Community Board Update

Martinborough Community Board Strategic Grants

Applications for grants open on the 1st August and close on the 30th September 2014. Preference will be given to those applications that provide a long lasting benefit to the wider Martinborough Ward and support the MCB Vision and Priority Areas.

Martinborough Community Board Priority Areas (2014 to 2016)

Martinborough Town Hall & Town Centre Precinct Revitalise the Martinborough Town Centre and develop a modern, community centre that will benefit the Martinborough Ward and beyond.

Our Young People Promote positive youth development and provide appropriate recreational and leisure facilities.

Sense of Community Foster an engaged, involved community that is seen as a major benefit for current and potential future residents.

A Pedestrian and Cycle friendly district Ensure our town and district are safe and appealing for those travelling on foot and by bicycle.

Community Assets Work with SWDC to ensure our community assets are well-maintained and encourage community use and involvement.

Additional criteria is set out on the application form, these will be available from the Committee Secretary, South Wairarapa District Council, phone 06 3069611.

We look forward to receiving your applications so please make sure you have them in by the 30th September as unfortunately we will not be able to consider late applications until February 2015.

1ST MARTINBOROUGH YOUTH FORUM EVENT

Adi McMaster has provided the following update from the Youth Forum, if you would like to be part of this group then please contact Adi on 06 3069 064.

The youth have been planning this for a couple of weeks, they wanted to hold it in the holidays, (gave youth something to do). It was at the First Church hall, it is a lovely little hall, lots of cosy atmosphere. They only charged $20 for power and boy did we need the heaters on that night! We met at 3.45 to decorate the hall in a frozen, scary theme relating to movie topics. Made popcorn, everyone started arriving at 4.30 with their beanbags, mattresses, rugs.

At halftime I raced out to the Martinborough Hotel and Jerry very kindly had made pizzas for us at half price $10 to support us, this was really appreciated. The Community Board provided financial support for the pizza’s and will continue to assist with funding the food at our future meetings.

I made litres of lemonade cordial, a friend kindly donated the lemons, that I picked off their tree. We had about 12 young people that night and we would like to do these, or something along these lines, every holidays maybe a couple in the winter, and outside in the summer.

Fantastic help from Spencer and Hazel Jamison, Beatrice Pearce was sadly missed after making a fabulous poster, Matt Shackleton and Jenner our Youth co-ordinator of course!!

If you would like to contact us we are on Facebook: Martinborough Community Board and our website www.swdc.govt.nz/MCB.

If you do not feel comfortable using social media, but would like to make a comment or suggestion, then please feel free to give me a call on 3069 503 or email pmcolenso@xtra.co.nz.
Pam Colenso