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The Rolleston Relay for Life committee is putting the final touches to this year’s event …

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Our place, our people Welcome to the first instalment of The Record’s monthly photographic competition ‘Our place, our people’ …

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 Six-year-old Amelia de Vries of Rolleston spent around a week making her Lego display to raise money for the Weedon’s School Garden Club.

Her intricate display includes a shop, café, cruise ship and road with various vehicles. For more on this story see page 3 …

Councillor backs call for extended bus service  by Belinda Cullen-Reid

Selwyn District Councillor Sam Broughton is backing a call by west Selwyn residents for the extension of the Darfield to Christchurch bus service.

Rockwood Station opens its gates

The Lake Coleridge/Windwhistle area has a large array of walks open to the public …

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The service run by the Red Bus company in Christchurch currently has one run leaving Darfield at 7.15am with the return trip leaving Christchurch at 5.30pm with stops at Kirwee, West Melton, Yaldhurst and Riccarton. It was agreed at last week’s Malvern Community Board

meeting to action Cr Broughton’s suggestion that the board write a letter to the Red Bus company supporting the extension of the existing service.

Cr Broughton told The Record that well used reliable public transport is a better use of resources and causes less

congestion than everyone driving their own car.

“A once a day service caters well for those working in town but doesn’t take into account people wanting to shop or visit friends during the middle of the day.” continued on page 5 …

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 Up and coming West Melton harness racing driver Kimberly Butt, left, has been enjoying recent success.

Kimberly, the 19-year-old daughter of well-known racing identity Anthony Butt, right, had already achieved six wins in five months prior to Christmas and added to her tally with a win at Motukarara recently

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 Molly Mackay Stewart from Rolleston displays her medal haul from the Colgate Games held recently in Timaru.

Molly, who runs for the University Club, won a gold medal in the 800m, silver in the 400m and bronze in the relay in the 12-year old division.

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 by Kent Caddick

The Rolleston Relay for Life committee is putting the final touches to this year’s event which will be held at the Rolleston Rugby Club grounds over the weekend of February 22 and 23.

Committee members Jenny Harkerss said through the relay, we celebrate the lives of cancer survivors and caregivers, remember loved ones we have lost, and empower people and communities to fight back against cancer.

“Relay for Life is an inspiring community event for people of all ages and fitness levels.

“At Relay, teams of 10 or more camp out overnight and take part in a walk/ run relay while enjoying a family-friendly atmosphere with entertainment, prizes and lots of fun.

“Because it’s a team event, people taking part may come and go as they like, but it’s so much fun, you’ll find it hard to leave.”

Each year, more than 20,000 people take part in Relays across New Zealand.

The Opening Ceremony for Rolleston’s Relay for Life will be held at 4pm on Saturday, February 22 with a celebration lap completed by cancer survivors and their carers.

Members of the Ellesmere Highland Pipe Band will lead the lap with vintage and classic cars available for the survivors who are unable to complete the lap on their own.

Following this the 12 plus teams will be introduced and complete their first lap together.

During the rest of the relay, while at least one member of each team is on the track, people will be entertained

 Participants and supporters take part in the opening ceremony at last year’s Relay for Life

by an exciting line up of mostly local musical talent.

“As the sun sets on Saturday evening there will be a special candlelight ceremony remembering loved ones who have lost their battle with cancer,” Ms

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The de Vries family of Rolleston has combined its passion for Lego and gardening to raise money for the Weedon’s School Garden Club.

The family has held a Lego display at their house which was open to the public with almost $630 raised for the club.

With Lego models and displays by each family member, other garden club members and invited guests, an impressive and diverse array of Lego was on display.

Rachel de Vries leads  Weedons School Garden Club member and Lego enthusiast the garden club which her George Bell (7) shows off his Lego train set children Amelia and Ryan are both part of. The club meet at de Vries said. The school also wants school lunch times. to fence the garden area, decorate “We have four raised garden beds it with pavers, build an area to catch at present. We have lots of kids in the rainwater and expand the compost club so we need more garden beds,” Ms making area. 

