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Wednesday 13 June 2012
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Wright claims assault by pensioner Waimea Village owner Michael Wright has called the police on a 65 year old woman who he accused of assaulting him – with a small plastic pen. The alleged assault happened almost two weeks ago after resident Marian Creyle was told she was three months in arrears and had “seriously breached” her lease contract. She confirmed with the bank that her monthly payments were current and walked over to talk to him about it when
a verbal stoush broke out. theirs but then it got quite nasty, he got right up in my Marian says it got heated as she was “filling them face and I had to put my in on their pedigree” and arm up across my face and when Michael was in her he was just yelling and his face yelling at her she face was shaking. I’ve nevpushed him away to reach er seen such a wild person Michael and Carolyn the door and leave. She in my life, it was unbelievWright. says she didn’t have a pen able. on her, just three bits of paper. “The yelling “He got in my way to the door and he part was probably just as much my fault as yelled out to her [Michael’s wife Carolyn]
‘she’s pushing me, see she’s pushing me, call the police’ and I said ‘oh for goodness sake, grow up ya bloody idiots.’” She says she was shocked when she heard the police had been called. Michael declined to comment to Waimea Weekly about the incident but the residents’ committee and the Wrights have been doing battle over the monthly lease SEE PAGE 2
Restored aircraft ready for takeoff Phillip Rollo The Air Nelson hangar is temporarily holding what could be the only flying Avro Anson Mk I bomber in existence. After almost a decade of museum life, it was fully restored by Wakefield man Bill Reid and the 1943 aircraft looks set to be flying as early as next weekend. The project has taken Bill ten years to complete. The length of time had to be stretched as a world-wide search for parts took much longer than expected because of its rarity. Bill, along with his wife Robyn, travelled to Australia and England on numerous occasions, sometimes staying for up to a month, just to find the missing pieces to complete the restoration and to venture through archives. The Reids previously owned a commercial helicopter business but sold the company in 2002. Bill was always fond of vintage aeroplanes, having previously owned a Tiger Moth when he and Robyn first met, so scoped SEE PAGE 4
Wakefield couple Bill and Robyn Reid with their 1943 Avro Anson bomber. Photo: Phillip Rollo.
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