North Canterbury News: October 03, 2019
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NEWS<br />
<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>October</strong> 3, <strong>2019</strong><br />
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Efforts recognised ... Amberley Trotting Club president Ross Rennie at the Rangiora<br />
Raceway last Sunday with his trophy for Volunteer of the Year Award, presented to him at<br />
the recent <strong>Canterbury</strong> Harness Racing Awards dinner.<br />
PHOTO:SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Ross honoured for his<br />
efforts as avolunteer<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
LongstandingAmberley Trotting Club<br />
president Ross Rennie received a<br />
surprisewhen hiseffortsasa<br />
volunteer were recognised during the<br />
recent <strong>Canterbury</strong> Harness Racing<br />
Awards.<br />
Rosshas beenpresident of theclub<br />
for six years.<br />
He wasone of five<strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong><br />
people to winawards at the event,held<br />
at Addington Raceway.<br />
He wonthe Volunteer of theYear<br />
Award on thenight,but hadnoidea<br />
whatwas coming.<br />
He said he was ‘‘totally blindsided’’<br />
whenhis name wascalled out. As far as<br />
Rossknew, he wasattendingthe<br />
awards with hiswife, Pam, andagroup<br />
of friends foranightout.<br />
‘‘Itwas an unexpected andnice<br />
surprise,’hesaid of theaward.<br />
‘‘Itisreally cool to be acknowledged<br />
in thisway by your peers in the game,’’<br />
he said.<br />
However, he saidthat althoughhis<br />
namewas on the trophy,the award was<br />
reallyrecognitionfor the manyhours<br />
of volunteer workdone by the<br />
Amberley Trotting Clubcommittee.<br />
‘‘Theyare an awesome committee to<br />
workwith,’’Rosssaid.<br />
Other <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong>winners at<br />
the awards includedColinand Nancy<br />
Hair, from Kaiapoi, who wonthe<br />
Trotting Breeders of theYear Award.<br />
Their broodmare Stardon,dam of their<br />
outstanding trotterSundees Son<br />
($329,605instakes), wonTrotting<br />
Broodmare of theYear.<br />
Stablehand NicoleThomas,from<br />
Rangiora,won the Rising Star Award<br />
and Woodend Beach trainer Regan<br />
Toddwon theHorsemans’ Association<br />
Trainers Award.<br />
Picnic area for Hanmer reserve<br />
Asmall section of the Queen Mary<br />
Historic Hospital Reserve is being turned<br />
into apicnic area.<br />
The Hanmer Springs Thermal Pools<br />
andSpa will lease about 1000 square<br />
metres of the reserve for ayear to<br />
accommodate an expected increase in<br />
visitors as its new attractions open for<br />
business.<br />
Pools general manager Graeme Abbot<br />
says the pools and spa are delighted the<br />
council has approved the lease.<br />
‘‘We believe the new cascadepools and<br />
Conical Thrill ride will increase our<br />
patronage this summer and are very<br />
pleased that we will have additional land<br />
to accommodate everyone comfortably,’’<br />
he says.<br />
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