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Our place, our people Welcome to the first instalment of The Record’s monthly photographic competition ‘Our place, our people’.

We invite both budding and experienced photographers in Selwyn to submit their images to be in to win our monthly prize pack.

Entries will be printed weekly in The Record and at the end of the month our judging panel will select a winner.

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beauty of the Selwyn district or of its people at work or play. All images must be sent in high resolution. Maximum number of entries is two per month per photographer.

To enter submit your image in high resolution to the editor at kentc@ therecord.co.nz. 

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Rockwood Station opens its gates  by Cindy Driscoll

The Lake Coleridge/Windwhistle area has a large array of walks open to the public and Rockwood Station, nestled in the Malvern Hills 15 minutes from the Rakaia Gorge, is the newest addition.

Station owners Ben and Cheryl Richards are celebrating the reestablishment of the Rockwood Bushwalk with an open day this month.

The tranquil bush walk through the black beech forest has an abundance of native flora and fauna with an array of native birds. The track winds its way through the bush climbing gently to 400 metres above sea level and takes about 45– 60 minutes.

Ben Richards said their family has been connected to Rockwood for over 100 years.

“As we have developed the bushwalk and garden we have discovered quite a few historical treasures which allow us to see  Ben and Cheryl Richards working on the Rockwood bush walk how the property was 100 years ago and how it has evolved. rhododendron plantings. “The open day “With the help of the Hororata Parish is our way of sharing this beautiful area we have restored the family graves which and we think people will enjoy the real were hidden in a mess of overgrown sense of history on the bushwalk and in bush. It is thought to have been one of the gardens.”

The celebrations will include a church the first public cemeteries in Canterbury service on the lawns of the 100-yeardating back to the 1800s.”

Those who don’t want to do the full old homestead, arborist demonstrations walk can still enjoy the native bush on a and informative talks on native plants. five minute walk from the homestead to There will also be a small number of the graves or simply wander the nearly stalls and a Devonshire tea and a four acres of woodland gardens which barbecue will be available on the lawns.

All proceeds from the open day will are under development.

“The homestead gardens are a work benefit the Hororata Parish.

The Rockwood Bushwalk and Garden in progress,” Mr Richards said.

“We have a vision of restoring a lily Open Day is on Sunday, February 23 pond, creating avenues through the trees from 10am to 4pm at 256 Darts Road, and generally enhancing the natural Windwhistle. Entry is $10 per person, beauty surrounding us by nurturing the children free. More information can be native plants, as a backdrop to new found at www.hororataparish.co.nz. 

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Councillor backs call for extended bus service Cr Broughton saw the extended service being beneficial for people without driver’s licences and those who did not like driving in heavy traffic.

He said the service would need to run at times that best suited people, such as weekends for young people. The service would also need to be economically viable for the bus company.

“People have mentioned they would use a service that was at better times for them. The only way to find out if it would be used is to run a trial. If the service is used then great

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Outdoor fires are not allowed in urban areas, other than gas barbeques, hangis and umus. Currently in rural areas fires are permitted but you should follow safe burning guidelines. If you are planning to light a fire: • • • •

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A word of advice about rollover clauses  by Maree Gallagher, CAB Selwyn

Before you sign that one year fixed-term contract for a service, keep an eye out for a rollover clause — it could mean the difference between facing a hefty termination fee or not, if you decide to end the contract after your 12 months is up.

Adrienne signed up with a gym for a six-month term. After this period, according to the gym manager, the contract would just ‘roll over’ — that is, she would continue to have access to the facility and she’d continue to have her fees direct debited each month.

If Adrienne decided to cancel the contract before the term was up, she’d be liable for an early termination (cancellation) fee.

Adrienne was super-keen to get fit so didn’t think that would be a problem for her.

After eight months Adrienne moved to another part of town and couldn’t get to that gym much, so she decided to end her contract. ”It’s no problem at all,” said the gym manager, “that’ll be $100 in early termination fees please.”

