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Crossways is running another superb film fundraiser, this time featuring one of Gaylene Preston's acclaimed documentaries - War Stories Our Mothers Never Told Us. This compelling movie allows seven New Zealand women to talk about the impact of WWII on their lives and their families, and reveals the human impact of the war that swept the globe.

This is a great way of remembering the sacrifices of Anzac Day without the military pomp and ceremony.

This is a one-off screening at the Paramount Theatre in Courtenay Place, 4pm on Sunday 26 April. Tickets are $20 for adults and $10 for children, and can be purchased by e-mailing crossways@woosh.co.nz or phoning 384 - 4770. Limited door sales may also be available on the day.

All proceeds go to the Crossways Community Centre in Roxburgh Street.

Christchurch technology company Dove Electronics Ltd has made a very generous donation to the Mt Victoria community, providing high-quality video surveillance equipment to enable the Pirie Street bus tunnel to be monitored.

Over on the Save The Basin Reserve site there's a posting of the video shot on the recent Mt Victoria Historical Society heritage walk, hosted by local residents Joanne Newman and Alan Olliver.

Updated: Turns out we can also embed the video, so here it is:

Basin Reserve Historic Walk from MountVictoria on Vimeo.

Our fantastic Community Liaison Manager, Tania Austin, is spending her last day working at Crossways today.

The Mt Victoria Historical Society is hosting a guided tour of the Basin Reserve area, highlighting stories of cricket, canals, great events and fascinating people, from Mother Aubert to Waring Taylor, and associating them with the landmarks we see every day, including the Home of Compassion creche on the site where Mother Aubert founded her Wellington mission.

Date: Sunday March 22 (postponement date March 29), starting at 2.30 pm.
For more information and bookings, contact Joanna Newman on 385 2254 or at jonewman@xtra.co.nz

This is a particularly topical walk, given the threat to the Basin Reserve from the ill-considered flyover planned by the very government agencies that should be protecting this vital piece of Wellington's heritage.

Councillor Celia Wade-Brown has sent through the following message about the annual Walk2Work Day - which happens this week.

Dear Wellingtonians!

Walk2Work day is just around the corner. So we would like to invite you to walk all or part of your daily journey! If it's too far to walk all the way, catch a bus, train or park your car or cycle on the edge of the city! Every metre walked counts!

Clyde Quay School is hosting a walk around local kitchens from 1:30pm to 4:30pm this coming Saturday for those looking for inspiration and ideas. As the photo shows, there are some fabulous kitchens on display, and all proceeds from the event go to Clyde Quay School.

Tickets are $25 and are available from the school. E-mail office@clydequay.school.nz for details and bookings. Tickets are limited, so get yours now!

The High Court has just issued a judgement in favour of the Mt Victoria Residents Association, after the Association sought a judicial review of the Wellington City Council's decision to issue a resource consent to the brothel at 103 Pirie St.

For more photos of the day, see our Flickr photostream.