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Thames’ Porritt Park
improvements in play
New landscaping, fencing, toilet complex and
playground equipment have been installed at
the Porritt Park in Thames, near the Goldfields
Shopping Centre. Shown right, the new swing
set was installed; the swings are now ‘full
swing’, and the ground is covered with thick
layer of wood chips.
The new toilets are installed, with a student-
designed mural on one of its walls. The entry
plaza is paved with attractive red and grey
pavement set off by new safer fencing.
The big change, not welcomed by all, will be
demolition of the historic play structure, the
Lion’s Club Wakaterepaddle boat.
A new skate board park is now part of the
Active Thames 2018 project, which also
includes an indoor gymnasium at Thames
High School and a multi-sport clubroom
development at Rhodes Park by 2018.
The skate park would be built near the
playground opposite the Thames police station,
and would also cater to scooter and BMX
riders. The skate park is being designed by
Jason Parkes, a former pro who owns Premium
Skate Designs.
Above: the new swingset is installed with a
unique seat. Right, Thames school children
held contest to design mural for the side wall
of the new toilet buildings. - Photos: Althea Barker
Coromandel Community Spotlight
Kopu to Kaiaua route highlights
Hauraki Rail Trail
expansion includes
Miranda Shorebirds
In December, TCDC gave the “go” to start
on Stage 2 of the Hauraki Rail Trail, that will
eventually connect all the way to Auckland.
This stage, a relatively flat grade, will lead from
Kopu, over the Kopu Bridge, along the bottom
of the Firth, then north along the estuary shore,
past the Miranda Shorebird Centre, and then
north to Kaiaua.
Property rights have already been cleared, and
care is being taken to ensure the trail and its
riders do not intefere with nesting shorebirds.
Work should start early this year.
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The Seagull Centre Salvage Shop and Re-Use Shop on Burke Street in Thames is a
recycling center with a vision. It sponsored the ‘Steampunk the Thames’ sculpture
competition for 2015, won by Karl Simm for the weapon below. It frequently sponsors
art workshops such as one in January, where kids made pencil cases out of recycled
mateials. A butterfly sculpture is another recent project.
STEAMPUNK THE JUNQUE
Karl Simm is winner of the 2015
Seagull Centre Sculpture Competition