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East Coast Bays Lines MAGAZINE February/March 2020 It’S a Shore Thing! ShoreEast Coast Bays Lines MAGAZINE February/March 2020 It’s a Shore thing! In this issue... Browns Bay Wharf Is now the time for it to be rebuilt? St Valentine's Day Romantic (and not-so-romantic) movies The food of love Al fresco dining A deeper dive into Safeswim Torbay's International Cheese Judge The rewarding role of St John FEDs ... and much more • Browns Bay • Northcross • Pinehill • Rothesay Bay • Sherwood • Torbay • Albany • • Waiake • Mairangi Bay • Murrays Bay • Long Bay • Coatesville • Dairy Flat & Okura • Supported by: BUSINESS ASSOCIATION 1 ShoreLines Bay (in between the skate park and swings) with up-to-the- From the Editor.... minute info about water conditions? We met a Torbay resident who’s an international cheese Dear neighbour judge. Yes, it sounded like a dream job to me too! And, we couldn’t have a February issue with some mention of St I know we say it every year, but Valentine’s Day. Don't worry though, it's not all soppy… didn’t the festive season go by Our movie recommendations include a few anti-romantic really quickly?! It seems we have options for anyone who's sick of the lovey-dovey stuff! a huge build-up, then those two weeks when no-one knows what Speak again soon, day of the week it is, and suddenly we’re back at the office, on site, or at school. How ever you spent the holidays, I hope you created some 22 000 wonderful lasting memories. Some printed people clearly had a great time! Lizzie was photographed at Nice Café in Long Bay by Keri Little Photography Keri Bay by in Long Café at Nice photographed Lizzie was bi-monthly Our globe-trotting readers took ShoreLines with them, and shared their copies with the locals too (as you can see on our front cover!) In this issue, we’re looking at the history – and potential future – of Browns Bay wharf. We’ve found images, articles and letters from the archive to show how others have depicted and debated this topic over the decades. We would love to hear your views on this subject. And, if you recognise the young gents in the photo on page 6, please get in touch. We’ve been learning more about the important work of Safeswim. Did you know there’s a digital display in Browns Cover: One of the Yeomen at The Tower of London catches up on what's been going on Down Under in our last issue of ShoreLines. The Yeomen Warders of Her Majesty's Royal Palace and Fortress the Tower of London, and Members of the Sovereign's Body Guard of the Yeoman Guard Extraordinary, popularly known as the Beefeaters, are ceremonial guardians of the Tower of London. In principle they are responsible for We're focused on your 2020 Vision looking after any prisoners in the Tower and safeguarding the British crown jewels. They have also conducted guided tours of the Tower since the Victorian era. The Yeomen Warders are often incorrectly referred to as Yeomen of the Guard, which is actually a distinct corps of Royal Bodyguards. Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Let us make things clearer for you... East Coast Bays ShoreLines Contents February/March 2020 Happy Chinese New Year ...........................................................................4 Published six times yearly Vagabond movie released online ...........................................................4 Speak to our team at Harcourts Browns Bay for the latest market Next issue: April/May 2020 Browns Bay Business Association: what's on ......................................5 Advertising material deadline: 13th March 2020 Browns Bay wharf .........................................................................................6 update on your property. Delivered from: 1st April 2020 Designed & printed through: Pages Design & Print Services Browns Bay ShoreLines: how far can it go? Holiday special............................... 10 www.pagesprint.co.nz Glenvar Rd improvements update ...................................................... 12 Contact Information: For advertising, sales, editorial & news, contact: St Valentine's Day: foods of love .......................................................... 14 Kim Taylor: [email protected] or 021 141 2717, A deeper dive into Safeswim ................................................................ 15 or Lizzie Brandon: [email protected] S A L E S . B R O W N S B A Y @ H A R C O U R T S . C O . N Z | 0 9 4 7 7 0 8 4 8 St Valentine's Day: stuff to do for free ................................................ 18 Circulation: 22 000 copies Bays Community Centre newsletter ................................................... 19 Delivered free to homes and businesses in the East Coast Bays area. Available The rewarding role of St John FEDs .................................................... 24 in selected libraries, cafés, street boxes and visitor accommodation. Browns Bay Rotary update ..................................................................... 27 Disclaimer: The East Coast Bays ShoreLines is a magazine for the East Coast Bays community. The editorial staff and publishers have taken all reasonable care to ensure that the information St Valentine's Day: romantic and anti-romantic movies ............. 