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PRIME MINISTER VISITS LEESTON
Thursday the 14th May the Prime Minister, during a visit to the Selwyn area, met with people in business about issues affecting them and the community. Approximately 150 people from Leeston and the surrounding district were present at a meeting held at the Leeston Rugby Hall. The meeting was a time for not only the Prime Minister and Amy Adams, What’s coming up?
May 21- Ellesmere College Open Home. May 23-31-Youth week. May 24 - Leeston Bowls & Tennis AGM. May 27 - Ellesmere Events Committee AGM. May 28 - Ellesmere Vintage Club AGM. May 28 - Ellesmere Toy Library AGM. May 30 - Roller Disco. Jun 06 - Leeston Market. Jun 06 - Lincoln Market. Jun. 07 - Southbridge Bowling Club AGM.
the MP for Selwyn to pass on information but an opportunity was given for people to ask questions from their own areas of concern. The Prime Minister spoke on the RMA (Resource Management Act) reform and how the government was focused on growing regional economies and helping small businesses. He stated that the New Zealand economy was right on target and performing strongly with the country having one of the highest employment rates in the OECD. The meeting was not only informative but humorous with the Prime Minister having first hand
experience of the dead zones that affect our cell phone coverage, he also stated he appreciated the quiet tone of the meeting compared to the screams and noise he had encountered when accompanying Prince Harry on his tour. Questions that were asked ranged widely from concerns with regards to present day farming controls and small business owners speaking about employment issues to
questions passed on from the primary school: his favourite colours (yellow) and sports, (to play was golf, to watch was rugby). He appeared genuinely surprised/shocked when told that there was no public transport servicing the Leeston area. This came from a question on how can tourism be increased in our district. He also discussed the importance of science and innovation and how this was helping the farming
sector and other businesses to grow and to compete on the world stage. This was a very worthwhile event of information gathering. Most people came away stating how impressed they were with the approachable down to earth attitude of the Prime Minister.
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Ellesmere Church Services ANGLICAN PARISH OF ELLESMERE
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Sunday 24th May Day of Pentecost 9:30am ~ All age Eucharist at St John’s, Leeston 11:15am ~ Morning worship at St Mary’s, Irwell
Station Street. Leeston Extream Kidz & TFC (Teens for Christ) every Sunday at 10:00am
Every Wednesday 10:00am Holy Communion & prayer for healing at St John’s, Leeston Sunday 31st May 9:30am ~ Eucharist & Sunday School at St John’s, Leeston 11:15am ~ Harvest Festival at St Mark’s, Sedgemere Beat ‘n’ Bounce Pre-school music group Fridays 10:30am - Term time, Sudeley Park Vicar: Reverend Lynne Horwood - Ph 324 3801 Vicar’s Warden: Kathryn Millar - Ph 324 2511
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Sunday, 24th May 10.00am Family Worship with café open after service. Sunday, 31st May 10.00am Family Worship with café open after service. Senior Pastors, Wayne & Nicky Watson Church Office, phone 3243-697 CATHOLIC CHURCH
St John the Evangelist, Leeston, & St Patrick's Lincoln. Leeston Mass will be celebrated in the St John Ambulance Rooms, Cnr High & Gallipoli Street Sunday, 10.00am. Thursday 5.30pm Lincoln Sunday Mass will be celebrated at St Stephen's Anglican Church, Lincoln at 8.30am Weekday Masses: 9.00am Parish Centre. Rolleston Sunday Mass 5.00 pm Church of the Resurrection, Rolleston. Parish Priest, Fr. Frank Kelly 3252-770 Parish Chairperson, Anna Carter 3243-206
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Local Scene A RIGHT ROYAL DO!!! Come and celebrate the Queen's Birthday at Lincoln Farmers' and Craft Market's special British themed event -" A Right Royal Do." to be held during the week of the Queen's birthday on Sat 6th June between 10 am and 1 pm. There will be decorated stalls, fun family games to enjoy set to the soundtrack of live music and song made famous by British artists. Enjoy treats from one of the artisan baking, food and produce stalls - inc. fresh spray free produce,
cheeses, English style gourmet sausages, fudges, honey, hazelnuts, cookies, breads, plants. Or perhaps pick up a unique handcrafted gift from a diverse range of craft stalls - wood products, art, jewellery, clothing. toys..... There will also be a special baking stall offering a selection of British style treats and a sausage sizzle with all proceeds going to the Nepal Earthquake Relief Fund. A perfect way to spend some family time together.
“Logic will get you from A to Z but IMAGINATION will get you anywhere!” – Albert Einstein Dramatic, Symbolic or Make Believe play are when children take on the role of someone or something else (for example, other people, animals, machines) and act out their feelings, understanding and experiences. Children can step away from their reality as a child and BE someone else. They can make sense out of what they’ve observed of the
people and world around them, tell stories and practice social skills and language. Most often children follow themes they are familiar with; Mums and Dads, shops, Doctors etc. and make use of play props that are realistic like a toy telephone. Soon they start to explore fantasy, where play comes from imagination rather than experiences. Children begin to understand that if one thing can "be" something else then a cardboard box can be a rocket ship, a bus or a house. Our “Make Believe” section at the Toy Library covers home settings, real world play and Dress ups. Some of our most popular toys are from this area. A wee stove with some pots, plates, cups and utensils and Alessandro was all set for some serious pretending. He could cook and serve just like Mum. He gets to organise his kitchen, retell a familiar activity and maybe make Mummy a cup of tea or plate of “food”. There are so many possibilities for him to act out.
So what can parents do to encourage Dramatic Play? Be careful to support children's play and not control it, adult instruction cannot replace the valuable experience children gain through play. Your role should centre on creating an environment for play that is safe, accepting and allows the child have the chance to be competent and capable. Most important though is to play act with them and have fun together. So let the children pretend!
Written by Lisa the Librarian Our AGM is on May 28th and we would love to see some new faces so come along and see what it is all about. Opening Times: 1st or 3rd Wednesdays 9.30 10.30 and Saturdays 9 10.30. For more information contact Lisa (Librarian) on 027 603 6873 or Sonia (Secretary) at sfpatelli@hotmail.com. Find us on Facebook www.facebook.com/ ellesmereleestontoylibrary.
Friday Night Youth CONTACT: EVERY FRIDAY MAT HOOPER 7:30PM UNTIL 021 964 9:00PM @ 008 The Station - Leeston VIBE is now only open to Yr9 upLife Church wards. An exciting programme for Yr 7 & 8 starting soon!!!!
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Local Scene NEW HEALTH SERVICE COMING TO ELLESMERE Are you having difficulties with your hearing and wanting local independent advice and professional care? Having good hearing is important to keep you in communication with others. Seeking help early also has many social and health benefits. Experienced audiologist Carolyn Gordon of Gordon & Till Audiology is providing a visiting service to Leeston so independent hearing care is now available in the Ellesmere area. Our services include hearing tests, hearing aid fitting, ACC hearing services and tinnitus management. Gordon & Till Audiology is committed to helping you to hear at your best using the best and latest technology, products and therapies. Gordon & Till Audiology is
the Christchurch member of Independent Audiologists New Zealand. They’re not part of any chain or allied with any manufacturer of hearing aids. This benefits you, as they are free to recommend the most effective solution that's best for you. Terry Pierson, (pictured below) who resides in Southbridge and has been Carolyn’s client for 17 years says, “Carolyn has always placed my needs,
to assist me with my severely occupationally damaged hearing, first. I thoroughly recommend her to any person who needs, wishes and requires independent audiology advice.” Carolyn will be based at the Leeston Medical Rooms at 57/59 High Street, Leeston. No referral is necessary. To make an appointment please phone 03 385 6036 or make an enquiry on our website www.gtaudiology.co.nz.
