Rolleston news issue 145 july 2017

Inside this issue: Selwyn Represented on World Stage

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ISSUE 145 Wednesday 5th July 2017

Young Volunteer Receives 3 Award From Lincoln Rotary Beauty Info From Affinity

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EPro8 Challenge

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Soul Jam - Holis c, Health and Spiritual Expo

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Celebra ng 8 Great Years

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Small Strokes Synchronised 6 Swimming Rail Trail Link Under Construc on

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Jonty’s Journey Race-Night 7 Malvern Game Hunters 24th Hun ng Comp Bellyful Selwyn

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Selwyn Lions Club

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Healthy Home Tips

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Public No ces

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Classifieds

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Trades

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Email Column

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Selwyn Kids Kindergarten, based in Rolleston, have been busy giving back to the community. After a great success raising funds for the Blind foundation last year through their puppy dog biscuit day, they have decided to do it

again this year.

T he children from the Kindergarten, OSCAR and home base services have been busy collecting orders from the community, before spending a whole week baking over 400 biscuits to fill their orders,

finishing with a visit from a guide dog to help the children to understand what all their hard work was for. The proceeds from this will go towards the Blind Foundation puppy training school.

The children really enjoyed

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Lochlin Ward and Nina Qui Guo making puppy dog biscuits to help raise funds for the Blind Foundation puppy training school. ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦

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Left to Right: Lewis Hunt, Carter Atkinson, Thomas Broad and Johann Igot baking puppy dog biscuits for the many orders received to raise funds for the Blind Foundation puppy training school.

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being able to give back to the community in such a fun way, while learning about the value of such an important service in the community, while being able to raise $407 towards helping the next generation of puppies.

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Selwyn Swim School athlete Celyn Edwards is closing in on qualifying for the Commonwealth Games.

The 16 year old World Para Swimming series swimmer will compete in Berlin next week, guided by Ben Close, Close head coach at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre and a New Zealand Para Swimming team coach.

The Berlin competition is the concluding World Series event and will determine overall winners of world titles. At the event, Celyn will receive an International Classification, which means he will be eligible to qualify for the Commonwealth Games in the 100m breaststroke and 200m individual medley.

Celyn already holds 21 national records in his Paralympic S8 classification, across all strokes and multiple distances.

“This is Celyn’s first time representing New Zealand and it will be an opportunity for him to

Celyn Edwards will be swimming in Berlin for a chance to qualify for the Commonwealth Games. represent not only New Zealand, but Selwyn, at top international level,” said Ben. “It’s very exciting for both of us to be part of a high performance environment and gain invaluable experience for future pinnacle meets, such as the Commonwealth Games, World Championships, and Paralympics.”

Ben commented the event will expose him to international-level coaching practices, which he will

share with teaching staff at the Selwyn Aquatic Centre who work with physically impaired athletes and swimmers.

A livestream and results will be available throughout the event at World Para Swimming’s website.

Background: Celyn has been a member of the Selwyn Swim School since 2013.

He is one of five athletes competing from New Zealand.

Ben is one of three coaches.

To go into the draw for free entry to the Christchurch Boat, Caravan and Motorhome Show, please email with your contact details and in the subject line tell us where the Christchurch Show is held.

Entries to be received by 10am July 6th and emailed to: giveaway@malvernnews.co.nz Winners tickets are to be collected from the News Darfield office.

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simply offer expert advice.

The Show comes to the Horncastle Arena on July 7th, 8th and 9th and organisers, in conjunction with Malvern News, can offer re ade rs th e opportunity to go into a draw to attend, just by answering one simple question.

The three-day event will see new products, innovations, and a range of accessories as well as the ever popular Boats, Caravans, Motor Homes, Jetskis, Sports and Leisure Equipment, Holiday Destinations Specialist Books/Magazines, Diving, Kayaking and much more.

Everything is for sale with some great Show deals offered.

Visitors will not only have the chance to view the products on display, but also to interact with experts from the field.

The Show, managed by Selwyn local Tony Smoor, Smoor aims to attract a wide cross section of visitors, ranging from committed sports people to recreational motor home users.

