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Prebbleton, Rolleston, Burnham, West Melton, Darfield, Arthurs Pass, Tai Tapu, Leeston, Southbridge, Lincoln & all of Selwyn

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Having a bonnie time Highland fling: Dancers Chantelle Shatford, left, and Jessica Findlay, both from Christchurch’s Brian North School of Dance, were among thousands in attendance at the second Hororata Highland Games on Saturday. See page 3 for more games coverage.

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Drinking water under scrutiny Tom Doudney

INCREASED scrutiny over how Selwyn District Council will provide clean drinking water to its growing population into the future has come in the wake of a report into the failings that lead to the recent gastroenteritis outbreak in Darfield.

At the council’s October 24 meeting,

officer of health Dr Alistair Humphrey said the Opus report on the Darfield outbreak was a good assessment of the shortcomings around the treatment and delivery of drinking water but “fails to highlight any concern that Selwyn District Council has as a supplier or any strategy to deal with the increasing

some councillors raised concerns over whether water sources across Canterbury were becoming increasingly compromised and around the future costs of ensuring safe drinking-water supplies – particularly the greater rates burden on rural areas.

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ENVIROTOWN Tai Tapu. Are you interested in ensuring that Tai Tapu is friendly connected & environmentally sustained community? Follow-up meeting on November 28, Tai Tapu School, in staff room, to move forward on some of the ideas & create a committee to work on community action plan. All welcome. If you would like to be part of this contact Steve 027 536-6109.

WEST Melton Annual Christmas Picnic, Saturday December 8, 11am to 2pm, Halkett School grounds, Halkett Road, rain or shine, in hall if wet. Everyone welcome, bring picnic, sun hat & something to sit on.

Races, games, coffee van, free sausage sizzle, face painting & Santa on his special transport. Call Lissa (03) 318-1022 with any questions.

OPEN Garden, Sunday November 18 at 69 Moore Street, Rolleston, 11am to 4pm, plant & craft sale stalls.

RAKAIA Huts, community garage sales will be held on Saturday November 17, 10am to 4pm, at Rakaia huts. Balloons will be placed at the gateway of up to 20 homes who are participating, just five minutes from Southbridge will bring you to the Rakaia huts, so why not pack a picnic lunch & take a stroll to the beach while visiting?

DOWN By the Liffey Gallery, 1 James Street, Lincoln, Captured & Crafted, art in nature captured on camera by Doug Hueston & Alan Scarlet, stone artifacts crafted by Tony Pollard. From Nov 7 to Dec 2, open Wed to Sun 10am to 4pm.

VOLUNTEER is required on Tuesday morning in the Lincoln area to assist with a walking group. This is an opportunity to be part of a friendly group of people.

Please phone Volunteering Canterbury (03) 366-2442 for more information.

CHRISTMAS Trail & Home visits, Darfield, Sunday December 9, 11am to 4pm. Cost $10 per person, children free, proceeds to the Friends of Darfield Hospital Charitable Trust, please keep this date free.

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Model flying champs to be held in Selwyn THE country’s top model aircraft pilots, including three world champions, will be in the Selwyn District from late December when the New Zealand national model aeroplane championships take place.

It will be the first time in many years the national championships have been hosted in Canterbury as although the event is held each year, it is usually based at Carterton in the Wairarapa. This year it will be based in and around Kirwee with flying contests being staged at several model flying sites between Darfield and West Melton.

Flying will commence with a rally day on December 31 at the Christchurch Model Aircraft Club in Thompson’s Road and serious competition will run from January 1 until January 5.

Fliers will compete in a range of model aero sports with model aircraft ranging from tiny, ultra-lightweight free-flying models to large-scale and aerobatic models weighing 20 kilograms or more and with wings spanning up to four metres.

The national model flying body has around 2500 members and it is estimated that well over 10,000 Kiwis fly model aircraft outside the model club structure. In the early days of modelling all the models would be home-built; today many are purchased almost ready to fly.

Classes flown will include: • Radio-controlled glider - usually the most popular class. Pilots will launch their gliders by winch, rubber bungee, electric motor or by simply throwing them to look for thermal lift, attempting to meet time and landing targets; • Radio-controlled aerobatics where the pilots will be judged on a series of required and optional manoeuvres; • Control line aerobatics and speed - a fastpaced class where the models are controlled by wires held by the pilots and flown around in a

AFTER months of lobbying the Ministry of Education, fast-growing Prebbleton School has been granted four extra classrooms on top of those already scheduled to be built next year.

