TUESDAY, DECEMBER 18, 2018 Connecting Your Community www.star.kiwi Merry Christmas Living on Hampshire St How it has transformed over the decades Pressure to save water Busting myths to improve water use over summer From the Star Media team Your next paper will be published on January 15 • By Anan Zaki JACK Harris-Clarke’s family has been saving money all year to buy him a BMX bike. It has been a tough ask for the Hornby family. But now their dream has come true, thanks to the Mazda Foundation, which has stepped in with a $2500 grant. Page 4-6 Page 11 THRILLED: Dean Harris-Clarke (left), Jack Harris-Clarke and mother Kate Harris-Clarke with the new BMX gear. Funding gets Jack on BMX track The 10-year-old from Hornby is autistic with limited speech and has sensory issues, which makes him only like fatty food. To combat his weight, mother Kate Harris-Clarke has tried to get him into various sports, without much success. But Jack finally found a sport to play last year, when he went riding at the Kyle Park BMX track in Hornby with his nineyear-old brother Dean. But proper equipment was expensive. After trying various organisations, the family received good news last month when they were granted the money. “It was incredible, I stood there and bawled my eyes out,” Mrs Harris-Clarke said. Until last month, Jack rode a cheap bike. But with the grant from the Mazda Foundation, the family has enough savings (originally intended for Jack) to buy new equipment for his younger brother too. •Turn to page 11 Kyle Park decision given round of applause • By Anan Zaki APPLAUSE ERUPTED in the city council chambers on Thursday as Kyle Park was approved as the new site for the planned Hornby mega centre. Greater Hornby Residents’ Association chairman Marc Duff welcomed the decision. “We can start going forward now and get the facility built for the benefit of everyone,” he said. Supporters of the Hornby mega centre, which will include a library, recreation area, pool and customer service facility, were present Marc Duff at the meeting. They were hoping to see an end to the long-running saga. “It feels like you can smell the facility coming. I think it’s an opportunity for the youth of Hornby to have a facility that generations before them didn’t have,” Mr Duff said. Save Denton Park chairman Mark Peters said he can now “see the light at the end of the tunnel.” •Turn to page 3 Archer GROUP Archer Village 166 Colombo Street, Beckenham Boutique Lifestyle Village and Home For inquiries phone Sue (Sales Manager) on 021 902 626 or 943 6006 or email sue@archer.org.nz LOVELY TWO BEDROOM VILLAS AVAILABLE NOW PLUS NEWLY BUILT TWO BEDROOM VILLAS ALSO AVAILABLE Archer Village | Linrose Village | Thorrington Village | Archer Homes | Archer Tours www.archer.org.nz
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