What Adrienne had failed to realise was that after the end of the first six-month term, her contract was automatically renewed for a further six months — it had rolled over. So unless Adrienne cancelled sometime between the end of the old term and the start of the new term, she’d be stung with an early termination fee.

Early termination fees are used to recover loss of income suffered by the provider, which they would have earned from you if you had not cancelled your contract.

It’s also used to recover the cost of any hardware that you may have got as part of the plan (for example, the mobile phone that you may get free with your phone plan).

A rollover clause — also known as an automatic-renewal clause — allows the provider to automatically renew your contract when the original term ends, without having to notify you in advance.

What you can do Automatic rollovers aren’t necessarily a bad thing, for example you wouldn’t want to suddenly lose your internet service at the end of the fixed term just because you didn’t get through to the call centre to renew the contract with your Internet provider. But if you don’t know about them, it might cost you.

The Consumer Law Reform Bill will hopefully address this and other issues relating to unfair consumer contract terms.

In the meantime, here are some tips to help you stay out of trouble:

• Read the contract, including the fine print. Make sure you know what it means. If necessary, ask to take away a copy of the contract so that you can show someone with legal expertise.· • Find out how much the early termination fee is.

• If you’re looking to join a gym, try to find a gym that offers monthly contracts or no contracts. Another option is to ask whether you can pay for the term in a lump sum, rather than by monthly direct debits.

• If there’s a rollover clause in your contract, ask how they’ll notify you when the term is about to expire.

• Ask them about the process for terminating the contract if you want to do so after the initial term expires: • How much notice will you have to give?

• Will you be allowed to transfer the contract to another person without being charged early termination fees?

• Would an early termination fee apply even after the contract rolls over?

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Arthritis is an inflammation and degradation of the joints affecting dogs and cats, just like humans. One in five dogs will be affected by arthritis and it is the most common cause of chronic pain in dogs.

Affected joints are usually the shoulders, elbows, knees and hips and one or more of these joints can be affected at any one time.

In arthritic joints, the cartilage has degenerated with roughness or chips present and bare bone can be exposed.

Synovial (joint) fluid also loses its lubricating properties making the movement of the bones less smooth and more painful.

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the window reveal. They are also left hanging like dirty little pretzel sticks, on either side of the window with the weight of the curtains dragging on them as this style of track offers nowhere for extra support to be installed.

Another very common issue is the predominant use of cheap expandable tracks being installed for almost every other installation. Post the earthquakes many homeowners have been forced to take their existing tracks down in order to repair and repaint a room, then they reinstall the same old tacky tracks and wonder why they do not look so good because they now appear multi coloured, and they also tend to jam up when pulled because they are unable to be installed level anymore.

The older styled wooden or brass rods with rings are even more frustrating as curtains just simply do not meet in the middle on these because of the centre bracket, and often the gap at the top leaks light and drafts as the brackets are either oversized or they have been installed onto the window reveals. Cord drawn tracks are evil looking once those

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Absolutely stunning contemporary or classic traditional curtain tracks and finials are found in the finest private homes, exclusive hotels, residences and stately homes and yes these may be expensive, often motorised and/ or hand made from glass, timber and metal with awesome ‘blingy’ colour finishes. However there are numerous affordable stylish replicas and always

well used 10-year-old cords discolour and the cords jump out of the track and hang like some old unwanted Xmas decoration along your curtain track. You feel like you need to wash your hands after closing the drapes at night. Never a good thought.

Any of these curtain track situations is frustrating enough, but when clients say to me they want lovely new drapes but intend to recycle the existing tracks I must say, I cringe.

Sometimes there is not an issue, and we can either re-cord older quality tracks, or even re install some designer tracks and rods, but more often than not, there is no way we would suggest they be reinvented let alone recycled as is. Another frustratingly awkward experience we find in the business is clients that think they have saved a

fortune by pre purchasing the tracks at a local DIY store. Or even worse they have been given someone else’s cast offs. Really, it is like pre purchasing the wheels for a new car, more often than not they will just not be the right fit or function.

