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INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Café On The Green

Rural Hospitals Update

Absolute Homes

Oxford Garage Sale Trail

Darfield Preschool Puzzles

Cheerleading Success

Nicola Grigg - Opinion Piece

Tavendale & Partners Lawyers

Ruralco Instore Days Success

Darfield Collision Centre

Greendale School Jubilee

10-11

Netball Sportsmanship Award

Save The Date

Public Notices

12-13

Golf Results

Classifieds

14-15

Trades

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many items went missing in the wind. It was a scary time for many and a few sleepless nights were had. We are not the only area to be suffering from damage this winter. A huge thank you must go to the emergency workers, as well as anyone who lent a hand to help over this turbulent period. Hopefully, the rest of winter will be uneventful.

Over the last couple of weeks, New Zealand has taken an absolute hammering weatherwise. The local area was struck with ﬂooding last week, which saw many road closures and rivers breach their banks. Many people had to use sandbags to help try and stop rising waters. Early this week the area was hit with horrendous winds causing power outages, trees and fences blown over, general damage and

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CAFÉ ON THE GREEN The Willows Café in Glentunnel (part of the Hororata Golf Club) is about to undergo some big changes. At 3pm on Friday, July 22nd the Café is changing ownership from Sarah Van Hoof to Coalgate locals Zoe and Jimmy Robertson and will now be known as ‘Café on the Green’. “Owning a café has always been a dream of mine and I don’t think I would be doing this if it was any other café,” commented Zoe. “I assumed that I would have to wait until our children (Heath and Fergus Currie, Theo and Ava Robertson) were much older and independent, but the opportunity presented itself and the location is perfect,” Zoe continued. The family are no strangers to business, having been company owners and directors for almost twelve years with building company Phase 2 Construction, which employs thirteen builders. “Before owning our building company and having extra kids, I spent several years working in

hospitality, including several of the local hotels,” said Zoe. “I’m a real foodie, I cook when I’m happy, sad, angry and in times of tragedy. I have to feel like I’m helping, and when facing illness, grief, adversity or whatever someone is going through, everyone still needs to eat! “I’m always in my kitchen creating something, it’s my happy place. My kids love to join me, and I’ve made it my mission to ensure all my kids can cook. “I’m a creative person, and I have found that this is my way of expressing that. I’m good at baking too, but cooking is my favourite. There is something soothing about chopping onions and garlic and then frying them, the smell that emanates, it’s mouth-watering… that is what home cooking is about. “I’ve always been good with people and enjoy creating connections and meeting new people. I have the most eclectic group of friends as a result - no one type of person, just anyone that I’ve created that

connection with. “We’ve created a new menu, simple and back to basics, with a focus on awesome, hearty/homecooked food. We’ll add to it along the way, but want to get our feet under us first. “The aim to be as communityfocused as possible, to support local businesses and be a part of the area we love so much.

Johnny Fresh will be our produce supplier, Little Red Farm will supply eggs, we’ll be stocking Coalgate Honey for sale as well as using it in our recipes, and LPG4U will be our gas suppliers. Keep an eye out for a local artist on our walls too. “We want the Café to become a household name and something that locals can be proud of. I am

incredibly excited as well as nervous and look forward to seeing everyone at the Café soon,” Zoe concluded. This weekend the pair are holding a working bee with friends, family and some of their builders to get things underway, put their stamp on the Café and get ready for their Grand Opening on Saturday, July 30th.

Back: Fergus, Zoe, Jimmy, Heath. Front: Ava and Theo.

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RURAL HOSPITALS UPDATE Omicron, new Covid-19 subvariants, flu and other respiratory illnesses, are putting additional significant pressure on the health system. While this isn’t unexpected in winter, hospitals across the Canterbury region, and other health districts around New Zealand, have been experiencing pressure. Te Whatu Ora - Waitaha Canterbury said continued sustained pressures on the health system have delayed reopening its rural community hospitals in Darfield, Ellesmere and Waikari. “At this stage, we do not have a definite date yet for re-opening these rural hospitals, as it is dependent on the ongoing demands of Covid-19 and other pressures on our health system, including workforce needs which continue to be challenging,” commented Becky Hickmott, Executive Director of Nursing. “While these hospitals have been closed for longer than originally anticipated, communities, patients and staff can be assured that we have established planning and processes in place

and delivery will continue. “Moving forward, local health services are going to be designed around the needs and priorities of communities, with clear requirements for active engagement and consultation. Changes to the way health is delivered will mean local people and their communities, including iwi, will have a say on which health services are provided, and how they’ll be provided. “This engagement, which we are in the process of getting underway, will form the basis of a plan for our rural communities. “We all want New Zealanders to have easier access to quality health care closer to home - no matter who they are or where they live,” Becky concluded.

