Hi folks A possibility for reducing some of the very large expense on the historic fence is up for discussion. It’s this section at the top end of the High st frontage. (The gate and posts will be restored.) It will have to be run past both Heritage NZ and the DCC, but there’s evidence it was not included in the 1905 construction, as the slope above the janitor’s cottage steps was excluded. These two panels probably came from the gap where the brick shed was built in the 1920s. Replacing them will involve new footings up the rising ground, and they could be very usefully repurposed as four of the new gates. Tim will report what kind of fencing is proposed for the back border with the town belt, and for the metre or so on High St where the historic fence is short of the corner anyway. This must also meet with your approval, especially Claire’s. But security fencing this section could be a nice frame for growing something. Cheers Rosemarie