Matariki and more – Westland Industrial Heritage Park

The highlight of the last month at the Westland Industrial Heritage Park was the Matariki celebration. We had a reasonable day on Friday, but on Saturday the weather was great and we had a successful day. The night run was especially popular, and once again, the Hokitika Community Trust supplied and installed the lights and lanterns that decorated the track for the “Railway of Light”. The sausage sizzle was also very popular.

A number of our members attended the re-opening of the Museum and followed up the next day, providing a sausage sizzle for the Museum fun day. This was also a fundraiser for the Park.

Like all Incorporated Societies, we have had to review our constitution and bring it into line with the new Incorporated Societies Act. We have done that, and our new constitution is in place. This means bringing lots of our records and procedures into line with the new document. Part of this will be to introduce a new committee structure, and this will be done at our AGM, which will take place at the Park at 7.00 pm on Wednesday, 16 July.

All of the other projects progress slowly as staff and funds allow.

So, I finish with the usual plea for new members. There is no age or gender bias, and we serve many and varied interests. So come for a visit and see what we do and talk to our members. You might see something that interests you.

Contact Information       :

Email:          wihpark@gmail.com

Website:     http://www.westlandheritage.co.nz  

Address:     9 Brian Waugh Lane, Hokitika 7810

Text and images: Bob Gaiger, Westland Industrial Heritage Park

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