23 September 2020

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Waimea Weekly Locally Owned and Operated

Wednesday 23 September 2020

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Ma’s Place closes its doors Matt McCrorie Reporter

matt@waimeaweekly.co.nz

Richmond drop-in centre, Ma’s Place, has closed its doors after nearly five years, after helping hundreds of women across the region. The Richmond home-based char-

ity, aimed to support solo mums through accommodation and providing a community network, has finally closed, but founder Carol Marshall says that the last five years have been an ‘incredible’ journey. The charity was started after Carol, who has a background as a midwife, realised there was a

need in the community for support for solo mothers. “We realised quickly when we started that there was a huge need for accommodation. We’ve been doing accommodation for single mums, we were one of the options for people with kids in the housing shortage,” Carol says. “It’s not just about the accom-

modation, it’s the community to belong to as well.” Over 30 families have lived at Ma’s Place in the last five years, staying anywhere from two weeks to an entire year. Ma’s Place also ran a shed for used baby gear, where people could come and take what they needed, as well as two drop-in

days a week where mothers could come and meet with each other. “It was about being an open home, like being able to drop into your mum’s house for a meal, or a chat. There was a gap in the community because not everyone had that.”

See paGe 2 Spring, warmer weather and a good game of bowls with your mates is enough to make anyone smile. Kevin Galvin and Jim Stringer were just two of the happy Wakefield Bowling Club’s members celebrating the 10th anniversary of bowling club’s synthetic green. Diana Spittal, the 91-year-old guest of honour, was there for the naming ceremony and unveiling of the sign which says ‘Spittal Green’, an honour to Diana and her husband, the late Ray Spittal, and their devotion to the club. Photo: Jacqui Rawson.

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