I will tell you the secret now, the cost of a basic good quality track is negligible, in the overall cost of ordering new curtains; and it will be customised to suit the window shape, size and curtain fabric selected.

These are really important factors for curtains to look perfect and function as expected.

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The volume required varies depending on the size of the pot. Smaller pots need watering more frequently as they dry out faster. Larger pots can retain more moisture and require less frequent watering.

Remember these simple tips: Water in the early morning or evening.

A good long soak every few days is more beneficial than a light watering each day.

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The best person to ask for advice is your curtain supplier. They will know what weight of drape they need to provide for, how far off the window the stack allowance needs to be, the projection of the bracket required to clear obstacles around the window, the number of brackets required to ensure a constant level on the track, the style and functionality required to complement the curtains and most important the cost involved. 

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Around the Home Living the dream: potager style  by Belinda Cullen-Reid

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Our house plans came back with approval from Selwyn District Council before Christmas and to our delight building began mid-January. Our foundations are laid and frames and trusses will arrive this week. The dream is starting to take shape.

With most of the big decisions about the build made last year, we are now sitting back and enjoying watching the work happen. Our thoughts now turn to the landscaping of the property.

While I am enthusiastic about establishing trees and shrubs along the borders of the property for shelter and privacy, what I am most excited about is growing my own produce. As a keen cook, and with two lovely and ever hungry fellows to feed, the idea of living off the land as much as possible, eating fresh and wholesome home grown produce, is very appealing.

I have big dreams of vegetable, fruit and herb gardens, some pet lambs bred

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for wool, and perhaps even a goat for cheese production. Having chickens roaming in the paddock and sampling their golden yolked eggs is something I really look forward to.

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Potager style gardens I discovered the term ‘potager garden’ this week in my reading and have spent time investigating this ornate form of vegetable and fruit gardening.

Potager is a French term referring to a kitchen garden with ornate design.

Flowers and herbs are planted alongside vegetables to enhance the beauty of the area which is laid out with thought.

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 The foundations are poured and the house is beginning to take shape. Now it’s easier to see what land is left, and landscaping becomes a focus

There are lots of decisions to be made. Will you have paved or grass pathways? Will the garden beds be raised or sit flush with the ground? If raised, what will the outer borders be made of? Railway sleepers, stone wall, brick, branches woven together like basketry? Box hedging can be used for gardens flush with the pathways. You are limited only by your imagination.

Once you have designed your structures, marked them out and chosen the materials needed to build them, then the hard slog begins. Ground is broken and the unnecessary grass areas removed. Structures are built to

contain the soil, and pathways laid for ease of movement between beds. If designed, the initial work setting up the potager will be rewarded by the ease of care afterward.

Don’t be in a rush to plant straight away. The importance of quality dirt can’t be underestimated so take time to nurture the soil so that it produces good crops. Soil needs to be two feet deep and well fed with compost and manure.

Topping the beds with pea straw will ensure that moisture is retained in the soil.

Thoughts then turn to plantings which we will discuss next time. 

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The type of potager garden we aim to build will be more reminiscent of the humble peasant style, with vegetables, fruits and herbs in raised gardens set out in geometric design. We aim to include a small pergola with a table and chairs where we can sit and have a break and enjoy the products of our labours.

Also a cottage inspired style garden shed will be a practical feature which brings added character to the area.

Situated at the rear of the house the potager garden will be flanked by the stream on the east, providing a tranquil soundscape.

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Start by measuring the area of land you have for your potager garden.

Usually these are situated out the back of a house as ours is, but depending on your property shape and the land you have available, there is no reason why your garden can’t be situated in a more visible place.

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Draw to scale the size and shape of your area on paper. Maths paper is useful as you can use the squares to help scale the area correctly, perhaps one square could equal one inch of garden space.

