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Tuesday 29 April 2014
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WINE SAVED: Waimea Estates general manager Ben Bolitho inspects a vat of 2014 pinot noir at the winery last week. Harvesting was completed just before last week’s big storm. Full story on page 2.
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New Stoke centre will be its hub It’s essential a new community centre in Stoke will be the hub for the region’s largest suburb, says councillor Pete Rainey. Submissions on the Nelson City Council’s draft annual plan closed yesterday and included is $200,000 for investigation and design work towards a new facility on Greenmeadows. The facility will be made possible because of money the Stoke Rugby Club raised from selling its clubrooms earlier this year. That money is likely to be put together with funds from the council, says Pete, chair of community services. “We haven’t worked with any groups other than the rugby club at this stage, but we’re very keen to have as many groups as possible to make the facility as useful as possible.” The council is keen to see it used by sporting groups as well as youth groups and senior citizen groups. “We’ve got to make sure it has as much buy-in as possi-
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ble,” says Pete. Support for the facility around the council table is strong and mayor Rachel Reese was a strong supporter of it during the election last year. Pete says the facility will be a joint effort with the Stoke Rugby Club and made no bones about their contribution. “The rugby club have been very successful in what they’ve done with their clubrooms and that will make a huge difference to the project. I’ve been very impressed with the club’s attitude to this, for them it’s not just about rugby, but about community.” He says its “essential” that it becomes a “hub” for Stoke. “There’s no point building a facility like this if it doesn’t grab the imagination of the community. They’re got to not only use it, but feel respect for it and take ownership of it.”
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