for coping with these types of seasonal pressures. “While we are working through when we can re-open the rural hospitals, we are also taking this opportunity to discuss with our rural communities, including our staff who are a vital part of these communities, how we might deliver in the future an improved mix of services in these rural areas, that makes the best possible use of our resources and allows some services to be provided closer to home. “I want to reassure people that if they need care or help from health professionals, they should keep going to the places where they would usually get care, whether it’s a GP or specialist appointment in hospital. Care

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Absolute Homes are house builders who take a hands-on approach to building your beau ful new home. Owner and Director Chris Cawthray takes an ac ve role in every project. We are Master Builders – based in Kirwee and building new homes throughout Canterbury.

NEW DARFIELD OFFICE & SHOWROOM OPENING SOON Absolute Homes was created out of a passion for residential building and helping people. Business owners, Chris and Ange Cawthray made the change from commercial construction to residential back in 2020, after a mandatory break was thrown at them due to the Lockdown. “Thanks to the Lockdown, we were forced to re-think and to understand what truly makes us happy and how we could incorporate this into earning a living. “We looked back at the homes we’d built, what we enjoyed about them, and it was an easy and exciting decision to back ourselves to do more of what we loved on a bigger scale,” commented Ange. The pair are both Kiwis but met over in the United Kingdom, where Chris had a business doing loft conversions. After starting their family in London, they made the natural progression to return home to be closer to

family and now have four daughters. “We reside in Kirwee and have been a part of the Malvern community since 2014, but only now making the brave decision to put ourselves out there, and opening an office and showroom next to the Darﬁeld Four Square. “We are very much a family-run business, where all our team know family comes ﬁrst, including for them. We feel that our values are also very consistent throughout our team and hope these are portrayed through to our clients. Relationships are important to us, as well as providing highquality homes that we can be proud of and our clients can be proud to call home,” continued Ange. “We have seen some extremely challenging times in our industry over the past 18-24 months, including supply chain issues, land shortages, and labour issues due to Covid. Thankfully, we have an extremely supportive team of sub-contractors and suppliers who have continued to positively minimise those

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is very hands-on, which is a great support to the carpentry teams knowing they have his expert knowledge as and when they need it. Ange is also handson in the business, but spends her time in the office, consistently trying to ﬁne-tune processes and ensure customers are getting the best service they can provide. This is extremely important to the pair. “Our team are amazing, and we simply couldn’t offer all our services without them. Construction can be stressful, but we have a great philosophy of sharing problems so we can

all dig in and help where we can. By doing this we can all leave work at the door when we go home to our families each night,” said Ange. “Having said this, I also know our Project Manager (also local) James and Chris are often going above and beyond to ensure client's peace of mind. “We are ﬁnalising the last few snags in the showroom and look forward to being open to our customers very soon. Please do make sure to pop in and say hello we look forward to seeing you,” Ange concluded.

Ange Cawthray (Business Manager & Accountant), Chris Cawthray (Owner & Director) with their four beautiful girls; Addy, Lucy, Bonnie & Hannah.

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CALLING ALL BARGAIN HUNTERS The Great Oxford Garage Sale Trail is back again for its thirteenth year, and this year promises to be just as exciting for bargain hunters as previous years. If you love to fossick around at garage sales looking for a bargain or a unique ﬁnd, then mark Sunday, August 7th on your calendar. There will be approximately 35-40 sites around Oxford township, as well as business sales tables. Organised by the Oxford Promotions Action Committee (OPAC), maps of the sites can be pre-ordered to receive by email. If you prefer to pick one up on the day, they will be available at the Pearson Park Oval, off Dohrmans Road (signposted from Main Street) from 9am to 11am and after 11am at the Farmers Market, Main Street (look out for

the big pine tree). A gold coin donation for the map to help with extensive advertising around Canterbury would be appreciated. “Each year the Trail has brought hundreds into our area, and this year should be no different,” commented Promotions Member Ron, who is co-ordinating the event.

