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DECEMBER 2018 / JANUARY 2019
Produced for the community, by the community CHURCH NOTICES, CLASSIFIEDS & COMMUNITY CONTACTS FROM PAGE 37
Toot for Tucker The annual Charity Food collection is being held on Tuesday 4 December between 6-7 pm. Giving from the Woodend, Pegasus and Waikuku communities in past years has been
CHRISTMAS CAROLS BY THE LAKE! Christmas Eve in Pegasus
Join us behind The Good Home Pegasus for Carols by the Lake:
From 8.00pm Monday 24 December
so generous and the Salvation Army foodbank are so appreciative. Bags are to be delivered shortly but if you do not receive a bag, please call at one of the following collection centres: -Vege ’n Out in Woodend, The Main Street Store in Pegasus and Waikuku Beach Store.
ALL ARE VERY WELCOME!
Christmas is coming! and Harry is back!
Should you miss the Tooting collectors, donation bags can be handed in at any of the collection centres. Thank you for your support. Woodend Lions ***********************
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all The Woodpecker readers
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Woodend Friendship Club On a lovely sunny November day, we enjoyed a scenic drive to Orton Bradley Park and on passing a blacksmith, established in 1886, we saw an interesting sculpture of a bee and caught a brief look at the Blacksmith working on his anvil. On arrival at the park we were escorted to the Stone House and given a brief history of the property. Originally settled in 1835 by a rather eccentric vicar who also had a hand in establishing Riccarton House in 1836. The Canty Society took over some of the land and split it into blocks for new immigrants. The family repurchased these in 1865 to make a reasonably sized farm again. It was a mixed one with sheep, cows and cattle. Orton Bradley was the driving force behind the development and bought back innovative ideas from England. He established the mill house and then, by the blacksmiths, constructed an intriguing way to increase the power of the bellows. We saw the mini graveyard where many were buried, the schoolhouse that had been moved from a spit in Charteris Bay and restored by local scouts in1973 and was a community hall for a time. On the death of Orton Bradley, the property became a Charitable Trust with volunteers there every Monday to maintain it. After a picnic lunch we wandered the rhododendrons, the lovely woodland area, fernery, the stream with its old-world flowers on its banks and the historic building. A great trip on a beautiful day. Quilting is one of our mini-speaker’s hobbies. She began by reading a poem she got from her mother called Old Age, I Decided, is a Gift. It begins “I am now, probably for the first time in my life, the person I have always wanted to be”. It was delightful. She then shared how she Page 2 THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018
creates her quilts. Often, she chooses not to use a pattern, but, finds bits and pieces and fits them together. One she showed us had around 1000 different pieces of material in it, while another had a 3D pattern effect on part of it. Left over pieces were used to make bags and coasters. Gardening now takes up her spare time. There were three of her beautiful quilts for us to look at. Gwen Young-James, our main speaker, began by telling us of her early life. Born in 1936 she is the youngest of 5. After school she worked in a hospital and after buying a house, she rented it out for 2 years before turning it into a B&B where she worked very hard, 7 days a week, until an American couple came to stay. They loved it all and asked her back to America to join them on their motorhome holiday. She did join and spent 2½ months away having some very interesting times including seeing her first bear. With only half of her 6-month visa used up she looked for a job, but, with no permit or experience this was not easy. She did eventually get a job in Palm Springs with Kathy, looking after her fabulous apartment. New Year’s Eve 1992, she met an old man who painted wonderful pictures and was Renoir’s nephew. They became great friends and she became his manager, eventually becoming his wife and legally being able to stay in USA. He died several years later, and she got a job at the American Ambassadors to Great Britain where she eventually became 2nd chef cooking for President Reagan and many rich and famous people. She is now back in NZ, married again and breeding Bichon Frise dogs. A very full, busy and exciting life.
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This Month with Harry No doubt dear reader, if you have read the heading you will have ascertained that I have returned to print. This month we continue to wend our merry way up the main road avoiding mad dogs, naughty children throwing stones at our horse and motorbike
salesmen, all of whom deserve a bloody
respectively Elizabeth, Kezia, and Hepzibah. Bailey also married a Kezia Gibbs from a previous generation. Our present mayor is a descendant. Charles and Kezia Norton built a large two-storey house about where honest Ted’s motorbike emporium is today. They were both very short people who disliked being photographed Kezia was especially suspicious of cameras to the point of refusing to face them when being photographed. There is no known shot of her face frontal. The Norton’s had ten children who gradually moved away except for Rebecca who married local miller Alfred Bramley. George Gibbs built a more modest house about where the tavern is today. He kept or dictated a journal of those early days which is in the hands of a non-relative at the present – it is to be hoped they will allow it to be copied sometime as it contains some very interesting history. The first school classes and probably the first
Photo is of me and Mrs Charles Norton outside house with grandson Branley where Honda shop is today good roasting. In the beginning the triangular block between the present school and the Woodend Road was divided into two parts. RS833 the northern section was taken up by Charles James Norton and the southern part RS834 went to George Gibbs. These two were part of a large contingent of early Woodend settlers who come from the village of Turvey in Bedfordshire, which included the four Gibbs brothers Arthur, George, James, and William, as well as Norton who arrived via Australia, and Thomas Ayers, Charles Skevington, Benjamin Bailey and Thomas Wooding. They would appear to be very much inter-related with Ayers, Norton and Wooding all marrying a Gibbs sister, Page 4 THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018
Methodist church services were held in a slab barn on George Gibbs property. Photo is Main North Road looking south, Eders Road on left He died fairly young after producing two sons and two daughters. In 1867 his widow Mary married Charles Lugar, a sawmiller from Oxford and they had a further six daughters and one son.