Open from 10am until 6pm on Friday, July 7th and Saturday, July 8th, then 10am until 5pm on Sunday, 9th July, organisers are hopeful there’ll be enough hours in the day for the anticipated high numbers attending.

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Motorhomes aplenty at a previous Christchurch Boat, Motorhome, & Caravan Show.

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Wednesday 5th July 2017

‘A Barrel of Laughs’ with

Gary McCormick June 18th - 24th was National Volunteer Week, an opportunity to reward and recognise those in the community who go above and beyond. Ninety percent of non-for-profit organisations are run by volunteers, without any paid staff. Consider the area without volunteer fire fighters, or St John ambulance officers doesn’t bear thinking about.

Then there are sports coaches, committees and support groups - all rely on volunteer involvement to survive.

There are numerous local volunteers in this area and many will have been recognised by the organisations they are so crucial to.

A prestigious award was presented to Libby PilcherPilcher-Twiss at the Lincoln Rotary meeting on June 6th. The Young Totara Award aims to ‘recognise significant contribution by youth to the life and well being of their community’. Libby, a second year student at Lincoln University has given up many hours of her free time to serve as a volunteer at the Lincoln and District Community Care Association during 2016-17.

The Community Care Association plays an important role in the

well being of people in need and relies on support from residents and organisations in the community.

Libby, a bright and hard working student who lives with family in Prebbleton, put up her hand to serve Community Care and made a great contribution in developing their website and fund raising efforts.

Libby is also a Future Leader Scholar at Lincoln and demonstrated qualities of discipline and planning abilities

through balancing voluntary work with studies and other activities and achieved A grade average last year.

Rotary Club of Lincoln will plant a Totara tree in a specially designated site later this year in recognition of this award. The Club aims to make this an annual event so there will be a Totara grove in the area in a few years time.

Rotary Club of Lincoln meet every Tuesday evening at the University and welcome visitors.

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THE EYES HAVE IT We’ve never been more brow obsessed than we are right now. Shaping, grooming, and constantly maintaining eyebrows has become a necessary beauty practice. After all, girls, actors and models alike have been defined by their brows, for better or worse, for the past century.

It is my humble opinion that all good brow shapes should start with a tint/colour. Don't be afraid of an eyebrow tint - a good therapist will be able to determine the correct colour for you. Big black eyebrows need not be your end result, but a tint does make a difference to the fullness of the brows and a better defined shape. Unfortunately not all the of us are blessed with thick natural brows and some product is required to get your perfect brow. Products on the market can be broken down into categories and each has its own merits and brows that they suit.

• Gels, waxes, pomades, cake: These are generally in a pot and are a wax like consistency.

These are fantastic for people with fine sparse eyebrows that want a softer, natural look to the shape. They last well, they fill in the back of the brow or add the illusion of length and fullness and are a much better alternative, I think, to pencils that can give a harsh line.

• Mousse: Normally in a mascara type packaging they are a must try for an unruly brow with longer hairs. They colour while setting the brows into place.

• Powders: Always a winner! this is a very versatile, and probably one of the most popular, aids to help add shape and colour, but with a soft natural look. They are super easy to use and you can correct any errors without too much bother, They can be used dry, or wet for a bolder look, and they are overall one of our most popular brow products.

• Pens and pencils: These are a bit harder to get looking really nice, but there are a lot on the market. A very soft pencil with a brush on the other end can be helpful for defining shape and some of the new gel like pens are amazing for defining and creating the illusion of new hairs.

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Rolleston Primary students and Abigail Hotton made up the and enjoyed the challenges they participated in the annual EPro8 team representing Rolleston were set.

Challenge, held at Chisnallwood Primary, coming in third place Intermediate, Christchurch, on Wednesday, June 7th. EPro8 is an inter-school science and technology competition. Using a generous assortment of easy to use equipment, teams raced to finish the most challenges in two and a half hours. The challenges included building a robot dog, a bridge with traffic lights that turned on when a model car drove over it and a theme park ride where fans had to blow a balloon one metre off Rolleston Primary students Giovanni (back to camera), Abigail, the ground. Levente Scott, Shaun and Levente in action at the EPro8 Challenge.

