Christine and I headed to the Wairarapa on
Monday for some country hospitality with visits to 4 clubs, Carterton,
Masterton South, South Wairarapa, and Masterton.
The week began at Carterton club viewing
some of their projects included a Scented Garden and a Country Style High Tea. During the meeting several PHFs and Awards
were presented and the Sergeant ran an Antarctic quiz ably assisted with his
penguin helper – we were amazed at how much the members know about Antarctica
and we picked up lots of new facts.
It was off to Masterton South next and viewing their mini putt course and development of a swamp area into a recreational area. We were treated to a medley of old tunes from their amazing Choir during the evening meeting.
Wednesday evening was spent with the South
Wairarapa Club learning about their projects including the Martinborough Fair,
which for the first time in 35 years had to be cancelled and re-scheduled, this
year due to bad weather. During
the meeting a number of very talented students from Kuranui College played a
selection of music to entertain us.
The final meeting was with the Masterton Club, the oldest and only Breakfast Club, in the area. Following this we visited the local Men’s Shed that the club supports. This was a very impressive building housing a variety of wood and metal working tools for use by both male and female members. Other supportive lectures are also held on a monthly basis. This was a very impressive facility and certainly gave us ideas to promote this sort of facility in other areas.
Our thanks to AG Nicky Orsborn and Alastair for their help and support during the week. Next week we stay close to home with no planned visits, a time to catch up on office work.
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