To digress a little, a short balding man who has just received a Council community award for being a useful lad, has asked about the history of Owen Stalker Park. Originally a small paddock, it was purchased at the end of World War One by Ireby Stalker. Ireby, commonly known as ‘Daisy’, owned a farm at Woodend Beach where Butt’s horse establishment is today. He had three children, Owen, Gordon, and Barbara who all went to Woodend School. They went to school in a small pony cart and the paddock was where the horse was left. When my mother started school, she was picked up from the family farm on Jelfs Road and taken to school by Owen. When they got to school Mum would hold the horse while Owen unhitched the cart, and it would be left to amuse itself until going home time when the operation was reversed. Owen was nine years old, Mum was five. Makes you think when you see squadrons of cars disgorging or engorging hordes of children at the school gate. The park was bequeathed to the people of Woodend by Owen Stalker. Originally it was known as Stalker Park, but some of the PC brigade didn’t think that was appropriate and Owen was added. Wishing all my friends and fans a very merry Christmas and happy New Year.
Woodend 7’s
www.yoursection.nz/ Saturday 26 January 2019 will be the 25th year of the tournament. Teams from all over the South Island will converge on Gladstone Park, Woodend. First game kicks off at 9.30am. Great family day out with food and refreshments available. Please note no alcohol to be brought to the grounds and no dogs allowed. Vicki Clarke
Pegasus Plus Group
‘Cards, board games and indoor bowls’ enjoyed by Pegasus Plus at the October get together.
November get together was a ‘Bit of a do!’ Bingo along with lovely afternoon tea with a festive flavour! We would like to thank everyone who has supported our group this year and look forward to seeing you all again next February 27th. For further information contact Kay or David Mills on 03 920 0126
Woodpecker article re Promotions Association meeting
The inaugural meting was held 7 November with 25 attendees and apologies from 15 people. Following an introduction of the concepts of a local ‘Promotions’ agency and presentations from Heather Warwick from Enterprise North Canterbury and Simon Markham from Waimakariri District Council, group discussions took place focusing on ideas, interest and roles. The organisers were pleased with the positive reception to the proposal and encouraged by the many ideas brought forward. The next step is to call another meeting early next year to put in place a steering committee with a view to forming a structure for an Association. Ian Lennie THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018 Page 5
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John Archer and Mark Paterson receive WDC Community Awards Mark Paterson
Mark Paterson has been a central figure in the Woodend-Waikuku community for
much of his life. Brought up in Waikuku, and going to that primary school, Mark was one of the original members of the Waikuku Surf Lifesaving Club as an 8yr old. It was his summer sport with rugby being what he played in winter. He played rugby for Woodend from age 7 until he was 27, apart from two years. He has been on the committee for most of his adult life and was a very young President between 1994 and 2003. It is not surprising that Mark is a Life Member and that he still helps with running touch and sevens. During his time as President of the Club, the clubrooms were extended making them more usable by the wider community. It was all paid for by fundraising, as with a later smaller extension, although that was also helped by a small loan. Mark was brought up to be active in the community and believes that any community’s history needs to be acknowledged if the community is to remain strong. That Woodend community spirit led the Club to share its facilities with the Northern Bulldogs Rugby League Club after its Kaiapoi facilities were badly damaged by the 2010 Canterbury Earthquake. His interest in rugby led him on to the Page 8 THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018
Council’s Gladstone Park Advisory Group, succeeding his father Hugh as chair in 2004. Gladstone Park is an important sporting and recreational facility for Woodend, and now Pegasus, and the role of the Advisory Group has made an essential contribution to the development of the park. Mark is enjoying the fact that a lot is happening in the development of the park at the present time Mark, from 1998 to 2001, was on the Council’s Ashley-Eyre Advisory Group and is now chairing the Woodend Community Association, which does important work in promoting the interests and community of Woodend. He chaired the Association’s subcommittee that brought to a successful conclusion the Woodend to Woodend Beach pathway (now the Jill Creamer Path). If that wasn’t enough, he has been a parents’ representative on the Woodend School Board of Trustee since 2012. Mark is best summed up in his entry on the Woodend Community Association website, when he writes about himself and his wife, Rachael: “We both feel that it is important to give back to the community in which we love living. The only way to get things done is if like-minded people come together and work towards common goals which benefit all.”
