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The News
Thursday July 9 2015
Red Cross . . . Members of the Loburn Women’s Institute, and Ian Thompson, president of the Rangiora RSA, with a cross the women made from handknitted red poppies for the Loburn Anzac Day Centenary commemorations earlier this year. The women have donated the cross to the Rangiora RSA for permanent display at the clubhouse in Rangiora. Back row left: Ailsa Goodare, from Rangiora, Sandy Cooper, vicepresident, Balcairn, Pamela Cleeve, president, Rangiora, Ian Thompson, Raelene Turner, secretary, Rangiora. Front row left: Mary Busch, from Rangiora, Lorraine Duncan, treasurer, from North Loburn, Judith Chapman, from Rangiora. PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP
Red cross donated to RSA By SHELLEY TOPP A red cross made with more than 50 handknitted poppies for the Anzac Centenary commemorations earlier this year has been donated to the Rangiora Returned Services Association (RSA). The poppies were knitted by the Loburn Women’s Institute (WI) members and made into a cross by them for the Loburn Anzac Day commemorations on April 25. The cross has now been framed and will go on permanent display in the main hall at the Rangiora RSA’s club house in Victoria Street. However that will not be
for sometime as strengthening work on the club house building is due to begin later this year. Ian Thompson, president of the Rangiora RSA said the cross would be installed once the work was completed. Although the building had been virtually unscathed by the 2010 and 2011 earthquakes it didn’t comply with new regulations and so now had to undergo extensive restoration work. In the meantime it is possible that the cross may go on display in the Waimakariri District Council office foyer soon. The Loburn Women’s Institute is celebrating 85 years in existence this September. It is the
oldest WI in North Canterbury and possibly the busiest too. Their members are an energetic bunch of women who do a great deal of work for their community, and beyond, raising money for charities, knitting for those in need, running raffles, collecting aluminium tear tags and wine bottle screw tops to raise funds, plus donating books to the North Loburn School, and a red chair for the Loburn School. The New Zealand Federation of Women’s Institute was formed in 1921. It is a non political organisation open to all women and girls, and now has 18,000 members at 850 institutes in New Zealand.
Radio class . . . Waimakariri district youth are learning the art PHOTO: DAVID HILL of broadcasting and media at Compass FM.
Radio times A school holiday broadcasting programme has received a good response. Waimakariri District Council youth development coordinator Tina Curry says eight young people aged between 13 and 20, from Rangiora, Kaiapoi and Woodend, have registered to participate in the programme hosted by Compass FM aimed at giving them a taste of broadcasting and media. The News is also giving input during the two
weeks. ‘‘This is quite a good size for the venue we have. There was interest for more, but this is a good group and it’s a really great programme and a great opportunity. ‘‘One of the young people wants to enrol at CPIT next year, so this is a good stepping stone.’’ Compass FM manager Mike Le Petit said on Monday he was impressed with the group, with several already showing potential for a career in radio.
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