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ATTWOOD FAMILY – Memories

Anita — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 18:31:28 +0000

ATTWOOD FAMILY – memories from Margaret Brier (nee Attwood) and her son George 2011 Recently we had a visit from Mrs Margaret Brier, a daughter of Mr Jim Attwood’s. Mr Attwood owned the farm at Attwood Rd. Judi McLachlan & Barb Cooper had the pleasure of speaking with her and her son George who has [...]

February 2012

Anita — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 22:40:00 +0000

Welcome to 2012 and a new look Pare Publisher. We have made quite a few changes going into this year. The Pare Publisher has been running for almost five years now and 1500 copies are delivered each month. I started it in April 2007 and it was only a single A4 sheet. My daughter [...]

Albany Village Markets

Anita — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 22:45:15 +0000

Annie Van der Burgh from Whispered Secrets in Albany Village recently ran another special Saturday market in the Village Square, despite the threat of heavy rain! Luckily there were only a few short showers which didn’t prevent the event being a success. The idea is to bring back the successful markets which used to be run in the [...]

Auckland Prison Industrial Fire Brigade

Anita — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 06:01:57 +0000

The Auckland Prison Industrial Fire Brigade has been in service for the past 20 years and over these years has continued to be manned by Corrections staff on a voluntary basis. Industrial brigades are similar to regular volunteer fire brigades, but are attached to a particular organisation. The brigade was initially privately run and its [...]

Pare Paddle

Anita — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 05:44:15 +0000

Are you keen on kayaking? We have a lot of people in Pare who are and we also have some very experienced kayakers living in our area. It has been suggested that a paddle up to the Riverhead Pub, a meal and possibly a camp out overnight may be a great little adventure local people may be [...]

Sustainable Pare’s New Dates

Anita — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:43:33 +0000

Next year Sustainable Pare meetings will be held at the Community Club on the second THURSDAY of every month, at the new time of 7 pm. Many local people are members of clubs and groups that traditionally hold their meetings in the first half of the week, so SusPare decided to change their day to [...]

Children’s Christmas Party!

Anita — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 04:30:29 +0000

At the Community Club this coming Sunday, 4th December. The Party kicks off at 1 pm with Santa arriving at 1.30. Mark the Magician will be entertaining from 2 o’clock and there will be a free sausage sizzle for everyone, and ice-cream and fizzy drinks for the kids. This is a free annual community event for the children [...]

Weedbusters Update

Anita — Thu, 13 Oct 2011 23:05:22 +0000

Cathy Bourne and Kim Ward would like to say a BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came along yesterday to help with the Weedbusting on the corner of Elmore Road. We couldn’t have asked for better weather, and the turnout was outstanding with more than 20 people over the course of the day turning up [...]

Weedbusters Day – Saturday 24th Sept

Anita — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 00:52:00 +0000

SATURDAY, 24th SEPTEMBER, 9 am onwards Corner Elmore and Paremoremo Rds Cath & Kim’s “War on Weeds” We are going to work on Paremoremo Road, starting on the Elmore Rd Corner. Over the next few years we want to clear the gorse, cutty grass, woolly nightshade and ginger along the entire roadway, both sides, and re-plant with [...]

Friends of the Wharf Report

Anita — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 23:37:10 +0000

If you’ve been down to the end of Attwood Road lately you may have noticed some small but positive improvements at the wharf and reserve. Thanks to Kim Brown from Council, we managed to have the following requests actioned: metal spread on the bare patches where vehicles park pampas and gorse on the uphill bank [...]