February 2019 Newsletter

43 Hargood Street, Woolston, Christchurch
Ph: 03 389 7039 l Shuttle: 0508 966 5786
woolstonclub.co.nz l info@woolstonclub.co.nz
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Kia Ora and welcome,
Here we are charging relentlessly into 2019! Isn’t it hard to believe January has passed
by already? The club has experienced a quieter than normal trading month of January
compared to the last few years; yet another worrying trend hospitality establishments
face in today’s world.
As I mentioned in last months “President News”, the Board is acutely aware that we
cannot continue to sustain months as quiet as this and a huge amount of work is going
on in the background to try and counter this trend. A new marketing strategy group has
been established, led by Board member Michael Backhurst to identify and drive forward,
in conjunction with our staff, initiatives that can rejuvenate and invigorate our
great club.
We are not going to leave a stone unturned in our pursuit of improving the business
performance of the club and we are seeking assistance from our sections, so be prepared
to help if, and when we come calling. We have already been approached by
some of our groups looking to improve their contribution to the club with new ideas
and plans. We will work collaboratively with these folk to create win/win solutions as
best we can. If you, as a general member have any ideas you may wish to share, please
do not hesitate to share your ideas with any Board member, Tim or contact Micheal
directly.
Our warmest Congratulations to Amy, our fantastic Food and Beverage Manager and
her husband, Stephen on the arrival of their son, Jamin (6lb, 12oz), born early in the
New Year. Amy was hopeful that Jamin wouldn’t make his appearance until after the
festive season had concluded and lucky for us, she got her wish. Thank you Jamin!!
On another personal note, a few days following Christmas, one of our veteran members,
Val Willis succumbed to a nasty fall at her home, breaking her hip in the process.
Val is the driver of our very popular travel section and for those that partake in our
Wednesday retro roasts, will know the wonderful contribution Val does in organising
and running our veggie bingo. Following a short spell in hospital, Val is now recuperating
at home. We truly miss you Val and wish you a very speedy and successful recovery.
Finally a quick update, I am enjoying my ‘new’ job at Lyttleton Port Company and I am
pleasantly surprised at the number of their staff, (whom I have come across so far), that
still have some kind of connection with our club. (I even met past club President, Cyril
Pengelly’s nephew!)
Therefore, I am pleased to report that the Woolston Club is still well connected to its
origins!
Enjoy your month ahead everyone, and make the most of those endless hot summer
days.
Regards
Ian
Petanque
Quoits
Indoor Bowls
Darts
Cards
Pool
Housie
Line Dancing with Mary
Vege Bingo
Poker
Members Draw
Raffles
Barrel Draw - Spin for Points
Happy Hours
Wargamers
Rock n Roll
Sundays 1.15pm
Saturdays 1pm (During season)
Thursdays 6.30pm (During season)
Wednesdays 7pm (During season)
Tuesdays 7pm
Interclub pool is played on
Tuesday and Wednesday nights during the season
Tuesdays 12.45pm
Saturdays 12.30pm
Tuesdays 12pm
Wednesdays 12pm
Wednesdays 1.15pm
Thursdays 7pm
Fridays between 6pm & 7pm
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays,
Saturdays & Sundays
between 4pm - 6pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays 6.30pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays 4pm - 7pm
Thursdays 6pm and Sundays 10am
Mondays 7pm
_$16 Summer Sizzlers_
From 5pm Wed-Sun

