Waimea Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 13 January 2021
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Petition over Hart Rise reserve name Jo Kent Reporter
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Controversy has arisen over the proposed naming of the new reserve in Richmond’s Hart Rise, with one local campaigning for the green space on Sabine Drive
to keep its family connection to the history of the land. Until sold to developers to build the residential Hart estate in recent years, the land had been owned by the Malcolm family since 1847, who farmed the area and supplied the town with fresh milk. Surprisingly, the Hart
family never owned any of the land but were just “good neighbours” to the Malcolms, which has left surviving family members scratching their heads as to why their clan hasn’t been recognised in the development at all. “For just over one and half centuries that land was owned by the
Malcolm family and there are still seven houses owned by us in the general area,” says Gavin Malcolm. “Most Richmond streets have been named after early pioneers, so we’d love to keep the historical connection by naming the space Fawsley Reserve, which is what the family farm was called.”
Currently, none of the streets on the Hart estate have been named after the Malcolms, so this is the last chance for the family to maintain a slice of their history in the still-to-be-named reserve. “We’d donate a park bench to the
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Emma Silke-French, Angela and Lynley Miller styled up the Nelson Harness Race Day held at the Richmond A&P Show Grounds with Angela’s outfit taking 2nd place in the best dressed competition. Photo: Jo Kent.
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