John Archer
John Archer, although born in Rangiora and raised in Kaiapoi, is most associated with the Woodend community – a true Waimakariri man! John became active in what was then the Woodend Residents’ Association soon after he and his wife Judy moved to the Woodend area 43 years ago. The Residents’ Association in more recent times merged with the then Woodend Action Group to form today’s Woodend Community Association. He was amongst those in the late 1970s who pressed the Rangiora District Council to build a new community centre in Woodend. A lot of fundraising went into this, including the selling of flounder at the Woodend Hotel! Environmental concerns have been central to John’s life. He recalls being part of a delegation that met Prime Minister Robert Muldoon in Belfast and presented him with samples of Waimakariri River water, a campaign that eventually put a stop to the Kaputone discharges into the river. Through the contacts he has made through his landscaping business, John has been able to access plants and services that have helped with landscaping around various projects, including the Community Centre. For the latter this included paving to help fulfil a landscape design that he prepared – and worked on. He spent a year on the Woodend School PTA but, more than that, was deeply involved for many years in the annual Woodend School Fair which remains to this day a significant community event for the area. John has always been a strong advocate for the Woodend community, a community with which he has family links going back to the earliest colonial
times. Whether it is for the proposed State Highway by-pass or for the nowcompleted Jill Creamer Path between Woodend and Woodend Beach, John’s voice will always be heard. He is proud of the fact that it was he who first raised the idea of the path to the Community Association, which then became a successful Woodend Community Association project. It was a natural progression for John to be elected to the new WoodendSefton Community Board when it was established in 2016. John’s service to Woodend and the wider District continues to this day and for this we thank him. *******************************
Letter to the Editor
Here we go again! 4 o’clock on a Saturday morning, morons letting off sky flying ‘bangers’, just when we were hoping this idiotic carry on at this hour was over for another year. This sort of behaviour by a few, will spoil it for the vast majority, with the result being that the sale of fireworks will be limited to public displays. I have nothing against fireworks and have happy childhood memories of letting them off in our own back yard. There was an unwritten rule then that fireworks were to be let off only on Guy Fawkes night & no other time, with maybe a few left over for New Year’s Eve. There is a law regarding disturbing the peace, wouldn’t it be great if that could be implemented here to give these morons something to think about. Russell Thompson THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018 Page 9
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From our Mayor David Ayers - The Methodist Church This month sees the reopening of Woodend’s mostobviously damaged building from the 2010-11 earthquake sequence, the Methodist Church. The church has not been used since 4 September 2010 and the congregation and community groups have been confined to the adjacent hall. While the present building dates from 1910, Methodism in Woodend dates from the beginnings of Pakeha settlement and it would not be overstating to say that early Woodend was largely a Methodist settlement. It took some time to get the necessary funding ($1.3m) together and because it is a Category II heritage building, Heritage New Zealand has also been
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involved. The repaired building will, of course, be much stronger and will be more flexible. The pews are being replaced by much more comfortable chairs and the raked floor is now flat. These changes will make the church more usable by community groups. It will also attract those in the community wanting a smaller venue than the rooms at the Community Centre. Important also is the fact that a piece of Woodend’s heritage has been preserved. While Woodend as a township dates from the 1850s, very little of the building from earlier times – although part of my great great grandparents' house survives within a more recent house in Woodend Road. The church, being in a prominent site in Main North Road, has been a Woodend landmark for over a century. This is one reason why the local Methodists were keen to repair it.