The school, which currently has a roll of 408, has struggled to accommodate its pupils with some classes having to be taught in innovative ways, such as in a downstairs foyer and having three teachers work with two larger classrooms.

The Ministry had initially planned to build four classrooms next year with the option of building another four 10 months later.

However, it will now build eight at one time, allowing the school to accommodate up to 620 students.

School principal Mike Hogan said he was really happy that the Ministry had listened to the school’s requests.

“What it’s going to do is future-proof us, for a few years anyway. The problem with growing schools is that we’re always behind so this is going to give us a lot more options.”

Mr Hogan said the school roll was growing by about 30 students a year so with the new classrooms it would probably take another three or four years before space became tight again.

The new rooms were not expected to be ready for use until term four next year and in the meantime it would continue to be a struggle to find space for pupils and staff.

“On saying that, learning can happen in lots of different places so we’re using whatever space we can.”

Mr Hogan was impressed by how adaptable and flexible his staff had been to date.

“At all times the learning for children has Continued from page 1 been at the forefront of their minds.”

Growth is expected to continue in the area with a Selwyn District Council growth model predicting a population increase from 2294 as contamination of source water in the Selwyn of last year to 4335 in the year 2041.

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“The water that came out of the [Waimakariri River] which was contaminated gave rise, we think, to a lot of the infections but 30 years ago that water wouldn’t have presented as much of a risk to the community as it does now and the question is whether our children and grandchildren will be drinking water that is not suitable for consumption.”

Dr Humprey said that while Environment Canterbury and the Canterbury Water Management Strategy zone committees were also accountable for addressing water-quality issues, as a drinking-water supplier the district council had a particular obligation under the 2007 Health Act legislation to protect water sources.

“Unless the council think about what is 5 Goulding Avenue, Hornby happening on the land they are responsible T. (03) 3495 111 for and the applications around a number of www.saunders.co.nz activities including farming intensification, then they are likely to see higher levels of contamination in future,” he said.

“Let’s not forget that a large proportion of the aquifer is fed by the river directly and what we

Coming in: Christchurch flier Alex Hewson’s 1/5 scale Hawker Typhoon.

circle; • Radio-controlled helicopter aerobatics where helicopters are flown very rapidly through some very high-G manoeuvres; • Scale building and flying - these accurately crafted models of full-size aeroplanes are judged for accuracy to the original aircraft in building, decoration and flying; • Free flight - gliders and powered models are launched and flown, without any direct control from the pilot on the ground. This is the oldest class in aeromodelling; • Radio Controlled Pylon racing - this is one of the fastest classes of model aircraft requiring strong and finely tuned engines and models and fast reactions from the pilot as the models are raced around a course about one kilometre long; • Indoor models - these are usually ultralightweight and powered by wound rubber. This class will be flown at the Darfield High School hall.

Drinking water under scrutiny see in our surface water in 2012 is likely to end up in the ground water in 2022.”

Selwyn District Council assets manager Murray Washington said the focus of the Opus report had been on the Darfield outbreak in particular and the wider issue of source water quality was being investigated separately by the council.

However, issues such as farming practice were “not something the Selwyn council can handle in the district plan”.

“Although we do have concerns about the quality of ground water, the main requirement of Selwyn District Council is to ensure we treat whatever source water we have to the appropriate level for our citizens,” he said.

“Because we’re not responsible for the control of waterways, whether ground or source water, we just have to deal with what we’ve got.”

The Opus report produced a number of recommendations, which the council is now working on implementing.

Council chief executive Paul Davey will present a report on the council’s progress in addressing water-quality concerns at its first meeting of 2013, in February.

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Formal dress: Gerry Brownlee, right, and Pat Hellier from Auckland.

Photos: Ady Shannon

Highland Games a huge success

Strong men: Novice heavies Sam Ballagh, left, Nick Ballagh, right, and last year’s champion Danny Devine.

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FABULOUS weather and a superb rural setting were just two factors that contributed to a hugely successful Hororata Highland Games on Saturday.

Thousands of people flocked to the Hororata Domain where snow-capped mountains provided a dramatic backdrop to the green paddocks covered in dozens of colourful tents.

The stalls and corporate hospitality marquees surrounded several grassy arenas where horses, heavies, Highland dancers, drummers, bands and solo pipers performed amazing feats.

Ainsley Walter, a local resident and one of the driving forces behind the event, said it was a great day.

“People loved the new layout, the judges enjoyed the Tartan Club and people were shopping, playing and having fun.”

Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee joined dignitaries for the official opening just after noon. In a departure from his usual attire, the Minster dressed in full kilt and carried a ceremonial sword.