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NEW PUZZLES FOR PRESCHOOL The children at Darﬁeld Preschool and Nursery were very excited to receive some new puzzles recently, made by Year 7 students at Darﬁeld High School (DHS). The Centre was approached by DHS teacher, Chris Mossop, to see if they would be willing to participate and students were tasked with creating puzzles for them. The curriculum focus was on the key competencies of 'managing self' and 'participating and contributing', as well as creativity and problem solving. A design-thinking approach was adopted and the students followed the process of brainstorming ideas (with the preschool tamariki in mind as their key stakeholder), prototyping to test their ideas

and then ongoing evaluation to improve the ﬁnal outcome. Unfortunately, due to Covid restrictions, the DHS children were not able to deliver them to the Preschool and see them being played with, but Clare Clatworthy, Centre Manager, called in to collect them. “It was great to go into the school to collect the puzzles the students had created, and this gave me a chance to thank them and catch up with a few ex-pupils that remember being at preschool when they were younger,” commented Clare. “The children were very excited to have new resources and certainly enjoyed working them out. One they particularly liked was ‘Who lives here?’ The children had drawn animals and their homes and you had to

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CHEERLEADING SUCCESS Local girl and ex-Kirwee Model School student, Addy Cawthray has been participating in cheerleading for four years for Christchurch Club, All Star Cheerleaders, and absolutely loves what the sport has to offer. When Addy was eight years old she started hounding her mum (Ange) to start cheerleading. “I fobbed her off for about six months, telling her it’s not something we do in New Zealand, it’s an American thing. Anyway, she was persistent and I got sick of hearing about it so I googled it. Sure enough, there was/is a Christchurch Club, and that was the beginning of a whole new world,” commented Ange. “Cheerleading is nothing like what people may think, as there are no pom poms or big letters. However, there is heavy make up, fake tans and big bows, which is mandatory at every competition (very American). “The sport is very much gymnastics based, with dance mixed in and a lot of tumbling

and strength involved. Teams are sometimes as small as nine people, but can range up to as large as thirty. “Cheerleading has recently been recognised as a competitive sport and is also going to be included in the Olympics. Like any sport, there are different levels, and different commitments. “It is a very positive and supportive environment, one in which the coaches are incredibly encouraging, but at the same time push the teams which pays dividends once they get to

competitions. “It’s a great sport for anyone (boys as well) to be involved in, providing great body conditioning, and life long friendships,” Ange concluded. The competition season has recently started for the year, with Addy and her team making a great start by winning the United Cheer competition in Wellington recently. Addy has a few more competitions coming up, including one in Nelson at the end of July, followed by three major events in Auckland, from August to November.

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NICOLA GRIGG - OPINION PIECE Don’t go! That should be the nationwide clarion call to the million New Zealanders who are currently thinking about leaving this country for good. This shocking statistic comes from the latest MYOB Consumer Snapshot, showing one million Kiwis are considering moving overseas and 200,000 have already made plans to leave. Forty four percent said New brick home on large 1,711m2 section, they are considering moving for ‘a better quality of life or the cost of living is better overseas’. 3 bedrooms, office, 2 bathrooms, modern kitchen, We have a cost of living crisis, our healthcare system is falling over, wages aren’t keeping up with dining, lounge, north facing to capture the sun. inflation, owning a home is out of many people’s reach, violent crime is up and we have a major Enquiries Over $850,000. workforce shortage. It’s no surprise that people are looking to move overseas, it’s what I am hearing all over Canterbury. I have a buyer looking for a two bedroom home Jacinda Ardern tries to claim that it’s just young Kiwis going on their OE - but a million Kiwis looking to in the Darfield area. If you are thinking of selling leave the country isn’t an experience, it’s an exodus. please give me a call. So, how do we become the country where our people want to stay, and others are clamouring to join us? www.pggwre.co.nz Licenced under the REAA 2008 For a start, a National Government would focus on removing bottlenecks in our economy, improving Min Cookson 027 249 5417 immigration pathways, eliminating deadweight regulations, and lowering the tax burden on Kiwis. min.cookson@pggwrightson.co.nz But more than that, any government that I want to be a part of should offer hope. It should look to rebuild the confidence of what - I think - is the best country in the world. Currently, we’re undercapitalised, over-regulated, and isolated in more ways than the geographical - and we’re over it. We need an education system that works. The Government is spending $5 billion a year more on education, only to have a staggering 40% of kids not regularly attending school. That is not just a social failure - it is a moral failure and an economic crisis in the making. Second, we’re going to solve New Zealand’s persistent under-investment in infrastructure, by fixing the funding and governance bottlenecks and getting capital to where it can add value. Third, we need to up our game on technology to lift productivity. We need to remove the barriers preventing our businesses accessing capital and ideas so that more of our small businesses achieve a global scale. Fourth, we’ll give businesses a predictable and consistent regulatory environment. We’re going to take a rules-based approach because we know that supports investment, and New Zealand must compete for its capital. Finally, we will rebuild our connections with the world stronger than they were before. More trade, more investment both ways, and greater immigration to help build our workforce. Doing these things well will lift our economic performance, but that is not an end in itself. A strong economy is an enabler but a government has a moral, social and financial imperative to • NO upfront costs lift up its most disadvantaged • NO marketing costs citizens - and I absolutely believe (excludes auction) we can do that in New Zealand. www.whittleknight.co.nz Call today to find out how you So, don’t go, we need everyone to can save when you list put their shoulder to the wheel Licensed Real Estate exclusively with Whittle Knight! Agents REAA 2008 and get this done.

