Pegasus Post: January 29, 2019

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Board member launching
business with global goal
• By Jess Gibson
Tuesday January 29 2019
News
A JEWELLERY business set up
by a community board member
to tackle global issues is finally
set to launch.
Bead and Proceed, which
aims to spark up conversations
about the United Nations’ 17
sustainability goals, is set to
launch on February 24.
Its chief executive Bridget
Williams – who is also a
Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood
Community Board member –
plans to host a launch party with
business partners, Luke Gillespie
and Anita Chang, at Avebury
House from 12.30-3pm on the
day of the launch.
New Zealand agreed to adopt
the sustainability goals in 2015.
They aim to end poverty, protect
the environment and minimise
inequality, among other
aspirations, by 2030.
“These goals are for everyone,
no one can be left behind,” said
Miss Williams.
The jewellery kits aim to get
people together to create their
own necklaces, with five beads
that can be painted different
colours to represent the goals
they want achieved.
The money from each kit
LAUNCH: Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board
member Bridget Williams (right) and her business partner Anita
Chang are set to launch of their company next month.
purchased will be used to donate
another kit to a low decile school
or community organisation.
Bead to Proceed has partnered
with SILENCE, an organisation
in Kolkata, India, which employs
deaf and physically-challenged
people to craft products and
earn a sustainable income. The
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launch was meant to happen late
last year but was delayed to allow
SILENCE employees more time
to complete the products.
•To learn more about
Bead and Proceed and the
sustainable development
goals, visit https://
beadandproceed.com/
• By Louis Day
TUG LYTTELTON’S first
passenger cruise in three years
has been delayed again.
The cruise was originally
scheduled to take place in
December but was pushed back
to this month. It has now been
delayed again until next month.
Tug Lyttelton Preservation
Society head stoker Mike Bruce
said there is still paperwork to
complete before any passenger
cruises on the restored tug can
take place.
“The boat is fine, everything
is absolutely tickety-boo there.
We are just waiting on the final
sign-off from the maritime safety
authority.”
Mr Bruce said once the
paperwork has been completed,
it could take up to three weeks
to prepare the boat for passenger
cruises.
“If we get the sign-off at the
end of this week, we will have to
reheat the boiler. That’s going to
take five to six days to do, then it
is going to take a few days to get
a roster together. After that it’s
going to be a good two to three
weeks before we get steam up.”
Lyttelton Community
Association chairman Ken
Maynard said he was becoming
concerned the tug boat might not
return at all.
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“It would be a massive loss if
it was lost forever. It’s one piece
of the puzzle in Lyttelton, if it
goes it could have an impact on
tourism and local businesses in
the area.”
One Lyttelton cafe owner, who
did not want to be named, said
the tug brought a lot of business
to the area.
However, Lyttelton Coffee
Company owner Stephen Mateer
said it did not boost his business.
“My customers tend to be the
more environmentally-friendly
type. The tug has quite a specific
clientele and I don’t notice a
difference in my business when it
is running.”
Mr Mateer, a self-confessed
“greenie”, did not appreciate the
tug’s impact on the environment.
“The tug boat burns coal
and lets out a large amount
of black smoke. If it could be
re-powered with more of an
environmentally-friendly design,
that would be great.”
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