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Woodend Garden Club The November meeting featured the Clubs annual Rose and Table Show. Always a fabulous display of roses, cut flowers, arrangements and vegetables. Our neighbouring Kaiapoi Club kindly provided four very experienced members to judge the many exhibits and decipher the recipients of the wonderful trophies. The 10th December Christmas meeting will be a shared finger lunch. Wear something Christmassy and enjoy some festive fun. Feel free to join us for an informal time. 2018 Rose and Table Show Awards Jose Gill Tray – Roses - Points 1. Chris Sutherland - 16 2. Rae Miller - 11 3. Evelyn Wilson - 8 Premier Award: Chris Sutherland Subject: Floribunda (Sally Holmes) Barbara Bell Memorial Tray – Cut Flowers 1. Tricia de Haan - 24 2. Brenda Batchelor - 13 2. Evelyn Wilson - 13 2. Chris Sutherland - 13 Premier Award: Evelyn Wilson Subject: Beaded Iris Pam Balvers Tray – Decorative Open 1. Shirley Wheeler - 9 2. Jeanie Robinson - 8 3. Rae Miller - 5 Premier Award: Shirley Wheeler Subject: Sunrise Lorna Knarston Plate – Decorative Novice 1. Pam Cleeve - 12 2. Andrea Clinick - 8 Page 14 THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018
3. Chris Sutherland - 5 Premier Award: Andrea Clinick Subject: Posy Brenda Batchelor Cup – Vegetables 1. Chris Sutherland - 18 2. Pam Cleeve - 15 3. Rae Miller - 13 Premier Award: Chris Sutherland Subject: Cabbage Rose Bowl Trophy Most Overall Points in Show 1st Chris Sutherland - 52 2nd Evelyn Wilson - 33 3rd Rae Miller - 31 Please call if you are interested in learning more about the Club. New members and visitors always welcome. President: Shirley Wheeler 03 327 3416 Secretary: Chris Sutherland 0274 555 708 **************************
Woodend Playcentre
Kia ora families!!!
We have lots happening at the Woodend Playcentre leading up to Christmas, so pop in for a visit and a play. The kids are loving the hot days out under the trees with lots of water, sand and messy play!! They have been learning about colours by mixing paints and water movement by setting up water races in the sandpit. All kids are welcome 0-6yrs, $3 a session, with 3 free no obligation visits for anyone wanting to see what Playcentre is all about.
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Down at the Park
As 2018 draws to a close, we look to the Christmas New Year Holidays and what looks to be a hot summer. We have been fortunate over November to have a good amount of rain on this year’s plantings and it has helped settle down the trails. December we will be completing maintenance and finishing our education programme in Term 1, 2019. Christina has started the willow control work at Tutaepatu lagoon, maintenance spraying on the Kaitiritiri Ridge and woody weed control along the trails. Meredith has been carrying out maintenance mowing and brush cutting, along with Rex, in between school and visitor groups. We hope you have a safe and happy Christmas New Year and get a chance to visit the Park. Remember to be Fire, Sun and Water safe. Photo: Kaiapoi Gray Raven
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Woodend-Sefton Community Board Looking back at the last year we have been busy advocating for our communities in many ways and seeking feedback. To give an idea of the formal side of our work, in the last year we have submitted feedback on two NZTA projects – the Woodend Safety Improvements and the Safe Roads Ashley to Belfast Improvements. We put in submissions on the Greater Christchurch Transport Plan and on the District Council Long-term Plan and provided feedback on the Draft Government Policy Statement on Land Transport, with a focus on the Woodend Bypass. Feedback was also provided to the Waimakariri Water Zone Committee on the Draft Zone Implementation Programme Addendum. There were the meetings of course, but in addition we have been fortunate to attend many community events and have enjoyed talking with residents and we look forward to continuing our work in 2019. Connections The Board discussed with Council staff another important dimension to the future development of the area greater connectivity between Pegasus, Ravenswood, Woodend and Waikuku including linking cycle and walk paths together. The Board believes that improving linkages is fundamental to maximising the potential of the area as it enables people to move around easily, enjoy everything the area has to offer, and have that connection that communities need to thrive. Community Service Awards The Board acknowledges four locals that recently received Community Service Awards – John Archer, Angela Cramond, Judy Evans and Mark Paterson. They all make our communities a better place to live. Applications Open for Grants If your organisation has a project or Page 22 THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018
need in mind, we have money available for grants to non-profit communitybased organisations, registered charities or incorporated societies. Full information on the WoodendSefton Community Board Discretionary Grant Fund is available by e-mailing Com.Board@wmk.govt.nz or at www. waimakariri.govt.nz/community/ funding-and-grants/board-funding Feedback The Board has finalised their feedback to NZTA on the Woodend Safety Improvement project. This outlined the difficulties and challenges that drivers, pedestrians, and cyclists face travelling through and around Woodend and how the high traffic volumes affect residents’ everyday life. The document will be included in the agenda for our December meeting if you are interested. Keep Informed Facebook: @ WoodendSeftonCommunityBoard Check the Council website for more information at: https://www.waimakariri.govt. nz/your-council/council-boardsand-committees/woodend-seftoncommunity-board We wish you a safe and enjoyable Christmas and New Year. From your Woodend-Sefton Community Board Team: Shona Powell (Chair), Andrew Thompson (Deputy Chair), Andrea Allen, John Archer, Rhonda Mather, Cr Al Blackie, and Cr John Meyer.