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Beware the Opinion! In our brave new world of social media platforms, many new media sources and google, it is very difficult to sort fact from fiction. At one time we had three TV channels, and it was widely recognised that TV1 or National was the source of fact. Not so anymore, as many channels are competing for that news bite and tend to forsake the truth for want of a good story. Our newspapers are becoming filled with ‘opinions’ rather than facts, and like a school of little fish, we tend to be swayed by that opinion as the fish is by the shark. Reports of interest rate rises, property prices falling, and recessions tend to be self-fulfilling prophecies, as confidence falls, and the fish fly before the shark, fixing, selling, not selling, panic buying, etc. It is very hard to maintain confidence in your own gut feeling with so much distracting noise but do your own research. Opinions are just that - one person’s take on how they see the world, and they are not even necessarily qualified to give such an opinion. So stay the course, shut out the noise and try to find the facts amongst the fiction. Good luck with that!

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INSTORE DAYS A SUCCESS Fantastic camaraderie, lots of deals being done, and great attendance rates were a winning formula for an excellent Ruralco Instore Days, according to Ruralco CEO, Rob Sharkie. Well over 2,000 people attended the two-day event (7th - 8th July) at Ruralco’s Ashburton store, with around 90 suppliers

in attendance sharing their industry knowledge and expertise with local farmers. This year’s Instore Days also saw the launch of Ruralco’s ‘Farmers. We’ve Got Your Back’ campaign, which aims to be a nationwide movement of recognition and appreciation for our farming sector. “Farmers deserve recognition for the hard mahi they put in every day. At Ruralco, we recognise that this is a story that needs to be told around the whole country. Our campaign recognises all that farming does for our nation - the jobs it provides, the food it produces, its export value for our economy, and its sustainability going forward for future generations,” Rob added. “While commodity prices have generally been quite favourable,

farmers’ conﬁdence has been quite low due to negative perceptions and weighty compliance. Our campaign is designed to tell good news stories and help restore farmer positivity. “Instore Days was a great opportunity to launch the campaign and has already met with good support. “Planning will get underway soon for next year’s event, which will be the 29th Instore Days occurring in the co-operatives 60th year of business - deﬁnitely a cause for celebration,” Rob concluded. celebration,” Rob concluded. For more information about ‘Farmers. We’ve Got Your Back’ visit: www.ruralco.co.nz/ gotyourback

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DARFIELD COLLISION CENTRE A couple of months ago, Will and Em Tucker took over the ownership of Darﬁeld Collision Centre from Carl Dunshea and Mel Blackburn. Will and Em had recently moved from town and wanted to work and live in the area, as they liked the community feeling. The pair have four young daughters, aged 4, 2 and 7 week old twins. Em (previously a vet nurse) has family based in Hororata, and they are both looking forward to getting to know the wider community. Will has been in the vehicle industry for twelve years, qualifying as a panel beater in 2013, began estimating in 2017 and started managing a workshop in 2019. He is heavily into cars and has a special

interest in chassis repairs and restoration. They own a classic VW Beetle and an older, heavily modiﬁed VW Golf. “Things have been going well since we took over and it’s business as usual for now, with some minor improvements such as a coffee machine in the reception area for customers to use while they wait,” commented Will. “The team here aims to provide quality repairs to the local area, as well as the greater Selwyn community. “We are approved for all major insurers as a repairer, including State, AMI, NZI and FMG. “There are free loan cars available for customers to use in the Canterbury area, meaning clients can stay mobile, even if they work in town,” Will

