in his capacity as part of the fire brigade, helping rescue survivors as they came ashore; their lifeboats being torn apart on the cruel rocks of the Pencarrow coast. He managed to rescue a woman who was pregnant and was mentioned in one of the many articles written about this disaster.

Once the family was grown Brian and Thelma dedicated themselves to working in the community both of them being founding members of the historical Society (Brian was a Patron up until his death) they were also

founding members of the Petone Probus and ran the gardening group for a number of years. Brian was also involved in the Eastbourne Masonic lodge until its closure and then the Petone Daylight Lodge and the Masonic Trust.

Brian and Thelma’s love of Eastbourne people and events was undying, with hours spent researching and organising events for the historical society. Their biggest achievement was an exhibition of old Eastbourne photos held in conjunction with the school reunion.

Brian loved chatting and made friends with ease.

In his retirement Brian was often called upon for plumbing emergencies with his set of drain rods at the ready and they were put to good use many a time; he would always offer a helping hand no matter what the hour of the day or night.

In later years he spent a lot of time in his garden cultivating a range of produce in the glasshouse.

When Thelma passed away suddenly in 2012 she was greatly missed. Brian still continued to attend Probus when he could and devoted a lot of his time to his glasshouse and getting the pleasure of giving away produce to neighbours and friends. The tomatoes were amazing; Brian claimed it was the “zoo poo” he applied almost daily to the crop.

Brian passed away peacefully after a short illness. He had spent the previous week tending his treasured garden. Missed by both his children, Brian’s memory will live on with the recognition of his contribution to the community by the naming of Lowndes Lane, a few years back, a fitting tribute to a long term resident who had given so much to the community.

- Cathy Lowndes


Local comedy starts next week

Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe's next production is a fast-moving comedy by Eastbourne's Mike McJorrow, set in a gelato shop. The staff of the gelato shop wear uniforms that wardrobe mistress, Carol Thomson, had specially made on a recent trip to Bali. They have the play's logo printed on the pockets.

Second Thought Smoko - a comedy by Mike McJorrow. Muritai School Hall, October 23, 24,

Wellesley College will be starting the new year under a new principal, Brendan Pitman. Current principal Warren Owen will continue with the school until the end of January to allow a month’s handover period before retiring after 33 years with the school. Mr Pitman is currently the Head of Middle School at Anglican Church Grammar in Brisbane, a well respected private school with, like Wellesley, a century long history. A family man, Mr Pitman will be moving to New Zealand with his wife and three young daughters.

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SPORTU15 hockey team wins NZ title

Eastbourne's James Sales has played a part in reversing a worrying trend in Wellington hockey as a member of the Wellington under-15 boys' team which won its national title at the National Hockey Stadium earlier this month.

Wellington’s win over North Harbour on penalty strokes in a gripping final gave the province its first national age-group title since it shared the under-15 crown with Auckland in 2004.

More importantly, the win stemmed a disappointing run for teams from the Capital in all national competitions at senior and age group level.

The Wellington men’s team finished sixth and the women’s team last in their respective national tournaments in November, leading to some concern about the current state of the game in the province. The women had reached the national final the year before and the men were severely under-strength after the loss of a number of experienced players.

The performance of the Wellington teams raised concerns about the state of the sport locally but some of those worries were dispelled by the outstanding performance of the team of which Sales was a member.

North Harbour was determined to win the boys' final after its girls' under-15 team won their corresponding tournament, raising the possibility of a rare double. They went up 1-0 early in the first half and dominated for most of the match.

But Wellington converted a penalty stroke three minutes from time to lock up the score at 1-1; the teams then went to penalty strokes

to break the tie and Wellington went on to win the match.

“To put this win into perspective, the last time that anyone other than Auckland or Canterbury held the national U15 title was 2005,” James’ father and former Hutt Valley representative Phil Sales said.

“The last time that Wellington won the national U15 title outright was in 1997 ... before any of the current U15 players were born.”

Wellington went through the tournament unbeaten, notching up six wins from six games. James was used as an interchange player throughout the tournament and played alternatively on the left and right wings.