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PEGASUS COMMUNITY CENTRE IN THE HEART OF PEGASUS! Located at the corner of Pegasus Main and Tahuna Street near Flat White Cafe FACILITY DETAILS: • Fully air conditioned ENQUIRE NOW FOR • One large room with kitchenette YOUR 2019 EVENT! • Toilet ✓ MEETINGS • Data projector ✓ SOCIAL GROUPS • 62 x chairs • 6 x trestle-type tables on wheels ✓ PRIVATE FUNCTIONS • 1 x mobile whiteboard ✓ EXERCISE GROUPS • Cutlery – teaspoons, knives, forks ✓ CORPORATE TRAINING • 30 x cups (with saucers) and 30 x mugs ✓ COMMUNITY GROUPS • Crockery, glasses and glass jugs ✓ KIDS PARTIES • 10 litre urn ✓ WORKSHOPS • Bluetooth speaker system • Please supply own tea, coffee etc • Suitable for up to 50 people • Hire charges in line with other Council facilities.
CONTACT THE PEGASUS RESIDENTS’ GROUP FOR BOOKINGS AND INFORMATION:
Website: pegasusresidentsgroup.com Email: prgi@pegasusresidentsgroup.com Phone: 021 1080 634
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Free Bus!
Sunday 9 December 2018 12pm-6pm Forget any parking worries and jump on the free bus to the Rangiora Toyota Santa Parade and Christmas Party in the Park from Kaiapoi, Woodend or Rangiora. • Kaiapoi to Woodend via Williams Street, State Highway 1 • Woodend to Rangiora via Woodend Road, Rangiora Woodend Road • Rangiora – Ashley Street via the loop (see map). Wait at designated bus stops or if there is no bus stop nearby just signal the driver. MILLTON MEMORIAL PARK
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Rangiora Loop - from Victoria Park (see map) departs at approx: 12pm, 1.05pm, 1.30pm Return journey – departs: Ashley Street Loop around Rangiora - before heading back to Woodend & Kaiapoi Departing: 3.30pm, 4.30pm, 5.30pm
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PegasusArt – Your local Art School For those who don’t know me, Joanne McDougall, I have been teaching children drawing and painting in my Woodend studio for the best part of twenty years. My students have come from as far afield as Broomfield and Papanui and I’ve loved seeing them excited about art and learning to draw independently. But - my studio is in dire need of a make-over and I am starting to
feel my age. Next year I will be running short courses and workshops that target particular skills or a project, rather than after school classes every day of the week. I am open to suggestions. While I specialise in teaching drawing, many painting/pastel projects require little skill, and marbling, iris folding, zentangle and paper engineering are fun crafts. Children’s workshops will run primarily during school holidays and adult ones when convenient. These will be advertised on my website www. pegasusart.co.nz, Facebook: PegasusArt, and via an email list of anyone interested. I am currently working on a drawing book for children, which has been a long time coming due lack of spare time, and if there’s an exhibition – I will generally be involved. So, thankyou to all my wonderful students, and I hope to meet some new ones during my inaugural art week, mid-January. Joanne McDougall Page 30 THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018
Artist Studio Joanne McDougall
Paintings and Tuition adults and children Workshops and short courses see www.pegasusart.co.nz
www.pegasusart.co.nz facebook: PegasusArt email: jo.pegasusart@gmail.com Ph: 03 312-2940
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What does an
‘Age-friendly’ Waimakariri look like?
Tuesday 11 December 2018 Waikuku Beach Hall 10am –11.30am
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Join us for morning tea and share your ideas in our interactive workshop as we develop an Age-friendly plan for the Waimakariri.
Social participation
A thriving district gives all residents a voice and an opportunity to live their life to their best - regardless of their age.
Communication and information
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Register your interest - age-friendly@wmk.govt.nz by 12pm Monday 10 December. For help with transport phone 021 480 851 by 5pm. A joint project by the Waimakariri Community Age-friendly Steering Group and the Waimakariri District Council.