Highlights included the kilted mile where contestants - many dressed in kilts - charged around a track, leapt over hay bales, jumped

hurdles and stopped intermittently to ‘chug’ back a cup of Irn-Bru (a Scottish carbonated soft drink) and ‘stuff down’ a warm Hororata pie. The heavies event attracted a record number of novice entrants and a huge crowd, impressed by the show of strength and endurance.

The inclusion of a ‘farmers walk’ – competitors race a course carrying huge logs - and Hororata Stones – a series of five increasingly heavy stones lifted onto barrels - had entrants grunting, puffing and panting in a race against the timekeeper’s clock. The first man to complete each of the challenges took out the cash prize and trophy. Many competitors had never before hurled a caber, swung a hammer or lifted rocks on to barrels.

Hundreds of volunteers dressed in fluorescent green T-shirts and jackets were on hand to help with car parking, gate sales, site management and event co-ordination.

Ms Walter said the months of planning made it all so worthwhile on the day.

“Having a large and talented support crew of volunteers certainly made a difference to the preparations and running of the day.”

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Students association speaks out on fees increase Tom Doudney LINCOLN University Students Association (LUSA) president Kent Lloyd says the university’s decision to raise domestic tuition fees next year is disappointing.

Last month the university announced it would raise fees for domestic students by four per cent.

The university’s vice-chancellor Dr Andrew West said cost increases had continued and despite expenditure reductions, a deficit was forecast partly due to recent seismicity in Canterbury.

“While 86 per cent of our domestic students are satisfied or very satisfied with their decision to enrol at Lincoln University [according to a 2011 survey], the fees increase would enable the university to improve the student experience,” he said.

However, Mr Lloyd said things were hard enough for students, without a fees rise.

“It’s always disappointing to see fees go up because as everyone knows, it’s not cheap being a student,” he said.

LUSA president “Even if they’re Kent Lloyd working part-time they don’t earn as much as they would if they were working full-time, so the higher the cost the harder it is for them.”

The move would also reduce the appeal of studying at Lincoln for potential students, Mr Lloyd said.

In its submission on the proposal LUSA pointed to increased levels of student debt, rent rises in and around Christchurch, student allowance/loan changes earlier this year and the university’s need to attract students as reasons not to increase fees.

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South Island Farmer of the Year

THERE is a lot of misunderstanding about back into the operation farmers and farming by those who haven’t to ensure that the been exposed to the industry. Luckily there environment won.

For the record, the are things that the farming industry can use to show off just how good they are and how they winner was Synlait are determined to show how passionate they farms, an organisation that employs a are about looking after the environment.

One such event is the South Island Farmer of multitude of people who speak something the Year, which was run last week.

Starting several weeks ago the judges, of like a dozen different which there are four, assessed a variety of languages, but all are with farms and farmers on sustainability, ability and focused on getting the Rob Cope-Williams most out of the farms innovation.

Their unenviable task was to reduce the raft and putting the most back. of entries down to just four.

The constant theme the judges and supporters One finalist farms a high-country property concentrating on growing lupines and lucerne heard was how precious our image is overseas to combat rabbits, other problems and to and how their operations are centred on ensure that the country they farm is improving ensuring that gets better and better through while their production increases. Basically their hard work.

If the city folk were to be exposed to the taking suspect conditions and turning them likes of the entrants of the South Island Farmer into something very worthwhile.

Another couple transformed a traditional of the Year, I am sure many of the barriers, sheep and beef property into a modern and however false they may be, would drop and very efficient cereal and cropping farm with disappear. the added bonus of dairy grazing.

The third finalists, who farm in the Ashburton district, have taken a family farm and turned it into a very successful operation ensuring that all the irrigation is used in the most efficient way possible, thereby taking what was already an efficient operation and making it even better.

The fourth finalist was Synlait farms who have strategies in place to get the very best from their farms, their stock and their team.

It is interesting to note that all the finalists were very focused on passing their farms on in a much better state than when they took them over.

Best practice: Synlait chief executive Juliet Maclean with Sure they were looking at profit, but the South Island Farmer of the Year award, won by the in every case the majority was ploughed Dunsandel-based company.

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Fireworks enjoyed AS a Lincoln resident, we thoroughly enjoyed the Rolleston fireworks display last night for the first time.

The low entry fee encouraged families to attend, leaving money left over to fill the coffers of some of the many non-profit organisations that were dotted around the domain.

It was a very safe environment, with plenty

of room to spread out and a number of displays happening in the lead in to the big event. The fireworks were choreographed to music and well worth the wait.

A credit to the organisers, sponsors and pyrotechnics to put on such a great event.