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Chairman of the Greendale School 150th Jubilee committee, Earl Worsfold. area. Accordingly, a ‘Greendale District Educational Meeting’ was held at T.W. Adam’s house at 7:00pm on Friday, 15th December, 1871. At this meeting, those present were told that, under the Education Act in 1871, the district would have to ﬁnd one-sixth of the costs of the school building and £20 towards furnishing. 1872 April 12th: A site was chosen for the school. June 5th: The School Committee called tenders for the construction of a school and schoolmaster’s house. W. Goss tender of £323 was successful. October 14th: Enrolments were taken, classes were started and Mr Gorton was appointed the ﬁrst Headmaster. 1873: Mrs Morrissey was appointed school cleaner at the rate of 4 shillings (40c) per week. 1876: The Schoolmaster, Mr Gorton, started a night school for adults. 1877: A second teacher was requested. 1879: The roll stood at 54. 1880: The roll rose to 86, and the building of a new classroom added to the main school, building was begun. 1883: Mr Cullen was asked to dig a trench under the library end of the school ‘to see if that will remedy the bad air complained of in the school’. 1886: The roll reached the highest recorded in the history of the school, 106 pupils.

1891 December: The Camla or Side School (as it was usually known), was opened, and remained open until May 1916. During the 1890s the roll fluctuated around 25-30 pupils. 1896: To encourage more regular attendance at both schools, certificates were given to children who attended regularly. 1903: Greendale School was reduced to sole charge. The Headmaster, Mr Morland, had a portion of the school ground fenced off for a horse paddock (in the 1940s it contained up to 20 ponies at times). 1908: The school house was burned after a kerosene cooker exploded. It was rebuilt in 1910. 1914: C.L. Ridgen gained a Junior National Scholarship. 1922: Greendale School’s 50th Jubilee celebrations took place. 1927: Discussions were held on consolidations with Darfield School. This never eventuated. 1941: The roll fell further to 28. 1942: Form 1 and 2 children started going to Darfield for manual training, but due to petrol rationing this was discontinued until after the war. 1947: Greendale School’s 75th Jubilee Celebrations took place. A roll of Honour was unveiled for both World Wars. 1953: The school learners swimming pool was built. After an unsuccessful attempt to set up a Parent Teacher Association in 1940s, the Greendale School PTA is finally established. Continued on next page….

Greendale School Centennial Celebrations 1972. Graham Gough and Selwyn Adams riding vintage cycles in the Centennial Parade.

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Ph 027 319 9929 Greendale School - 125th Jubilee Celebrations - 1997 .Jubilee Committee. Back: Anthony Clinton, Sydney Worsfold, Wayne Stott, Graham Gough. Middle: Debbie Naughton, Patricia Henderson, Hazel Bull, Julie Beaumont, Cheryl Ridgen. Front: George Ridgen, Lorraine Adams (Secretary), Raymond Naughton (Chairman), Ian Warren (Treasurer), Gwen Clucas (Principal). Absent: Charles Ridgen, John Ridgen, Chris O’Donnell, Graeme Roberts. ...continued from previous page. 1964: With the school building now being over 90 years old, the ﬁrst moves were made to the Board requesting a new school building. The old school building was declared to be structurally unsound. 1966: The hedge on Bridge Road was removed. The work, done by voluntary labour, raised $150 for school funds. The new school was completed and officially opened on 15th December, the old building was dismantled and sold. 1972: The school roll had risen to 56 as the Greendale School’s Centennial Celebrations took place. 1976: It was decided that school fees would be set in 1977 at $3 per child. 1977: District High School was discussed, culminating the reaffirmation in June of the decision taken by the Ministry of Education to translate the school to a Form 1-7 high school in February 1978. 1984: Electric heaters were

