REBUS CLUB OF MANAWATU Where you will find Friendliness, Fellowship, and Fun

President Ruth Kerr, Ph 357-3462, 027 426 3515, kerr.ruth@xtra.co.nz Mailing address: 35 Silkwood Place, Fitzherbert, PN

Affiliated to Rebus NZ Incorporated Bank a/c details for direct credit: 030726 0575751 00

Meeting Venue PNth Bridge Clubrooms Cnr Cook & Cuba Sts 1st Wednesday Month Apologies. to Rae Grice, Ph 357-1808

Newsletter No 12 April 2018

CLUB DAY Wednesday 2nd May 9.45am. Speaker - Zane Webber AgResearch Centre, Grasslands Campus

Topic – Safeguarding Seed Diversity

Introduction – John Whitelock Thanks – David Olson Hosts – Ann Ashwell & Barbara Price

President Ruth presided over her first meeting very graciously. We had an enjoyable meeting with a prospective new member, Jim Wagg, visiting us. President Ruth requested us all to seek out prospective new members in the community and invite them along. After morning tea we had a very good speaker, Freya Thomson. Freya had us all involved in exercising for our age group. This is to keep us fit and healthy so we can enjoy independence, ease of movement and clarity of thought for many years. Judging from the level of hilarity, and the wide grins we were all very happy with the session. Zane Webber is one of a small team of seed collectors operating at AgResearch’s Grasslands Campus. You may imagine Zane and his colleagues strolling into a field to collect a few seed samples then conduct research in the laboratory, but their working lives a far more adventurous than this. Because plants like ryegrass, kikuyu, plantain, clover, barley and wheat, which are important to our economy, are not indigenous to NZ, seed collectors go overseas to look for seeds in the wild in places like Russia, Armenia, Cyprus and Georgia. Landmines, dangerous roads and far more basic conditions camping in small tents in the wild than normally experienced in NZ are all part of their work environment. But safeguarding seed diversity is critically important for food security as we face uncertain future in terms of climate change. This will prepare us for a visit to Margot Forde Germplasm Centre later in the year.

Sunday Lunch 29th April 12.00 Contrary to expectations is to be at Cafe Brie, in Broadway, near Victoria corner. This delightful café has been visited by many of us and enjoyed. They are welcoming and prepare good food. The Pub at Ashhurst will host us another time. Few cafes and restaurants in PNth open on Sundays now, making Joy’s job of selection difficult. Any helpful suggestions you can make to her will be gladly noted. Joy Kemp Ph 357-0181 Café Brie will be very good on 29th April. See you there.

THEATRE & CULTURAL EVENTS Joy Kemp, 357-0181 is the contact. CENTREPOINT Still Life with Chickens by DF Mamea, is a beautiful, beguiling and very funny play about loneliness and the resilience of communities. REGENT 6th-14th April Grease – The original High School musical – featuring songs from the hit movie e.g. You’re the One That I Want, Sandy, and many more. Seniors $40 Foster & Allen Sunday 22ndApril 5pm $65-$75 MOVIES Seniors Morning Tea Screening The Guernsey Literary & Potato Pie Society, based on the best selling novel in the aftermath of WW11. Monday 30th April Wednesday 2nd May GLOBE The Soul – Jazz Experience featuring Michel Benebig and artists. SundayApril 29th 7pm Book at Globe theatre $20-25 Kees requires a copy of these address lists: 1997, 1999, 2000, 2008, 2011 and 2016. Can you help him?

Two of our Walkers are admiring the views at Parnell Heights. Rae Grice is pointing out something of interest. The coffee walkers met them at the café after this. Lots of chat. Lots of laughter. Do join them.

MAH JONG Contact Joan Ellis Ph356-8809 The next meeting will be on Monday 16 April. Hostess Elaine Read. The following meeting will be Monday April 30th, Hostess – Marianne Tremaine.

APRIL OUTING – VISIT TO CAROLINE WASLEY’S GARDEN, 798 Stoney Creek Road on Wednesday 18th April. The garden is situated by the 70kph sign just before Bunnythorpe Township, opposite the end of the ‘T’ Section off Clevely Line. The property is surrounded by a tall hedge. The driveway on the left hand side of the property will take you to off-road parking. Meet together there at 10am. There will be a balloon at the gate, and $5 entry fee. After our garden visit, lunch will be finger food at the Herb Farm at 11.30am at a cost of $14.50pp +$3pp for filtered tea or coffee. Due to popular demand we are planning a visit to Bowlerama Ten Pin Bowling for May. Our last visit was fun! Ed. Is there any support for a Mid-Winter Christmas train trip to Masterton Copthorne Hotel on Sunday 10th June?? Sounds fun! The Train Trip to Taumarunui was great! Ed A trip to DIBBLE WORKSHOP unfortunately is not possible this year but may be next year.. ROGER SWAN is the contact, Ph 326-9488, 0274 429 035

WALKING GROUP: Contact is Kees van Epenhuijsen ph. 354 1961. Wednesday 25 April at 9.30 am. We will meet in front of The Esplanade café for a 45 minutes’ walk looking at the progress of the footbridge and the Wildbase recovery project. Coffee at the Esplanade café at about 10.30 am.

E&OE Ed Barbara