• There is declining involvement in cricket, netball and touch.
• Involvement in bowls, which had been declining, showed some increase last year.
• There is more or less the same involvement in golf, soccer, rugby and hockey.
• There is an increased involvement in the Masters Games and tennis.

• Use of the Library showed general increases from 1995 to 2001 with some decrease in 2002.
• Visitors, including school and other groups, to the Art Gallery have generally shown an increase from 1994 to 2003.
• Attendances at Repertory have increased.
• Swimming at Gonville and Wanganui East has generally declined over the last few years with use of the Splash Centre steady for the last four years.
• Involvement in Scouts remains about the same.

More information is available from Keith Smith.

Rates: instalment 1 - extended date

Reminder - the due date for payment of instalment one of the 2003/04 rates has been extended to Wednesday, September 3.

After this date a penalty will be added.

If you are having difficulty in meeting your rates payments, please enquire about payment options that are available.

For customer convenience you may post your cheque payment in the reply-paid envelope provided.

August 23: Netball Wanganui 75th Jubilee
Contact: Robyn, phone 348 1440.

August 23-31: Oz - Musical Theatre
Venue: Amdram Theatre. Friday 7.30pm, Saturdays 2pm & 8pm, Sundays 2pm.

August 23: NPC Rugby - Wanganui vs Buller
Venue: Westpac Stadium, Cooks Gardens. 2.30pm.

August 23: Country Craft Show
Venue: Springvale Sports Stadium. 10am-3pm.

August 23: SteamRail Wanganui Inc Day Excursion to Napier
Leaves Taupo Quay freight yard at 6.30am.

August 23: Rivercity Ballroom Dancing Championships
Venue: Wanganui City College Hall, Ingestre Street. 4pm.

August 23: Rivercity Markets
Venue: Wanganui Racecourse. 8am-1pm.

August 23-24: Wanganui Pistol Club Competition Shoot
Venue: Airport Road. Contact: 345 3240.

August 25-September 5: Soccer - Kingz Training Camp and Game
Venue: Westpac Stadium, Cooks Gardens.

August 25-29: Wanganui Veteran Golfers' Five-day Tournament
Venue: Belmont Links.

August 26: Wanganui Greyhound Race Meeting
Venue: Hatrick Raceway, Spriggens Park. 2pm.

August 26: Coffee Club @ Whanganui Regional Museum
Venue: Whanganui Regional Museum. 2pm. Wanganui's growing heritage: past and present, planting in parks and privately, and what really belongs here. An illustrated talk with local botanist Colin Ogle.

To November: Infiltration by Andrea du Chartenier
Venue: Whanganui Regional Museum. An artist's perspective of the Museum and its collection.

Throughout August:
A wide range of exhibitions at the Sarjeant Gallery, Whanganui Regional Museum and other galleries.

More information about things to do in the Wanganui District is available from the i-Site Wanganui Visitor Centre, 101 Guyton Street.

The District Library is delighted to announce the launch date of the Wanganui community's brand-new, state-of-the-art Mobile Library - and everyone's invited to the celebration!

When: Thursday, 11 September 2003
Where: Castlecliff School

Watch this space in Community Link, Saturday August 30, for full details.

Mobile Library…..Changes to Scheduled Stops

Wanganui District Library advises its valued Mobile Library customers that the current timetable of community visits will cease on Friday, 5 September 2003.

The new timetable of community visits will be printed in Community Link on Saturday, August 30, and is scheduled to start Monday, 15 September 2003.

The establishment of the new timetable follows an extensive review of the current service and responds to demonstrated changes in community need and demand. The Mobile service is a powerful component of the Library's Community Literacy Strategy, enabling the District Library to deliver a quality service to all communities in the District, regardless of location.

Unless otherwise noted meetings are held at 2.00pm in Committee Room 2, 1st Floor, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui.

Agendas are available at the Customer Services Counter, Municipal Office Building, 101 Guyton Street, Wanganui and the Wanganui District Library two working days prior to the meeting.

The Council welcomes members of the public to attend its meetings.

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