Andrew Bates, Lincoln

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Irrigation managers targeted in pilot workshop IRRIGATION New Zealand will team up with Dunsandel-based dairy company Synlait later this month to host a pilot irrigation manager workshop.

Aimed at farming staff who operate irrigation systems, the November 30 workshop will cover the skills and knowledge needed for high-performing irrigation, according to IrrigationNZ chief executive Andrew Curtis.

“Irrigation New Zealand has been asked for this kind of practical workshop for some time. With new water quality and quantity limits bearing down on farming, having the ability to irrigate effectively is critical. We want to help irrigation managers streamline their procedures to minimise problems and maximise profitability.”

The workshop, to be held at Synlait Milk’s Dunsandel Plant, will be divided into four modules covering regulation, scheduling, operation and maintenance and calibration. As well as classroom learning, participants will use nearby irrigators for practical in-the-field

application.

Mr Curtis said focusing on those actually managing irrigation should ensure widespread adoption of good management practice.

“We have deliberately targeted irrigation managers as they oversee the system on a daily basis. The ability to prove, justify and account for water use is now a given and working with those at the coalface means these skills can be passed onto all farm employees.”

Synlait environmental manager Lucy Johnson said the pilot workshop was a good fit for the company.

“We are committed to providing our milk suppliers with the necessary training to meet current and future best practice in the environmental area.”

Irrigation New Zealand intends to roll out the irrigation manager workshops nationally next year. They will cover all irrigation types from drip irrigation systems in orchards and vineyards through to centre pivots in broad acres and pastoral scenarios.

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Trust provides Aquatic Healthy-eating Centre funding THE Selwyn District Council has been granted $100,000 towards the Selwyn Aquatic Centre project by the Canterbury Community Trust.

Additionally the trust has offered the council a community loan of up to $200,000 at three per cent interest for a period of 10 years.

“We are very grateful to the Community Trust for their generous grant and loan offer.

The Aquatic Centre will be a huge asset for the Selwyn community and this grant means we are one step closer to achieving the target of $1.5 million in external fundraising set by the council,” Selwyn Mayor Kelvin Coe said.

He said the grant brought the council one step

closer to achieving its target of $1.5 million in external fundraising.

The fundraising campaign has raised around $1.27 million to date towards the construction of the facility.

“With the great response we have had to date we want to exceed our target, so our active programme of fundraising will continue on past reaching our target,” Mayor Coe said.

Building began on the new centre in January this year and is set to be completed in mid2013. When complete it will feature an eightlane 25-metre main pool, hydrotherapy, Learn to Swim and leisure pools.

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Submissions pour in for land and water plan ENVIRONMENT Canterbury (ECan) has received 354 submissions on the proposed Canterbury Land & Water Regional Plan.

For those who represent a relevant aspect of the public interest or who have an interest in the proposed plan greater than that of the general public there is now an opportunity to make a further submission. People can submit either for or against submissions already received.

After the close of submissions in the current round, yesterday, the next step in the process will be hearing of submissions by appointed independent hearing commissioners.

ECan commissioner Peter Skelton said in order to help submitters the hearing would be held in three steps, with the less controversial parts first.

Preliminary legal issues will be heard from December 11 to December 14, sections other than those including farming provisions and sub-regional sections of the plan from February 4 to March 22, farming provisions from April 2 to May 3 and sub-regional sections from

May 13 to May 31. There will also be time for council reply - from June 10 to June 14.

Professor Skelton said ECan recognised the challenge of the timetable for submitters.

“The schedule for delivery of the plan was first signalled in July this year,” he said.

“Logistical arrangements have now been made with the hearing commissioners, with an expectation that they will report to council by September 2013.

“It is important to council that the regionwide Land & Water Regional Plan and the subregional sections of the plan to follow do not get out of sequence. The delivery timetable is challenging and any delays could potentially affect the overall programme for the next four years.”

For more information and the latest version of the proposed Land & Water Regional Plan, go to www.ecan.govt.nz/lwrp. For more information on the planning process generally, go to www.ecan.govt.nz/our-responsibilities/ regional-plans/Pages/planning-process.aspx.

Attempted abduction in Prebbleton CHRISTCHURCH Police have appealed for sightings of a red car in the Prebbleton area late in the afternoon on the Wednesday of last week, after an alleged attempted abduction of a young boy.

Police say a boy of primary-school age was walking in Elmwood Drive around 5pm that day when he was grabbed from behind.

Detective Sergeant Craig Farrant said it appeared the alleged offender attempted to drag the boy down Elmwood Drive towards a waiting vehicle.

