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Titirangi hosts the America’s Cup
There was plentyto celebrate at the French Bay Yacht Club prize giving for 2021, held before Level 4 lockdown. This included the successful signing of a new lease that means the club has a home at its French Bay site through to 2046. There were also two years of sailing achievements to recognise: the 2020 prize giving was cancelled due to lockdown. The presence of the real America’s Cup at the clubhouse for the evening made it extra special. FBYC is grateful to the Royal NZ Yacht Squadron for making this possible – it’s a moment local kids (and many of their parents) will remember forever.
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Art under lockdown ...
The Fringe approached Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery to check on the major events that are coming up. Not surprisingly, the situation was rather fluid, as director ANDREW CLIFFORD outlined a few weeks ago. “Thanks for getting in touch. Each time I’m about to send you an update, things go and change again. Some events can be confirmed and booked only to be postponed a few days later when we go into lockdown! Rinse and repeat … “So right now our primary focus is trying to plan for the delayed installation of our spring season of exhibitions, which we could only work on once we were in level three, but they were all due to open earlier in September and will now have a much shorter run. “Of particular note is an exhibition of artist portraits by the late, great Marti Friedlander. She started out working in West Auckland and many of the photos in the exhibition happen to be of iconic Westies. It’s a major show and there might only be a month, if that, for people to see it. “Beyond that, Portage is ticking away. We were pleased to get a really good selection of entries despite Covid, and these are now all with the judge. The awards night should be on November 19, with the usual judge’s tour the day after. But this, one of our flagship events is still dependent on Auckland’s lockdown status ... “We’re still weighing up the next few month’s priorities and might be changing things around a bit to give some of the delayed exhibitions, particularly Marti Friedlander’s portraits, more time in the gallery. Let’s see how the next few weeks go.” We wish Te Uru, and all our galleries, music performers, thespians and other artists all the best as we continue to climb out of this Covid-induced hiatus!
Merger of West Auckland Law Firms We are pleased to announce the merger of David J Brown & Associates (lawyers in Titirangi) with Thomas & Co Lawyers Limited (lawyers in New Lynn). Thomas & Co already incorporates the practice of Ray Ganda (Titirangi Law Centre) from a merger in 2017. The original principals of the three practices, Ray, David and Don, have many years of experience working in West Auckland. The David J Brown & Associates team – Paula Fletcher, Legal Executive, Jaimee KirbyBrown, Lawyer and Danielle Norrie, Lawyer - join the merged team to continue to assist all their existing clients as well as the clients of the merged practices. See the “Our Team” tab on the website for the whole team. Our focus on service for our community and clients is behind the merger. The directors and staff of the combined practices can now offer an even wider range of skills and resources. This means we can meet your every legal requirement. There is always someone available with the necessary knowledge and experience to assist with any legal matters that might arise. Give us a call, or come in and visit us. We welcome enquiries and are happy to answer any questions. Details of our office location and on-site parking can be found under the “Contact” tab on our website. We have lift access and are also handy to the bus/train interchange. This means that visiting our office is easy and convenient.
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The Fringe OCTOBER 2021
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