PAVITT COTTAGE TRUST
Financial statements and audit report for the year
Working Bee March 2011
Water problems
March 2011 saw an emergency family working bee to repair the cottage water
supply. The source, a spring several kilometres up the valley, had failed
- leaving the cottage without any water. This may have been caused in
part by the February 22nd earthquake but more likely by old age! The (antique)
collector tank had ruptured plus the surrounding area had become very
overgrown. With the help of two Robinsons Bay neighbours ( Ged Foley &
Eric Ryder) a new tank was installed & the settling tanks down the
valley checked. The tank just up the road from the cottage (on Eric's
land) was repaired. The water supply now works a treat. Fingers crossed
it stays that way!
Removing old collector tank at spring: left to right, Ben Tichborne (almost
hidden by bush), Ged Foley, Bryan Tichborne, Eric Ryder, Brent George
and Lewis George). A very mucky & tricky job!
'Plumbers' Mike Browne & Lewis George installed a new ball cock and
replumbed outlet from Pavitt tank.
Not shown in these photos is the 'support group' comprising of Mary Browne, Helen Leach, Jacqui & Ellen George and Nancy Tichborne. They worked hard too! Trimming shrubbery, clearing track to the creek, cleaning out the gravel from the base of wash-house, cleaning silver cutlery, boiling water for dishes & feeding the cold, muddy & hungry workers.
Some of you might recall this venerable fence post being featured on
the front page of the 2010 Pavitt Cottage Press... It is thought to be
one of the original corner posts of the Pavitt's 100 acre block (Rural
Section 579). It looks like a totara trunk - used without any splitting
or shaping. Our neighbour Eric Ryder has been busy doing improvements
to his farm - including a new fence along Sawmill Road. He kindly let
us have the old post - a true Pavitt taonga! This was re-erected in front
of the cottage by Peter Haylock & Bryan Tichborne - for all to admire.
Pavitt Cottage
Accommodation Gift Vouchers
A view from above the Cottage 2003
What a great gift to give your family. The ideal getaway to relax and absorb your family history.
Ask us about buying a gift voucher to present to someone special.
Contact andrew@pavitt.co.nz or ttichborne@watercolours.co.nz
This rock was relocated from up the valley and this plaque was mounted on it, Thanks to Nancy & Bryan for arranging it and thanks to the people who bought Prints and made donations towards this Memorial Rock
Monarch Limited Edition Prints
There are still prints available
A3 limited edition (100) signed -$25
A4 print only - $15
plus postage & packaging
emial andrew@pavitt.co.nz
Check out
www.walhalla-london.co.uk
and stay with John Pavitts great great Granddaughter at her B&B
Email: songbirds15@gmail.com
If you are going to stay in the Cottage you should check out this site www.historicakaroa.co.nz
As you will see there is plenty to see
One of the cottage neighbours ,Suky Thomson, runs the Akaroa Civic Trust. This is their site.
John sourced some wood and the infamous toilet from Suky and she has followed the restoration closely.
A trust has been set up and we need to keep this legacy running with the proceeds from hiring the Cottage.
We have set the rent at $50 per night (half local Price) plus $10
per person to cover power, gas, and custodian services.
(N.B. for 1 night only it is $60 plus $10pp)
i.e. 2 people = $70 per night, $35 each
4 people = $90 per night, $22.50 each
"very reasonable rates"
Non family members $85 per night + $10pp
(must be booked by family member)
The cottage has now been fully furnished by John &
Christine including Cutlery, Crockery & linen. All you need to take is food &
clothes. The trustees have arranged for a local lady to service the Cottage after you leave,
this will insure its ready for the next guests.
How many descendants of a New Zealand pioneer family have collective ownership of their first family home in this country?
Join up NOW
It may be that you are unable to enjoy the cottage at this stage. In
addition, those of you who have done so will, we hope, also join this group.
Membership has been set at $20 annually. this will cover either and individual membership, or a couple with/without dependant children, Any donations in addition to this are welcome too of course!