Selwyn Times: April 18, 2017

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Tuesday April 18 2017 9
all part of the community spirit
I did a project called Sing Your
Heart Out Christchurch just after
the earthquakes to bring people
together and uplift them through
music and I did one to commemorate
the anniversary of the
start of World War 1. Now I’m
working on a community project
in Selwyn in July where I am
pulling together quite a few Selwyn
community groups involved
in music to do this concert.
Tell me more about that.
It’s going to be held at Lincoln
High School on July 22 and it’s
going to be called A Celebration
of Screen and Stage. There are
groups such as the Kirwee Players,
the Ellesmere Pipe Band, the
Selwyn Community Choir and
quite a few of the duos and solo
artists from Selwyn are going to
work with me on this project. I
just thought it would be a great
idea to bring together people
from different musical styles in
one concert from the community
of Selwyn.
How will it celebrate screen
and stage?
The type of songs that are
going to be performed are the
likes of music themes from
James Bond and numbers from
Hairspray and The Full Monty, so
movie themes, TV themes and
songs from musicals essentially.
PACE OF LIFE: June Burney and her family (husband Ian, left, and daughter Amy centre) moved to New Zealand for a stronger
sense of community and better work life balance. In 2011 she recording her earthquake recovery inspired song Like the Phoenix
from the Ashes (right).
Tell me about the CD you put
out.
That was probably in about
2011 and it was called Love and
Inspiration. The reason I did
the CD really was prompted by
the fact I wrote a song about
people coming together after the
earthquake. On that song in the
recording studio there were quite
a few local children from Lincoln
and two other people I knew
from Selwyn who came and sang
on that.
What was that song called?
Like the Phoenix from the
Ashes.
Do you play music at the Lincoln
Farmers and Craft Market?
Occasionally.
You’re a committee member
of the market too, when did you
first get involved with it?
Probably about eight years ago.
We became involved because
my husband and I like to be
creative and we do photography
and produced a range of photographic
cards of local scenery in
New Zealand, so we joined the
market. As I’ve said we have this
passion for community spirit
and we think it’s an important
thing to maintain in any community,
so along with the other
committee members we try to
keep that going by organising
special community events as well
as the standard market days. We
want people to see the market as
a place where they can socialise
and meet and have fun as well as
buy local produce and crafts.
Why do you think England
has been losing that community
spirit?
I just think people are too busy
working really and I think the
focus is a lot more on money and
paying your mortgage and obviously
everybody has to do that
but I don’t think you should lose
sight of why you are making the
money – so you can have a good
life.
How old is your daughter?
She is 17, in her last year at
Lincoln High School.
Does she like it here or does
she miss England?
She is definitely an adopted
Kiwi, she very much likes living
in New Zealand. She likes the
outdoor life and she is also very
involved in the community too.
She helps out at the market and
is involved in the Lincoln Envirotown.
ANZAC DAY
– Tuesday 25 April 2017 –
Dawn Service
6.30am – Cranmer Square
Organised by the Canterbury branch of the
Malaya Veterans Association in conjunction
with the Christchurch branch of the Royal
New Zealand Returned and Services’
Association (RSA) and Christchurch City
Council. Mayor Lianne Dalziel will lay a wreath
on behalf of the citizens of Christchurch.
The parade starts at 6.15am,
with the service to follow.
Citizens’ Service
10.00am – Transitional
Cathedral, Latimer Square
Organised by Christchurch City Council in
conjunction with Christchurch Cathedral
and the RSA. The address at this service will
be given by Air Commodore Andrew Woods
RNZAF. It will be attended by representatives
of the Defence Force, Consular Corps and
various Christchurch youth groups.
Kilmore Street
Chester Street West
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In Flanders fields the poppies blow.
Between the crosses row on row…
Lt.Col.J.McCrae (1872-1918)
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ANZAC Day Services
Tuesday 25 April 2017
Dawn service: 6.30am – Cranmer Square (the parade starts at 6.15am)
Organised by the Canterbury Branch of the Malaya Veterans Association in conjunction with
the Christchurch Branch of the Royal New Zealand Returned and Services Association (RSA)
and Christchurch City Council. Mayor Lianne Dalziel will lay a wreath on behalf of the citizens
of Christchurch.
Christchurch Citizens’ Service: Transitional Cathedral,
Latimer Square – 10am
Organised by Christchurch City Council in conjunction
with ChristChurch Cathedral and the RSA.
Other Services
Akaroa RSA Service, War Memorial (Area School gymnasium if wet)
19th Battalion and Armoured Regiment Service,
The Memorial, Victoria Park, Victoria Park Rd, Cashmere
20th Battalion Assn, Jane Deans Close, Riccarton
Burwood Community ANZAC Service, Burwood Monument, corner of Lake Terrace and
New Brighton Road
Cheviot RSA Service, meet at the War Memorial Cenotaph
Cust RSA Service, Community Centre
Darfield RSA Service, meet at Trinity Church
Diamond Harbour, meet at the community store
Dunsandel, War Memorial
Ellesmere RSA Service, Leeston Rugby Football Stadium
Fendalton, St Barnabas Church
Halswell Domain, War Memorial
Heathcote, corner Martindales and Bridle Path Roads
Hei Hei, War Memorial
Hororata, St John’s Church
Kaiapoi RSA Service, Trouselot Park
Lincoln, Event Centre
Little River, Community Hall
Lyttelton RSA Service, meet corner London and Oxford Streets
New Brighton RSA Service, War Memorial Cenotaph
Papanui, RSA Clubrooms
Prebbleton, War Memorial
Rakaia, The Mead Memorial Gates
Rakaia, Memorial Community Centre
Rangiora, RSA War Memorial Cenotaph
Riccarton, Upper Riccarton War Memorial Library
Rolleston, New Community Hall
Sheffield, War Memorial
Springfield, Tawera Memorial Hall
Springston, meet at Springston School
Sumner, meet at Stoke Street and Esplanade
Tai Tapu, War Memorial
Templeton, RSA War Memorial
University of Canterbury, Matiriki Quad
Wigram, Air Force Museum
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