The grounds and buildings at St Peter’s and St Luke’s require the efforts of many people to keep them in a manner that everyone expects.  Some of the work is done by paid staff and contractors, but there is a myriad of jobs that pile up and wait for available volunteers to tackle them. A few years ago a group of like-minded people began to meet on a more-or-less regular basis from 9.00 am to 12.00 noon on Fridays to try to keep on top of the work.  They called themselves the “A Team”, and they have done some amazing work including (but not limited to)… Painting fences Building fences Painting roofs Preparing window frames for painting Painting window frames Fixing spouting Fixing drainage pipes Water blasting buildings to clean them Mending gates and fences Building steps for Portacoms Laying foundations for Containers Weeding gardens Trimming trees Cutting hedges Chipping branches Making garden conditioner/mulch out of composted leaves Clearing spoutings Laying gravel on pathways Shifting bricks and stone from the earthquake damage Mending electrical items Picking up rubbish around the grounds Cleaning houses ready for tenanting The list is endless.  “If you see it needs to be done, then do it” is our motto.  We would like to extend our team to include others who might like to help.  Its not just hard work it’s also fun, and we have no preconceived expectations of people.  They can do as much or as little as they want. And the best part is the morning tea (see picture), where we get to have a long, leisurely chat to each other. The A Team of light maintenance men and women would like to extend a cordial invitation for you to join them.  Either just turn up on a Friday morning and do anything you think needs doing, or if you like a more structured event, please give Dennys Guild a ring on (03) 357 4204 and he will make sure that you are prepared for whatever we have on the list to do.