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PRGI – Pegasus Info Page – December 2018 2018 in REVEW It’s been another busy year for the Pegasus Residents’ Group with a variety of projects on the go. We welcomed five new committee members and farewelled four. This has meant some fresh ideas coming forward and some new ways of thinking, which is great! During the year, we assisted with events such as the 100th parkrun and the launching (pardon the pun!) of the Radio Yacht club in Pegasus. We also had our annual Easter Eggstravaganza, which was held at the school this year and that proved to be a great venue. Our volunteer Community Watch Team continued keeping an eye on things around the Pegasus neighbourhood and we are very grateful to all of those volunteers for giving their time to help keep us all that bit safer. Our committee members have been part of groups such as the Northern Pegasus Bay Bylaw Advisory Group, the Age-Friendly Community Steering Group, the Migrants and Newcomers Group, the Gladstone Park Advisory Group and the Woodend-Sefton Community Board, which all helps us keep our finger on the pulse and contribute to what is happening in our community. This year the PRG committee made submissions on the WDC Annual Plan, the WDC Long Term Plan, The WDC District Development Strategy, The NZTA Safe Roads Woodend Corridor, The local roads speed limit review and the Ecan Public Transport Consultation. So, rest assured, we are working behind the scenes for you! We also engaged with WDC and Pegasus Golf & Sports club with regard Email: prgi@pegasusresidentsgroup.com
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to the entrance to Pegasus. We are yet to achieve a satisfactory outcome, but have certainly not given up trying! We even had a sausage sizzle at Bunnings (in atrocious weather!). We are extremely grateful to the many organisations that help with funding for various activities and the community watch car. Also, to the local businesses who have helped with funding, space and catering (I daren’t try and name you all for fear of missing someone!). We had a sign and garden installed on Pegasus Blvd in an effort to encourage safe driving and organised the 10th Anniversary celebration and presentation (10 years since the first resident moved to Pegasus). Plans are in the final stages for our annual Christmas on the Lake event from 1 – 3pm on Saturday 8 Dec. This is a free, fun, family event for all Pegasus residents. Check your mailbox or our website for more information. Please contact us at prgi@pegasusresidentsgroup.com if you would like to know more about us or become a member. RONEL’S COMMUNITY CUPPA All Pegasus residents are welcome to come along to Ronel’s community cuppa on Wednesday 12th December from 10.45am at the Pegasus Community Centre. This is a fun, free, opportunity to meet some new people while enjoying a cuppa and whatever yummy treats Ronel has baked for us!! ☺ If you need help with transport, please phone 021 1080 634 Pegasus – Living it – Loving it!
PRGI – Pegasus Info Page – December 2018 PEGASUS COMMUNITY CENTRE PRGI have now been managing the Pegasus Community Centre (PCC) successfully for 18 months. We continue to lobby WDC for expanded/improved facilities and are looking forward to the outcome of the recent facilities survey and Consultant’s Report (expected early 2019). Ronel’s Community Cuppas have become very popular and have seen many friendships formed and connections made, which is exactly why Ronel runs them. A huge THANKS to Ronel for her hard work and for all the yummy cakes and scones!
BEST WISHES TO YOU ALL
When I read the above, it’s no wonder we all reach the end of the year feeling so tired! We enjoy what we do, or we wouldn’t be doing it. We love Pegasus and if we can help make it an even better place for you to live, then we have achieved our goal.
Thank you to all our supporters and from the Pegasus Residents Group committee to you; a very Merry, Safe and Fun-filled Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous 2019.
PEGASUS COMMUNITY CENTRE MINI LIBRARY! Check out pegasusresidentsgroup.com to see the community centre diary of events for December 2018.
GRAB A BOOK or JIGSAW - GET INFO - HAVE A CHAT! We are trialling ‘drop-in’ sessions for the rest of the year to see how they go. Drop in to the Pegasus Community Centre for information, some books, jigsaws, a cuppa or a chat – all FREE! PCC Drop-in Times and Days: Saturday 1st and 15th December 11am – 1pm Thursday 13th December 2.30 – 4pm Cnr Pegasus Main St and Tahuna St (near Flat White Café)
VISIT OUR ‘INFORMATION STATION’ - ALL WELCOME! Email: prgi@pegasusresidentsgroup.com
Pegasus – Living it – Loving it!
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Note from the Editor I can hardly believe this is my 6th issue since starting my role as Editor of The Woodpecker! Where has the time gone? And this the last issue for 2018! I would like to thank The Woodpecker Trust Board members for their continued support over the last six months along with Roger, Reporter who is always on the hunt for some great news stories. I would also like to thank everyone who supports The Woodpecker by submitting such wonderful community articles and stories, it’s so wonderful to hear what’s going on in our community. I would also like to thank and acknowledge our wonder delivery people who take the newsletter to your doors every month. The ‘team’ and the Canterbury Copy Printers who all help to make the newsletter happen each month. Lastly, I would like to thank our advertisers. As you know, The Woodpecker is a charitable trust and without them we wouldn’t be able to provide our monthly newsletter. That leaves me to wish all our readers a very Happy Christmas and a Prosperous New Year! ************ Woodpecker Donations The Woodpecker is a community newsletter and registered charity, individuals can claim a ‘donation tax credit’ for donations of $5 or more to The Woodpecker. This tax credit equals 33.33% (one third) for all qualifying donations made. If you would like to assist us, please either post a cheque or make payment direct to bank account: 030674-021255200. Post to: 78 Kawari Drive, Pegasus or Email: woodpecker.community.trust@ Page 36 THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018
CHURCH NOTICES Woodend Methodist Church
86 Main Road, Woodend. State Highway One Office Hours: Tuesday 1pm - 4pm, Thursday 9am - 12pm, Friday 9am - 1pm. Phone: Hard to believe this is the last report for 2018. We wish all a very Merry Xmas and Happy New Year. Stay safe in this holiday season. Just a reminder – we have the opening and rededication of the Woodend Methodist Church on Saturday 8 December at 2pm. Afternoon tea to follow. The following day Sunday 9 December at 9am we are holding a 150-year centennial service in the restored Church. Morning tea will follow. The restored church will be open for viewing until 1pm on this day.