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Rolleston Primary students left to right: Shaun, Abigail, Giovanni and Levente at the EPro8 Challenge.

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Following two very successful expo years Soul Jam is back!

Organisers are excited to announce that Soul Jam Holistic, Health & Spiritual Expo will come to the West Melton Community Centre on July 15th and 16th.

Soul Jam is now a fixture in the local event calendar and is anticipated with great interest throughout Selwyn District and further afield. It brings together a variety of professional Holistic and Spiritual practitioners sharing their knowledge, wisdom, and products to assist those attending explore options for well-being and great health, plus personal and spiritual growth and awareness.

“T he numb er of gr eat practitioners in the district continues to grow,” said Sue Jones a spokesperson for the organisers, “and we are pleased to introduce you to a variety of modalities from Acupuncture and Numerology, to oldfashioned remedies and fairies, along with everything in between! Did you know we have a long-time resident providing amazing therapeutic and relaxation massage in Kirwee, pampering and healing all in one? A cranio-sacral therapist in Lincoln? An author of a book on manifesting the positive in your life in Darfield?”

The majority of practitioners at Soul Jam are living and working within Selwyn District and they have a few special guests bringing their unique talents in for the weekend. These include Carlysle and Dean who are both

well-known at the Body Mind Spirit Festival for their Aura Photos and Spirit drawings.

“Come out of the cold, into the warmth, to discover and experience well-proven modalities and meet the people practising them. Make contact with like-minded people who can assist you on your journey through life,” Sue said.

Despite the variety on offer for the weekend organisers are aware that there are more practitioners out there, and anyone looking for something not at the expo should make their requests known as there will be someone there who can point them in the right direction.

Talks and demonstrations will run both days from 11am and

The Cat’s Pyjamas Preschool & Nursery Rolleston recently celebrated its eighth birthday.

T he p riv at e- own ed a nd operated centre has been wellsupported by the Rolleston community since it opened in 2009.

“The Cat’s Pyjamas is a truly magical place of learning, where care is first and foremost, followed by learning that is calm and unhurried, yet filled with discovery, imagination and fun,” said Tracy, who with husband Gavin, own and operate the

successful Cat’s Pyjamas Preschool & Nursery centres in Rolleston and West Melton.

“Both centres are warm and welcoming, with experienced qualified early childhood teachers who care for, and assist, the children in their development to independent, capable and confident learners.

Our dedicated staff are our most important asset at The Cat’s Pyjamas. They work incredibly hard to ensure that the children receive the best start to a lifetime of learning.”

timetables will be available each day.

There will be fabulous food from Food Evolving, specialising in whole and raw foods, and this will be available for purchase throughout the event.

“Rainbowlily our amazing fairy will be with us both days for children’s face-painting and will have on hand her fabulous fairy goodies,” Sue added. “See our Facebook page for all the details/prices etc.

“Come along and immerse yourself in the wonderful atmosphere and liven up your life through Holistic, Spiritual and Natural Health opportunities; discover Wellness, Connection and Inspiration,” Sue concluded.

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From candles and face-painting to Acupuncture and crystals - just some of the many stalls on offer at the forthcoming Soul Jam event.

Excellent Education Review Office (ERO) reports are testimony to all the fantastic care and education taking place at The Cat’s Pyjamas centres.

Families are welcome to visit the centres to see all the great things happening at The Cat’s Pyjamas. check their website: www.catspjs.co.nz or see the advertisement in this issue for further details.

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Wednesday 5th July 2017

Small Strokes Synchro Club competed at the South Island Championships in Dunedin on June 17th and 18th. With a team of twelve swimmers, everyone got a placing with a ribbon or medal in their category.

Results: Dolphin Team - 2nd Yana Chernova, Clara Sellier, Nellie Manning, Amelia McConnachie, Tillie Hawkins Years 13/14/15 team - 2nd Alessandra Ward, Lauren Small, Samantha Asher, Tia Betteridge

Year 13/14/15 Duet - 2nd Alessandra Ward, Lauren Small Aquanaut Team - 1st Pippa Smith, Daisy Sellier Soloists Samantha Asher - 1st Secondary Schools swimming for Rolleston College Kaitlyn Allison - 1st swum for West Melton School Figure Competition: Nellie Manning - 1st Dolphin 12 and over Amelia McConnachie - 3rd Dolphin 12 and under section

Kaitlyn Allison - 3rd 12 and Under Figure section Pippa Smith - 3rd Aquanaut section of the figures.

