July 2010 MT MEE NEWS
By Ian Wells
It is quite mild as I write, but some recent days have been as cold as the proverbial frog’s appendage! And that sneaky little westerly just cuts you in half!
Maybe it is just a matter of too many birthdays, but it seems worse than usual this year. However, I seem to recall someone writing, “If winter cometh half so fast, can spring be far behind?” I also recall from my schoolboy days a work in which Lady X complains to her husband along the lines of – “Take me away from this place – I can’t stand the damp airs and the wind, the wind, the eternal wind!” To which he replies tersely “Don’t eat pears then”.
I wish I could recall the work and the author!
The St Lucia Orchestra concert in our hall on 30th May was very enjoyable indeed – a light-hearted and interesting selection of well-known tunes performed with great skill. This orchestra is worked superbly by conductor Andrew Robinson and leader Lucy Bignall to sound like a single great instrument capable of endless variation.
The programme, as the title suggested, did take us around the world in 80 minutes, with Dvorak, Borodin and Tchaikovsky trading punches with the likes of Victor Young, Bert Kamfert and some traditional tunes – Londonderry Air, Mexican Hat Dance and Hava Nagila to mention just a few.
Please note that the orchestra has a concert entitled “Filmharmonic” at the Kedron Wavell Service Club on Sunday 22nd August. You can (and should) book on 3359 9122.
The next Sunday concert in our Mt Mee Hall is on 12th September, with our old favourites the Savoyard Singers in a concert entitled “You Must Remember This”.
More of this later, but you can book now with Kay on 5498 2104.
Many are asking why the new viewing area alongside the Arthur Duncan carpark is still surrounded by orange netting. The answer is simple – it is more elevated than planned and must now be surrounded with a balustrade to meet Council’s own stringent safety standards. We understand that this is in hand.
Council is making good progress with the replacement of the Antibidawa Bridge too, and traffic hold-ups have not been too serious so far.
This reminds me to mention that the mirror at the junction of Tidwell Rd and the “Pocket” Rd seems to have lost its reflectivity. Don’t rely on it too much when leaving Tidwell Road!
I can report that the new training room at the Mt Mee Rural Fire Station is nearing completion. It is very well finished and very well equipped and it is a very great credit to the faithful few who conceived it, planned it and raised the funds for it with bucket shakes and ingenuity. The only major outstanding items now are the floor coverings (and of course the temprite).
I close with a salutary tale. The fencing contractor working next door to “Oakhill” turned his back on his tractor for a few moments the other day. When he turned back, it wasn’t there. It was now lying in pieces in a ravine at the bottom of the hill.
That is two nasty vehicle accidents – one fatal, on hills neighbouring our place within the last couple of years. That does clear the mind a bit, doesn’t it!
I wish I could recall the work and the author!
The St Lucia Orchestra concert in our hall on 30th May was very enjoyable indeed – a light-hearted and interesting selection of well-known tunes performed with great skill. This orchestra is worked superbly by conductor Andrew Robinson and leader Lucy Bignall to sound like a single great instrument capable of endless variation.
The programme, as the title suggested, did take us around the world in 80 minutes, with Dvorak, Borodin and Tchaikovsky trading punches with the likes of Victor Young, Bert Kamfert and some traditional tunes – Londonderry Air, Mexican Hat Dance and Hava Nagila to mention just a few.
Please note that the orchestra has a concert entitled “Filmharmonic” at the Kedron Wavell Service Club on Sunday 22nd August. You can (and should) book on 3359 9122.
The next Sunday concert in our Mt Mee Hall is on 12th September, with our old favourites the Savoyard Singers in a concert entitled “You Must Remember This”.
More of this later, but you can book now with Kay on 5498 2104.
Many are asking why the new viewing area alongside the Arthur Duncan carpark is still surrounded by orange netting. The answer is simple – it is more elevated than planned and must now be surrounded with a balustrade to meet Council’s own stringent safety standards. We understand that this is in hand.
Council is making good progress with the replacement of the Antibidawa Bridge too, and traffic hold-ups have not been too serious so far.
This reminds me to mention that the mirror at the junction of Tidwell Rd and the “Pocket” Rd seems to have lost its reflectivity. Don’t rely on it too much when leaving Tidwell Road!
I can report that the new training room at the Mt Mee Rural Fire Station is nearing completion. It is very well finished and very well equipped and it is a very great credit to the faithful few who conceived it, planned it and raised the funds for it with bucket shakes and ingenuity. The only major outstanding items now are the floor coverings (and of course the temprite).
I close with a salutary tale. The fencing contractor working next door to “Oakhill” turned his back on his tractor for a few moments the other day. When he turned back, it wasn’t there. It was now lying in pieces in a ravine at the bottom of the hill.
That is two nasty vehicle accidents – one fatal, on hills neighbouring our place within the last couple of years. That does clear the mind a bit, doesn’t it!
