Know your town

Before the Centennial Baths
In the 1920s and 30 Martinborough had two great swimming places, one on the bend of the Ruamahanga River (now he tuck wash) and the other upstream from the Huangarua River bridge (known as ‘the Tannery hole’- and yes there had been a tannery). Each were safe places to swim.
However each were also quite a long walking distance from town. On a hot summer day by the time children had walked all the way home they would be ready for another swim! … Continue Reading

Letters

Poor old Town Hall
Where would you like to be standing in the next big earthquake (whenever that may be) the middle of Cuba Street? Or in the Martinborough Town Hall? Well I know where I would rather be, and it wouldn’t be in Cuba Street.
However, if you read the latest piece of unsigned propaganda from the South Wairarapa District Council regarding the Town Hall that was slipped into the rates demand, then you might be of the thinking that the hall is about to fall down. A dated picture from 1920 of the hall placed next to a picture of a pile of bricks after the Christchurch earthquake and a spiel that would scare most people from ever going into the Town Hall again. … Continue Reading

Library News

Books, books and more books – yes they are the basic building blocks of the library. Recently, however, I have ordered some that are very different. Books which are pushing the boundaries out and creating interest.
A children’s book called ‘Wonderstruck’ is quite a different read. It is a dual story, one told in black and white beautifully drawn pictures and the other in words. Each intertwine throughout and join very satisfactorily at the end. A real bonus is that this book is 2 inches thick but only takes half an hour to read – what an impression that makes when you tell someone! … Continue Reading

Martinborough Community Board ?

At our last meeting we had Catherine Rossiter-Stead from Kuranui College come and speak to us in the Public Participation section. Catherine is very passionate about Kuranui College strengthening their relationship within our Community, this can be done in many ways through local primary schools, businesses and the community. We look forward to being part of the community approach and seeing students benefiting from this initiative. … Continue Reading