“We understand the boy has managed to grab a stick and fight back, and managed to break free and run to his home nearby.”

The boy was not injured in the incident.

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“We are anxious to hear of any sightings of vehicles or activity in the area around Elmwood Drive and Prebbleton School late yesterday (last Wednesday) afternoon,” he said.

“At this stage this appears to be a one-off incident and we do not believe there is any cause for residents to be concerned.

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Poster child: Six-year-old Leeston resident Ahlia Eden-Calcott has been rewarded for her artistic skills and healthy-eating awareness with first prize in a nationwide poster competition.

The Year 1 home-schooled student earned herself $500 for winning the Year 1 and 2 category of an ASB bank competition promoting financial literacy.

Students had to come up with a poster that included a money-saving tip.

Her mother Kelly Eden-Calcott said Ahlia had immediately came up with the idea of eating

healthy to save money – probably because she had recently helped her father to start a small vegetable garden.

Ms Eden-Calcott said the family were happy and surprised when they found out last Friday that her poster had won.

“She planned immediately what she was going to do with her money and she decided she was going to save half of it and donate some to Oxfam because she likes to give to charity.”

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Pet days delight pupils

MANY Selwyn District schools celebrated their pet day last week. Among these were West Melton, Ladbrooks, Sheffield and Broadfield schools. Children and animals caught on camera included…

Two sheep get to know each other at Broadfield School.

Sheffield pupil Nathan Croy shows off his sock friend.

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West Melton pupil Laura Dachs cuddles her rabbit.

Sheffield pupil James Smith with his lamb.

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Esme, of Ladbrooks School, riding her pony Rosie.

Broadfield pupil Isla Hansen with Rosie the sheep.

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Save that email address HOW many times have you struggled to find an email address from someone that you know that you’ve been in contact with previously? Adding email addresses to your Outlook Contacts folder is really easy and will save you those “where is it, I need it now” moments.

First, if the email address is in an email message that you have received, open the message, right click the email address and then click Add to Outlook Contacts.

Outlook will then start a new Contact record. You can add any other details that you know about the person and then click Save & Close.

Another convenient way is to drag the email message over the

Contacts icon in the Outlook navigation pane. Again, Outlook will start a new Contact record for the message sender, you can add the person’s phone number, physical address and the like and then click Save & Close.

If the address is one that you have typed into the To: box, Outlook 2007/2010 adds that email address as a new contact in the Suggested Contacts folder. To see the suggested contacts, click the Contacts folder and then click the Suggested Contacts. Scroll through until you find the address that you need. You can then drag the contact into the main Contacts folder, double click to open it and add any other details that you have for the person.

About Liz Todd Liz Todd has been helping people achieve more with their Microsoft Office software since the late 1990s through face-to-face training courses and her comprehensive range of self-paced training manuals. Liz’s extensive Microsoft Office knowledge is a result of her research into best practice techniques, her own need to complete computer work as fast and painlessly as possible and the questions asked by her clients. If you have a Microsoft Office question, email liz@cyberkeys.co.nz.

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A feast: Ladbrooks WI members Jenny Ward and Trish McDrury putting out the delicious food.

Dropping by: Mayor Kelvin Coe welcomed the Christchurch visitors to Selwyn.

Farm visit offers quake break Margaret Rea

ON Sunday, November 4, the lives of 70 people who live in the eastern side of Christchurch were brightened by an outing to Rakaia Island Farm and a visit to a lovely garden in the Southbridge area.

The day started for them when they boarded two Christchurch city buses and were driven to the farm where they were made very welcome by the Turner family.

The farm of 1580 hectares is family owned and has four dairy herds milking 5600 cows. They have over 40 people working for them with quite a few from overseas.

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calves for their replacement stock, giving an indication of how huge the operation is.

After a talk from the farm manager and a warm welcome from our local Mayor Kelvin Coe they were on the bus again and taken round the farm.

The children on the buses were very interested in the new piglets that had just been born.

After the tour the buses returned to the farm hall where they were served a beautiful lunch provided by the Ladbrooks Women’s Institute.

The food comprised hot savouries and fresh bread rolls with the guests being able to put in their own fillings of ham, corned beef, lettuce, tomato, carrot, cheese, cucumber and hard-boiled eggs with mayo and relishes. There were a delicious variety of slice (all homemade of course!) to have with their tea or coffee.

About an hour later, after they were all well fed, they were again on the bus and off to the beautiful garden of Jo and Gavin Free, which was nearby.

