Representing Massey Residents and Ratepayers
94th Annual General Meeting Massey Birdwood Settlers Association Inc.
Notice is hereby given for the above meeting to be held in the Den, Massey Community Hall, corner Don Buck Road and Redhills Road, Massey on Thursday 31st October at 8.00pm to:
John G Riddell – Secretary
Education, keep fit and sporting activities take place at the Massey Birdwood Settlers Hall. You can also learn and practice the art of Quilting every second Wednesday in one of the halls side rooms, known as the Den. The sessions run from 6.30pm to around 9pm with Wendy Oswin showing you how to undertake the tricky bits of Quilting. On the second Saturday of every month, the Waitakere City Cake Decorating Club converge on the Hall. Demonstrations and classes are held that teach you how to decorate the cake for your 21st birthday, or your friend’s Wedding. Some wonderful hand crafted cakes end up being on display that are just too nice to eat! You can contact the club through the clubs email address [email protected],
An Aikido club will be starting at the hall on the Monday after the September school holidays.
The group has been going since 1974 and is affiliated to Japan who grant the grading’s for black belts.
Aikido is an art that follows a principle of peaceful resolution opposed to a violent out come. Aikido is not sport based but training for everyday life. Aikido is an effective system to control aggression and is used by the Japanese Riot police, law enforcement agencies around the world and many people around the world that use Aikido to benefit their lives.
Craig Andrew, a Massey resident has been studying Aikido since 1990 and is the Chief Instructor for New Zealand with a club on the North Shore and Wellington. Craig holds the rank of 7th degree instructor and will be running the classes on Monday nights.
To find out more about Aikido click on www.aikidoyuishinkai.org.nz
Every Friday between 9.30 and 10.30am in the morning a group of ladies meet in the hall with the aim of getting fit and having fun. They would love you to other Massey Ladies to join them.
2013 was a good year for them and Brenda the Fitness League instructor is looking forward to another year of classes and social activities year.
The Fitness League believe the Massey Birdwood Settlers Hall’s facilities are excellent and Brenda loves taking classes in our hall.
It is not only the classes that are themselves but the social chat the ladies enjoy have over tea coffee & biscuits
(or if lucky some home baking) in the hall after the class.
During the year the Fitness league also has get-togethers outside of class, and the class has organised to go to Blossoms for brunch on one occasion, however for Brenda the highlight of the year was the Christmas breakup when she got to put on her Antlers and play Xmas music while exercising, after which their was lots to eat.
Events on the calendar this year include : A weekend retreat of exercise and fun at Vaughan Park, to be held in March, and a Spring Luncheon at Rose Hotel Parnell, with a trip out to Waiheke Island for the Christmas breakup.
These activities gives members a chance to socialise as well as exercise with others.
This year planning will also start for a trip to the UK as next year is the Leagues anniversary which they
hold at the “Royal Albert Hall”. Those that go will get a chance to stand on the hallowed floor of the
RAH. Brenda has been their twice and believes there is such an amazing feeling and would like to see a
great turnout from New Zealand and Friday MBSA class.
Drop in and meet the ladies at the Fitness League classes on Fridays between 9.30am and 10.30am.
nb – click on Fitness – third paragraph and you will go to the Fitness League website, or you can click on their link under Hall users links on the left side of the page.
The Association held its annual general meeting resulting in a change to its top table.
New President is Dr Ershad Ali, an economist and honourary Trade Commissioner for the Maldives. Dr Ali takes over from Brian Lay, a retired Chartered Accountant who turns 80 in January and felt that after some forty years, with over thirty of them sitting at the front thought it would be
appropriate to make way for new blood.
Mr Lay remains on the executive.
Samantha Farquhar was elected to the position of Vice President and presents a new younger face to the executive. Combined with her knowledge of Massey and as a coordinator for Massey Matters, the Association plans to revitilize the interest in resident and ratepayer organisations and continue its objectives for another 88 years of by working with statutory bodies for the general advancement and improvement of the districts of Massey and Birdwood for the benefit of the ratepayers, residents and visitors. The Association will continue its work to establish, improve or preserve social, cultural or sporting activities or amenities or the unique environment of the area.
Continuing as Secretary/Treasurer is John Riddell, who has been in the job for over eleven years and responsible for the upgrades to the hall and local initiatives undertaken by the Association for the community such as the establishment of a newsletter.
On the executive are Allen Davies, Warren Flaunty, Brian and June Lay, Ian Miller, and Bruce and Fran Hartnell.