A big thanks to the full turnout at the Howick Historical Village Project yesterday.
As well as a large number of Howick Lions reporting for duty we also had three people from Neighbourly who contacted Lion Paul to see if they could come along and help. So Alan from the Village had to run around finding more paintbrushes and extra pails for paint.
We managed to paint all the walls of Brindle Cottage with its first top coat. No mean feat. Then as a bonus and a little light relief we switched to red paint for the window frames and doors. The 'old girl' (Brindle Cottage) looked brand new by the time we finished.
Our three volunteers also sanded down two large mangles and then applied rust proof paint. A fantastic job by the time they finished. We also enjoyed morning tea with fresh hot muffins from June. Our thanks to her.
Below is a letter of appreciation from the Historical Village. All Health and Safety was observed and first aid equipment was on site. Safety Officer Dean made sure we all signed the hazards sheets. I feel the main hazards were other Lions' painters who were totally unselfish in sharing their paint brush flicks on other unsuspecting Lions. How else would I have got the perfect paint hand print on the back of my shirt I ask!
Lion Colin Salt
Vice President
Hi Colin. A very big thank you for the team of ten that gave Fencible Henry Brindle's Cottage its first finishing coat of paint. What a change in its appearance. It is looking very good now. Please thank your wife June for her wonderful muffin baking. It was a very welcome muffin break. An excellent working bee for all concerned. Kind regards, Alan La Roche
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