Hi to all,
It has been quite a summer already and the long range forecast suggests February will also be
very warm so make sure you look after yourselves; drink plenty of water, avoid being outside
during the hottest part of the day and use plenty of sunscreen when you are out and about.
We have a busy month ahead with something for everyone with activities across
entertainment, sports and food & beverage arenas.
The cricket season is in full swing with the One Day and T20 series against India, followed by
Bangladesh’s tour with both one day and test matches later in the month and in March. At
this stage we are being given a masterclass by the Indian team but hopefully we can improve
in the remaining matches.
Waitangi Day celebrations kick off on Wednesday 6 th from 2.00pm with “kiwi tucker” and
drinks specials to help enjoy the public holiday. There is talk of a “toss the gumboot”
competition.. details on the day.
The 2019 Super Rugby competition starts on the 15 th February. Blues v Crusaders on
Saturday 16 th as they look to defend their title and go three in a row. We will be running the
annual tipping competition again $10 entry with a prize pool of $500. It was good fun last
year with plenty of banter so if you’re keen to be involved, sign up at the bar or reception.
Quiz Night is back up and running, so get a team together and come and test your general
knowledge. Free entry, prizes for winners and runner. Starts at 7.00pm every Wednesday.
Valentine’s Day falls on Thursday 14 th with a red hot deal to celebrate the occasion. $35 per
person for a two course meal (includes a complimentary glass of bubbles on arrival). If the
weather’s great, ask for an outside table to watch the sunset.
Keep your eye out for new games, rituals and promotions in Whitford’s Bar. These will be
rolling out during the month. We’ll kick things off with a Kronenbourg “Beach Kit” promotion;
purchase a pint and go into the draw to win branded beach chairs, an umbrella and
glassware.
Our first big entertainment show for this year arrives in March on Saturday 16 th with the OZ
to NZ Pure Country Dinner Show. $65.00 includes entry and dinner with a selection of
Australia’s current top country singers to dance the night away to. Should be a cracking evening,
don’t miss out.
Look forward to catching up around the Club.
Regards,
Tim

FISHING SECTION:
We had two competitions last month, both proving challenging in different areas. The
first one was held at Bailey’s Beach which is near Birdlings’ Flat. The day was awesome,
sunny with a good tail wind, which is great for casting. Lined up along the beach, saw
about a dozen rods all ready to catch something decent. Well that was the plan! 10am
saw the rods dispatched with great gusto except one. This one was launched with the
intention of getting somewhere near the Chatham Islands if the owner had his way,
only to hear a fine volley of expletives as the rod broke in half. So much for his day
fishing. Although, he did wander up and down the beach offering advice to those who
chose to listen. Everyone caught fish, even the kids, so then it was off to Tai Tapu
Domain for a BBQ. NOT!! The local council had closed the BBQ area, so we headed
home very disappointed. The following day was spent heading around lots of fishing
shops to try and find a replacement part for the rod or to buy a new one.
Onwards to competition number two. Down to Rakaia, south of the river mouth where
the sea conditions were murky and discoloured and blowing a howling easterly.
Challenging to say the least when casting. But some managed to get bait in the water
and were rewarded with some fish. Not a lot were caught as we had competition with a
sea lion cruising along just past the first breaker. However, we finally got to have our
BBQ which was thoroughly enjoyed by those present. February sees some of us heading
down to Twizel for another competition on the lakes.
SECTION CONTACT PHONE
Billiards & Snooker Peter Logan 332 2382
Boxing
Cards
Darryl Head
Holly Sullivan
Peter & Jan Logan
Jim Cummings
027 2233 886
027 4655 901
332 2382 / 027 212 6995
981 4309
Cricket Wayne Derham 021 2100 278
Cricket - Junior Robert Boyd-Tibbotts 021 656 140
Darts Greg McGee 388 1929 / 0275 295 067
Fishing Tony Rhodes 389 4123
Gardening
Gordon Mitchell
Dianne Chappel
Golf Bill Hawes 021800710
Indoor Bowls
Barbara Kamo
Sue Williams
376 5423
981 5217 / 021 0237 5980
365 0679
389 1849
Petanque Lance Bowring 942 9636
Pool Shaun Sutton 960 4172
Left: Connor
winning at
Quoits
Peter Schollard
Suzanne Talbot
981 4753 / 027 498 1802
027 342 4743
Rakaia.
Football
Paul Nicholls
Lisa Young
027 730 90111
info@ctfc.co.nz / 021 228 8590
Right: Stevie
Lee with a
carpet
shark.
Travel Gordon Reid or Val Willis 383 5227
War Gaming Vincent George 027 414 1911
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GARDEN SECTION:
February sees the continuation of hot dry settled weather. Fertiliser and water will
help the development of flowers and give a boost to vegetables.
February is the judging of the summer flower competition. Check The Star for results.
January we had our annual BBQ where we had 34 members and guests attend.
The highlight was the Potato in the bag Competition. Special thank you to Eddie
Marshall who supplied the trailer for the soil that was in the bags. The men: Barry
Gibson, Keith Boyce, Lindsay Waters, Eddie Marshall, Michael Marquet and Lance
Bowring who emptied the soil and put the potatoes into bags then weighed the
heaviest potato and the largest crop.
Heaviest Potato
Largest Crop
1 st Arnold Memory - 36.9gms Di Chappell - 1.775kg
2 nd Eddie Marshall - 35.0gms Eddie Marshall - 1.412kg
3 rd June Boyce - 20.7gms Arnold Memory - 1.239kg
Stalk of a Gladioli
PETANQUE SECTION:
Papanui Club 19th January - Arthur Diaper Tournament 2019
Championship: 1st
Carol McNarey (Woolston) Janet Wilkinson (Papanui) Richard Browne (Ashburton)
This was a mixed team and what a fantastic finish!
Plate: 2nd
Winston Brill (Woolston) Caroline Kinloch
(Papanui) Phillipa Brown (Timaru)
This mixed team all had their eye on the ball - awesome
game!
Bowl
Gary Butterfield (Woolston) Alice Maguigan
(Papanui) Bruce Hoffmann (Papanui)
Mixed team finals - this was a team performance from
start to finish!
What a Fantastic day thanks to the Papanui Petanque
Members! We look forward to next years’ event with
new members coming on board.
Open Class
Intermediate Class
1 st Daphne Stone Jean Waters
2 nd Adele Milne Barry Gibson
3 rd Lance Bowring Gordon Mitchell
February guest speaker is Heather Craw who is going to speak on Herbs.
Competition is Begonia in a pot, one-cylinder beetroot, and the heaviest marrow.
Happy Gardening!

