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Aiming for the top
Clearview Primary School student, sevenyear-old Kendall Maitland …
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Playing with Sir Bob
Sir Bob Charles joined members of the Hororata Golf Club …
p Georgie Wright, Suzie Scales, Holly Wilson, Maddie Watson and Hannah Abraham each chose a different baby animal to paint as part of their art class recently at the Creative Sparks Studio in Darfield for Holly’s birthday party. “Holly chose the theme, and each of her guests chose which animal to draw and then paint,” said Creative Sparks manager Vicky Peacock. Vicky has hosted a variety of workshops during the school holidays to help people kick-start the 2020 year off in a positive, creative way. “Students from seven years old have learned to paint dancers and skateboarders in action and an assortment of animals. As part of the holiday programme, birthdays and Christmas work parties’ paintings of Christmas snow scenes, and Santa’s reindeer were produced in a fine array of colour with staff at The Fat Beagle choosing to paint cupcakes to brighten their cafe. “Our classes have been so popular that I have added extra times in Springfield and Darfield. Anyone can learn to paint. The canvas workshops offer a guided step by step experience while term classes begin on February 3 and offer more individual creativity. I find it very satisfying to help people create a piece of art that they are proud of.”
Progress Rolleston’s town centre u by Ann van Engelen
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End of the road for Commodore
We grew up together, went to school together …
Selwyn District Council, contractors and the community are celebrating the advancement of the new Rolleston Town Centre as construction begins this week on the roading and infrastructure projects. “We broke the ground last year on Te Ara Atea. It is exciting to see how far we have come after 10 years of planning to create a town centre for Rolleston, which includes a high street retail and entertainment experience for the community to enjoy in the
future,” says property project manager Joanne Nikolaou. “The Te Ara Atea library and community space will be the first building the community will see constructed. It will be an extraordinary facility and a contemporary multi-use place for
the community, including families, to enjoy in the years to come. We have always talked about giving Rolleston a heart, and we have been very lucky to work with some tremendous partners and collaborators. continued on page 3 …
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