He was only one of two Hutt Valley High School players in the Wellington U15A squad this year and the U15 national title caps off a great season for James which includes his HVHS school team winning the Wellington Premier 2 competition and gaining promotion back into Premier 1 for 2015.

“Hopefully, this is the start of something bigger for Wellington hockey,” Phil Sales said. “For James, I think after two weeks it still hasn’t sunk in.

“I feel sorry for North Harbour who were a very good team and put everything into the final. They really wanted the double after their girls' won their tournament but unfortunately we spoiled their party.

“This team has real potential and if it can stay together, there’s a real chance it could be walking off with the national under-18 title in a few year’s time.”


SPORTUltimate success sparks game's popularity

by Steve McMorran

Ryan Sheridan has given Eastbourne its latest sports international after following father Mike into the New Zealand team in the growing sport of ultimate frisbee.

The 16 year-old was the youngest member of the New Zealand under-19 mens' team that competed at the world championships in Italy in July. Mike accompanied the team as a supporter to the championships at Lecco in Italy and saw New Zealand markedly improve on its performance and the last world championships in 2012.

New Zealand finished midfield among the 24 nations that competed at the championships which once again were dominated by teams from North America. Canada won the overall world title.

New Zealand finished second to last at the world championships in Dublin two years ago and showed considerable improvement this year, reflecting the growth of a sport which has begun to gain a foothold in schools.

Mike Sheridan said New Zealand was “very competitive against teams in the middle of the field and lost three games by one point. They were a very well-drilled team".

“The North Americans are just in a different league at the moment. The sport’s well-established there. I spoke to the captain of the United States team and he told me Ultimate is the number one sport in his high school."

Ryan was one of four Wellingtonians in the New Zealand team. There were 14 players from Auckland, one from Christchurch and one from Nelson, reflecting current provincial strengths but Mike Sheridan says the relative strengths of New Zealand regions is constantly changing.

“It goes in cycles,” he said. "The strength is in Auckland at the moment but that will probably change.”

Mike is helping to build the strength of the sport in Wellington by coaching Ryan’s Hutt Valley High School team. Though the sport has been played in New Zealand for some time, it has taken time to bed in but it is now showing real growth. “There’s much greater depth now than in my day. When I was playing, numbers were relatively small and the game wasn’t played in schools. Now I’m coaching Ryan at Hutt High and there are 42 players playing at the school this year."

When Mike established the Hutt Valley High School team last year there were only 12 players, so the growth has been substantial. He says some of that has been sparked by Ryan's success in winning New Zealand selection.

“Ryan making the New Zealand team has given the sport some legitimacy both with the school and his peer group,” Mike said.“I didn’t push Ryan into the sport. He came to me in year 9 and said can we play Ultimate. I hadn’t played for years, though we had thrown a frisbee around together from time to time. So I went to the school and asked about setting up a team and it’s gone from there.”

Ryan Sheridan.


SPORTTop windsurfers returning to Robinson Bay

The Eastbourne Slalom Plus windsurfing event, which was so successful last year, is returning to Robinson Bay this November.

Wellington, the windiest city in the world provided winds over 55 knots to challenge the best sailors in the 2013 event, and more top competitors are expected this year as the event is now part of the North Island Cup which also includes events in Auckland and Tauranga.

With many outside competitors expected, organisers hope that more local sailors will compete in the two-day competition which involves groups of eight or more windsurfers sailing a figure of eight course at speeds in excess of 60kph.

Unlike yacht racing, contact with bouys is allowed and sailing can be very close at times with little room for error.

There will be two classes of competition for

serious and social sailors. Organisers say this type of racing is a great way for less-skilled windsurfers to improve as well as pick up tips from the more experienced.

It's also an opportunity to see the latest equipment as the top sailors use this event to prepare for the national competition which this year is to be run in Lyttleton Harbour. Retailers also use the opportunity to show off their new sails, boards and other equipment.

As in 2013, the primary sponsor is Brew'd Tavern in Eastbourne and it is hoped other local businesses will again provide support. There will be spot prizes for all entries and may even be a prize for spectators.

