On the 26th of July 2012 Eastern Hutt Rotary Club donated a small pavilion with a table and three solid wooden bench seats to Avalon Park. Over the last 12 years the pavilion had become a bit weather beaten and dirty so our Community and Environment Committee decided to give it a freshen up. Joe Tomlinson’s son Ray who owns a water blasting firm did a great job to clean the pavilion and surrounding concrete. Barrie Littlefair who convenes the committee is a member of the Days Bay Menz Shed so he volunteered to restore the furniture. In order to leave one seat in the pavilion for public use at all times it required three trips to Days Bay to transport the seats. This was done by Paul Giles and Annette Ruck’s partner Ian Dopson and stepson Ian McFadden. The pavilion is now back to its former glory and is being well used by members of the public both young and old who visit the park. It is a great example of rotary action in our local community. |
