The ‘Panorama of Raglan calendar 2018’ is now in Raglan Bookshop on Bow St and Rivet Gallery in the old Dairy Factory on Wallis Street. The price is still $15, as it was when the 2009 calendar started off the publication.
The calendar is again full of photos of Raglan from various angles and of the countryside around, most taken by Raglan Ramblers on their weekly walks.
This year is different, in that the calendar celebrates 25 years since Friends of Wainui Reserve formed, the first meeting being on 8 November 1993. In 2017 the calendar contributed $1313.98 to fund their work at the reserve. There has always been a big overlap membership with Raglan Ramblers (formed in 1991), so most of the photos are taken during rambles in the countryside around Raglan.
Friends of Wainui has work mornings on the second and fourth Monday of the month from 9am at the carpark about 3½km out of town. Raglan Ramblers walks usually start at 9am on Wednesdays from the carpark beside the Fire Station. Friends of Wainui has planted a bit over 10 hectares of the 140 hectare council reserve with about 15,000 trees. Work is now mainly keeping tracks clear and weeds and pests under control.