It is hoped to run a number of warm up and social days at Robinson Bay - opposite the Eastbourne Sports and Services Club - before and after the event. Anyone interested in windsurfing

should contact the Wellington Windsurfing Association at www.wwa.org.nz.

Teams from Wellesley College finished first and second in division one at the Wellington Primary Schools Table Tennis Championships, played at the Empire club on September 15.

Wellesley entered four teams in the tournament and its premier grade teams finished third and fourth behind Clyde Quay and Hutt Intermediate.

The winning division one team comprised William O'Connor, Joseph Hewson and Fred Schwarz.

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Women's bowling tournament success for clubby Steve McMorran

Women outnumbered Men at the Eastbourne Bowling Club in a rare occurrence on Saturday, October 4 when teams from Wellington, the

Hutt Valley and Whanganui took part in the Ryman Healthcare Women's Fours Gala.

A total of 56 women enjoyed the strong competition and were not deterred when the showers of rain and hail passed through.

Eastbourne achieved some national notoriety several years go when it was seen to be fustily holding out against the admission of female members at a time when men's and women's bowls in New Zealand was becoming increasingly integrated.

In fact, the Eastbourne club has been progressive in many ways and been more active in trying to attract female members than repel them, club co-ordinator Brent Connolly says. The recent women’s gala was an opportunity to turn the club over to top female players from throughout the region and was counted a huge success by those who participated.

The gala was won by a team from Petone Central skipped by Sandra Pritchard and who were narrow winners of over a combined team from Eastbourne and Johnsonville skipped by Tanya Wheeler. Both teams were tied on four wins and the winner was determined by the team that won the most ends.

Eastbourne began its pursuit of another

Wellington premier interclub title when the 2014-2015 competition began last weekend. With New Zealand's leading bowler, Gary Lawson, returning to the club Eastbourne hopes to reclaim the Wellington premier crown it has won three times and to challenge again for the title of New Zealand's champion club.

The premier team began with a narrow loss to Upper Hutt, by two matches to one, in a clash of last season's semifinals. Eastbourne won the pairs but narrowly lost the singles and fours.

Eastbourne's Premier Reserve team was beaten 2-1 by Hutt, winning the fours in a match that went down to the last bowl.

This season Eastbourne Bowling Club is launching a major promotion of bowls in the community and is offering free subscriptions for new bowlers as well as for bowlers new to the Eastbourne club.

Friday evening social bowls will be starting in the near future, once the days get a little bit longer. Details will be available on the Eastbourne community Facebook page.

Connolly said membership had picked up "by a small amount" since the drive began and new concepts would be rolled out over the summer.

He said the club’s plans to attract members and involve the community would become more evident as the season progressed.

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The RPNYC team, comprising Sam MacKay, Ben Caundle, Bryn Bennet and Kortright beat Port Nicholson clubmates Will Eastman, James Ayr, Amy Anderson and Cain Anderson in the final of the four-day event.

Muritai School basketballers take out their competitions

Muritai School's year 4 and year 7 basketball teams have both won their Hutt Valley competitions this season.

The year 4 team, coached by senior school members Hannah and Lincoln Moffat, completed an unbeaten season by winning its final.

The year 7 team, coached by Barb McKenzie, also won its competition, clinching victory in a thrilling final. Muritai trailed Naenae Intermediate for the entire match but won 19-18 in extra time with a golden basket shot from the free throw line.

Tom Flynn, Callan Hughes, Lincoln Moffat and Tobias Knight from the year 7 team were selected in the Hutt Valley under-13 team which competed at a regional tournament in Dunedin earlier this month.

Muritai has won the Central Zone Cup for year 5 and 6 hockey teams, organised by Wellesley College, for the third-straight year. Boys and girls teams competed at the tournament at Fraser Park last month.

The Muritai girls won their grade while boys finished second with five wins from six games.

After finishing as the top qualifiers Mackay’s crew had the choice of semifinal opponent and elected to race against George Anyon, James Roberts and Matt Hughes of the Royal New Zealand Yacht Squadron, winning that match on the deciding race.

The winning Port Nicholson team lost only two of 13 races over four days in which sailing took place in winds of 10 to 40 knots.


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