Head coach, Joan Billing commented: “A big thank you to the Selwyn District Council for help with funding. We are so proud of our results and everyone had a great weekend away. We are also looking for a few more beginners so anyone interested in joining should contact us.”

Synchronised swimmers - Back L to R: Pippa Smith, Daisy Sellier, Samantha Asher, Kaitlyn Allison, Alessandra Ward, Tia Betteridge, Nellie Manning, Lauren Small. Front: Amelia McConnachie, Tillie Hawkins, Yana Chernova, Clara Sellier.

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Construction of an off road link to connect Lincoln to the Little River Rail Trail is now under way.

The 45km Rail Trail runs from Shands Road in Hornby, via Prebbleton, Lincoln, Greenpark, Motukarara, Kaituna, Birdlings Flat and Catons Bay to Little River.

The new shared cycleway/ pathway will link Lincoln to the existing Rail Trail at Ellesmere Road where it crosses to River Road near Moirs Lane.

The link will be developed in two stages with the first stage running from Liffey Springs Park to the Lincoln Stormwater Wetland. This stage is now under construction by Selwyn District Council with a new pedestrian/cyclist bridge over the L2 River at Liffey Springs Park recently developed to link to existing pathways around the wetlands. A new water crossing point will also be added at the wetlands.

The second stage of construction is being financed

by the Little River Rail Trail Trust, with a construction start date for this work yet to be confirmed. This stage will see a new section of pathway added from south of the wetlands along the L2 River where it will connect to Moirs Lane and the start of the existing pathway at Ellesmere Road. From here the T rail follows the river downstream to the Ahuriri Reserve and the pathways through to Motukarara.

“The new bridge and pathways will provide a mainly off-road route which allows cyclists to avoid having to use a busy section of road along Edward Street and Ellesmere Road south and will provide a safer and more enjoyable cycling experience,” said Selwyn District C o u nc i l A s s e t M a n a g e r Transportation Andrew Mazey.

Mazey “It also provides access across the river for residents in the neighbouring subdivisions to the wetl ands are a for recreation.”

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Wednesday 5th July 2017

The Smolenski family live locally at Weedons and this is about their son Jonty.

Jonty Dad and Mum, Sam and Maree Smolenski (and many will know Maree’s mother and father Julia and Lee Golding from their time in the district), older brother Lachlan and younger sister Ruby have all been involved in Jonty’s journey and they are now calling for support to enable them to give to those who have been there for them on this journey. Jonty, who has just started as a new entrant at Weedons School is the reason for the forthcoming ‘Jonty’s Journey Appreciation Race-night’ to be held at Addington Raceway on July 21st.

Full details of this event are on the Jonty’s Journey Facebook page and the family would be very appreciative of any support.

“T h e r ac e -n i gh t i s an opportunity to raise funds for, and publicly thank, a number of charities that have been instrumental in supporting Jonty and our family over the past five years,” Maree explained. “The following is a short summary of Jonty’s life so far: “Jonty is our second son, born seven weeks early, in May 2012.

At the time of his birth, we began the biggest journey of our lives. Initially it was thought that he just needed time to catch up from his low birthweight, but when he began severely refluxing and refusing to feed we faced our first surgery to tighten the top of his stomach. We eventually left the neonatal unit in Christchurch after a long 96 days. When home, Jonty’s feeding deteriorated again and three weeks later we were back to the children’s ward, having the surgery repeated and a feeding tube placed, so we could feed him directly to his stomach. At the same time, Jonty’s vision and hearing was being tested as he appeared to present with deficiencies in these areas too.

Since then, he has had numerous general anaesthetics and admissions to hospital.

These include having the lenses removed from both his eyes, laser surgery, and synthetic lenses put in; grommets for his ears; colonoscopies and laparoscopies to review his gut issues; and a few viral illnesses which he takes longer to recover from, and with more interventions, than most other

children.

