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8 Tuesday June 27 2017 Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi WESTERN NEWS News FLAME FILES RECOGNITION: Kendo coach Karl Hitchcock with Fashion TV3’s news anchor Mike McRoberts receiving his award. Right: He is pictured with members of the Canterbury Kendo Club. Gardening Film inspires volunteer’s 30 years of kendo • By Julia Evans WITH A name like Hitchcock, it Motoring doesn’t come as a surprise it was a film that inspired the Merivale coach who received an award for his volunteer work. First seeing kendo on television in the early 70s, it wasn’t until Karl Hitchcock saw the first Star Wars film in 1977 that he began practising the sport himself. Tasty Bites “When I saw it first, it was something I wanted to do and then when the Star Wars movies came out, it made me want to do it even more,” he said. Although he did admit the early Star Wars films didn’t really get kendo right – it was 1999’s The Phantom Menace that was choreographed by a kendo instructor. “It was the only good thing about that movie,” he said. Fast forward 11 years and in 1988 Mr Hitchcock co-founded the Canterbury Kendo Club – Sei Tou Ken Yu Kai – with Alex Bennett. Last week during Volunteer Week after almost 30 years and 12,000 hours of dedication to kendo, Mr Hitchcock received an award for his service. When it began, Canterbury Kendo was one of the first kendo clubs in New Zealand and the first in the South Island. “Back in the early days there weren’t many people doing it,” Mr Hitchcock said. Now the club has up to 40 regular members, which the club puts down to his commitment to the sport. Mr Hitchcock coaches both children and adults classes for eight hours a week on a Monday, Wednesday and Friday at the club’s Sockburn dojo. For Mr Hitchcock, there is a very deep connection to the sport – he finds it centres and relaxes him, helping with his bipolar disorder. “I use kendo as a mirror for my mental health … kendo evens me out,” he said. BLAZE: A man died after a fire in the City Central Motel Apartments. Wild weather puts firefighters to the test • By Mark Thomas - Specialist fire investigator JUNE 14 was quite a busy day for city firefighters. Early morning the call came in to what eventually turned out to be a fatal fire on Barbadoes St, not far from the city fire station. Two fire appliances attended and while they managed to rescue the occupant alive, his injuries were such that he passed away a few days later. Within a minute of this incident, a house fire was reported in Peverel St, Riccarton. A candle had been lit for a religious rite but the occupant had fallen asleep with it still burning. A wall display ignited, in this case setting off a smoke alarm. No real damage was done here but both house occupants were taken to hospital with smoke inhalation. For the rest of the day, wild weather caused power lines to fall in several parts of town, trees to fall and in one instance in Spencerville, a trampoline went walkabout on to the road. Wild weather, or alternatively still, cold weather with associated frost will be the norm for the next eight to 10 weeks. This means home heating will at maximum usage. Things like the metre/heater rule where nothing combustible should be placed closer than a metre from a heat source, care with fire ash – which burns down woodsheds, porches and garages every year, and not leaving the house while the dryer is operating all become more important than ever. Money Visit www.star.kiwi anytime, anywhere! Breaking news, delivered to your pocket. Fire rages, homes at risk •news •CTV •sport •districts •schools •lifestyle •opinion •what’s on www.star.kiwi
WESTERN NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www. .kiwi Tuesday June 27 2017 9 ADVERTORIAL THE RICCARTON MARKET IS NOT CLOSING! During winter, as expected, the number of stall holders and the number of people coming to the market reduces but we still get in excess of 4,000 people coming every week. One of the strong points about the Riccarton Market is that both entry and parking is free to the public”. HUNDREDS OF STALLS Don’t believe everything that you hear! Despite numerous rumours the popular Riccarton Market is not closing. “It is easy to understand the confusion” says Craig Murphy, President of the Rotary Club of Riccarton. (The Riccarton Market is owned by the Riccarton Rotary Charitable Trust and managed by the Rotary Club of Riccarton). “With much publicity being given to the proposed new housing subdivision on some of the land currently occupied by the Riccarton Racing Club people have missed the point that not all of the land is going to be utilised. Over the next few years land will be progressively developed into residential sections along Yaldhurst Road and Steadman Road and then into other parts of the property. It does not however intrude into that portion of the land currently occupied by the Riccarton market”. Plans released by the developers, Ngai Tahu Properties, show the proposed subdivision being done over 6 stages which when completed will provide approximately 600 new residential sections. “In preparation for the development the Riccarton Market has reduced its footprint and condensed the number of stalls available. The Racing Club has offered other land closer to the entrance in exchange for land surrendered by the market. These new areas will be incorporated into the market over time” advises Ross Binning, Chair of Riccarton Rotary’s Market Committee. “By reducing the footprint now we have been able to provide additional parking for our customers making coming to the Riccarton Market even easier. Over the summer months we have been getting crowds in excess of 10,000 people every Sunday. The Riccarton Market has been in operation for 29 years. Over that time it has moved location several times. From its origins as a ‘car boot sale’ located at the Riccarton Mall carpark, it moved to The Bush Inn, then outgrew sites at Riccarton High School and then at the University, relocating to the racecourse site more than 15 year ago. It has become an institution in Christchurch – described by the Christchurch City Council as ‘an icon’ for locals and tourists alike. It is the largest charity market in New Zealand and with room for over 300 stalls it is arguably the largest weekly market in the country. During this period Riccarton Rotary has donated more than $3 million to local charities and individuals as well as supporting other national and international projects especially at times of emergency. “It is disappointing that people still talk about the Riccarton Market closing” says Craig Murphy. “In many cases those people are directly associated with competitive markets around the city so they no doubt see it to their advantage by creating uncertainty about the future of the Riccarton Market. Be assured the Riccarton Market is here to stay. We have a secure long term arrangement over the Riccarton Park site and apart from some relatively minor redesign of the footprint over the next few years there is nothing that will change as far as our many loyal customers are concerned. They will be able to continue to come for their vegetables, meats, other food items, hardware, tools, furniture, plants, artworks, jewellery, cat and dog needs, clothing as well as to be entertained by the live music and stay and have their lunch from one of the numerous ethnic and specialised food and refreshment stalls located around the central ‘commons’. If you would like to know more about the Riccarton Market please go to www.riccartonmarket.co.nz RICCARTON MARKET OPEN EVERY SUNDAY 9am - 2pm | Riccarton Racecourse HUNDREDS OF STALLS LIVE ENTERTAINMENT EXTENSIVE FOOD COURT For more information visit our website: www.riccartonmarket.co.nz
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