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ELLESMERE GUIDES Ellesmere Guides are once again having a brilliant chance to go to the Jamboree. This time it is in Christchurch and one of our fund raising efforts is to do a sausage sizzle for any one who would like us at any event. We are also selling pine cones and doing odd jobs. please call Buzz on 3242629 for any more information. Also We are desperate for leaders. If you are over 18 and would like to come and have fun on a Monday or Tuesday evenings we are needing Pippin, Brownie or Guide leaders. No experience necessary. You do not have to have been a guide previously, the programmes have all changed this year so it is all a new adventure.
Also If you are between 5 and 10 and you would like to have a go at guiding come and try us for a couple of sessions. Please ring Buzz see the number above. Also We have had 4 girls gain their top award in Guiding towards the end of last year, they have done so well and are now capable of leading girls, having adventure, fun and challenging themselves. The final badge was to organise from scratch a camp to include the menu, programme and equipment for a group of 5 girls over a period of a weekend. They all completed this in a great calm and fun way. It was great to see the full leadership taking place.
From Left to right: Charlotte Ward, Ruth Brennon, Buzz (leader), Annabelle Ward, Harriet Hague
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Hi there everyone! It's hard to believe that our next market day will actually be the 6th of June ! - The first month of winter. I find getting through the colder months quite a marathon. But the promise of spring, with all the fresh new life, keeps me going. Once the 1st of August comes I'm away, searching for any signs of life in my wasteland of a garden. I was told once that August used to be the first month of spring, but for some reason the Labour government changed it to September. How does that happen??? The winter months at the market can be hard going at times, with not a lot of people out and about. The marketeers are there faithfully, rain or shine, waiting for you to purchase a packet of homemade bickies to have with your morning coffee, or some hot soup or bacon buttie for your lunch, or morning tea! You will also find crafts and warm knitted clothing for that new baby in the family, and plenty more. There are still fruit and veggies available and wonderful free range eggs. Queen’s Birthday Weekend is just a week and a half away, with Monday the 1st June being the public holiday: a chance to get away for a break before it gets really cold! Of course there will be those of us who will be waiting anxiously to see if they finally have made it onto the Queen's Birthday Honours list. Good luck with that. The Queen's birthday is actually the 21st April, but is celebrated a little later when weather is a bit better for outside celebrations. That's in the UK of course, not for us Colonials! She has just turned 89years and isn't she looking great! Our next market is once again the Children's market, so kids, if you're 12yrs or under and want to have a stall, please ring 3295519 to register, evenings best, and it's just $2. If you want to be involved with our regular market please email us at leeston.farmersmarket@gmail.com WATERWISE PROJECT George Tucker and Freddie Gash are Year 12 students at Ellesmere College who participated in the Waterwise Te Waihora hui: a full-on experiential education week for young leaders. Being based at Ngāti Moki marae, Taumutu, the participants not only learnt about water issues but also about tikanga and marae protocol. The students are exposed to a variety of perspectives to do with the complex issue of water management with farmers, farm advisors, researchers, water scientists, ecologists, avian specialists, health advocates, activists, councillors, and poets all involved during the week. George wrote: I was offered an opportunity to go on a trip called Waterwise. It was a week (Sunday the 3rd of May to Friday the 8th of May) of studying the water ways around Lake Ellesmere and the rivers that flow into Lake Ellesmere. On the 3rd of
May I turned up at the CPIT building with 16 other students and didn’t really know what to expect. We then travelled by mini bus to a range of different locations around the Canterbury Plains. We stayed at the Taumutu Ngati Moki Marae. We soon learned that it would not be an easy trip, but we had a range of very inspiring speakers talk to us and we spent a lot of our time in Lincoln University listening to these speakers. Of course some of the speakers came and talked to us on the Marae and they were great to continue talking with over tea after they had spoken. The trip was not just people speaking to us, we got outside and did some planting work for the Department of Conservation and for me that was the highlight of the trip because I love working with plants and helping the environment. We also did some mulch spreading for DOC as well. We all enjoyed looking at tiny creatures in the water at Coes ford and I don’t think any of us
realised how much was living in the water when there appears to be nothing in there. Some very interesting questions were raised at some of the talks. Who should pay for farmers for putting in fences and plants around water ways? What can be done to help improve Lake Ellesmere? How can we motivate young people to care for the environment? The answers to these questions are all very complicated. The biggest Question that I will ask you is what can you do to improve our world? We need to persuade you all to realise that it is your responsibility to clean up your mess, your country. Thank you to Untouched World, Ecan and everyone else for helping to make this trip memorable and providing sponsorship and to Mrs Maria Connolly [Ellesmere College teacher] for giving us the opportunity to go. George Tucker Ellesmere College
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Local Scene REGIONAL DEMOCRACY It is a standard tenet of Western democracies that there be no taxation without representation – the old saw drummed up the American Revolution, growing out of some strange thing called a Bill of Rights that was floating around in England in the seventeenth Century. The whole concept is that it is considered inappropriate for a Government to shake people down for money without those people having a representative influence in how that money is to be applied. Notwithstanding that such old landmarks of Westminster-style uncodified constitutional systems are reliant to a great extent on self-regulation to prevent any risk of transition into autocratic rule, the present government took it upon itself to abolish democratically elected counsellors for the Canterbury Regional Council (ECan) way back in 2010 and institute its own
commissioners in their stead. At the time there was significant public concern. The New Zealand Law Society raised constitutional concerns that the move undermined rule of law norms. Professor Philip Joseph of the University of Canterbury outlined numerous issues: that the legislation undermined stable and predictable lawmaking, that it was ad hominem, that it had retrospective effect, that it unjustifiably delegated law-making to a lesser entity, that it prevented access to environmental courts, that it was passed unjustifiably under urgency, that it undermined democracy, that the law itself was disproportionate to any underlying issue, and that in purporting to be a temporary measure the law was enacted under subterfuge. Letters to the Attorney General raised concerns that the people of Canter-
bury were being treated unequally, with regional planning matters being removed from their democratic input. As the initial term of these commissioners neared its end the government again stepped in saying their work was not yet done, that the earthquakes had destabilised the region and strong leadership was needed to provide a platform for the region’s economic growth. Accordingly further legislation was passed to extend the term of these commissioners; again with the New Zealand Law Society raising concerns about lack of meaningful justification for the suspension of regional democracy. Yet again the government are proposing to extend the term of these commissioners – this time through to 2019. The New Zealand Law Society has yet again raised concerns about lack of justification. Certainly the initial criticism of subterfuge has been borne out. It cannot be argued that New Zealanders do
not believe in democratic principles. Equally concerning is that no alternatives to this imposed regime have been put in the government’s recent proposal. At the very least it ought to have run a number of alternatives up the flagpole. To maintain this situation leaves the government totally exposed to allegations of favouritism and undemocratic influence; arguably your aver-
age cow carries more political weight than your average Cantabrian in regional planning matters at the moment. This article has been prepared by Craig Wakelin, a Solicitor with Ronald Angland & Son, Solicitors, who may be contacted on Tel: 03 324-3033 or e-mail: craig@anglands.co.nz
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History Of Mount Pleasant Farm
William Gabbie arrived on the ship the Gananoque in 1860 from County Down Ireland. When he first arrived he had a store in Waitohi Gorge where Packers and Diggers could get supplies and then was a butcher in Kaiapoi.