At the beginning of 2015 we approached our genetics team again and instigated a review of Jonty, as we felt that, even despite his many setbacks, he wasn’t progressing as well as we had expected. Jonty’s paediatric team echoed our concerns and further testing was undertaken. After many months (including a five week admission with winter illness) we were delivered the news that Jonty suffers from a very rare genetic condition called Trichothiodystrophy (TTD).

We believe that Jonty is currently the only one with this condition, in New Zealand. Following this diagnosis we joined a Facebook support group which led to us being invited to attend the 2016 conference in Washington DC. We held a very successful fundraising dinner in April 2016 that allowed us to travel to the conference and currently have enough funds left in Jonty’s trust

account for us to return again for the 2017 conference, next month.

Over Jonty’s five years of life we have met people and been involved in many organisations that have supported us. We wish to pay public thanks to a number of these and were presented with the possibility from Addington Raceway of holding an appreciation racenight to do so. One hundred percent of the funds raised will be shared between The Maia foundation, CCS Christchurch, Riding for the disabled Christchurch, Smiledial, Van Asch Deaf education centre and BLENNZ (Blind and Low Vision Education Network). We are currently seeking assistance from businesses who could offer gratefully received goods or services, as either spot prizes or silent auctions on the night.”

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BUY OR BUILD?

Jonty’s first day at Weedons school with back L to R: his grandmother Nana Julia Golding, Dad and Mum Sam and Maree Smolenski and Grandad Rodgy (Lee Golding).

Front L to R: sister Ruby, his teacher’s aide Duane Webb, Jonty himself, and big brother Lachlan.

Recent commentary has suggested that it can be cheaper to build, rather than buy an exis ng home. There are certainly pluses for a brand new home of your choosing, including poten ally less deposit and a bigger Home Start Grant, but you have to play to your own strengths and weaknesses.

Are you someone who loves the planning process and can put a vision into reality? Do you like planning and interior design? Do you and your partner see eye to eye on most things when it comes to design?

Building can be very stressful, and if you have said no to any of the above then it will be even more so. Finding the right builder/sec on/plans can be a mission and unless you are that way inclined, there is a lot to be said for walking into a readymade home!

Landscaping established, neighbourhood established, knowing the neighbourhood layout and whether you are likely to be built out. These things are part of the unknown in a new subdivision, and so it is a bit of a gamble where everything is s ll growing.

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Sister Ruby, Jonty & brother Lachlan enjoy some smiles together.

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MALVERN GAME HUNTERS CLUB INC. in conjunction with Coalgate Tavern proudly announce their

The Malvern Game Hunters are set to get their twenty fourth annual Hunting Competition underway on the weekend of July 28th30th, 2017.

Billed as the largest hunting competition in the South Island, organisers are once again expecting a large number of entries.

The competition will begin on Friday, July 28th and will run through to 2pm on Sunday, July 30th.

Weigh-in will be held at the Coalgate Tavern on Sunday, between 11am

and 2pm, followed by the prizegiving.

As in previous years, a large number of quality Spot Prizes are on offer, including a Centre Fire Rifle sponsored by Rural Plumbing Services Ltd & Chesters Plumbing & Bathroom. These are over and above the monetary prizes available for the heaviest Boar, Chamois, Stag, Tahr and Wallaby and the best Douglas scores for Chamois, Stag, Tahr and Tusks.

There are also prizes for the most rabbits, hares and possums shot by an

individual.

One of the major prizes this year is for the Average Boar Weight - the winner of this receives a dog box sponsored by Custom Engineering. New this year, another major prize, is the Mystery Boar Weight - this will be drawn on the day and the winner receives a $600 Voucher sponsored by Silverline Transport Products.

One of the drawcard events at the final weighin will undoubtedly be the Kids’ Carrying competition (12noon start) and Open

Friday 28th July ll 2pm, Sun 30th July, 2017 $40 per person (not per party) Weigh-in: 11am - 2pm, Sun 30th July 2017 Coalgate Tavern Pig Carrying competition for men and women (2pm start), plus the wallaby carrying competition for children. A perennial favourite and always a good photo opportunity, the competitions are expected to be fiercely

contested and create much spectator interest from the expected large crowd in attendance.