The helpers who worked on the day also went home tired, but very thrilled with the day’s work, especially as the visitors were all so grateful for the lovely food. The four helpers on the day were Jenny Ward, Marilyn Price, Trish McDrury and Margaret Rea. These day outs (Quake Breaks) are organised by a group working on the east side of Christchurch. They happen once a month/six weeks and concentrate on a different needy area or street each time.

Ladbrooks Women’s Institute were grateful for the donation of money from the Ellesmere Lions towards the costs for the day.

Margaret Rea is secretary of the Ladbrooks Women’s Institute.

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Cubs help out at Mahoe Reserve

Getting their hands dirty: The theme for the night was to do a good turn in the community, so the Cubs pack from the Lincoln Scout Group chose to take part in a working bee at Lincoln’s Mahoe Reserve on October 30.

Pictured left to right are Henry Twiss, Callum Fitzsimmons, Cubs leader Andrew Marshall, James Miller and Adam Finne.

The Cubs had recently attended a tree planting day at the reserve in September and were overwhelmed to see their trees were growing so well.

Duties included rubbish collecting, weeding, tree repair and sweeping up the pathways.

The working bee will help each individual to work towards their gardening badge.

Submitted by Lincoln EnviroTown Trust chairperson Sue Jarvis.

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Captured and Crafted at the Down by the Liffey Gallery

Out there

Ellen Pender, Tony Pollard, Margaret Pender

Local artists Doug Hueston, Tony Pollard and Allan Scarlet presented their latest works to the public on November 6.

The exhibition, entitled Captured and Crafted, shows both photography and sculpture. Themes range from wildlife and landscape to quirky and contemporary. Captured and Crafted runs until December 2.

Mainland Press social editor Gilbert Wealleans went along to investigate, and met these art lovers...

Trevor Walker, Yanny Webb-Walker, Bert Geerkens

Tony Pollard, Doug Hueston, Allan Scarlet

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Sport

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Is road cycling really a team sport?

I’M often asked this question and have been no better equipped to answer than now after just competing in the Tour of Southland. Riding for Subway Pro Cycling we finished with a mixed bag of results. The writing was on the wall, however, when teammate Sam Horgan crashed badly in an earlier tour, ruling him out of racing. This did improve the potential for a personal result as I was now team leader.

However, in hindsight I vividly see now how my best riding and results have been when I’ve been surrounded by strong(er) team-mates (even when I’ve sacrificed my own ambitions for them). Without having a strong teammate last week, without their presence at the business end of the race, getting a result was always going to be difficult.

Having a present team-mate means ‘owning’ a position in the bunch (directly behind and/ or to the side of them). This is so vital at the Tour of Southland where not just gale-

force winds but also gale-force crosswinds create mayhem and a peloton fragments into small groups. Hiding not only behind but also to the side is necessary to benefit from the drafting effect in a crosswind. In this case there is only a finite number of spots across a road to gain shelter.

There are a plethora of other reasons why having team-mates present in the front group helps, including chasing your competitors when they ‘attack’, providing a spare wheel if you puncture and drink and food for longer stages.

And, finally, it was for the first reason mentioned that the leader of this tour changed on the final stage just kilometres from the finish when Carter Jones’ (Bissell Pro Cycling) teammates weren’t strong enough/present and New Zealander Mike Northey (Node 4 Subaru) took the win.

I can unequivocally say yes - road cycling is a team sport!

Lucky number three for Pascoe Stoked: Swimmer and former Lincoln High School student Sophie Pascoe says being named Canterbury Sportsperson of the Year at the recent Canterbury Sports Awards ahead of All Black Richie McCaw topped off a great 2012 for her.

Pascoe, who won three gold and three silver medals at the London Paralympics in August a n d S e p t e m b e r, a l s o t o o k home three Canterbury Sports awards.

In addition to the overall S p o r t s p e r s o n o f t h e Ye a r award, she also captured the Sportswoman of the Year and Sportsperson or Team with a Disability of the Year titles.

“It tops off what has been a great campaign, and obviously to win overall over Richie is pretty crazy,” she said. “Richie is someone who I’ve always looked up to and it was a very nice moment.”

Pascoe said she had a “pretty full-on year” ahead with the Canterbury Swimming Championship in January, the New Zealand Open in March and World Swimming Championship in August.

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Sport

Weekend cricket – a day for challengers

Top achievers: Lincoln High School’s major sports awards winners, along with Paralympian and former student Sophie Pascoe, middle row centre, who presented the awards.

Zonta award winner: Logan Forrester.

LINCOLN High School’s brightest sporting talent were rewarded for their performances with trophies, cups and school sporting ‘colours’ at the school’s recently held sports awards.