He then moved out to Mount Pleasant Farm, North Rakaia Road and leased land before he purchased A letter to Solicitors, 20th September 1870— stated “that it makes little difference whether the rent was paid Half yearly or yearly, only that they accept his offer of seven shillings per annum for half the section, however will pay the years rent in nine months from occupying”. In February 1871 Wil-
liam Gabbie said he would accept the terms offered to sow down the land and keep the fences in good repair for one year’s rent. April 1871 correspondence states - the offer is simply this – three pounds per acre in three years one half to be paid at the end of the first year and the other half to be paid at the expiration of the third year with five shillings per acre rent for the first year and when half the purchase is paid the rent to be reduced one half. May 1887 Another section of 40 Acres of land he first leased for a term of 7 years from 1st May 1887 to 1st day of May 1894 at a yearly rental of six shillings and sixpence in yearly payments. College Reserve land was leased from 1879 to when it was finally able to be purchased making the total area of land owned to 640 Acres. William Gabbie was a successful breeder of
Shorthorn cattle and breeder of horses. He was an original member of Canterbury A & P and was a member and Chairman of the Little Rakaia School Committee. He also entertained the Christchurch Hunt Club. Mr Gabbie encouraged emigrants from Ireland to travel to New Zealand. Diaries from 1893 record calves born and farm records only. A two storey house was built in the late 1880s but have no date of construction. The top storey was removed in the early 1900s.The electric light turned on 10th December 1926 and 13th December after finishing shearing brought an electric iron. Laughton Gabbie took over farming from his father, being the third generation and married Kathleen Morton, from Sedgemere who was a housekeeper on the farm. Kathleen spent her last two and sixpence buying Laughton a pipe for a wedding present. Laughton was one of those characters of the district, with many a story to tell and could hold the attention while he told it and also had a dry sense of humour. One story I heard told of the lawn mower (being at the local garage for repairs at JA Clark’s, who
was a good friend and the two used to go deer stalking together) being there for a considerable length of time – which caused Laughton to travel to Southbridge at his usual slow speed in his green chev truck and spoke to Johnny about the weather and the sun – Laughton said he had got up, opened the window, parted the grass and then he could see the sun. When the beard growing competition for the Southbridge School Celebrations was held in 1968, Laughton was one of the contestants, but when the competition was over Laughton didn’t shave his beard off and continued to grow it until early 1972. He died in 1992 and passed the farm onto daughter Shirley. The farm has seen a lot of changes over the years but is still held as a good piece of land in Little Rakaia.
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Local Scene Me Korero Mo Te Hauora Hinengaro (Let’s talk about mental health and Eating disorders – Part 1) I apologise that it has been a while between this and my last article and my excuse is that sometimes life gets in the way of my best intentions. I wanted to talk to you about disordered eating so that you can recognise it and have some ideas and resources to get some help if this is affecting you or your child. I will discuss eating disorders over two issues. There are several types of Eating Disorders but I am going to concentrate on Anorexia Nervosa, Bulimia Nervosa and Binge eating disorder. In brief, Anorexia involves restricting food intake, an intense fear of weight gain, and significantly low weight (weight BMI of 17 and below) and a disturbance in the way one’s shape or weight is perceived/ experienced (i.e., people often think that they are much bigger than they actually are). It may also involve some behaviour to keep weight low, such as excessive exercise, laxative use and induced vomiting. Bulimia usually involves a pattern of food restriction followed by binge eating (in a 2 hour period eating far more than most people would eat) and feeling out of control over eating. People with bulimia also engage in recurrent (repeated) compensatory behaviour to prevent weight gain including vomiting, laxative use, excessive
exercise and dieting. Binge eating disorder involves binge eating and distress about binge eating but it does not involve any compensatory behaviour designed to prevent weight gain. Although we have these particular categories for classifying eating disorders there are many, many people who have disordered eating patterns who do not quite fit into these categories but for whom food, control of food and body image are the cause of significant distress. This information will be useful to all people with disordered eating patterns. From a psychological point of view, the first thing that people often need is some examination of an individual’s desire for change and some motivation to engage in treatment. Eating disorders are notoriously difficult to treat and approximately 50% of people respond to psychological and medical interventions. What we do know is that if we can treat people with eating disorders early, they have a better chance of full recovery. People with eating disorders often have what researchers call “weak central coherence” (a cognitive style), which is the tendency to get stuck in the detail without the ability to see the entire picture, i.e., ”they can’t see the wood for the trees”. They often fail to consider the long-term impact of disordered eating
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behaviour on their longerterm goals which might include career, study, relationships, having children etc. People with eating disorders can be fixated on weight, weighing themselves to check weight and calories. People who control their eating often get a sense of satisfaction from this perceived control but what they do not seem to understand is that the eating disorder has control of them because it takes over their thinking, their behaviour and their lives. Eating disorders cause serious health problems and in some cases people die from the disorder. Secondly, it is extremely important to examine patterns of behaviour. There are often distant and situational triggers that factor into disordered eating. Distant triggers may involve families or family members who overvalue body image and physical appearance and growing up in such an environment can make someone vulnerable to issues with self-esteem. Often clients have a parent who had their own weight or body image concerns or disordered eating and therefore they learn from this person that their weight is an important focus. Other factors related to personality and temperament might also be involved in the development of disordered eating. Often high achieving people and people with perfectionist tendencies are vulnerable to developing eating disorders. However, researchers do not exactly know what causes eating disorders. More situational triggers for disordered eating might be food restriction (dieting), which can then set someone up for binging. Distress and other negative emotions can trigger disordered eating.
Some people report that binging gives them a sense of “numbness” and distracts them from a distressing situation or thought. Boredom might also function as a more immediate trigger. Overwhelmingly one of the biggest vulnerability factors is self-worth that is based on the overvaluing of appearance and control of weight and food. When we look at what maintains eating disorders (what keeps them going), we know that dieting and food restriction can lead to disordered eating. When people have strict food rules such as dichotomous labels for food (e.g., good vs bad food or clean vs dirty food), this is problematic because
eating a food on the “bad” list, leads to negative thinking, which can lead to compensatory behaviour (vomiting, excessive exercise) to reduce the discomfort of eating the “bad” food. Dieting focuses on food restriction to lose weight and restricting food can lead to physical deprivation (energy and nutrition) and psychological deprivation, which can then result in cravings. Cravings can then lead a person to eat foods on their “bad” list, which can lead to compensatory behaviour and the cycle keeps repeating itself. The figure below helps to illustrate the cyclical pattern of disordered eating.
Figure 1. Transdiagnostic formulation adapted from Fairburn and colleagues (2003) taken from You tube. In Part-2 I will discuss ways to manage disordered eating and provide helpful resources and places to go to treat disordered eating. Until next time, Kia kaha.
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“RAKAIA - OUR HISTORY” BY JANINE IRVINE AND THE RAKAIA HISTORY GROUP This fascinating book has been 6 years in the making. It started as an idea from the celebrations in 2006 of Rakaia’s 150th anniversary. A group was formed, the Rakaia History Group with chairperson, Edward Oakley, who undertook this massive project. The local Lions club came on board to help the project and provided the first funding to get it off the ground. This one book covers so much of the local history and covers a large area on both sides of the Rakaia River. ‘Time of your life’ - Jollie
Wills helped the group source information of family historyies. There were many interviews done with several of the old timers from the district, some of whom are no longer with us. The information is as accurate as humanly possible. Cannon Parr in the 1950s left a valuable resource when he started to get people to tell their stories. Eddie Oakley stated that the work done by Janine Irvine was 100% over and above what they had expected. The book launch was an
overwhelming success with more than 150 people attending the event at Salmon Tails Restaurant. This event was sponsored by: Plucks, Ashfords, Mobil Rakaia, ATS, and Paper Plus Ashburton. Copies of the book can be bought at Country Arts , Salmon Tails or on -line. And as there have only been 300 printed, they are going fast.
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Schools Network performed and a plaque was unveiled. Following seven years of work with the Ministry of Education, the school opened its doors in February 2015. The school’s roll has increased since that day with plans to reach the maximum number of 300 within the next 2 years
Above the Hon. Hekia Parata at the opening.
