Your Weekly Update from New Plymouth District Council Music legends ready to Golden Christmas events Make your event a magical occasion in New Plymouth’s most beautiful room! Bowl us over this summer The Govett-Brewster Art Gallery/ Len Lye Centre is taking bookings now IT’S A summer of song at TSB Bowl of Brooklands! for Christmas functions under The Music legend Bryan Adams is bringing his GET UP world tour Golden Bearing in the Large Works to New Plymouth on 4 January, along with support acts Dave gallery from Saturday 25 November to Dobbyn and the Jordan Luck Band (of The Exponents). Saturday 23 December. Then on 4 February the ever-popular Winery Tour will hit the Options include a four-course dinner Bowl with some of the biggest names in New Zealand’s music and drinks from $165pp (80 guests) scene. or a cocktail event from $65pp (100 “All of these acts will get the crowd singing loudly – these are guests). shows that can’t be missed,” says Manager Venues and Events For details on creating your unique Ron Murray. celebration under the golden tree, go Tickets for both events are available from TSB Showplace and to govettbrewster.com/events. ticketek.co.nz. Bryan Adams Walkway repairs During his career, Bryan Adams has taken home trophies Work began this week to repair the from the American Music Awards, , MTV Video flood-damaged surfaces of the walking Music Awards, NME Awards and more. tracks on Te Henui and Huatoki On his GET UP tour he will perform a selection of his greatest walkways. hits, from Run to You and Thought I’d Died and Gone to Heaven The project started on Te Henui to All For One and Summer of ’69. Walkway from the twin bridges (near Winery Tour Spencer Place) to the Northgate This year the tour takes a new format, opening with Tami bridge, and will then move to the Neilson and her Hot Rockin’ Band of Rhythm, followed by Annie section of Huatoki Walkway between Crummer, Che Fu, Jason Kerrison (Opshop), Betty-Anne Monga Vivian Street and Redcoat Lane. (Ardijah) and Hollie Smith performing their hits together. The work is expected to take four Then all singers will return for Songbook – Together in , weeks (weather depending), and the presenting their all-time favourite songs from artists such as walkways will remain open during the , David Bowie, Blondie and Tina Turner. repairs. Sign up at npeventvenues.nz before 11am tomorrow to access the 24-hour pre-sale from noon that day. Discounted early-bird tickets are on sale from noon on Monday 16 October. COUNCIL MEETINGS Right: Rock star Bryan Adams brings his world tour to the Bowl in January. 11 to 27 October Surveys on our suburban areas Outdoor swim season Kaitake Community Board1 HAVE YOUR say on our suburban business centres! 7pm on Monday 16 October from Labour Weekend We want to find out how the business centres of Westown, Moturoa, Fitzroy and Bell Block are used and what could be Inglewood Community Board2 done to attract more people to them. 1.30pm on Tuesday 17 October The information we get from the public will guide the Mayor Clifton Community Board3 and Councillors when decisions are being made regarding the 9am on Thursday 19 October future of these suburban business centres. 4 One suburban centre will be the focus each week. Please send Waitara Community Board us your feedback by going to newplymouthnz.com/HaveYourSay. 9am on Friday 20 October * Te Huinga Taumatua 3.30pm Thursday 26 October PUBLIC NOTICE * To be broadcast, with a recording available, IT MUST be getting close to summer because the outdoor Ministry of Health notice water from your drinking-water via newplymouthnz.com. tap each morning before use pools are opening soon! THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH Agenda papers will be available for inspection to remove any metals that On Saturday 21 October come to the Todd Energy Aquatic advises that some plumbing at least two business days prior to the meeting fittings have the potential to may have dissolved from the Centre to swim in the main pool, paddle in the toddlers’ and via newplymouthnz.com. Where no venues allow minute traces of metals to plumbing fittings. are shown, these meetings will take place in learners’ pools or see how your diving skills have held up over accumulate in water standing in The Ministry is recommending the Civic Centre, New Plymouth. winter. the fittings for several hours. this simple precaution for all On Saturday 11 November we’ll be opening the district pools Venue: 1 - Hempton Hall, Okato; Although the health risk is households in New Zealand, 2 - Inglewood Library and Service Centre; in Inglewood, Waitara and Okato. The Fitzroy Beach Pool will small, the Ministry recommends including those on public and 3 - Urenui Community Centre; 4 - Waitara open its gates on Saturday 16 December. that you flush a mug full of private water supplies. Library and Service Centre.

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