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MARCH 2017 285 BROOKLYN TATTLER what’s happening in your community What’s On Community news From the Library history - Brooklyn Fire Brigade Upstream art trail Community Groups runs until Friday 28 April. Adam Hendry In thIs IssUE from the our Childcare Programme Manager Coordinator/BCA 2-3 BCa News and his team are currently putting It’s been a quiet period since our early together two weeks of fun activities From the Councillor 4 coordInatOr December BCA Council meeting. EUan harrIs for kids. Programmes will be available We’re reaping the benefits of the History 6-7 BrookLyn commUnIty centrE & early April from the Community Centre significant maintenance work completed School News 8 vogelmOrn hall ph 384 6799 foyer and uploaded onto our website at in recent years. Thank you Perry Aspros, [email protected] brooklyncommunitycentre.org.nz From the Library 9 Jeremy Chang and John Groom. With Hi Everyone What’s On 10-11 To access simply go to our home page and Stu Fone being employed to do the small ANZaC day Many people have Resource Centre News 12 click the What’s On tab for school holiday repair jobs around the community centre commented to me how fast the year is programme activities and enrolment forms, and Vogelmorn Hall, life is much easier Friends of Owhiro Stream 14 going. Hard to believe we are now officially plus we have all our regular groups listed for the volunteers involved in caring for into autumn and already talking about Upstream Art Trail 15 for Brooklyn Community Centre and the facilities. the next school holiday programme and Vogelmorn Hall. Community Groups 18-19 Brooklyn ANZAC Day. On 9 March the volunteer Council As you probably know ANZAC Day falls Neighbours day AotEarOa is on the members meet again to progress Brooklyn on Tuesday this year, and here at Brooklyn weekend of 25/26 March. Come along to Community Association’s three year plan. Community Centre HQ, preparations our market at the Brooklyn Community Carol Bourn, our new Treasurer, will be are well Centre on Saturday 25 March and catch up presenting the new format quarterly report under way with people from your neighbourhood. As which will help us make better decisions. to make sure well as the usual variety of stalls, we have Being transparent and accountable to this year’s some new attractions, including live music Brooklyn residents is important to us. in the foyer with the Dark Chocolate Jazz ceremony Last month Min Janssen, a long-time Trio playing from 11am – 1pm, plus free in Brooklyn volunteer, confirmed she was unable to range eggs and outside Mr Whippy and the is enjoyed continue doing the weekly task of washing Brooklyn Lions Club BBQ on the deck. by all. As tea towels. If you have time to do this job, For more details check out our listing on in previous please contact Euan Harris. Min, together Wellington Eventfinda at www.eventfinda. years, the with Gwen Devereux, has been a mainstay co.nz/whatson/events/wellington by service will of the community centre for decades. Live music with the clicking on Markets and Fairs under the be held under Thank you both for the service you have Dark Chocolate Jazz Trio a marquee in Festivals & Lifestyle section. at the Brooklyn Market given to keeping the community centre in the Brooklyn two new aCtIvIties began last month good shape. School grounds off Washington Ave from in Brooklyn Community Centre and 10:30am. After the service people will I have just finished a four month work Copy due by Vogelmorn Hall on Thursday mornings. march down to the Community Centre in contract so free to devote more time to 5pm, Friday 24 March 2017 Zumba Fitness classes run in the Brooklyn Harrison Street for refreshments. Wreaths BCA jobs and enjoying the summer. for the April Brooklyn Tattler hall from 9:30am to 10:15am with Leia will also be laid at the WW1 memorial on Look out for Kodak and I in the village Email your contribution to: Cohen. At Vogelmorn Hall, Ming Janssen Sugarloaf Hill off Mitchell Street and a and feel welcome to talk with me about [email protected] teaches Yoga classes “inspired by various bugler will play the last post. More details what you would like to see happening at yoga styles, mostly Kundalini and Vinyasa in the April Tattler. the community centre or at Vogelmorn flow. The classes are a combination of Brooklyn Tattler is published monthly by Hall and on the green. Brooklyn Community Centre sChool holiday programmE Our stretches and flowing movements with 18 Harrison Street, Brooklyn next school holiday programme starts breath and strength development.” Kay Miller Printed by Pivotal after Easter Monday on 18 April and For details see pages 10 and 11. On behalf of BCA Council 2 MARCH 2017 BROOKLYN TATTLER BROOKLYN TATTLER MARCH 2017 3 UpdatE that need to be mitigated, it is a good project. from the The future of the Bell Road reservoir also of interest to Brooklynites will also be consulted councillor on later in the year. Road safety continues IOna pannEtt, WellinGtOn CIty to be a concern and I have requested a Councillor LamBtOn Ward paper on minor safety works (which will 021-227-8509 include improvements to Brooklyn and [email protected] Ohiro Roads) so that council can make As I write this, some sensible decisions on what needs to be the sun is finally prioritised over the next three years. shining after At a regional level, we are working on a sometimes developing a new Waste Management miserable summer Plan. As part of this work, I believe it weather wise is important that we have a city wide and what a relief. 2017 has got off to a conversation on the future of the Southern good start with the Council busy on a landfill and what its capacity should be in number of fronts including plans for more the medium te rm. Ultimately, I believe affordable housing, cycleways and a more it should be closed down but to get to this resilient city. point as a city we will need to divert most On that last front, work continues to of our waste which will take some time. I progress on a new reservoir at the Prince of look forward to hearing your views on this Wales Park, whilst there are some effects topic when we go to public consultation. In depth Consultation NORMALLY VALUED UP TO $239! CARPET Shampoo Service & Head Massage * Global colour is permanent or All-Over Colour or Half Head of Foils* semi-permanent colour. 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FIrE pOLICE 1 bell and additional equipment (One wonders why the three local Brooklyn By CHRIs RABEy The tram service to Brooklyn was bodies didn't realise that at the time!). 1 branch and additional equipment, working very well, and in 1909 including cart a combined deputation from the At the same time, the tram fares were At the turn of the century in the 1900's, Lifeline Brooklyn Ratepayers Association, reviewed. The fare between Brooklyn Brooklyn had a Volunteer Fire Brigade. 2 lamps for hosereel the Vogeltown Ratepayers Association and Manners Street - one and a half Water was already laid on. and the Mornington Land Company, sections, 133 chains in length - was a In August 1908 the firemen were issued Additional equipment included all went to the City Council seeking penny halfpenny, or 3 shillings per 24- with Fire Police Corporation Badges. buckets and hoses. Suburbs which had a tram service only to extend the trams from their present trip ticket. were issued them. Metallic Filament Lamps were terminus in Cleveland Street, to This replaced the sixpenny transfer introduced at this time. These replaced Vogeltown and Mornington. Uniforms were supplied to men after coupons which lessened the shortages the gas lamps which themselves were three months service, and they were paid They also wanted the Willis Street made by conductors, facilitated their inflammable. a retaining fee. This was given mainly to line connected to the line at the GPO cashing up, and made conductors men who were required to stay and watch Call Points for the Fire Service, each via Customhouse Quay, and the accounts easier to manage. a fire burn itself out. Being volunteers, no costing 60 pounds to install, were set up Brooklyn cars to commence from the pay was allowed for extinguishing a fire. in the following areas: GPO to Brooklyn. 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