Traditional designs include a circular shaped centre feature garden which sometimes has a water feature or ornate tree. From the central point pathways move out symmetrically and other small gardens are made between the pathways. Once happy with your design it’s time to get out the string and plot out the area. Adjustments can be made to the design at this point, once you actually see the width of your path areas, for example, which need to comfortably fit a wheelbarrow.

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Kate’s Kitchen: artisan bread  by Kate Brunner

Breaking open a crusty freshly baked loaf of bread, ripping off a piece to eat with cheese, salad or to mop up delicious juices on your plate is something you can achieve with very little effort.

Even if you have never made bread before or if you are a whiz at knocking up a loaf, the Artisan Loaf is a great method to try.

This is what you need: 3 cups warm water — a bit above body temperature to get the yeast going 1½ tablespoons dried yeast

1½ tablespoons coarse salt Semolina 6½ cups unsifted, all purpose flour: The flour should have a protein content of 10% (read the labelling) and you measure the cup by scooping up the flour and levelling off the top with the back of a knife.

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This is what you do: Put the water in a large plastic container and add the yeast and salt. It doesn’t matter if it doesn’t all dissolve.

Add in all the flour at once and stir with a wooden spoon until the mixture is uniformly wet. Don’t knead! It should only take a minute or two.

Cover loosely with a lid and leave for about 4 hours. You can place in the fridge overnight.

When ready to bake get a sheet of baking paper and sprinkle well with semolina. Sprinkle a quarter of the surface of the dough with flour and with flour on your hands grab that portion of the dough and shape by stretching the surface of the dough to the underneath, continuing until you have a round, smooth ball shape — or near enough!

It is quite a sticky dough so work quickly and don’t add heaps of extra flour.

Place on the baking paper and let it rest for 20 minutes while you heat

the oven to 230°C/450°F and place a baking/pizza stone in the oven to heat up.

Sprinkle the top of the loaf liberally with flour, slash the top with a sharp knife and slide the loaf with baking paper into the oven.

On the bottom rack place another tin with hot water. This will produce steam and help the loaf to rise with a lovely crusty outside.

It will take about 30 minutes to bake.

Ten minutes before the loaf is ready remove the baking paper and slide the loaf directly onto the baking stone.

The loaf is baked when it sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. And that’s it! Makes 4 small loaves. You can halve the recipe successfully.

Enjoy however you like, but in this instance it was shared with an accompaniment of blue cheese and freshly cracked walnuts, washed down with a lovely sweet Dulcetto and Syrah red wine. 

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The all-new Ford EcoSport displays all the best qualities of a modern SUV — it’s smart, supports you and your family when driving (both from a safety and comfort perspective) and it is prepared to deal with any situation you come across during your day, whether a tricky Christchurch road or the impromptu transportation of items.

Behind the scenes of the Ecosport, the 1.5 litre petrol engine maintains its performance — 82kW at 6,300rpm, while being economical — 6.5L per 100km. It is said to have ‘the fuel efficiency of a manual with the ease of an automatic’ — that is the beauty of the 6-speed Ford Powershift automatic transmission.

The EcoSport offers a 5 star ANCAP safety rating, packed with features such as traction control and dynamic stability control, seven air bags in total, a boron steel safety cell, rear parking sensors and ABS. The EcoSport does everything modern technology has given us to keep drivers and their families safe.

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The back seats fold down with ease to provide an expanded boot capacity, changing from 362 litres to 705 litres.

Storage from the cooled glovebox to under the front passenger seat, map pockets and more, you’ll be able to keep tidy and remain comfortable while travelling with your whole family.

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This reduction of distracting noise and focus on easily accessible controls allows you to not only drive safely on a regular basis, but to take pleasure in being in your vehicle at the same time, making daily school trips and negotiating the city streets a lot more appealing.

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chchwest@laserplumbing.co.nz We are able to accurately share travelling costs between jobs with GPS tracking

• Half size tractor for easier access • Up to 6m height • Topped at 5m or less

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03 348 6920 0800 11 22 40

CHIMNEY SWEEP. Servicing the Selwyn district.

