Newlands language courses

By Frank Neill

One language course has started for the year and another is about to begin at the Newlands Community Centre.

The two courses are being run by Wellington Mutamish Sangam (WMS), an organisation with the goal of sharing the beauty of the Tamizh language and culture.

Their Te Reo M ori classes have been running successfully in Newlands since October. The classes resumed for the year on 29 January and will continue at 2pm on Sundays. Interested people can contact Moana Kaio at tokureotrust@gmail.com. WMS’s Tamil language classes will begin on 11 February and then run on Saturdays at 2pm, again at the Newlands Community Centre. Interested people can contact Sundaresan at sundaresan.thandavan@gmail. com. WMS has taken an initiativeto support badminton sessions for the year 2023 until November. They will provide two courts from 4:30pm to 6:30pmevery Saturday at Tawa Recreation Centre. Shuttle and additional court demand expenses will be shared among the players on that day.

People interested in joining the sessions can complete the registration form at https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScQ3B7uLYlPM0B1VOQdTP47EJEI-bAyAjPeelhlSoxTeYnXZQ/ viewform.

No AGMS, sporting notices or special meetings. Community Notices must be pre-paid.

Caitlin Duggan, who was Cinderella in the Play-in-the-Park a few years ago and in this play is Little Joan, says she’s really enjoying being in a play for children where the heroine is a campaigner, not a damsel in distress.

There’s something in it for all ages, she says.

“The 10-year-olds will ‘get’ the theme more than the 5-year-olds, but everybody’s going to love the action and the humour.”