FACILITIES FOR NEW SPORTS AREA

Bay of Plenty Times, Volume LXXVI, Issue 14710, 30 June 1948, Page 3

FACILITIES FOR NEW SPORTS AREA

PLAYING fields near COLLEGE jpEAL BY PARENT-TEACHER ASSOCIATION lU 6 . Parent-Teacher Association leaking another big effort to assist College. Ms major aim, is the provision of facilities |‘ihe new sports area adjacent to S the object of obtaining the |“Wehearted support of friends of b c °Hege, a general meeting has 111I 11 called for early next month. CJf the meeting a social in the Ijj 1 of an old-time dance will be ijjie obiective of the executive is pse £I,OOO with the idea of prodressing sheds, showers and neniences on the area. Further liaised labour in working bees 1, attend to the erection of the fwngs P ts pointed out that a large sum vhoney has already been spent by f; a Uthorities in the provision of e area, and more in its formation c cost of £2,200. Further equip|n is to be provided by the Com- |‘ e ® °f Management and applicant has been made to the departed to subsidise an amount, of £425' at a tractor, and triplex gang |C ers will be available for maingnee. J tie Principal (Mr A. M. NicholV in giving his wholehearted |P°rt to the appeal, has pointed | tnat; when every child has to rjn school till the age of 15, this L ls ground is an asset tp the | a ° u gh and'county alike and is of h‘ es t to every parent. L • n.ts are therefore asked by the Pjatioti to make a point of bating the meeting and of giving V support at some later date the appeal is being made. ty w iU remember the highlyj. cssful funds fair of two years 1' while it is visualised that this C ! will take n different °Pod to equal the sum of £1,200 I Was raised on that occasion.