WORLD WAR TWO IN SECRET
BOOK REVIEW During World War Two, a handful of bold Kiwi souls were given the order to “stir up trouble” in the deserts of Libya. The pugnacious raids of this tiny band, were cunning and adroit: working with the fictious 10th Battalian Royal Tank Regiment the team used tanks made out of wood and canvas to divert the Italians, sending them retreating in chaos before a surprise British offensive. This little-known story is just one of the exploits exposed in World War Two in Secret. Fought in almost every corner of the globe, from the tips of Australia to the fro-
zen wastes of Siberia, it was as much a battle of brains as it was of brawn. Innovation and invention were pivotal in a conflict that began with Polish Horseman attacking German tanks and ended with the dropping of Atomic bombs on Hiroshima and Nagasaki. World War Two in Secret exposes the clever, cunning, crafty and covert. It tells the story of sophisticated technologies like Radar, Enigma and Bouncing Bombs through to audacious ruses like battalions of inflatable tanks and the “Oscars”, hessian sack ‘troops’ dropped in on parachutes to fool the enemy. This book examines the role of covert forces that changed the shape of the war, from the S.O.E and the S.A.S. From the Italian Human
Torpedoes spies, to the famed French Resistance, and from interrogators, to code breakers, and sonar systems, this extraordinary book is an eye opening expedition into World War Two’s war of wits. ABOUT THE AUTHOR: Gavin Mortimer is an awardwinning author who has written several books. In addition to his books, Gavin contributes articles to an eclectic range of publications from the Times to BBC History Magazine and writes regularly on sport and current affairs for the online edition of the Week magazine.
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Local Scene ELLESMERE A&P ASSOCIATION CANTERBURY REGIONAL DAIRY HEIFER COMPETITION
Held on the 29th April we had three A&P Associations competing - Mayfield, Methven and Ellesmere. Last year we had six entries, so it was a little disappointing not to have the extra competition. Our judges for the day were Ivan Robertson and Paul Ward. The major sponsor was once again Agrisea. Paul O’Donnell the area rep drove us around for the day and shouted us lunch.
The winners were: Rising 1 year heifers Twin River Dairies (G & A Wells, Ellesmere) Rising 2 year heifers - B & S Trafford, Methven We appreciate the generosity of our sponsors. Donald Green Convenor Ellesmere A & P Association
R1 Heifers (G&A Wells, Ellesmere)
R2 Heifers (B&S Trafford, Methven)
A&P EWE HOGGET COMPETITION This year’s Ellesmere A&P Assn Ewe Hogget competition had six entries. Entries were of a high standard, with some exceptionally well-grown sheep viewed by the judge Gerald Lemon. Three of the six entries were mating their hoggets this year. The Lymington Trophy went to Warwick and Amanda Boon for their line of Poll Dorset – Border Romney cross hoggets. These sheep were in outstanding condition with a solid frame and sound constitution, and looked likely to produce a good hogget lambing. Second place went to Alec Ward-Smith for his line of Corriedales, which were well grown and even in body type and wool. Full results were: 1st Warwick and Amanda Boon. 2nd Alec Ward-Smith. 3rd Raywell Farms. 4th Tim and Gabby Schmack. 5th Trevor and Andrea Hobson. 6th Claire Garrett. The Ellesmere A&P Assn would like to thank all our entrants, Gerald Lemon for judging, PGG Wrightson and Farmlands for their generous prizes, and Dunsandel Hotel for hosting the prizegiving. The Association hopes more Ellesmere sheep farmers consider entering this competition next year.
TENNIS TALK: By WILTON ATKINS “Kirstin Ruffner serves up successful C-Section.”
Local Vet a Surgeon with Racquet This week we meet Dunsandel veterinarian Kirstin Ruffner, a former USA College star who has an undefeated record at all levels since moving to New Zealand. This includes rep wins for Canterbury country over Otago, Tasman, and Canterbury town.
Where did you grow up and learn to play tennis?
I grew up playing tennis with my sister in Marlboro, New Jersey, USA. My father taught us how to play at the age of 5. Shortly after we began training with a coach and competing in USTA tournaments in the Eastern and Southern United States.
You played University tennis, where and what was the experience like?
I played at Berry College in Rome, Georgia for a nationally ranked (top 5) tennis program. The experience was absolutely wonderful. The tennis team was a built-in family away from home. Training was very demanding, and our coach would incorporate football and soccer drills for fitness training to build broader motor skills. We practiced 5-6 days a week together during the season and traveled extensively across the Eastern USA for matches. My teammates came from all over the world so I was able to form close friendships and learn about life in other countries.
Did the tennis scholarship help you become a Veterinarian? Yes, my athletic and academic scholarships helped me to become a veterinarian. Apart from the financial benefit, it enabled me to become highly proficient in important skills like discipline, perseverance, and time management, all critical for the role of a veterinarian. As a member of a nationally ranked tennis team, I was expected to maintain a high level of fitness and proficiency year round. Through my international teammates, I learned to appreciate the value of teamwork from a broad cultural perspective.
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Ellesmere Sport Cont. from previous pg. Do you recommend the US university system for kiwi athletes? Yes, I highly recommend the US university system for kiwi athletes. It is a great way to experience a different culture and meet people from diverse backgrounds. Attending college in the United States would be a marvelous adventure, and there are many educational opportunities for foreign student athletes. There is nothing better than playing a sport you are passionate about and having that pay for your college education.
Where are you currently working and what are your roles? I am currently working at Selwyn Rakaia Vets in Dunsandel. My main roles include the provision of large animal and companion animal medical services in order to improve patient health. I must effectively communicate with coworkers and farmers in order to increase animal production. Prescribing and advising on the use of drugs and animal remedies to animal owners, surgical interventions, and providing advice on the health and welfare of animals are other important tasks.
What is the craziest thing you have seen at work?
The craziest thing I have seen at work is a calf with schistosomus reflexus. It is rare condition where the entire body is malformed and the body wall fails to close. As a result, the abdominal organs are exposed and the calf appears “inside out.” Unfortunately, this is a fatal disorder.
Are you enjoying your time in NZ?
Yes, I am definitely enjoying my time in NZ! It is such a stunning country and I am so grateful for the opportunity to practice veterinary medicine here. I have done a fair amount of traveling or “tramping” in the past year, but getting to know the kiwis on and off the tennis court has been heaps of fun. I enjoy every place, but Abel Tasman, Mount Cook and Lake Tekapo have been some favorites. I also loved hanging out at Cathedral Cove in the Coromandel.
Leeston Rugby Club
LEESTON U7S RED TEAM (Photo below) This is a good mix of eight players. Half are new to the game and progressing nicely, and the more experienced players are leading by example. All are under the guidance of some excellent coaching. They started the season off with a draw, then two close losess, followed by a win. A very impressive display of sportsmanship was shown last week, where one of our more experienced
players passed the ball prior to the try line (when he could have scored himself) and allowed the team mate to score the try. WELL DONE! This kind of play is great to see in such young players and helps develop the morale of all players in the team. I look forward to the development of this team over the course of the season, with the players always keen and eager to play. Good luck for the rest of the season.
LEESTON U8.5S WHITE TEAM (Photo below) This team of all first year tacklers has had a great start to the season. These boys have come a long way in their first 4weeks of tackle. The skills they are showing is incredible. Each week their enthusiasm and willingness to learn means their skills improve with every game they play.
The coaches are proud of the boys and would like to thank all the parents with their support with the season so far. SPONSORS Leeston Rugby Football Club would like to say a huge thank you to all of our sponsors: Nairn Electrical, Think Water, Cochranes of Canterbury, G&M Contracting, Hantz
Honey, Turners Tannery, Sheehan Apiaries, Baylis Bros, Legg & McMahon Motors, Rids Honey, Ellesmere Butchery, Lion Breweries, Lay & Associates, Jacks Service Centre, Millars Tractor Spares, Impact Painting & Decorating, C4 Lawns and Landscaping, Structure Wise, Canterbury Waterproofing, Ronald Angland & Son, Ellesmere Transport, Kevin Stephens Motors, Southern Seed Technology, Allied Petroleum, Leeston Supervalue, Mcfadden Family, Akaroa Jet, Bee My Honey, Farmlands, Leeston Seeds, BNZ Leeston
CRUSADERS VISIT On Sunday 10th May Leeston was lucky enough to have a visit from Tom Taylor and Corie Taylor of the Crusaders. Tom and Corie kindly did drills and skills practice with the kids. Afterwards there was a sausage sizzle and the kids were given Crusaders supporters’ flags. This was a great day for the whole family to spend time together on Mothers Day. We would like to thank Tom, Corie and the Crusaders for giving up their time to come and visit us at Leeston.