Weekends a speciality. Phone Rodney Carr 03 324 2999 a/h.

MALVERN WASTE SOLUTIONS, rubbish and recycling, domestic, commercial, skip hire, functions, locally owned and operated. Phone 03 318 7407. www.mws.co.nz.

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Laser Plumbing Christchurch West

Hedge trimming in Canterbury

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Call Laser Electrical today Replacement R80 option

Phone 03 318 1928 • Mobile 027 251 0151

• Washing Machines • Ovens • Dryers • Dishwashers • Cooktops • Washing Machine Hire (from $8/wk)

Health and Beauty

Dale Mayberry Ph: 021 222 2833

rEgistErEd ElEctrician

Need a Professional Electrician?

All aspects of concreting & all types of finishing

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OLDER 4WD TRACTOR Phone 03 318 7924

DOUBLE ROOM available in older cottage for mature person. Rural Darfield/Kirwee area. Sharing house with one other. Cheap rental. Enquiries 027 609 2014.

Trades

leechdrainage@xtra.co.nz

Malvern Anglican Parish — 8.00am St Ambrose Sheffield. 9.30am Trinity, Darfield. The Ven Canon Susan Baldwin, 03 317 9079 http://malvernanglicanparish.blogspot.com St Paul’s Anglican — West Melton 5.45pm Shared Tea, 6.30pm Holy Communion. Bible Study Mondays 7.30pm, Tuesdays 7pm, - Prayer support. Penny 03 347 8139, Colin & Gail 03 347 8443.

Church @ Rolleston — 40 Brookside Road. Union Service & Sunday School 9.30am, Revd J Meredith. Catholic Mass 5.00pm. Contact Secretary Lynette 03 347 4599. lynlen50@hotmail.com Parish of Hororata Anglican — 9.30am St John’s, Hororata. 11.00am St Andrew’s, Glentunnel www.hororataparish.co.nz. Rev Jenni Carter 03 318 0858.

Darfield Catholic Church — Sunday Masses 8.30am For Weekly Masses, and the Liturgy Timetable refer to the church newsletter. Parish Priest: Fr Paulo Filoiai’i 03 342 9763. Email: hornbyparish@xtra.co.nz Hornby Presbytery.

Kirwee Community Church — 10am Kirwee Sports Pavilion, High Street, Kirwee, Morning Tea to follow, Pastor: Brian Booth 03 318 1309.

Hope Presbyterian West Melton — 9.30am West Melton. Pastor available Tuesday 9.30–12.30 Pastor: Daniel Fone, 03 347 7509, Youth Leader: Sage Harris 03 980 2296 Ext 217.

Hope Presbyterian Rolleston — Service 10am, Rolleston School hall, Kidman St. Pastor: Brent Richardson 03 347 4007, Youth leader: Courtney Forrest, 03 347 4007, www.hopechurch.net.nz.

Darfield Baptist Church — Services and Sunday School, Darfield 15 Greendale Road, 10.30am every Sunday, Glenroy Hall 9am 2nd & 4th Sundays. Pastor: Paul Cossey, 03 318 8688, Youth Pastor: Sam Broughton 027 223 8345.

Malvern Co-Operating Parish — 9.30am St James, Sheffield.

Glentunnel Chapel — Sunday 10.30am Worship & Communion, 03 318 8948 or 021 274 2548.| www.glentunnel.org.nz.

Mountain View Community Church — 17 North Terrace, Darfield Sunday Service 6.30pm, Prayer 6.00pm, Pastors: Wayne and Nicky Watson 03 318 7979 or 027 281 8340.

Rolleston Church — 10am Family Service. 7pm Rolleston Encounter. Cornerstone Kids during morning service. Cornerstone Youth in the Lounge Friday 7-9pm All meetings held at the Rolleston Community Centre, 94 Rolleston Drive, Administration contact: Nikki @ 03 347 8716, admin@rollestonchurch.co.nz. www.rollestonchurch.co.nz

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