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Letters

To The Editor

Dear Ed

I was fortunate on Wednesday to attend the opening night of The Mousetrap at the Boathouse Theatre. No it wasn’t a freebie and I wore a suit which made me an orphan although there was another man wearing a tie!

I have been a fan of “amateur theatre” since my Grandfather took me to the Auckland Amateur Operatic shows as a ten year old. I can say in all honesty that this performance was one of the best I have seen.

It was a credit to all involved and I recommend it with enthusiasm.

As most of you will know it was written by Agatha Christie and ran continually in the West End in London from 1952 till Covid closed it down.

It’s now up and running again.

Please support your local theatre.

Grahame Thorne

In a recent article mention was made of the clearing of trees to allow for more airport parking.

But it is not just the physical loss of mature trees, but the whole above and below ground loss of their ecosystem.

I wonder if your readers realise that Marlborough has an annual net loss of trees from around the district, in the main from clearing to create ever more vineyards and that is before forestry felling.

What is even more amazing is that MDC took on two environmentalists, at a combined cost of $350,000 including at least the use of an additional vehicle, to claim the district’s green credibility.

Needless to say we have all seen the dramatic change of our micro climate, more humid summers and greater rainfall events.

And the joke is we are all paying for it.

Chris Davies

Hello there, after visiting Blenheim 12 months ago, my husband was so impressed that he now reads The Sun each week on line, and to our surprise you wrote an article on Ewen Robinson.

While we were in Blenheim, we searched the graves of our own great grandparents, found their graves and took photos.

Since finding the graves I have wanted to plan a reunion down there.

I would love to make contact with Ewen who is a relative.

If you could pass on our details to him, we would love to make contact.

Kind regards.

Beryl Billington.

You recently published an article describing the work of Marlborough Community Vehicle Trust.

Your article was of great assistance when we made an application to the Lotteries Commission for funding to purchase a Hybrid car to replace one of our clunkers that has 300,000 km on the clock and tended to leave panel paint during its extensive journeys to Nelson Hospital for Trust members.

Thanks to you our profile is high and we now have an allocation of $20,000 to assist with the replacement car.

Many thanks, Brian Henstock.