QUOITS SECTION:
Quoits started the new year with a big tournament on Saturday 26th January.
The Dave Copeland Memorial Trophy is an important game to the three clubs
still playing quoits. We were pleased to have Ashburton and Richmond joining
us to play drawn pairs on the day. The conditions were pretty good on the day,
but didn't get as hot as predicted.
Altogether, 16 players assembled along with another dozen or so supporters so
there was a good sociable crowd. A BBQ was held at the end of play but our one
refused to ignite so we borrowed the Clubs’ BBQ which also gave us a bit of
trouble! A few of the members tried to sort the issue and eventually it was all
go!
The games were all fun and everyone had a good few laughs at some of the
efforts of throwing quoits. It can be quite frustrating at times and not always
consistent throwing.
The winners on the day were Andy and Dave, second was Kevin and Jimmy.
There were four ringers; two from John P, one from Dave and one from
Suzanne. Congratulations to everyone!
We had a great feed with members bringing salads. Leigh and Marian manned
the BBQ again. We all had an enjoyable afternoon with a few drinks of course.
Everyone there contributed somehow to the running of the event so it was all
smooth going. Thanks to our great team.
On Saturday 2nd February, Ashburton is coming again and Richmond will be
running the day at
the Club so if anyone
wants to see what
goes, you are most
welcome to come to
our area behind the
Sports Hall. We will
be there around
12pm.
BOXING SECTION:
Upcoming for Woolston:
Trevor Swainson and
Hamuera Tainui set for
match ups in Auckland on
2nd March to start the
season.
Then we have our annual
South Island Novice
Tournament at the Club on
the weekend of 23rd March;
the largest tournament in
the South Island.
GOLF SECTION:
The first game for 2019 was played at Avondale on the 13th January. It was a
good start to the year with 14 players.
1st - Brent Saundercock
2nd - Mick Duggan
3rd - John Saundercock
The next game will also be played at Avondale on Sunday 10th February at 9am. Visitors
welcome.
Waitangi Weekend we are sending 8 players to the South Islands’ played at Alexandra
Golf Course. Hope all goes well for them.
Woolston are the current champions!

A fun day had by all! PS. How many
people does it take to get a BBQ started?
Just ask the Quoits Section :)

CRICKET
Black Caps vs India ODI 5 - Sunday 3rd - 3pm
Black Caps vs India T20 1 - Wednesday 6th - 5pm
Black Caps vs India T20 2 - Friday 8th - 7pm
Blackcaps vs India T20 3 - Sunday 10th - 8pm
Blackcaps vs Bangladesh ODI 1 - Wednesday 12th - 2pm
Blackcaps vs Bangladesh ODI 2 - Saturday 16th - 11am
Blackcaps vs Bangladesh ODI 3 - Wednesday 20th - 11am
Blackcaps vs Bangladesh Test 1 - Thursday 28th - 11am
SUPER RUGBY
Crusaders vs Blues - Saturday 16th - 7.35pm
Crusaders vs Hurricanes - Saturday 23rd - 7.35pm
A LEAGUE
Wellington Phoenix vs Melbourne Victory - Friday 15th - 7.35pm
Wellington Phoenix vs Sydney FC - Saturday 23rd - 7.35pm
OTHER SPORTS
NBL Breakers season continues
Supercars season starts
Super Bowl 53
UCI World Track Cycling Champs

