CHAIRS FOR HERITAGE

Community members from all over Selwyn and beyond have taken old, sometimes battered Toomey’schairsandturnedthem intoartisticmasterpieces. Many of these chairs were discovered in thestorageareaof the big shed on the premises of the Selwyn Heritage Centre in Leeston. One of our imaginative members suggested that they be o ered to the community to repurpose, reinvent and revitalisethem.

Todate,aroundfortychairshave been revamped and each one tells a story of imagination and creativity. Many are not recognisable as chairs. Each artisthaschosentoworkintheir favourite medium or let the original materials of the chair dictate the artistic path of their work.

The initiative has been very well supported by local and wider businesses in the form of sponsorship of these chairs. The artworks have also been widely displayed in the premises of many community facilities and businessesintheSelwynDistrict.

These chairs are to be auctioned in the Southbridge Town Hall on Sunday, March 26th, commencingat4pm.

The proceeds from the auction will be targeted towards the finalising of the plans for the conversion of the ‘Big Shed’ into a top-class facility for our vision of the Selwyn Heritage Centre Museum and for taking these plans through the Council consentingprocess.

If you have a chair that you would like to own but sadly cannot attend the auction, place a bid by emailing one of the addressesbelowwithyourbidor alternatively, email your phone number for a member of the Trust to contact you as your selected chair comes up for auction.

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Some of the chairs that have been refurbished with fantastic designs can be view locally at thefollowingbusinesses:

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Please contact us to make an appointment in one of the four convenient office locations.

Kate Warren Senior Associate

Mobile: 027 384 3054

Email: kate.warren@tp.co.nz

Rolleston & Darfield: 03 317 9099

Christchurch: 03 374 9999

Ashburton: 03 308 4188

Darfield office open: Mon & Thurs, 9 - 5pm or by appointment

Conveyancing, Refinancing, Leasing & Property Transactions, Land Acquisitions, Boundary Adjustment & Subdivision, Insurance Law, Occupation Right Agreements, Estate & Succession Planning, including Enduring Powers of Attorney, Trusts & Wills.

Visitor Guide

Selwyn’s o cial visitor guide is filled with beautiful and interesting places to visit, exciting activities to try and peaceful places to stay - right here in your own backyard. Plus, the guide is great to share with your family and friends who are planning to visit.

There is so much to experience in Selwyn, including taking a journey along the Great Alpine Highway by car or train into the Southern Alps where you will find stunning waterfalls and kea. The highway also passes six ski fields, where you can enjoy uncrowded skiing in winter and great trails to explore during the summer months.

If you’re feeling adventurous, take a ride in New Zealand’s only airboat along the Waimakariri River, or float across the Canterbury Plains in a hot air balloon.

For a weekend away, why not immerse yourself in a highcountry station, relax at a Canopy Camping experience or unwind in a country lodge with mountain views.

Selwyn grows some of the highest quality produce in Canterbury, supplying tasty ingredients and delicious wine and beer to a wide range of local cafés and restaurants. If you’re feeling peckish, or just craving a ca eine hit, take some time out to sample some of the regions finest fare. Plan your next adventure and pick up a copy of the guide from any Selwyn Library and Service Centre or download a free copy. You can also use the Selwyn.nz website to access free travel itineraries for more great ideas if you’re planning a day out or longer.

Help Is Needed

Last week, Cyclone Gabrielle battered the country’s North Islandwithheavyrainandstrong winds, causing extreme havoc. The damage in the North Island is phenomenal, with thousands of homes, businesses and land destroyed or badly damaged. Animals have also been severely a ected and numerous are misplaced or have lost their lives.

The New Zealand Government declared a National State of Emergency on February 14th, to assist in the responseto Cyclone Gabrielle.

“This is an extreme weather event…probablythebiggestwe have seen in recent times and comes hot on the heels of other extreme weather events that we have seen,” commented Prime MinisterChris Hipkins Chris ChrisHipkins Hipkins. Numerous people in the local area are wanting to help those who have been majorly a ected by this event. If anyone would like to donate any equine products, including feed, rugs, halters, leads, haynets and vet items (including rain scold and mud fever treatments), there are drop-o points listed below. Trucks have been arranged and will be taking items up as often as required to support those in need for all long as they can.

Anythingdonatedwillhelpmake a di erence in these heart breaking and extremely tough times.

Currentdrop-o points:

• ThompsonHorses(Kirwee)

• MelwoodEquestrian (Burnham)

• LaurenHaigEquestrian (Darfield)

• CJEquine(NorthCanterbury)

• ClipClopEquestrian(Sefton). Please note this is a prearranged equine collection. The Civil Defence are asking that currentlymonetarydonationsare the most useful as it means organisationscanprovidewhatis reallyneededtothosea ected.

Monetarydonationscanbegiven viaFederatedFarmers: www.fedfarm.org.nz www.fedfarm.org.nz www.fedfarm.org.nz www.fedfarm.org.nz

There are also lots of other local fundraising events taking place to raise funds to help regions in theNorthIsland.

TheKirweeVolunteerFireBrigadeheldacarwashand sausagesizzlelastSaturdaytoraisefundsfortheMuriwai FireBrigade.TheNorthIslandbrigadehassetupa fundraiserinmemoryoftheirfallenfirefightersandheroes DavidVanZwanenbergandCraigStevens,whodiedduring CycloneGabrielle.Allfundswillbeusedintheirmemoryas directedbytheirfamilies.

Ifanyonewouldliketodonatedirectlypleasevisit: https://givealittle.co.nz/donate/cause/muriwai-heroes

TheDarfieldCricketClubheldaverysuccessful Quiz&AuctionNightlastFriday,raising much-neededfundsfortheClub.

22teamscompetedinninequizroundswhichwaswonby the‘WrightsRoad’team(picturedabove-StuartWright, SimonWright,BodieHawkinsandGuyLemon).

TheClubwouldliketothankallthosethatattended, helped,supportedand/orsponsoredinanyway. ThefundswillbegoingtowardsplayingtopsfortheColts, additionalplayingequipmentforthekidsteams,nettingfor theSeniorsnets,gazebofortheNo2fieldwithanysurplus puttowardsplayingequipmentforthenextseason.