Glentunnel School will once again be onsite selling the ever popular burgers and sausages as their own fundraiser.

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On June 9th, Bellyful Selwyn celebrated their second birthday and reported that it had been a busy, whirlwind of a year, and in the ever-growing community of Selwyn their volunteers were kept busy cooking, delivering meals and fundraising.

To date the group has 27 active volunteers, has had ten cookathons and delivered 1,058 meals to 194 families in the Selwyn region. They have cooked 272 lasagnes, 361 mac and cheese, 387 spaghetti bolognaise and 49 soups, giving them a grand total of 1069 meals cooked! Bellyful Selwyn are also very proud to say they cooked their one thousandth meal at the last cookathon on May 22nd.

Bellyful helps families around New Zealand when they need it most; at dinner-time! They are a national not-for-profit organisation providing meals for families with newborn babies, and families with young children who are struggling with illness particularly those lacking a good support network. Their volunteers deliver free cooked meals to these families, and there’s no catch or payment involved.

Bellyful members just understand that these periods in life are hard enough as it is, without having to try and worry about getting dinner to the table and having a few meals

delivered by a friendly face can be a real sanity-saver. They are not a food-bank and their service is appreciated by working parents, as much as those at home.

Bellyful’s first criteria is that the families they support don’t have others available to do what they do ie. cook and deliver free meals. The second criteria is that the family must fall into one of these categories: 1) Have a new baby (generally under three months old - but that’s not set in stone). 2) Have a young family and someone in that family unit has a serious or terminal illness. There is no financial assessment involved. It is important to note that Bellyful isn’t a service that provides meals based on financial need, their service is based on more of an emotional need for support Bellyful Selwyn not only services Selwyn but also parts of Christchurch including Hornby, Hei Hei, Wigram, Halswell and Tai Tapu. Referrals can be made by the person requiring the service, or for a friend (check www.bellyful.org.nz for further details or search for Bellyful on Facebook).

The 27 volunteers within the Selwyn branch are locals, wanting to help their own communities; the group is always looking for more volunteers to join them and the

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They are also appreciative of donations (Branches work from Bellyful recipes with specific ingredients, and therefore do not require any food donations).

Bellyful is a service that is dependant on the generosity of people and businesses in the community.

Pippa Wetzell is the ambassador for Bellyful and comments: “As much as people warn you nothing can really prepare you for parent-hood, it’s the most wonderful and most challenging job. Those first few months with a new baby are magical and, let’s be honest, exhausting, bewildering and at times quite lonely. I was incredibly fortunate when I had my three children - I had a lot of support from family and friends who live nearby. I had meals cooked, shopping done, washing folded for me.

Despite all of that I still found it hard. I often wondered how people without that help managed.

Free Phone: 0800 22 33 92 Website: www.freemanirrigation.co.nz Email: info@freemanirrigation.co.nz

Enhancing Selwyn District for over 25 years ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■

Civil Works Specialists Landscaping, Irrigation Post driving, Fencing Driveways, Diggers, Tip Trucks & Bobcat Cultivation, Fertiliser Spreading Tree Trimming & Shelter Belt Clean-up Service Suppliers of screened soil & shingle

Family owned and operated, free advice and quotes all part of the friendly service.

Phone 03 347 8555

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Wednesday 5th July 2017 AUTOMOTIVE

June is always the month when new presidents are installed in Lions Clubs all over the world.

The Selwyn Lions Club’s new leader from July 1st is Alison Benefield and the Club also welcomed a new member into it on the change of officers evening too.

A sub-committee has been busy organising July’s Lions Club International Centennial event, ‘Open Our Eyes’. This is to be held in the Lincoln Event Centre on July 28th with guest speaker Lesley Elliot, Elliot and promises to be a memorable evening. The range of stalls attending for shopping is vast and the Selwyn Lions have made sure no two will be alike. Back ground music will be provided by two talented Lincoln High School students and this will also provide the right atmosphere for wine tasting!

Several people have asked ‘who is Lesley Elliot?’ and organisers report that there is an excellent website that explains everything.

