Great Start

A great start to the $6000 fund needed to restore the pioneer cottage in Stout Street was made on June 13 when $1100 was raised from the "Hike for History". This sponsored walk was organised by the Business and Professional Women's Club and about four hundred people took part. The sum raised gives a great start, and even more incentive to the restoration scheme. The cottage is a real link with the past and needs to be restored to preserve some local historical identity.

Dressed in period costume June Hall and Dawn Wilson are shown outside the historical cottage before the hike.

Miss E. Hyland (organiser of the walk) calls for the hikers to assemble for the start.

The organisers, Miss R. Bunt, Miss E. Hyland and Miss I. Dixon (president B. and P. club) with, from right, Jan Beedie, Ian Butterworth and Nigel Rashinger who are ready to take part in the walk.

Miss Winifred Lysnar cuts the rope to start the walk.

The Highland Pipe Band leads the company of walkers over the Peel Street bridge.

Mrs Doreen Costello marks off Hilary Bull, Julia Frankish and Matthew Brooks at the railway station check point.

Some of the walkers crowd over the Waikanae Creek bridge. Ages in the group ranged from eighty down to eight – and even younger they say!

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The Gisborne Photo News

No 193 : July 15, 1970

Great Start