Trustees recently considered funding applications from our four local education providers for various initiatives and projects for the 2024 year. The fund available this financial year is $57,450.

On Wednesday 8 November Phil Holden, Chair of Greytown Trust Lands Trust, Derek Williams, Deputy Chair, Joseph Gillard and Graeme Gray, Co-Chairs of Cobblestones Trust signed a historic 99-year lease for $1 per annum over the land owned by the Trust.

We received nine applications in the recent community funding round for activities and projects in the areas of social, cultural and environmental well-being. The amount available for distribution was $15,000. Trustees evaluated applications received and awarded funding to the following six community groups.

In December 2022 the Trust granted $61,200 to our four local education institutions under the Trust’s Education Funding category. A summary of the initiatives applied for and the amounts awarded are as follows:

Huge congratulations to Zoe and her team at Shadow Gallery for turning 1 this month. They are celebrating their milestone with a “flash day” on Saturday 20 May.

This month’s tenant profile is on Garry Smith and his team at Bodyworks Panel & Paint Wairarapa Ltd at 2 Arbor Place right across from Kuranui College at the South end of town.

At their November board meeting, trustees considered grant applications for funding initiatives from the four local education providers. The education funding pool available this financial year is $61,200.

Cobblestones Museum was the venue for the recent celebration commemorating 150 years of the Greytown Trust Lands Trust. The evening – held on 24 November 2022 – was attended by almost 100 guests including past Trustees and employees of the Trust, tenants, local councillors, and various members of community groups.

The new Trust Board met officially for the first time on 26th of October. The first task for the Board was the election of officers with Phil Holden and Derek Williams duly elected Chair and Deputy Chair.

In December 2021 the Trust granted $74,451 to our four local education institutions under the Education Bulk Funding category.