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Ellesmere Sport TOP RESULT AT COMBAT NATIONALS
Above left to right the Southbridge team: Craig Clark, Wayne Maw, Hamish Maw, Steven Maw, Ed Love. The 2015 National Firefighter Combat Challenge will be remembered for close races, fast times and great weather. Firefighters from all over the Country gathered for the third year on the Wellington waterfront to compete in what is known as the "Toughest Two Minutes in Sport". Wearing full firefighting and breathing from a BA set, competitors race against each other and the clock in a series of tasks across the course. The five tasks are: 1. Climbing a 6 storey tower carrying a length of 70mm 19kg flaked hose. 2. Hoisting a 70mm hose coil 6 storeys. 3. Chopping using a 4kg shot hammer to drive a beam 1.5 metres. 4. Extending a charged length of 45mm hose to knock down a disc 5. Dragging a life sized dummy a distance of 30.5m The competition is a great test of skill and fitness and simulates the physical demands of real life firefighting to the public. The competition started on Friday with 2 rounds of Tandem Runs followed later by a Relay seeding round and the first round of relay Knock-outs.27
Teams contested the Tandem Section with Silverdale winning by just over a second from 2nd place Southbridge-Steven Maw/ Hamish Maw followed in 3rd place by the other Southbridge Tandem of Ed Love/Craig Clark, a great way to start the weekend. It was then on to the Relay Knockout where Wayne Maw joined the other 4 as they recorded the fastest run by 8 seconds and move directly to the Elite 8 for Finals day on Saturday.The other 14 Teams contested the first round of knock-outs. Saturday saw the start of the Individual section, where 72 firefighters faced the starter in the Open Male Catagory. The competitors were seeded from times they recorded at the South Island/North Island events with the fastest starting last. Hamish Maw produced his best run to date, going under 2 minutes for the first time, a time that is the 9th fastest time recorded in New Zealand, earning a well deserved 7th overall placing. The fastest 2 runners in New Zealand, defending champ Steven Maw and Ed Jackman of Cust had an epic battle for the 2015 Title. Steven produced an outstanding first half of the
course to cross the line over a second ahead of Ed, only to find he an incurred a 2 second penalty for a hammer placement infringement. These 2 train together and will be returning to the USA in October for the World Firefighter Combat Challenge, to be held in Montgomery, Alabama. Last year they ran a tandem finishing 15th in the World, this year the plan is Top 10. It was then onto the real knock-outs-Elite 8,Semi and Final-first over the line proceeds. It was fair to say there were a few sore bodies lining up after just finishing Individual runs . Southbridge accounted for Edgecumbe to earn a spot in the semi against Palmy Army. Southbridge produced the fastest time of the competition only to find out after they had finished they had received a 2 second penalty for a technical infringement meaning they were out, finishing 3rd. This was another outstanding effort, keeping Southbridge up with the best Combat brigades in the Country. They also gained First Place in the Team Category for the lowest aggregate time, with Steven and Hamish Maw combining with Christchurch Airports Tom Reid and Scott Cubitt. The Team wish to thank their sponsors, Carbon Gym for their great support of the Southbridge Brigade and Rob Roxburgh and Equus for the special commerative T Shirts, designed especially for the Nationals as a one-off, to celebrate the Southbridge Brigades 125th Anniversary. These were extremely popular with fellow competitors as well as representatives from the Owners of the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge from the USA,at this event in
New Zealand for the very first time. Thanks also to the supporters who travelled up with us and the ones in Wellington who come out and support the Team. Next up is the Canterbury Combat Challenge, to be held in Southbridge as part of the 125 Year celebrations, on Saturday 26th September, the first time this will have been held here. We would love you all there. Individual Open Male 1st 1:43. 53 Edward Jackman, Cust 2nd 1:44.40 Steven Maw, Southbridge 3rd 1:46.74 Dave Shaw, Te Awamutu
Tandem Open 1st 1:28.56 Silverdale 2nd 1:29.75 Southbridge 3rd 1:43.69 Southbridge Blue Relay 1st 1:29.59 Run it like ya stole it, Palmerston North 2nd 1:29.64 Silverdale 3rd 1:28.10 Southbridge
Relay Round 1, Elite 8 and Final 4 are run on a knock-out basis so that's why Southbridge appear in third place, even though they ran a quicker time than the overall winners!
Firefighters on the way to reach their goal The South2Sky team comprising firefighters from across the country are currently running the length of New Zealand in a relay and will climb the Sky Tower carrying a hose.
With just under two weeks to go until the event each team are looking to reach and exceed their targets in a friendly but fierce fight to the top of the leader board.
Above the South2sky team on stop over in Southbridge.
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Ellesmere Sport TOM LUMSDEN CTRA CHAMPION It was Tom Lumsden from Southbridge who capped off a good season by taking out the CTRA title at Ellesmere. Freshly home from taking the Avon Insurance Brokers’ Daley car to a win in the Australian Lites class for the second time, Lumsden went about his business in an unassuming manner and is very modest about his achievements. The defending champion, 3NZ Davy Kerr was in flying form. What can you say about this man? At his home track where, believe it or not, it is a sight to behold to see Kerr run around the circuit at full throttle, he backs the car in so crossed up you can’t imagine how he holds it there and still manages to place it anywhere on the track to cut the field to shreds. No one came close in the first CTRA heat until Fraser Dunsmuir spun and Blair Low collected him. Kerr was so far ahead he was nearly on top of them when the caution came out and he had to park it into the ditch to avoid them as they were both stopped on Kerr’s high race line. This closed the field up for the last five laps and once again Kerr quickly pulled away with Lumsden behind. A little hiccup in the
Southbridge pit turn for the final time saw Kerr shutting down as he was overcommitted and when the car loaded up, Lumsden made his move to take the win. Kerr pulled in second ahead of Gavin Wilkie (Dunedin) and Andrew Brown (Nelson). Graham Sharp placed fifth. It was Kerr away to the front in the second heat from near the rear and while we had unfortunately lost Low and Dunsmuir, the action was still fast and entertaining. Lumsden could not catch Kerr this time and Wilkie said the same. “They were fast, Kerr was flying and Lumsden faster than me and I could not get enough drive to catch them”, as he again claimed third from Brown and Sharp. The final saw both the local boys off the front and Kerr was quick to dominate with both Lumsden and Wilkie behind. Kerr was well into lapped traffic by the 12th lap and Lumsden was following suit when Jamie Brown spun causing a caution. Kerr pulled in just as they were scheduling the restart. The engine smelt very hot and he thought it was starting to tighten up. The patched up Esslinger had really started to cry
enough as Kerr’s hard fast exciting driving style may have taken its toll. Lumsden pulled away to win from the restart with Wilkie claiming second place in the title from Andrew Brown. Shane Clark driving the Chadwick Honda was fourth and Nathan Roberts in fifth. This was a great result for the travellers, especially Brown who bought two cars down for the title. It was by far the best meeting Ellesmere had run this season and for, the home crowd, great to see two of the country’s top local boys competing in a good sized midget field. There was good support from the TQ’s where NZ Champion Mathew Leversledge had the edge over Daniel McKinley and Mark Morris. ¼ midgets saw Brad Clive hold the spot over Oscar Harcourt and Jack Low with Dave Morgan, Glen Cattermole and Billy Hobbs holding the front
spots in the ATV class. Robbie Stubbs held Mark Schroder out in the Productions while the Korstanje brothers battled it out with Charles Feary in the MX class. They handicapped themselves and this allowed Nick Enstrom and Cody Foord the opportunity to Wednesdays pick up some front plac10:30am - 12 noon ings. 6 Cylinder sprints At the Station were only there courtesy 3 Station St, Leeston of a six shooter with (except holidays) wings and a modified $2/family, 1st session free sprint. New Members Welcome! Is this the end of the class or the beginning of something new which like GORSE the Australian Lites section would allow the CUTTING sprints, shooters and modified sprints to run v together at club level, v making up a decent field ELLESMERE for the long suffering Ellesmere fans to watch ? DISTRICT At least it would give everyone some track time P.R. McCartin and fun. Telephone
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Ellesmere Sport ELLESMERE INDOOR BOWLS Open Pairs: 26th March 1st: John Williamson, Luke Clark - Springston Sth 2nd: Don Johnson, Ian Crossen - Irwell Sprinston Trophy: 9th & 16th April Paul Berkeley, Merv Taylor, Minty Thomas, John Nish Interclub: Round1: Irwell Springston Sth Lincoln Southbridge-Leeston
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Southbridge - Leeston
INTRODUCING:
Championship Pairs: 7th & 14th May Winners: Dorothy Chambers, Dave Mackenzie - 8 - Irwell Runners Up: Barrie Cummins, Andrew Wallace - 6 - Lincoln
Ellesmere Combined Netball YR 5/6 PINK Team:
Sedgemere St Johns Ladbrooks Springston
66 61 55 63
Round 2: Irwell Southbridge-Leeston Lincoln Springston
81 98 79 72
Springston Sth St Johns Sedgemere Ladbrooks
73 69 75 59
Round 3: St Johns Irwell Springston Sth Southbridge-Leeston
86 95 93 85
Sedgemere Springston Lincoln Ladbrooks
77 74 58 64
Irwell SouthbridgeLeeston Lincoln Springston Sth St Johns Ladbrooks Sedgemere
Played 3 3
ELLESMERE COMBINED NETBALL
Won 3 3
Lost 0 0
Points 6 6
3 3
2 2
1 1
4 4
3 3 3
1 0 0
2 3 3
2 0 0
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Coached by Steph Lemon and managed by Andrea Gibbs. The girls have made a great start to the season and won their first game. All the best for the season girls, from your club! Back row L-R: Mikayla Lemon, Emma Frandi, Melissa Chapman, Sophie McGillicuddy, Ella ruby Gibson, Front row L-R: Olivia Sheehan, Paige Fea, Matilda Helm, Hannah Gibbs.