Lincoln’s New Zealand representatives were also acknowledged, while ex-student and Paralympic swimming golden girl Sophie Pascoe was on hand to present the major awards. Pascoe also spoke candidly on how her life has changed from being a student to becoming a multiple Paralympic gold medal winner and full-time professional athlete.

Head girl Beth Williamson claimed the supreme award of Sportsperson

Addington Raceway.

Logan, who has refereed in local, regional and national touch rugby competitions, won the award for contribution to sports administration by a young man in a position of umpire, referee, coach or tutor.

Lincoln was well represented at the awards, with four students being finalists in two of the six categories.

Lincoln’s other attendees were all finalists for the most outstanding individual achievement by a young sportsman or sportswoman. They were Matthew Hutchins (swimming), Laura Merrin (football) and Lily Alfeld (football).

Lincoln students rewarded for sporting achievements of the Year and the King Cup for excellence in girls’ sport for her high performance and leadership in tennis, netball, volleyball and basketball.

Matthew Hutchins won the Brown Cup for excellence in boys’ sport and was co-winner of the Williams Cup for sports performance of the year for his outstanding results in swimming, while Lily Alfeld was also a co-winner of the sports performance of the year for her efforts for New Zealand at the Under 17 FIFA Women’s World Cup. Another Lincoln student, Logan Forrester, also picked up an award in Christchurch’s Zonta Sports Awards for young athletes, held recently at

SATURDAY was a great day to be a challenger in the Canterbury Plains and Peninsula cricket competition with all the away teams winning and two cups changing hands.

Lincoln took the Steve Ryan Cup off Diamond Harbour and Greendale beat South Malvern to take the Malvern Challenge Cup. Lincoln batted first at the picturesque Diamond Harbour Domain and scored 184/6 with club Stalwart Richard Clark scoring a battling 62 for his side.

He was supported well by keeper Brandon Sandford (32) and Kieran Robinson (28no). The hosts couldn’t get close to the score on a slow pitch and were bowled out for 111 with Robinson topping off a strong performance with 4-39 with the ball.

Greendale took the Malvern Challenge Cup off South Malvern at Glentunnel with a dominant performance. The hosts were all out for just 166. Greendale only lost the solitary wicket in reply with Tig Dalley scoring a punishing 85no and Nick Jenkins supporting well with 70no. The visitors got home with 13 overs to spare.

Kirwee dominated their match in similar fashion against Dunsandel at Dunsandel Domain, bowling the hosts out for a paltry 148.

Dunsandel lost a wicket first ball of the match but then recovered to be 120-2 with Nick Boon making 72, but when Garfield Charles

and Jared Kars got together at the bowling crease they destroyed the Dunsandel middle order with five wickets falling for three runs.

They collapsed to 148 all out.

Kirwee won in a canter off just 30 overs with Kars once again dominating with 87no. At one stage he hit 36 runs off just three overs to get his side home safely.

The most exciting game of the round was Weedons vs Southbridge/Leeston, which came down to the last over of the match.

Southbridge/Leeston batted first and scored 222 all out with Russ Parker scoring 69 runs, and Mike Fleming showing up his two sons, who were also in the Weedons side, by taking 5-27. Dan and Sam Fleming were the main culprits in contributing to the 65 extras that Weedons bowled, mostly wides.

With a truly bizarre decision Weedons Captain Stu McGregor had named himself 12th man in the match due to the late availability of Dan Fleming, so the chase was going to be a difficult one without their vastly experienced skipper.

They started well in reply but lost wickets at regular intervals with Josh Watson scoring 45, Shannon Dunnett 35 and Dan Fleming 49.

It came down to the last over with Weedons needing just three runs, but the solid head of Mike Fleming got Weedons home with four balls to spare and just two wickets remaining.

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Softball arrives in Rolleston Tom Doudney

BATTER up – a new softball club has been formed in Rolleston.

The Rolleston Softball Club has been playing in Canterbury Softball Association (CSA) competitions since late October and is set to play its first home games next month.

It is the second CSA softball club to be based in the Selwyn District, with Burnham being the other one.

Club president Desiree Barnes said committee members had been working on getting the club up and running for the last two years.

“We’re really happy and pleased with how things are going and without the drive of the committee members of the club we wouldn’t have got anywhere.

With the support of the community members it’s really taken off and

been great.”

Ms Barnes, whose children had been playing softball for Burnham, said that with the huge population growth in Rolleston there had been a need for more local sports activities.

One hundred and twenty-one players had so far signed up to the club.