29 contained in this magazine is accurate at the time of going to press. It is possible that information Erica Stanford MP ...................................................................................... 30 may subsequently be, or become, obsolete, incomplete or no longer the opinion of the author. Meet Torbay's international cheese judge ....................................... 31 You agree to verify any information contained herein before relying upon it and to use any information contained within at your own risk. The editorial staff and publishers accept no liability St Valentine's Day: al fresco dining ..................................................... 33 or responsibility for the consequence of error or for any loss or damage suffered by readers of any PawLines ....................................................................................................... 36 of the information and material contained herein. All content is subject to copyright and other proprietary rights, and reproduction without written permission is strictly prohibited. Bits 'n Bobs, sponsored by Lone Star Albany................................... 38 2 ShoreLines 3 Proudly designed in Browns Bay by Pages Design & Print (www.pagesprint.co.nz) ShoreLines Cooper & Co Real Estate Limited Licensed Agent REAA 2008 Our services include: • Domestic & Light Commercial ServiceService WorkWork •• Additions,Additions, AlterationsAlterations && RenovationsRenovations • Complete Domestic NewNew BuildsBuilds • SwitchboardSwitchboard UpgradesUpgrades •• DataData andand AudioAudio VisualVisual SolutionsSolutions LET US SHINE A LIGHT 10% on your next project DISCOUNT Your Local Electrician boasts a professional, experienced team that prides itself in customer satisfaction and attention to detail, we can help offer creative solutions for your next project. We take on all types of jobs from small domestic service work to complete domestic new-build and commercial re-fit projects, using a range of products from trusted manufacturers. Phone: 0800 YLE123 *Mention code: SL01YLE for a 10% discount on your quote. T’s & C’s apply Email: [email protected] Welcome to On location the Year of the in the Bays Fans of independent cinema may wish to check out a Rat! no-budget Kiwi feature film from Angle3 Pictures which has just been made available online. Vagabond features locations such as The Brownzy and Torbay Community Hall. Its producer, Léah McVeagh, also lives in Torbay. "The movie tells two intersecting stories from two different What's on in Browns Bay? worlds, brought together by chance and circumstance," she The local business association has a few ideas to keep you says. "Fraser, a middle-aged, homeless vagabond will crash entertained over the coming summer months: into the life of young Anna, an uptight woman from a wealthy upbringing. Together, each will expose the other's February: flaws and confront their own past revealing that sometimes 2 – Summer Fun from 4.00pm – 6.00pm at the Beachfront in the middle of nowhere, you find yourself." 8 – Twilight Markets from 4.00pm – 8.00pm at Phoenix Plaza 14 – Valentine's Dance from 7.00am – 9.00am at the Beachfront You can watch Vagabond for free at angle3.com/vagabond March 8 – Music in the Bays from 2.00pm – 4.00pm at the Beachfront 14 – Salsa Dance from 7.00pm – 9.00pm at the Beachfront 14 – Cairo to Cape Town from 10.00am – 4.00pm on the Village Green 21 – Raft Race from 11.00am – 2.00pm at the Beachfront Image: Freepik.com And don’t forget the Coastguard Sunday markets every 2020 is 4717th Chinese year and it is the Year of the Rat, week in the New World car park, where you can happily go specifically the white metal rat. fossicking over a wide range of goodies and pick up some hidden gems! The rat is the first in the Chinese zodiac's 12-year cycle; the ox is the second. According to legend, the Jade Emperor So, bring the whole family and enjoy some summer fun in held a competition to decide the zodiac animals. The Browns Bay! shrewd rat persuaded the ox to carry him across a river. The rat then jumped off the ox's back and scampered over Brought to you by the Browns Bay Business Association the finish line ahead of him. Chinese astrology says that people born in these years are Director Kera Wong and the cast and crew of Vagabond on location at quick-witted, spirited and alert. The Brownzy www.brownsbay.org.nz If you have any issues you'd like to be addressed, 4 ShoreLines 5 please don't hesitate to contact our Town Manager, ShoreLines Joanne Martin at: [email protected] The beach and wharf looking south from Young's Point (Tipau Point) Browns Bay of Yesteryear towards Tatarata Point. Possibly taken in the 1920s. Acknowledgement: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections E0260 Browns Bay Wharf The storm! Waves crashing over the wharf on 26th March 1936. Acknowledgement: Auckland Libraries Heritage Collections E0345 Browns Bay wharf was built around 1900 and then Do you recognise these chaps? This photo from the archive shows "three uniden- extended during the First World War. The wharf tified young gentlemen" enjoying some time on the beach.
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