Ellesmere Combined Netball - UMPIRE PROFILE: This week we are catching up with Cassie Terras.
Q: What is your umpire qualification? A: I gained my Centre Badge from Selwyn at the end of last season and am currently studying for the zone exam which I’ll sit mid-May. Fingers crossed I pass! Q: What courses have you completed? A: I have been umpiring since I started playing in the senior grades. I went from junior to intermediate grades followed by centre badge last year through
being assessed while umpiring on Saturdays. I have attended some of the courses Selwyn have run which I have found to be very beneficial to my understanding of the game. This added knowledge has helped to progress me through the different grades of umpiring. Q: What made you decide to become a umpire? A: I was encouraged to umpire at an early age and I loved it from the beginning. Q: What do you enjoy about umpiring? A: I enjoy controlling the games and making sure both sides follow the rules whilst having fun. I have always been interested in learning and gaining more skills each week. Q: How many games do you umpire on a Saturday? A: I would normally only umpire one game. Q: Do you have other commitments to Ellesmere Netball, eg
Ellesmere Combined Netball YR 5/6 BLACK Team: (Left) Coached by Emily Skilling and managed by Susan Lentjes. This is the girls’ first season playing Saturday netball. The team put lots of effort into their first game, showing some lovely vision when passing the ball down the court. Well done girls, a fantastic start to your season! L-R Annie Lentjes, Hope Chmiel, Charlotte Hague, Dayna Lowe, Trinity Carswell, Chloe Martin. Absent: Isabella van Dooren Web site, Coaching, Playing? A: I coached for ECNC for two years a few years ago. I helped set up the ECNC website and now help update/manage the website. I played for Irwell from Future Fern level until the combined club formed and have continued to play every year since then. I am also on the Committee. Many people are scared off by umpiring; however, it is really enjoyable. Umpiring helps you learn and understand all of the rules as a player, this gives you a great deal of game knowledge making you a more confident player as well. It’s important to keep young umpires keen and continue to grow their skills.
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Ellesmere Sport ELLESMERE SMALLBORE RIFLE ASSOCIATION
THOUGHT FOR THE DAY
It was pride that changed angels into devils; it is humility that makes men as angels. Saint Augustine
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Ellesmere Sport 1st. M. Carrodus 37 Nett 2nd.G. Taylor 38 Nett. 21-28. 1st. A. Harvey 36 Nett 2nd.D. Brook 39.
ELLESMERE GOLF RESULTS Results 2 May 2015. Club Tournament and past-President’s Day Seven past-Presidents were acknowledged for the service to the club, and other members competed in the annual Club Tournament, in perfect weather and a course in great condition. Gary McGill was presented with the Roo Beldham Trophy for best qualifier in the Bonnington Cup. Past-President Plate: Stuart Brannigan, nett 68. Best Round of the Tournament: Scott Broomhall, nett 62. Ladies: Best Gross; Heather McKinney, 85. Nett Scores; 1. Heather Templeton, 75 ocb. 2. Sue Whelan, 75. 3. Leonie Chambers, 76. 4. Betty Osborne, 77.
James Barclay, 72. Nett Scores; 1. Geoff Groves, 66. 2. Stuart Brannigan , 68 ocb. 3. Steve Vivian, 68. 4. Peter Burnett, 69 ocb. Intermediate Men: Best Gross; Scott Broomhall, 84. Nett Scores; 1. Ken Hearn, 72. 2. Brian Winchester, 73 ocb. 3. Grant Chesterman, 73 ocb. 4. Nigel Chamberlain, 73. Nearest the Pin: #2 Ian Fever, #9 James Barclay. Longest Drives: Men; Aaron Chapman. Ladies; Jane Pangborn. Twos ($7): #9. S Broomhall, P Bailey. #2 I Fever, P Burnett, R Anderson, S Vivian. #11 S Brannigan. Nett Eagle Jackpot (~$50): Scott Broomhall (13).
Senior Men: Best Gross;
Nearest the Pin. M. McPherson
The Ellesmere team of Jane Pangborn, Sue Mugford, Jeanette Allen and Rosie Allan won 3rd place in the Canterbury District Final of the Women's National Teams 4BBB Event on Friday 8th May 2015 at Christchurch Golf Club.
Twenty three teams played in the competition, which was won by Waitikiri with 130 points, followed by Charteris Bay on 132, and Ellesmere with 134 points on count back from two other clubs.
9 May 2015.
26+ 1st. A. Chapman 104- 31-73 2nd.M. Lowery 101-26-75 3rd. G. Lambert 107-31-76
Ladies (Par match): 1. Joanne Harkerss, +4. 2. Betty Osborne, +3. Senior Men Stableford, blue tees): 1. Graeme Barr, 43 pts. 2. Ray Anderson, 38 ocb. 3. Bo Houston, 38 ocb. 4. Ian Fever, 38 ocb. Intermediate Men: 1. Ken Hearn, 42 pts. 2. Richard Boyce, 39 ocb. 3. Roger Boon, 39 ocb. 4. George Murphy, 39. 5. Simon McCormick, 38 ocb. 6. Dave Neil, 38 ocb. Nearest the Pin: #2 Joanne Harkerss, #14 Joanne Harkerss. Twos ($7): #2. J Harkerss, J Allen, J Barclay, R Cockburn, J Marlow, I Fever. #14 K Connell. Nett Eagle Jackpot: Not struck
Club member Annemarie Harvey with the prizes she won at the Taieri Lakes 9 hole Tournament. The tournament was held at her home town of Mosgiel. Annemarie won division 2 with a nett score 33, also the straightest drive and closest to the pin 2nd shot.
