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Dresses, drinks and suits too |
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Credit: Judy Stack
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On Saturday 14 June approximately 50 people attended the ‘Dressy Drinks’ fundraising event. This was held at the home of Mrs. Jean Cumming in Heathcote Valley to benefit the St Mary’s Village Hall Renovation Project. The event had been very successful last year so the organizers varied little on what had been a winning combination previously.
 On arrival guests were treated to a champagne cocktail and the rest of the evening's drinks were a selection of the very popular Parish Wines with New Zealand beers sponsored by DB. Entertainment was by accomplished pianist Anna Whitaker, who also proved to be a superb vocalist. She entertained us all with a solo performance by popular demand at the end of the evening. The food was a varied selection of sweet and savoury hors d’oeuvres which were principally created by the Project Team, most of who, amongst their many talents, share a love of good food!
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Church of St Mary's ancestor |
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Credit: Judy Stack
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The Church of St Mary, located on the corner of Trustcotts Road and Martindales Road in Heathcote, will soon be 150 years old. In preparation for the celebrations, a group of interested parishioners have been researching the history around the building of the church. This includes making contact with the descendants of the people who built it.
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Credit: Ian McLeod
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 Once again the dawn parade, to celebrate the anniversary of the landings by the combined forces of Australia and New Zealand at Anzac cove in southern Turkey at the entrance to the Dardanelles, was well supported by the Heathcote Valley community at the Memorial on the corner of Martindales Road and Flavell Street.
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Avoca Valley, whirlwind alley! |
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Credit: Janice Schaper
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Maybe we are just lucky, but the weather always seems great whenever we go to the Avoca Valley. The days are sunny and the place seems so peaceful. Avoca resident Janice Schaper hasn't forgotten one sunny day over ten years ago. She had her head down weeding in her vegetable garden, when she looked up to see a whirlwind heading straight for her. The first Janice knew about the danger was when she was knocked backwards. The trees and shrubs began to shake and Janice shook too!
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Heathcote Airport, bird hub |
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Credit: Site Editor
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 Geography makes Heathcote the busiest airport in the South Island for some of our residents. Andrew Crossland, a park ranger for the City Council, paid a visit to the Community Association recently and he told us that all roads, or in this case rivers, lead in our direction. This makes the neighbouring Estuary the most important place for native birds in the South Island, with Heathcote right under their approach path.
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