Thames Heritage Festival
Thames Heritage Festival 2020, with the theme ‘One Town, Many Tales’, takes place this year on Saturday 14th and Sunday 15th March at Bella Street Pump House, Thames Goldmine Experience, Historic Kōpū Bridge, Thames Small Gauge Railway, Thames School of Mines with Rock Shop & Mineral Museum, Thames Treasury - Archive & Research Centre, and Thames Museum. The events around these sites in Cochrane St, Queen St and Brown St, and at Kōpū , include gold panning; 19th century gold mining machinery in action; talks and Q&A chats with experts; guided walks and leisurely strolls; small gauge train rides, music, story telling and more. For more details see the full programme on www.thamesheritage.co.nz....
The festival is presented by Thames Heritage Network: we all look forward to welcoming you to our events.
Poll: Should we ditch daylight saving? 🕰️
First introduced in New Zealand in 1927 with the passing of the Summer Time Act, it's what we know as 'Daylight Saving' and this year it ends on the first Sunday in April.
While we do get to sleep in this time around, some people would like to scrap the clock tinkering for good.
And why? Some evidence suggests the time changes are bad for our health as they mess with sleep patterns leading to short-term fatigue and affecting mood. Meanwhile the hour change is frustrating for farmers and a nightmare for getting the littlies to sleep. But what's your take?
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41.1% Yes - get rid of the clock changes
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57.2% No, I enjoy it
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1.8% Other - I'll share below
Getting Started with Genealogy
If you’d like to know more about how to research your family tree and its history, GETTING STARTED with YOUR FAMILY TREE with NZ Society of Genealogists Thames Branch and Thames Museum te Whare Taonga o te Kauaeranga is for you. We’re looking forward to getting you started.
Poll: Does a savoury scone require cheese on top, or folded inside?
Help settle the great kiwi debate ... cheese on top, or folded inside?
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76.1% Inside!
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23.9% On top!
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