Ellesmere Women’s Golf Results May 5th LGU Competition Lorna Smith Trophy. A. Chapman 0-25. 1st. H. McKimmie 89-14-75 2nd. H. Templeton 90-15-75
Nearest the Pin. R. Allan Twos. H. Templeton. May 12th. H.P.M.T. & Putting 1st Betty Osborne 107 -36 71 2nd Robyn Reese 104 -32 72 Putting: 1st Rosie Allan 30, Sue Whelan 30 Nearest the Pin #14: Robyn Reese
11th May Sue Bunt Salver & Reid Shield 0-20 1st G. Taylor 35 Nett 2nd. K. Winter 39 Nett 3rd. M. McPherson 40 Nett 21-28 1st. Pat Clark 37 Nett 2nd. Judy Symes 39 Nett 3rd.Helen Crowhen 41 Nett Nearest the Pin. Pat Clark. 12th May Ellesmere 18 Hole Tournament Best Gross. J. Harkerss Gross 79 Best Nett. D. Boon Nett 62. Team Stableford. 1st. H. Templeton, H. McKimmie, J. Pangborn, D.Boon. 129 2nd. D. McPherson, J.Drinnan, D. Geddie, G. Lambert. 127 3rd. L. Chambers, S. Whelan, M. Lowery, L. Pepper. 123. 4th. R. Reese, J. Walters, S. Mugford, S. Lemon 122 (ocb) 5th. W. Parr, C. Trot, J. Williams D. Engelbrecht. 122
9 Hole Competition. 4th May Sue Bunt Salver. 0-20.
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Public Notices NEW BOOK LAUNCHED BY LOCAL An exciting new farming large number of photobiography has been re- graphs. This is Matt's third book, leased by former Ellesmere following on from two railresident Matt Wright. way social histories coSouthern Shepherd authored with his father covers the entertaining shepherding and farming memories of his grandfather, Graeme Fechney, from 1959 to 2015. Graeme has worked around Canterbury, including on the high country sheep stations of Avoca, Grasmere, Cora Lynn, Orari Gorge and Mendip Hills. Southern Shepherd captures his at-times hilarious farming life, with tales ranging from rampaging cattle to a sheep jumping on a sofa. The book also contains a
Stephen. In 2008, as a Southbridge -based Ellesmere College student, Matt co-authored Journey to the Pass: Memories of the Midland Line, a book which was followed up with West of the Divide: More Memories of the Midland Line. Both books have sold well. Matt subsequently completed a history degree in 2013, and finished his new book which was released last month. For more details about Southern Shepherd, visit www.southernsheph erd.com.
FAMILY NOTICE
Barton ~ Warren Trevor June, Sharon, Vanessa and families wish to thank everyone for their support in the loss of a much loved son, brother, brother-in-law and uncle. Your generosity during this time has meant so much to us all. A big thank you to Addington Life Care for their exceptional care of Warren. We are forever grateful for your kindness, love and support. BARTON, Warren Anthea, Cameron and Ashleigh wish to thank everyone who offered their caring support during the last years of Warren’s long illness and also a big thank you to all those who visited, sent flowers and sympathy cards when we lost Warren, our much loved Husband and Father. All your kind thoughts were very much appreciated during this sad and difficult time. - Always remembered with Love xx COMMUNITY NOTICE
THESE SPECIALS VALID 25TH MAY TO THE 7TH JUNE
Two bikes have been left at The Station Youth Centre for the last couple of months. If not claimed within the next month these will be sold. To claim, Phone Leeston Life Church 324 3697
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GARAGE SALE
At The old Mill - Irwell village. 1125 Leeston Rd. Sat 23rd and Sun 24th
$96.60
LEESTON 68 HIGH STREET. LEESTON. PH 324 4333
EUCHRE CARD NIGHTS 7 WEEKS – 6 WEEK AGGREGATE START FRIDAY 29 MAY 7pm at Clubrooms $5 per person Good Prizes Supper provided Proceeds towards Club Improvements
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Public Notices FOR SALE
ALTERATIONS, clothing repairs, trousers, hems etc. Little Boutique, Leeston. Ph. Christine 027 228 7641. DISC brakes - we can machine your discs on or off the car. Also 4WD’s. Jack’s Service Centre (2011) Ltd. Ph 324 3903 HYDRAULINK - We fix while you wait -Great range of stock available. Cochranes Ph 324 3791. Muscle Rack Heavy Duty Steel Shelving: Office Warehouse - Garage. Now stocked at Leeston Hammer Hardware. Ph 324 3559 PEA STRAW (Ellesmere Lions) Available now at Leeston Hammer Hard ware. Ph 324 3559 SODA STREAM gas cartridges—refills avail able at Hammer Hard ware. SKORTS made to measure at Little Boutique, High St, Leeston. Ph. Christine 027 228 7641. TYRES - For all your complete tyre needs, see us at Baylis Bros. Bridgestone (Lsn). WONDERFILLED Cakes dreamed up just for you. Kathryn Sutherland 0274 516 550, ph. 3243-497. WOOD fire pellets at Leeston Hammer Hard ware. Ph 324 3559
THANK YOU Peter and Jill Lemon wish to thank the people of our district who gave so generously to the NZ4Nepal Earthquake Appeal which we were collecting for in Leeston. The total collected came to $1205 which has been banked into an account and has been used to meet the immediate needs of several small communities in and around Kathmandu. Your generosity and concern for those in desperate need in Nepal is deeply appreciated. Jill Lemon, Past President Nepal/NZ Friendship Society of Canterbury MEETINGS
Ellesmere Events Committee (L.B.A) A.G.M May 27th 2015 5:30pm At Poppita’s All Welcome SOUTHBRIDGE BOWLING CLUB INC A.G.M. 07 June 2015 10.00am Southbridge Bowling Club Rooms All Welcome Ellesmere Vintage Club A.G.M 28th May at 7:30pm Osborne Park ~ Doyleston Dunsandel Rugby Club A.G.M Date: Tuesday 9th June 2015 Time: 7.pm Venue: Dunsandel Sports Centre Ellesmere Toy Library AGM May 28th 2015 7.30 pm Poppita's High Street Leeston. All welcome. RSVP Lisa 027 603 6873
FOR SALE
Pea Straw For Sale Ellesmere Lions now have pea straw for sale. Small bales $6 and medium squares $50 per bale, this includes delivery. Help the Lions continue with their current fund raising projects. Please contact Jock Lill on 3242723 or any Lions member. ENTERTAINMENT Band available for birthday functions, wedding anniversary's and more. Music from the 60s, 70s, and 80s. Ph John Cummings. 324 3882 (Evenings)
Selwyn communities are working together to prepare for, and respond to, emergencies. Go to www.selwyn.getsready.net & JOIN now ! You will then receive important alerts that affect your household ie fire, severe weather & boil water notices No computer - no problem. We still want you to be involved. Contact your local : Lakeside: Megan Skilling Ph 324 4042 Leeston-Lakeside team: Sue Wilson Ph 324 3868, Southbridge Contact: Robyn Searle Ph 324 2353 or Sue Jenkins, Selwyn District Council Emergency Management Ph 3472 977
RESTAURANTS & TAKEAWAYS
POPPITA’S PIZZA & PASTA Thursday and Sunday 5-8 pm Friday 11:30am-8:30pm Saturday 5-8:30pm Dine in or take away, BYO 87 High Street, Leeston Ph: (03) 4239161 Like us on Facebook!
Open 7am to 5pm daily New Menu and Delicious Deli food Free Wi-Fi Larger group bookings available day or evening Ph 03) 325 4037
MEETINGS Ellesmere Historical Society Annual General Meeting Monday 25 May at 7-30 pm Leeston Community Room, Messines Street Guest Speaker: Michael McEvedy All Welcome The Ellesmere Historical Society’s Annual Meeting will be held in the Leeston Community Room, Messines Street on Monday 25 May at 7-30 pm. The guest speaker will be former mayor Michael McEvedy. Four McEvedy brothers James, Thomas, Patrick and Peter, from County Mayo in Ireland, came to the Ellesmere area in the 1860s. Peter, Michael’s great grandfather, and his wife Julia farmed 202 hectares in Sedgemere called Blackwater from the 1860s. In 1875 they purchased Wedderburn Farm at Little Rakaia. They used to drive the stock along the beach between the two properties. Descendants of the four McEvedy brothers have played leading rolls in the local community for the past 150 years. Michael has been involved in Young Farmers, St John, Ellesmere and Canterbury A&Ps and other organisations. He is the present chair of the Canterbury Museum Board. All are welcome to come and hear Michael speak.