“But most of us remember the horror that the Elliot family went through and one must admire the strength of Lesley as she tries to warn others and stop

them from experiencing the same trauma,” they added.

The Selwyn Lions are grateful to those local businesses selling tickets on their behalf, as well as Selwyn Lions members.

This evening promises to be something quite different from

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Please contact 03 302 5866 or 027 434 6818

anything else the Club has run.

Selwyn Lions is an all woman Club that meets twice monthly at Springston. If anyone is interested in finding out more about Lions or the “Open Our Eyes” event, please contact one of its members.

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CARPET 1. Draw curtains back in the morning to let in the (free!) warmth of the sun and close them late aTernoon (just before dark) to trap the heat inside.

2. Wipe condensa on off windows in the morning, or the moisture will evaporate into the air, making it damper and harder to heat. Use a ‘Scoopy’, available from Community Energy Ac on.

3. Ven late daily by opening windows on opposite sides for ten minutes, even in winter.

Top Tip…..

In a very draughty house, radiant heat (bar heaters, log burners) will keep you warmer than convec on heat (fan heater, oil column heater).

HEALTHY LOUNGE TEMPERATURE 22o and over TOO HOT!

18o - 21o JUST RIGHT!

Turn down the heater

17o and below TOO cold!

Contact Community Energy Ac on

"Keeping our community warm"

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PROACTIVE MARTIAL ARTS TEMPLETON OFFERS TWO FREE LESSONS

We are a freestyle Martial Art, teaching in a fun & relaxed atmosphere Come along and have a look. Gain confidence, co-ordination, fitness and self-defence. We cater for all age groups and fitness levels.

Templeton Community Centre • Mondays & Fridays TIGERS: 3-7yrs 3.30-4.05pm PANTHERS: 7-12yrs 4.10-4.55pm XTREME: 12+yrs 5.00-5.50pm FREESTYLE: Adults 5.55-6.55pm For any enquiries ph Jacque or Allister 03 349 4946. www.selfdefence.co.nz

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CELEBRANT WEDDINGS, Civil Union Ceremonies, Renewal of Vows, Naming Ceremonies, Funerals & Unveilings.

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CHIM Chim. We'll sweep your log -burners flue, check the firebricks, baffles, air-tubes and controls. We're experts on coal-ranges, also sweeping any sized open fire. We quote and undertake repairs, flue extensions and install bird netting. 318 1514 or 0800 224 464 Members NZHHA.

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Wednesday 5th July 2017 DRIVEWAYS

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LIFESTYLE, LIFESTYLE farm tracks, yards WOOD shavings - untreated, SHELLEY’S Glass and Glazing. online at www.malvernnews.co.nz Got a broken glass window? and dairy lanes our speciality. clean shavings suitable for horse stables, calving Insurance work, Pet doors, Screened rotten-rock, it’s local sheds, chicken houses and Mirrors, Retro Refits, Single/ ROOF MAINTENANCE TRADES and lasts better. Springfield rabbit hutches. Available in Double glazing, Splashbacks, Quarry phone 318 4132.

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Surrounding Areas. Call your mould & silicone sealing. Weedons. Please phone PAINTING & DECORATING Sheep. Cattle. Horse. All types local Glazier - Mark on 03 312 General repairs. Please phone 03 980 4979. of animals. Fences. Yards.

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PAINTERS/ TRADES TRADES John is available to help with CONTRACTORS design and planning.

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New Concrete Garage Floors Interior/Exterior Painting Services • Fences • •

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Phone Scott 021 029 83216 A/H 03 382 2686 FREE QUOTES

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AUGUST Rolleston News Adver sing Deadline 1pm Thursday 27th July

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Two guys are walking through a game park & they come across a lion that has not eaten for days. The lion starts chasing the two men.

They run as fast as they can and the one guy starts ge ng red and decides to say a prayer, "Please turn this lion into a Chris an, Lord."

He looks to see if the lion is s ll chasing and he sees the lion on its knees.

Happy to see his prayer answered, he turns around and heads towards the lion. As he comes closer to the lion, he hears the it saying a prayer: "Thank you Lord for the food I am about to receive."