28 March 2018

Page 1

Waimea Weekly

Affordable Funerals and Cremations We can provide every service and option, and leave you with memories of a lifetime of love. 03 544 4400 • www.wrfs.co.nz

Locally Owned and Operated

Wednesday 28 March 2018

Beyond the plate

grand opening

Page 4

Harvest Gala set to impress Amy Russ Reporter

amy@waimeaweekly.co.nz

Saturday, April 7, is set to see St Pauls school grounds transformed into a Harvest gala extravaganza. The biennial fund-raising event is being held this year, with funds raised helping to support the completion of a multifunctional space for the students. Since the school opened in 1999 with 47 students the number of pupils has more than quadrupled, and with a roll of 320 pupils and the growth rate in the last 2 years increasing significantly, a new space is needed which will cater for learning, school assemblies, community meetings and much more. The Catholic Diocese have agreed to help fund the building of the space, but extra money still need to be raised to support the completion and final fit-out of the building. The building is still in the planning stages at the moment, but the school hopes to start building by the end of this year.

With the last gala raising $20,000, Sarah Churchman, President of the Friends of St Pauls, says the school is hoping to do the same or more. The theme this year is Harvest, and there will be prizes for the best dressed adult and best dressed child. The silent auction has some amazing items available including a limited edition Weta Workshop Hobbit sculpture, A $700 blue tooth speaker dock, signed T-shirts by one time St Paul students The Broods, boutique fashion items and a full term of swimming lessons at the Aquatic Centre, to name a few. Along with craft and food stalls from the school and local businesses, there will be a bouncy castle, pony rides, jeeps, Flossie the Balloon Lady, a haunted classroom, and a white elephant stall. “One of the things the kids are looking forward to are pony rides,” says Sarah, “everyone loves pony rides!” Festivities go from 11am until 2pm on Saturday, April 7, with gold coin entry or koha.

Page 16-17

Triathlon success Page 26

St Pauls student Mick Cahill shows ‘Yazneg’, the limited edition Weta Workshop sculpture up for auction, whos the boss. Photo: Amy Russ.

100% locally owned and operated

56 Fairose Drive, Richmond Ph: 544 0886 www.endeavourhomes.co.nz

Design and Build - Individual homes at competitive prices Additional copies $1

100% locally owned and operated

www.waimeaweekly.co.nz


Turn static files into dynamic content formats.

Create a flipbook
Issuu converts static files into: digital portfolios, online yearbooks, online catalogs, digital photo albums and more. Sign up and create your flipbook.
28 March 2018 by Waimea Weekly Archives - Issuu