Thereafter services will continue every Sunday at 9am in the new Church. Christmas Day Service is at 9am in the Church. Come and join us singing Christmas carols. Rev. Philomeno Kinera will be moving into another Parish in 2019. Sadly, her final services in our Parish will be on 13 January 2019. There is a farewell pot luck lunch for Philo and Jeff on Sunday 16 December after the 10.30 church service at Rangiora Trinity Methodist Church, King Street, Rangiora. For Hall bookings – contact Evelyn 312 7740.
Anglican Parish of Woodend - Pegasus St Barnabas Church
Priest-in-Charge Rev. Felicity Whitcombe | Cell: 021 133 1860 Email: felicitywhitcombe@gmail.com
A community of believers, serving the wider community in love. Three children were baptised this month, two during the 9.30 service and one in the 4.32. It is always such a joy to see. Having so many parents of small children in the congregation, Cathy Davies’ Baby Massage Classes were bound to be popular. By the time the first of them ran on 23 November, all three classes were fully booked. We should have some very chilled out babies around this Christmas. Last month, we mentioned the young people were collecting money to buy some Christmas Smiles gifts from World Vision. They were delighted to raise enough between them to buy two gifts for families in need. One family will receive a pig and the other, a frog towards their frog farm. Didn’t the youngsters do well! It will soon be time to break up for Christmas and The Tribe youth group have already planned their breakup event – a family barbecue on 9 December. No doubt they will have a great time. Mainly Music have made their plans too. For their closing session on 12 December, they will be having a Jesus Party. After their music session, the children will hear the Christmas
story; this will be followed by morning tea and a visit from Santa. Some food will be provided, including gluten free options, but to make it special, caregivers are requested to bring a plate of their favourite yummy food to share. And of course, we have organised some special services to celebrate Jesus’ birth, because without Jesus, there would be no Christmas! The service dates are: Sunday 23 December, 2 carol services, at 9.30 am and 4.30 pm Monday 24 December, candle-lit midnight communion service, beginning at 11 pm with mince pies and mulled wine Tuesday 25 December, 9.30 am family service We will also be visiting some of the rest homes in the area, to sing Christmas carols for the residents. We would love to see you at one or more of these services; if you like to come along, be sure you will receive a warm welcome. In the meantime, we wish you all the very best Christmas and a wonderful New Year! THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018 Page 37
COMMUNITY CONTACTS Judsons Road Early Learning Centre 312 2179 Email: manager@judsonsrd.co.nz Website: www.judsonsrd.co.nz Gladstone Park Advisory Group Chairperson, Mark Paterson 312 7439 Lions Club of Pegasus President - Amanda Smith 027 422 2648 Secretary - Sue Mehrtens 021 077 7580 Lions Club of Woodend President Ian Lennie 920 1576 Youth Centre Co-ordinator, Lois Inch 312 7732 Nature’s Play Preschool - Pegasus 943 4935 Email: pegasuspreschool@naturesplay.co.nz Website: www.naturesplay.co.nz Pegasus Community Centre Bookings and enquiries: 021 1080 634 prgi@pegasusresidentsgroup.com Pegasus Residents Group Inc Email: prgi@pegasusresidentsgroup.com Website: www.pegasusresidentsgroup.com President: Ian Lennie Secretary: Rhonda Mather Pegasus Woodend Women’s Institute Elaine 312 7963 Kathryn 327 6621 or 027 335 5771 Radio Sailing Club Ian McGregor 027 595 9000 Paul Johnson 021 295 2587 St Barnabas Church, Woodend Anglican Parish of Woodend-Pegasus Priest Rev. Felicity Whitcombe 021 133 1860 Email: felicitywhitcombe@gmail.com Home Groups: Andrew Clark (men’s group) 021 073 5730 Amy Clark (women’s group) 021 234 4253 Mainly Music – Litia Maclean 313 8678 or email: litia_crowe@hotmail.com 022 052 2674 Toy Library rangioratoylibrary@gmail.com Tuahiwi Community Pre-School 313 2141 Email: tuahiwipreschool@xtra.co.nz Facebook: Tuahiwi Community Preschool Website: www.TuahiwiCommunityPreschool Woodend Sefton Community Board Chairperson, Shona Powell 021 0231 6152 shona.powell@wmk.govt.nz Deputy Chairperson, Andrew Thompson Waikuku Beach Surf Life Saving Club Danelle Asher wbslsc@wbslsc.com Woodend Badminton Club Paul Henderson 0274 925 936