All Rolleston teams, from under nines to seniors, will be playing at Rolleston Reserve on December 1 for the club’s first home games. An invitational game against a MidCanterbury Combined team from Ashburton will also take place. A bouncy castle, sausage sizzle as well as other food and activities will be part of the entertainment on the day.

Getting into it: Raikyn Barnes, Joshua Jones, Matthew Webster and Brooke Henderson, all players of the Rolleston Rebels under-nine boys team.

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V8 SuperTourer protagonists look to title fight at Ruapuna IN a season packed with drama, the first overall V8 SuperTourer title will go down to the wire, and the spoils of championship glory look to be heading to either points leader Scott McLaughlin or sprint series champion John McIntyre.

With one round to go - at the Powerbuilt Tools Raceway, Ruapuna over the weekend of November 23, 24 and 25 - young Top performer: Scott McLaughlin in action.

Gold Coast-based ace McLaughlin heads the table with 2995 points, ahead of McIntyre’s 2840. Each get to back of narrowly winning the sprint drop their lowest scoring round, but after element of the first season of V8 a zero pointer at Manfeild, McLaughlin SuperTourers and had every expectation is in the stronger position heading to the that this run of form would continue with South Island finale with his points tally Jono Lester on board with McIntyre for intact no matter what. the enduro races - but it had not been as It is a remarkable turnaround for the simple as that, as he explained.

19-year-old, who has not just hit the “We can definitely bounce back from sweet spot in his SuperTourer, but who Pukekohe. It was the first time we has also excelled across the Tasman with have not been on a V8ST podium, so wins in the Dunlop development series we know we are capable of better. We and a superlative sixth place with Jono just produced a very poor performance Webb at Bathurst. He is not only in pole coupled with a few issues out of our position for the overall SuperTourer control and this gave the end result. The title at Ruapuna, but could snatch the championship title will be very difficult endurance series title from his hero Greg due to us having to drop a score but you Murphy there, too. never say ‘never’ until the last lap of the “The key was that we never put our last race.” heads down,” said McLaughlin. “For Both of the leading contenders were sure, Manfeild brought us incredibly bad looking forward to returning to Ruapuna. luck but to come back shows just what In the first V8 SuperTourer event there sort of team I have around me. I never earlier this year, McLaughlin was fast gave up and I knew if I could just have a but fragile and McIntyre turned in what few good runs we would get back in the he believes was one of his best ever title race. Luckily for me, we did exactly races. Both were adamant they would be that and here I am.” at the sharp end of the action when they McIntyre, meanwhile, came off the took to the track.

Points leader: Scott McLaughlin will be hoping to hold his lead at the top of the table.

Chasing glory: John McIntyre sits just behind McLaughlin on points.

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Homegrown tomatoes simply irresistible

A bumper crop, ready to be enjoyed fresh or made into relish, sauce or soup.

Rachel Vogan shows off her good taste

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hen I am asked why I grow my own fruit and vegetables, in particular tomatoes, some are surprised when I answer, “They just taste better”. Of course, I am strongly motivated by the fact it’s easy to do, is fun and exceptionally rewarding, too. But flavour is my primary motivator – my tummy rules the roost.

Depending on where you live, around Labour Weekend is the traditional time to plant tomatoes (not sow seeds), unless you live in colder areas where the odd sneaky late frost may still be lurking about. In these areas, hold off planting until the fear of frosts has passed – or be prepared to cover up tomatoes on chilly nights.

Seeds should be sown in spring, ready for planting out in late October, November or

December.

If you are organised (unlike me this year) and have sown your own seeds, well done!

Select only the strongest seedlings to plant out and discard any that look wonky or yellow.

If you have a lot of seedlings left over, give them to friends or family. Or pot them up and grow them on for neat living Christmas gifts, or maybe sell leftovers at the school fair.

Don’t panic if you have not sown your own seeds, as young plants are widely available in the plant shops for the next month or two. Grow Fresh seedlings are good ones to look out for; you will find rows and rows to choose from, in a wide range of varieties, sizes and types. Depending on the variety you grow plant them about 50cm to 70cm apart. Any closer and the fruit will have trouble ripening and developing properly.

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This year, rather than investing in fancy new cloches or English glass bells (all mine broke in the earthquakes), I asked my ever-sohandy hubby if he could glue a handle of some sort on to the top of an old vase that had a slight crack in it. Taking me at my word (which was a wonder in itself), he did just that and glued a door handle on the bottom of an old vase. It works a treat: every cold night or blustery day, I simply put my fancy homemade “tomato vase” over my young plant. Other options are to use old windows or panes of glass. Or try wrapping Glad Wrap or other cling film over an empty wire hanging basket frame, and using that.

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