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| Notices: |
|  Next Recycle Day - 8 May |
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I put the above picture on the site as a reminder to people to respect the beach. Whenever I'm walking on the beach I try to remember to take a bag to collect bits of rubbish. I never fail to fill it with cans, bottles, plastic, clumps of tangled fishing line etc. Some stuff is just unsightly while things like plastic bags are a hazard to marine life and we should all endeavour to keep our beach clean. My pet hate is disposable nappies. You can always find one or two of these, just chucked on the ground by some ignorant clod too bloody lazy to find a rubbish bin on the way home. Grrr...! |
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| I'm Back |
Well, sort of anyway. My absence from the website can be explained by pneumonia. I had a cough thing happening back in March and it just got steadily worse, so off to the doc I went. Turns out I had pneumonia. That would explain why I felt so crap. It wasn't just the coughing and breathlessness - I had no energy nor any sort of get-up-and-go. Now, three different lots of antibiotics later, I'm feeling better, but there is still a way to go. One thing in my favour has been the weather. We had a fantastic April with lovely sunny days and if nothing else, that improved my demeanour no end. Getting a bit nippy at night now so the fire is going and the extra warmth has also helped with the respiration. Pneumonia... never had it before... don't want it again... wouldn't wish it on anybody. That about sums it up I reckon! |
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| Vandalism |
I was shocked to read about the recent vandalism out here. I can only hope the the perps will be caught and giving a bloody good flogging. I guess the odds are not great on either count but it highlights the need for us to keep an eye out for dodgy people - or to be more direct - low-life, brainless scum. Many of us carry a phone with a camera, so maybe dodgy behaviour can be recorded along with car regos. It just might make the difference in apprehending some to the above scum. We also need to report all cases of theft - Orere Point seems to be a target again. If we report anything that goes missing, there may be a hope - however slim - of recovering the property in the event that the thieves are identified. We never reported our missing gazebo because we didn't know when it was nicked, but will be doing so now, for what it's worth. |
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| Kawakawa Bay Motors |
Orere residents please note! Petrol and diesel is no longer available from Kawakawa Bay Motors. The workshop will continue as usual, as will the postal service and retail, but fuel is gone. This means we'll all need to make sure we have enough in the tank to get to Clevedon or Kaiaua. |
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| Yoga |
| Most of you guys know Nicky Schwarz, and most of you probably know she is the local yoga chick. See Nicky's new website at www.pohutukawayoga.co.nz |
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| Calling all Widows A message from Mary Goffin |
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| Hi girls. Happy New Year to you all! |
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There are a considerable number of us now in the area, and I wondered if anyone is interested in having an evening at the cottage with a shared tea and a get together to just socialize and chat. No hassles, don’t need to dress up, all you require is to be a widow (don’t like the word, but it’s what we are), and be prepared to enjoy the company of others for an evening. If it goes well, maybe we could do it once a month, or whatever! |
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Let’s make it Thursday 15th March at 6:00 pm, for our first evening. Write it on your calendar, and keep it in mind. I would love to hear from you if you’d like to join us. Call
Mary on 292 2675. |
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| Want to Reconnect? A message from Jill McLeod |
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We have a friendly church service with communion, followed by a cup of tea - everybody very welcome. |
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• When: 4th Wednesday of each month, 7:30pm
• Where: Eileen & Austen Walters' home, Bays Road, Orere Point |
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For more information either contact Jill on 292 2099, or All Souls Clevedon office on 292 8763. |
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| Surfing Chickens? |
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| All photos from the book are available as prints or cards. |
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Jenny's epic story of dogs and rescues at Orere Point is also available for purchase, at the ridiculously low price of $12.00. This book was originally a homemade job, printed and bound right here, but such was the interest, it has now gone to print properly. The story is about Ozzie and his mate Kobe, who came to stay with him at Orere Point for a year while his family were in Europe. Ozzie is desperate for a run around the beach but everybody is too busy with other things to take him, so off he sneaks with Kobe for a dog day out.
Kobe discovers a red ball under the roots of a fallen tree on the beach and in his enthusiasm to retrieve it, gets hopelessly stuck. It's up to Ozzie to help his mate before the tide comes in. Fully illustrated with photos, this adventure at Orere Point is a great story for children.
For your personalised and signed copy of either book, call Jenny on 292 2189. |
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| Both stories can also be seen (and purchased) on-line at www.books.tuicottage.com |
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Local Fashion
The Orere Point Community & Boating Club is selling polo shirts and caps. The shirts are $25 and the caps $12. Get both for $35. Sizes are from S - 3X. Contact Edward Pram on 292 2794 if you'd like to get into these. |
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Those of you with sharp eyes might have noticed the Orere Point Store in the Tip Top Trumpet advert currently playing on TV. Ian Moore was there at the time and made a clip of his own. He was kind enough to send a link so you can view it here. Another ad was being filmed a few months ago down at the beach in the river. No idea what this one was, but it involved a couple of guys fly fishing. Good luck with that... |
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| If anybody knows anything useful about pulling apart outboard motors to get the cooling water going properly, I'd love to hear from you. |
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| Please send anything that might be of local interest to
or ring Gary to talk about it on 292 2189. You can also send something here. |
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Don't forget to take advantage of the free community noticeboard on this site. Also, if you have a regular event you'd like publicised, you can contact Julia King, the Clevedon Community Advisor with the council on 535 3149 or email. |
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| Archives / Photos |
| • Dance on the Beach Feb 10 2012 |
| • Splore Feb 17 - 19 |
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