FOR SALE
Dining table (square) seats 8 and dining chairs. Small scorch mark and scratches. $250. Rolled arm 3 seater couch with pull out bed. Mustard colour $175 2 single beds $20 each Large dogloo dog kennel $30 Student’s desk $25
Phone 324 8323
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Trades & Services ELECTRICAN
FIRE WOOD
DRY FIREWOOD
REGISTERED ELECTRICIAN
DRY FIREWOOD AVAILABLE
Dry old man pine 3cm $195, 6cm $375. Bluegum OMP 50/50 mix $475 Ph 027 297 7563.
Matt Mitchell
Oregon or Macrocarpa Log-burner Mix Old Man Pine Blue Gum Phone 329 7066 or 027 224 3301
Domestic Commercial New Builds Refurbishments Heat Pump Installations
Can deliver 9 cu.m at one time
(03) 3291 677 021 0267 8732
SPECIAL: BONE DRY OREGON $800 9cu.m
Pine firewood for sale. 3cub mt. $170. Ph 324 3666 or 021164 3540
GLASS & GLAZING
GLASS & GLAZING
Selwyn Glass •Broken window repairs •Cat doors •Replace Sliding door rollers •Re-puttying windows •Draughty windows •Fly screens repairs •Insurance claims Ed Johanson, Phone: Ph 3242-930 or 021 269 1035
FUNERAL SERVICES
FURNITURE REMOVALS RUBBISH REMOVAL
ELLESMERE BINS Professional Packing Service Local , National & International Moves Complete Door to Door service Secure Storage Available Full Comprehensive Insurance
The Shed Good used clothing. Behind the Co-operating church, St David’s Leeston (Fund raising for world mission projects) Open Wed/ Thurs 10am - 12md
LPG
We also fill LPG bottles Primus, 9kg, 45kg & Fork lift bottles. And fill all vehicles. Jack’s Service Centre (2011) Ltd, Ph. 3243-903.
Ph : 03 344 6164 Esales_Christchurch@graceremovals.co.nz
ACROSS THE STREET ACROSS THE WORLD THE BEST MOVES ARE MADE WITH GRACE TILER
MECHANICAL SERVICES
To your door wkly, frtly, mthly or casuals. Also trailer hire & empty Phone Mark Luxton 3242-720 Or 0275 30 24 72 AVAILABLE FOR HIRE
CHILLER TRAILER
$40 per day
Phone 3242-642 CHILLER TRAILERS TWO SIZES AVAILABLE SPIT ROTISSERIE
MARQUEE EVENTS 03 324 3707 www.marqueeevents.co.nz
TRAILERS….. Waterblaster, Steam cleaner, Carpet-cleaner.
Baylis Bros (Lsn) Ltd, ph. 3243-629.
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Trades & Services HEDGE TRIMMING
LAWN & GARDEN SERVICES
PAINT & PANEL BEATING
JUST SMALL
HEDGES Hedge Trimming & Garden Maintenance
Hedge Trimming Small Trees & Shrubs Topped, Shaped or Removed Trenching & Digging Buckets Garden Maintenance Wood Splitter for Hire
TIMBER SUPPLIES
Macrocarpa and oak trees/logs wanted Anything considered: Good, Bad or Ugly Ph Tim @ Ellesmere Timber Ltd 027 223 1100
STU REID
Owner operator
REGISTERED DRAINLAYER
Phone: (03) 325 4664 Mobile: 021-500-519 TRUCK SPARE PARTS
Phone
• Residential & Rural Drainage • Excavation & Driveways • Effluent Disposal System Design
3242-515
Mob. 027 432 5106, AH 3242-543
Used truck sales & spares Deck fabrications Farm Trailers Engineering & Mechanical Repairs ALL ENQUIRIES WELCOME 32 Station Street, Leeston Phone 324 4494
Dave Kerr
027 202 6600
SIGN WRITER
Canterbury Waterproofing Ltd For all your needs for: Residential and Commercial Painting Concrete Crack Repair Systems Waterproofing and Roof Membranes Floor Coatings Plaster Cladding Systems To discuss any of your requirements please contact us:
Tractor parts & service on-site or in workshop.
A. & S. MOTORS SOUTHBRIDGE
WATERPROOFING
HAIR STUDIO
Stew or Nick, 324 2406 101 High Street, P.O. Box 1, Southbridge office@cantywl.co.nz
SPOUTING SYSTEMS
Need spouting or downpipes replaced? CALL :-
FOOD BANK
ELLESMERE FOODBANK Open Tuesday to Saturday. Late Nights, Tues & Thurs
Phone Leonie
For professional service, peace of mind and a great deal!
3243-576
Phone 0800 50 1993 for a free quote.
COMPUTER REPAIRS
Contact - Streamline Spouting
COMPUTERS
Need help? Phone Nick Coe
3243-879
WINDOW CLEANING & SPIDER PROOFING
Systems
For all your spouting and rainwater collection needs, we do continuous colour steel spouting with snow straps and downpipes.
We also undertake gutter-cleaning and repairs to other types of gutters.
Call us for free quotes on 021 875 462 CHIMNEY CLEANING
Ellesmere Window Cleaning
Upstairs - Downstairs - In and Out Residential - Commercial - Out and About Whatever you need we can sort you out
CARR’S
Also now - Spider Proofing
Exterior and Interior Ph 3243-227 Grant 027 221 5060 or Penny 027 895 5943
Ph. Rodney 3242-999
Servicing the Selwyn District
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Trades & Services EXCAVATION & DRAINAGE
PAINTING & DECORATING
IMPACT Painting & Decorating No Job too Big, no Job too Small, no Job too Tough. Call us today for a FREE quote, suggestions and assistance on any job. From Land Clearing, Stump/Hedge Removal, Drainage, to a Stock Underpass and more!
Office: 03 324 3744 Greg: 0276 752 658 Harts Road, Lakeside RD3, Leeston CLEANING SERVICES
Fully-qualified tradesmen specialising in Commercial and Residential Properties Interior and Exterior Roofs Free quotes
Michael McAulay
(03) 3243-258; 027 244 8052
BUILDER FEARNLEY CONSTRUCTION LTD Specialising in New Homes
BEN FEARNLEY 027 308 7211 A/H 324-3339
fearnleyconstruction@xtra.co.nz www.fearnleyconstruction.co.nz
HOSE REPAIR SERVICE
ELLESMERE
HYDRAULIC Hydraulic Hose Repair
A. & S. MOTORS Ltd Southbridge 3242-515 A.H. 3242-029 GIB STOPPING & PLASTERING
On Board Ltd 022 184 9012 Affordable
Dependable
Professional
Builders’ cleans Residential & Movers’ cleans CONTRACTOR HEALTH & WELLBEING
SELWYN PSYCHOLOGY
www.selwynpsychology.co.nz Ph: Brigette on 022 073 0398 Email:drbrigettegorman@gmail.com
Plasterboard Stopping Interior Plastering New Housing & Alterations Additions & Repairs Skim Coating of Old Stippled Ceilings to Flat Residential & Commercial Friendly & Reliable Service
Bruce Barnett 027 577 8007 162 Drain Road, R.D. 3 Leeston 7683 onboard555@gmail.com MUSIC TUITION
Helps improve Mind, Body & Soul H: 03 3396406 M: 021826672
PIANO LESSONS Children and Adults Ph: Kate on 324 3735 027 426 1988
K8chamberlain@yahoo.co.nz HORSE RIDING WANT TO RIDE but haven’t a horse? Try riding with us. Ph. 324-3667 evenings.
PLUMBER
Bowen therapy SQUASH CLUB
Beverley Barnett Available by appointment Mondays at ‘The Clinic’ High St, Southbridge. Ph 027 442 9038
RAKAIA SQUASH CLUB Welcomes new members. 3 courts, modern facilities. Contact Rachel 0275303503
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