Nelson Weekly Locally Owned and Operated
Wednesday 29 November 2023
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Council confident Nayland Pool safe MAX FRETHEY
Local Democracy Reporter
Claims of people being threatened with knives at Nayland Pool have stoked a frenzy on social media, but Nelson City Council is confident its contractor is maintaining a safe environment. Shelley Bishop posted in a Facebook community group about an experience that her friend had at the pool on Sunday, 19 November. She says a group of young teens had pulled a knife out and, after pool staff were alerted, beat the 6-year-old child who had let staff know in the changing room. “These kids are entering the complex with knives, screwdrivers, and hammers in their bags,” Shelley claims. “They have absolutely no fear of adult authority, they will threaten to stab you, they don’t care. I want to see these kids completely banned from the premises.” Her post caused a wave of outrage and Shelley says four other people have reached out to her and shared similar experiences. One woman told Local Democracy Reporting
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Lindy Kelly with her new book, ‘The Ghost of Brian McBoggarty’. Photo: Amy Shattock.
Climate change inspires new book KATE RUSSELL After a 15-year break from writing, Nelson author Lindy Kelly has just published her 26th book with all profits to go towards the restoration of the Kellys Conservation Forest wetland.
Lindy, whose family owns the “magical” property in Enner Glynn, says her children’s book, called ‘The Ghost of Brian McBoggarty’, is set in a swamp. “It’s a work of fiction about a small boy with a sharp and inquiring mind, who wants to know everything he can about
the swamp he lives next to … including the boy who drowned there many years ago. Lindy says, one thing that motivated her to write the book was her growing
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