March 2023 Newsletter
The guest speaker at the February 2023 meeting was Jude Walter from Brainfit World. After the meeting, Jude wrote on the Brainfit Facebook page, “Thank you for having me, Rebus West Auckland. It was great Read more…
Enjoy the conviviality of new friends and acquaintances at meetings in the New Lynn Friendship Hall, 3063 Great North Road, second Friday of the month 10.00 am - 12.00 noon.
Use your Gold Card for free train and ferry trips with club members to places such as Devonport's Naval Museum, Oneroa's The Local on Waiheke Island and Pepperjack's Restraurant at Pine Harbour.
Go to our coffee mornings, casual lunches, mid-winter and Christmas lunch. Past venues include Jamie's Cafe, Denny's, Bricklane, The Sugar Grill, Y-Not Restaurant, Swanson RSA.
The Friendship Hall is located at 3063 Great Nth Rd (down ROW opp. McCrae Way) Ample off-street parking. Also accessible from Mcnaughton Way.
No joining fee. Annual membership subscription $25. Wives/partners welcome to all events & trips. Visitors always welcome (no charge).
Format is an update on club activities; morning tea, coffee and biscuits; followed by an invited guest speaker (10.00 a.m. - 12.00 noon).
It is a short walk via McCrae Way from the New Lynn Transport Centre to the Friendship Hall.
Payments for everything but trips e.g. subscriptions and mid-winter lunch, can be made by direct credit to the club's bank account. The bank account for trips is 12 3232 0318628 00
"Men in West Auckland retiring now, who do not know about Rebus and who don't become members of our club, do not know what they are missing out on."
"Scrolling through the photos, maps, plans, graphs, cartoons and aerial shots in the March newsletter was both interesting and entertaining. Enjoyed it immensly and will reread it again and again. Memories are made of this."
After 25 years as membership co-ordinatior of the Railway Enthusiasts Society, Ray Hancock at age 96 decided to retire. At the July 2020 meeting Bill Mutch said, "Wouldn't you think he would have left it until he was 100."
The guest speaker at the February 2023 meeting was Jude Walter from Brainfit World. After the meeting, Jude wrote on the Brainfit Facebook page, “Thank you for having me, Rebus West Auckland. It was great Read more…
Wednesday 22 February 2023 has been selected as the Gold Card trip to Waiheke Island date. The plan is to catch the 11:00 am, Fuller’s ferry to Waiheke Island. It goes to Waiheke Island via Read more…
At the January 2023 meeting of the Club, Mensto De Roos showed members the film, “Roads to Roam.” It was made by the National Film Unit in 1967 and the director was Hugh McDonald. The Read more…