installed in classrooms, insulation batts were ﬁtted in the ceiling, and an automatic outside light was put in the classes. Dogs owned by the schoolhouse tenants attacked school children and the teachers. 1985: Following a ban on children travelling on the school bus to after school activities, because of unacceptable behaviour, a stern note from the committee was sent to all families, reminding them that the use of the was bus a privilege. 1986: School bus behaviour was still a problem, with some parents riding on the bus to increase expectations of better behaviour from the children. 1988: In March the roll had lowered to 16. School fees were set at $12 per child and $20 per family. 1989: Selwyn Adams received a long-service award for his services to the school in many capacities over the years. 1992: School fees were to remain at $12 per child and $20

per family, but were to be reviewed for the following year. 1995: In this year technological change at this school was very evident. A Commodore 64 computer which has been donated was evaluated but after some discussion, it was considered to be rather obsolescent. Instead, Apple IIGS computers for both classrooms were purchased. 1997: Greendale School’s 125th Jubilee year began with the roll at 31. The jubilee celebrations were to be held at Labour Weekend.

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SPORTSMANSHIP AWARD Last week (July 11th - 13th), the annual South Island The team were awarded the SISS Darfield High School's (DHS) Secondary Schools (SISS) Junior Junior Netball Combined Grade, Junior Netball Team played in Tournament at Hagley. Teams Sportsmanship Award for 2022. The Sportsmanship Award is for teams that show fair play and respect to the opposition and umpires. Points are awarded by the umpires and accumulate over the seven games played. “Our team ended up in a tough draw with Queens, Cromwell and Burnside, where we played with a lot of heart and spirit, despite the extremely cold and wet weather on Tuesday,” commented Sport Coordinator, Pip Deans. DHS Junior Netball team. Back: Shelly Boyes (Manager), Elisha Hill, “Wednesday was a catch-up day with an early start and three Michaela Cameron, Jess Lal, Rachel McKenzie, Ayla Abraham, games to play, their first game in Anna Mangels, Katelyn Ellis (Coach). their pool finals was against Front: Brylee Holland, Taylah Weaver, Grace McPhee. Mountainview, where we came Absent Leni Moore, Holly Wilson, Summer Barker-Clark, Tiffany Cameron (Manager). away with a good win (30-6). Next up was John Paul II, a wellPUBLIC NOTICE PUBLIC NOTICE matched and competitive game, just being squeezed out losing (31-26). The final game was against Amuri, with a convincing win (31-5). “A huge thank you goes to Shelly, Tiffany, Katelyn and Kate H for their help and the massive effort put in over the three days, as well as leading up to the Tournament. The organisation that goes into these events is enormous, and with the worst weather bomb to date this winter to deal with, you did amazingly. “We are extremely proud of the team's achievements and your sportsmanship and dedication playing the sport you love to play,” Pip concluded.

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Pauline (Polly) Pluck

Neville, Wayne, Sheryl and families would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for all the support, flowers, cards, baking, and phone calls received following Polly’s passing. Thanks also to all who were able to attend her service. This has helped us cope during a very difficult time. Special thanks to the Doctors and Staff at the Darfield Medical Centre, Malvern District Nursing and Care Givers.

Following my broken ankle accident on June 1st, I would like to thank Dave, who lives in School Lane Kirwee, and the person who lives opposite the entranceway to the A&P Showgrounds, who came to my assistance. They stood me up, retrieved my undamaged car, drove me home and waited until I contacted my son, Stuart. Thanks to all the hospital staff at Christchurch Public and Burwood who cared for me during my 23 days in hospital. The meals were great and their care exceptional. Thanks to all who have sent get well cards, sent flowers, rang and visited. All the meals that I received, were very much appreciated. To my family, who have made sure I am okay (my son even got me a mobility scooter, so I can get outside and collect my mail). Once agin, thanks to you all. This is more than I can say about ACC! I contacted them a few days after I came home, hoping to get some home-help. They took all my details and said I would be put on the urgency list. Two weeks later I had not heard or seen anyone. I rang them again twice, they took all particulars again and passed me onto another department, where I hung on for 1 hour before hanging up. They have still not contacted me! 8 weeks is a long time to be non-weight bearing on my ankle. I would only have required somebody for 1 hour per week. I wonder how many other more needy people are slipping through the net! Adrienne Begg.

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