North Canterbury News: October 17, 2019
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NEWS<br />
4 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>October</strong> <strong>17</strong>, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Golfers show plenty of drive in rebuild<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Having members huddleina<br />
container in the middleofwinter<br />
to socialise after around of golf<br />
has not been idealfor asmall<br />
<strong>North</strong><strong>Canterbury</strong> golf club.<br />
But Scargill GolfClub<br />
members are now enjoyingan<br />
inviting, warm, and bright<br />
clubhouse,which can also double<br />
as ameeting place for the<br />
community.<br />
The clubhouse and community<br />
hall were victimsofthe<br />
November 2016earthquake. Just<br />
acouple of weeks later,aquake<br />
centred in the ScargillGreta<br />
Valley area finished them off.<br />
The club’sold concrete block<br />
building took ahammering.<br />
Waghorn Builders securedpart<br />
of the building,which club<br />
members used for abit, but with<br />
daylight showing between the<br />
blocks it was obvious the 1960s<br />
building had seen better days.<br />
Club presidentNick Fairbairn<br />
set out to secure funding to boost<br />
the club’s insurancepayout of<br />
$130,000. It was ameagre sum<br />
because the club had followed<br />
many othersafter the 2010<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> quakes in lowering<br />
its insurancecover because<br />
premiums had soared.<br />
‘‘That wasn’tgoing to pay for a<br />
new building,’’ Nick explains.<br />
She turned to the New Zealand<br />
Lottery GrantsBoardfor help,<br />
beingsuccessful with two<br />
applications,and agrant of $5000<br />
from the KateValley Landfill<br />
Fund also boosted the coffers.<br />
Meanwhile,acontainerand<br />
the tractor shed wereput to use<br />
as atemporary homefor<br />
members and gear.<br />
‘‘Wesat in the container for a<br />
bit,but there was not much<br />
socialising going on. It wasmidwinter,’’Nick<br />
says.<br />
Waghorn Builders, which had<br />
helped the community for free<br />
whenthe ScargillGreta Valley<br />
quake hit, such as taking down<br />
damagedchimneys, was given<br />
the rebuild task, which started in<br />
May.<br />
The roof was lifted, the<br />
concrete pad retained and the<br />
building pulled down. It was<br />
rebuilt on the samefootprint.<br />
The Glenmark LionsClub paid<br />
for,and built, averanda along<br />
one side.<br />
‘‘Wehave atiny bit of funding<br />
lefttobuild paths.’’<br />
Nicksays none of what has<br />
beenachieved would havebeen<br />
possible without the huge<br />
voluntary inputand help of Stu<br />
Loe andJack Burrows,who were<br />
on the building committeewith<br />
her.<br />
‘‘Itwas such agood club and<br />
community effort to get this done.<br />
Theyall supported me and<br />
helped. It was justamazing<br />
throughout the process. They<br />
would jump in and roll up their<br />
sleeves at working bees, bring<br />
along theirtractors and all sorts<br />
of gear to helpout.<br />
‘‘That is what small rural<br />
communities are all about, and it<br />
is now afacility for the<br />
community too, not just the club,’’<br />
Nicksays.<br />
The community lost its<br />
community hall to the quakes,<br />
and afterarecent public meeting<br />
Community asset ... Scargill Golf Club president Nick Fairbairn says its new facility is for the community<br />
too, not just the club.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
in the clubhouse, Nicksays it is<br />
an ideal community venue.<br />
Agrand opening is being held<br />
on Sunday,<strong>October</strong> 20, starting at<br />
9.30am with an invitation for the<br />
public to come and celebratethe<br />
new communityassetwith a<br />
morning tea. At 10.15amthere<br />
will be children’s golflessons,<br />
followed by adult lessons to<br />
introduce people to golf,orhelp<br />
others perfect their game.An<br />
AmbroseTournament, involving<br />
alternate shots in pairs,will be<br />
held withany nongolferspaired<br />
with golfers for 9holes of fun.<br />
Abarbecue will follow.<br />
Afree social membership is on<br />
offer for ayear for any new<br />
members signed up on the day.<br />
This entitlespeopletohave a<br />
hit around for free, but willnot<br />
entitle them to play in any club<br />
fixtures.<br />
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