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Woodend Bowling Club President, Rae Miller 310 0202 Secretary, Jenny Anderson 312 9076 Woodend Boys’ Club John Harris 313 7832 Woodend Friendship Club President, Elaine Cole 327 9228 Secretary, Lynn Muir 312 2027 Woodend Community Association Inc President, Mark Paterson Secretary, Andrea Rigby Email: woodend.community.association@gmail.com Woodend Community Centre Advisory Group Chairperson, Simon Kong 310 8900 Woodend Country Music Club Marilyn Johnston (President) 312 7589 or 021 136 2929 Don Smyth (VPres) 03 981 6407 or 021 217 2652 Woodend Cricket Club Robert Davey 021 762 963 Woodend Garden Club Shirley Wheeler, President 327 3416 Christine Sutherland, Secretary 310 7762 Woodend Golden Oldies Rugby & Netball President, Tony Hurley 312 7311 Woodend Gym Club Stephanie 312 2993 Woodend Indoor Bowling Club Rex Macauley 313 3627 Gillian Small - Club President 313 0957 Woodend Junior Cricket Amy Hallmark 021 127 6711 Woodend Methodist Church Minister, Rev. Philomeno Kinera 313 1912 Hall Bookings, Evelyn 312 7740 Woodend Netball Club Caitlin Loose, President 312 2237 Rachael Paterson, Secretary 312 7439 Woodend Play Centre Phone: 027 353 2131 Email: woodend@playcentre.org.nz Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Woodendplaycenter/ Woodend Preschool / Nursery Samantha Ford 312 7654 email: office@woodendpreschool.co.nz website: www.woodendpreschool.co.nz Woodend Rugby Club www.woodendrugby.co.nz President, Wendy Giles 021 355 336 Secretary, Karen Giles 021 126 7917 Senior Club Captain, Phil Kennett 027 717 2569 Junior Club Captain, Wendy Giles 021 355 336 Club Room Bookings, Karen Giles 021 126 7917 Woodend Tennis Club Jim Bucknell 313 9405 Woodend Volunteer Fire Brigade Chief Fire Officer, Murray Lamb 312 7487 Woodend/Waikuku Plunket Clare Hewett 312 2640
CLASSIFIEDS AND COMMUNITY NOTICES STEADY AS YOU GO (SAYGo) Exercise Classes
1.30pm at the Pegasus Community Centre. This class works to improve your balance, strength, general fitness and wellbeing. A mixture of seated and standing stretches and exercises. A fun, casual class...no need to book...just come along. $2 - ALL WELCOME! Please note, no class on 27 December or 3 January.
NORTH CANTERBURY
******************************** Volunteer Woodpecker delivery person urgently wanted! Can you help? The Woodpecker Trust is looking for a delivery person to deliver to approximately 50 Woodpecker homes in Tuahiwi which takes approximately 10-15mins in the car or you could walk it. If anyone is interested please contact Tyree Woodham on 027 902 5611 or email totyshshmi@gmail.com Thanking you in anticipation!
Woodend Netball Club 2018 AGM Tuesday 4 December at 7pm At Gladstone Park Netball / Tennis Clubrooms New committee members required Any queries, phone Rachael 312 7439
You are welcome to call in at the Trevor Inch Memorial Library 141 Percival Street, Rangiora, Monday to Friday from 9 am until 4.30 pm, Saturday 10 am – 1 pm or you can phone us on 03 313 8822 – free phone 0800 367 222 or email us at northcanterbury@cab.org.nz
Community Foot Care Clinics held
monthly at the Pegasus Medical Centre, the Kaiapoi Working Men’s Club, and the Rangiora RSA. Come and get your toenails, corns, and calluses attended to for $30. Experienced Foot Care Specialist Heather will be happy to help. Phone 021 288 9618 for an appointment.
NEXT ISSUE FEBRUARY (please note - no issue in January) ***ADVERTISING and COMMUNITY ARTICLES Deadline 5pm on 25 January 2019*** Email: debs.thewoodpecker@outlook.co.nz Cell: 021 863 877 Drop Box: The Grub Hub, Main Rd, Woodend THE WOODPECKER DECEMBER 2018 Page 39
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Enjoy the festive time with your family! Should your furry friends need our help, don’t Woodend’s panic we are available to assist our clients. Just phone the clinic. familyholidays. owned vet The clinic will be open as normal outside statutory CONTACTS:
Nick Deane.
May I introduce myself. A vet since ’92 I have PHONE: 03 312 2669 EMAIL: pawsvets@gmail.com had a dream of one day setting up a small ADDRESS: 71 Main North Road, family owned veterinary clinic. Woodend (between vegetable and coffee shops) HOURS: 8.30am - 5.30pm Monday to Friday Opening in January 2016. 8.30am - 6.30pm Wednesdays
Please pop in and say Hi to Jayne and have a look around our new clinic. We would love to be of service to your furry family members.
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