Thursday 20th June, 2013
THE ELLESMERE ECHO
POPPITA’S CAFÉ TO BECOME A PIZZERIA On the 6th of July Poppita’s will be undergoing a transformation. Every Friday and Saturday night Poppita’s will be offering a range of traditional pizzas, for dine in or take-away. The pizza bases will be hand stretched and hand made, and the meat will be sourced from a local butcher. Café owners Bianca and Scott Woyak said “We are excited to be expanding into pizza. We were sick of there
being no where to go out for dinner on a Friday and Saturday night, so we decided to open Poppita’s at night as a pizzeria.” Poppita’s, already known for its seriously good coffee, has also applied for a BYO liquor license. Coffee will also be offered as well as slices and cakes. Opening hours for Pizza are Friday and Saturday 5-9pm. Call 423 9161 for takeaways, bookings or private functions.
WE NEED YOU NOW !!!!!! LEESTON MARKET UPDATE Do you have a special skill or talent that you’d like to share with the community and make a little money off? Have you thought about turning your passion into a small business? We Need You Now! We are currently looking for new local stall holders to fill our market up before the busy season begins in spring. Whether you’re an old hand or new to the market scene we would love to have you along. We are looking for people to fill the following positions and more: Fresh Fruit & Produce from your farm or garden, organic or not. Eggs free rang, organic or farmed. Hot Food of any description. Beauty Services massage,
waxing, grooming, make up etc. Clothing handmade, imported, kids, adults etc. Face Painting, Promotions come down and advertise your business or services, in a way which suits you. Arts and Crafts, Accessories bags, t-shirts, shoes, hair clips etc., imported, local, handmade. Delicacies of your homeland, Fresh breads, Honey & Related Products Beverages hot coffee, special homemade cold drinks, fizzy, fresh juices, mock-tails, vine samples, boutique beers etc. Savoury Baking pies, quiches, scones etc. Cheese, Meats, Sweets handmade, chocolates, traditional sweets of your homeland.
Oils of all types. Plants vege seedlings, flowers, scrubs, trees etc. Fundraising and anything else you can think off. To keep our market productive for all stalls we are limiting the number of similar stalls depending on the type and differences to 2 or 3 of each. So be quick and get in first to secure your spot for the busy warm months leading up to Christmas. Please contact Anna Nurse on 0211042712, (03) 3248212, ab.nurse@hotmail.co.nz or through our facebook page at www.facebook.com/ LeestonMarket for more information and to book your site. When you join us as a stall holder you will enjoy the comforts of the staff tent which include hot drinks, morning tea, staff information, suggestion’s book, a chair to have a break, sign in post, information and advice on how to promote your stall and more. Your stall will cost $5 if you book and pay for 3 or more markets or $7 for a casual stall. This will get you a 3 metre site for you to display your products, you can bring your own table or hire one for $2 and you may also be able to bring a gazebo but please speak to Anna before market day to arrange this. You need to book your spot at least one week before to allow for on the day layout plan to be done, fitting all stalls in. If you
forget to book you will need to see Anna on the day to be given a position. We are currently having markets on the 1st and 3rd Saturdays of every month from 9am – lunch time. But we are happy to announce we will be changing to every Saturday from 9am – lunch from the 5th of October this year. We look forward to making you a part of our team at the Leeston Market. See you at the next Leeston Market, on Saturday the 6th of July. And check out the next issue of the Ellesmere Echo for a list of all the new stall holders. Anna Nurse
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A WORLD FIRST FOR CANTERBURY What is translucent, floats in the stratosphere and communicates with red bubbles? Project Loon of course. Project Loon is a new Google initiative that aims to bring internet to the two thirds of the worlds population that are not currently connected. Canterbury was the first place in the world to trial the system whereby many large solar powered balloons are launched into the upper stratosphere. These balloons form a network capable of providing internet to those on the ground with special red bulbous antennas. Local man Charles Nimmo and his family were selected to be the first in the world to use the network due to their rural location and historically unreliable internet. “The whole process was very secretive.” explained Charles. “We were only given full details of the initiative the night before the test.” The agricultural sector represents 75% of New Zealand export earnings and currently tolerates unreliable, expensive or non existent internet. For that reason the rural sector could do with as many ‘Loons’ as possible.
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