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Tuesday 28 July 2015
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Future of 623 is on the rocks The future of 623 On the Rocks is uncertain as the potential buyer says negotiations have been “pushed back” due to some “problems”. Last week, Nelson Live reported that 623 On the Rocks was in liquidation, and 623 In the City was being put into voluntary administration, owing $400,000. Administrator Geoff Falloon of Biz Rescue, says that he is working closely with
the owners of both businesses, Robert Bowe and Michael Graham, who bought them back in May 2011. 623 On the Rocks is set to close its doors in early August, and is in the process of being sold to another party, says Geoff. “We are in the final process of the sale,” he says. “It all should be going through in the next couple of weeks.” Alan McNab, former owner of The Turf
Hotel in Stoke, confirmed he has been in talks to purchase the Rocks Rd restaurant and re-open it as a Monteith’s Brew Bar. Alan, who also owns the Monteith’s Brew Bar in Hanmer Springs, declined to give out any information about his side of the sale, only stating that the proposed new bar has been “pushed back”. Hardy St’s 623 In the City remains open until creditors meet to decide whether
the company goes into liquidation or is allowed to trade on. The first creditors meeting is taking place today. A notice to creditors for that business showed 41 companies were owed money by 623 ITC Ltd, totalling $397,729.93. Around $240,000 of that is owed to the company’s bank. It is unclear how much 623 OTR owes to creditors.
Slippers help students learn
Tahuna Women’s Institutes’ Solveig Sheed and Colleen Humphreys with Tahuna School’s Grace Batty, principal Barbara Bowen, Phoenic Putaura and Isla Horncastle. The Womens Institute knitted 130 pairs of slippers for Tahuna School. Photo: Jessie Johnston.
Students at Tahuna School won’t even notice these cold mornings anymore, not with their new woollen slippers on. Principal Barbara Bowen was the brains behind the project, but it wouldn’t have been possible without the help of Tahuna Women’s Institutes’ seasoned knitters. “Modern shoes are often not that waterproof so they come [to school] and they’ve got wet socks, and kids with cold feet can’t learn,” says Barbara. So she talked to her mum, Solveig Sheed, who is a member of the women’s institute, who in turn asked the president of the group, Colleen Humphreys, if they could undertake the project. It’s taken the Tahuna Women’s Institute around two months to knit 130 pairs of slippers for the students but they’re still only halfway. After distributing the first batch last Wednesday, the ladies of the institute will be getting stuck into the last half which they hope to get done in the next few months.
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