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY
Sunday Roast
Buffet
from 5-7pm
Adults $20
Kids $12.50
includes dessert
4
12pm Tui Indoor Bowls
7pm Rock n Roll
LIVE MUSIC
EVERY
SATURDAY
7.30pm
5
12pm Line Dancing
12.45pm Housie
4pm Line Dancing
4-6pm Raffles
4-7pm Happy Hour
6.30pm Spin for Points
7pm Cards
WAITANGI
DAY
WEDNESDAY
6TH
6
12pm Retro Roast
12pm Line Dancing
1.15 Vege Bingo
5pm-7pm Burger Banger
6.30pm Darts
7pm Pool
7pm Believe It Or Not Quiz
VALENTINE’S
DAY
THURSDAY
14TH
7
4 - 6pm Raffles
4-7pm Happy Hour
5pm Tradie’s Tucker
6pm Wargamers
6.30pm Spin for Points
7pm Poker
7.30pm Housie
1
4 - 6pm Raffles
5pm-7pm Fish n Chip Fryday
6 - 7pm Members Draw
8
4 - 6pm Raffles
5pm-7pm Fish n Chip Fryday
6 - 7pm Members Draw
2
12.30pm Housie
4-6pm Raffles
7.30pm Easy Come Easy Go
9
12.30pm Housie
4-6pm Raffles
7.30pm Lino
3
10am Wargamers
4pm Raffles
5pm Sunday Roast Buffet
10
10am Wargamers
4pm Raffles
5pm Sunday Roast Buffet
11
12pm Tui Indoor Bowls
7pm Rock n Roll
12
12pm Line Dancing
12.45pm Housie
4pm Line Dancing
4-6pm Raffles
4-7pm Happy Hour
6.30pm Spin for Points
7pm Cards
13
12pm Retro Roast
12pm Line Dancing
1.15 Vege Bingo
5pm-7pm Burger Banger
6pm Garden Section
6.30pm Darts
7pm Pool
7pm Believe It Or Not Quiz
14
4 - 6pm Raffles
4-7pm Happy Hour
5pm Tradie’s Tucker
6pm Wargamers
6.30pm Spin for Points
7pm Poker
7.30pm Housie
15
4 - 6pm Raffles
5pm-7pm Fish n Chip Fryday
6 - 7pm Members Draw
16
12.30pm Housie
4-6pm Raffles
7.30pm Funky Hot Mamas
17
10am Wargamers
4pm Raffles
5pm Sunday Roast Buffet
18
12pm Tui Indoor Bowls
7pm Rock n Roll
19
12pm Line Dancing
12.45pm Housie
4pm Line Dancing
4-6pm Raffles
4-7pm Happy Hour
6.30pm Spin for Points
7pm Cards
20
12pm Retro Roast
12pm Line Dancing
1.15 Vege Bingo
5pm-7pm Burger Banger
7pm Garden Section (K Bar)
6.30pm Darts
7pm Pool
7pm Believe It Or Not Quiz
21
4 - 6pm Raffles
4-7pm Happy Hour
5pm Tradie’s Tucker
6pm Wargamers
6.30pm Spin for Points
7pm Poker
7.30pm Housie
22
4 - 6pm Raffles
5pm-7pm Fish n Chip Fryday
6 - 7pm Members Draw
23
12.30pm Housie
4-6pm Raffles
7.30pm - Steve & Andy Duo
24
10am Wargamers
4pm Raffles
5pm Sunday Roast Buffet
25
12pm Tui Indoor Bowls
7pm Rock n Roll
26
12pm Line Dancing
12.45pm Housie
4pm Line Dancing
4-6pm Raffles
4-7pm Happy Hour
6.30pm Spin for Points
7pm Cards
27
12pm Retro Roast
12pm Line Dancing
1.15 Vege Bingo
5pm-7pm Burger Banger
6.30pm Darts
7pm Pool
7pm Believe It Or Not Quiz
28
4 - 6pm Raffles
4-7pm Happy Hour
5pm Tradie’s Tucker
6pm Wargamers
6.30pm Spin for Points
7pm Poker
7.30pm Housie