The Waipawa & District Lions Club has made huge progress in its dream to revive the hanging flower basket display that used to brighten up the Waipawa High Street retail area. Following a successful appeal through CHB Mail a few weeks ago, all of the previously used flower baskets have been located and have now been planted up in readiness for hanging in time for next month’s Waipawa Spring Festival (Duck Day). The High Street retailers and the Lions Club have come up with the necessary financial contributions to cover the cost of basket liners, compost and flowers for this community project. The Lions Club wishes to acknowledge the extremely generous support given by Bruce Nelson of Mitre 10 of Waipukurau who has supplied basket liners, compost and flower seedlings at very favourable prices. A working bee attracted 15 Lions Club members and several other interested Waipawa residents and a total of 63 baskets, each containing a mixture of red, white and blue summer flowers, have been planted up. The baskets are now safely in a Shade House for protection and regular watering to enable the flowers to grow stronger and bigger before the baskets are hung in the High Street. The Waipawa & District Lions Club meets on the first and third Thursdays of every month at Waipawa Fire Station Hall in Waverley Street, Waipawa at 6.30 pm. Lions clubs are a group of men and women who identify needs within the community and work together to fulfill those needs. For more information or to get involved with the Waipawa & District Lions Club, please contact Membership Secretary, Jim Greeff – 06 857 8828 (evenings). See our Facebook page for more about Lions - https://www.facebook.com/Centralhawkesbay?fref=nf