North Canterbury News: November 14, 2019
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OXFORD &CUST<br />
26 The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>November</strong> <strong>14</strong>, <strong>2019</strong><br />
Plenty to do in lead-up to Christmas<br />
By DAVID HILL<br />
Oxford is the place to be over the next<br />
two months.<br />
Oxford Promotions Action<br />
CommitteesecretaryJanette Griffiths<br />
says thereisplentyhappeningtokeep<br />
all ages entertained, with the<br />
countdown on until Christmas.<br />
Comedian GaryMcCormickand his<br />
sidekick, Invercargill Mayor Sir Tim<br />
Shadbolt, will checkthe pulse of the<br />
nation in the Oxford Working Men’s<br />
Club on Saturday,<strong>November</strong> 23, from<br />
7.30pm.<br />
The pair say theyare ‘‘determined to<br />
remind our fellow babyboomers that<br />
we and they are thevery people who<br />
made fun popular back in the ’60s and<br />
’70s,beforethe dull people took over’’.<br />
Tickets, at $25,are available from<br />
the OxfordWorking Men’sClub. Phone<br />
(03) 312 4411oremail<br />
info@oxfordclub.co.nz.<br />
SantaClauswill pop in for the<br />
annual Oxford and DistrictLions<br />
Christmas Parade on Sunday,<br />
December 15.<br />
The parade leavesfrom Burnett<br />
Street at 12.30pm, with Santataking<br />
up his usual position at the back.<br />
The parade finishesatthe Oxford<br />
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castle and facepainting are on offer<br />
for the children, and the Lions food<br />
caravanwillbeoperating.<br />
Once again,there will be prizes for<br />
the best floatsand boys’ and girls’<br />
fancy dress.<br />
The OxfordWinter Wonderland is<br />
back from December17to24inthe<br />
Oxford Town Hall, with atheme of<br />
Christmasespast, present and future.<br />
It starts on Tuesday,December 17,<br />
from 6pm to 8pm,and will thenbe<br />
open from2pm to 8pm on weekdays<br />
and in the weekends from11am to<br />
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Every spend over $10 at the<br />
market gets a voucher for some<br />
bee friendly plants (while stocks last).<br />
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Santawill be in residence for<br />
limited hours on Friday, Saturday and<br />
Sunday.<br />
Entryisbygold coin donation,with<br />
the proceedsgoingtosupport the<br />
Oxford CommunityTrust.<br />
Mrs Griffiths says the popular<br />
Christmas Eve Carols in the Parkwill<br />
be back with giveaways, alucky dip for<br />
children, alolly scramble, afree<br />
sausagesizzle and drinks. Families<br />
are encouragedtobring apicnic.<br />
Localentertainers are being lined<br />
up, while Santa willmake his usual<br />
appearance.<br />
The event will be held in the<br />
Pearson Parkvillage green from7pm<br />
to 9pm,finishing justintime to get the<br />
children hometobed before Santa<br />
makes his deliveries.<br />
It is sponsored by Oxford Butchery,<br />
Alpineair,the WaimakaririDistrict<br />
Council and OPAC.<br />
Toot for Tucker returns to Oxford on<br />
Tuesday, December 3, to refill the<br />
pantry at the OxfordCommunity Trust<br />
before the Christmas rush begins.<br />
Ellie honoured for efforts<br />
EllieTizzard has been<br />
nameddux at Oxford<br />
Area Schoolfor <strong>2019</strong>.<br />
Runnerupwas<br />
Rebecca Jones, who also<br />
won sportsperson of the<br />
year for the fifth<br />
successiveyear.<br />
Elliereceived awards<br />
in four subjects out of five<br />
and has been involved in<br />
both sporting and cultural<br />
activities, including<br />
swimming, netball,<br />
basketball, the student<br />
council and house<br />
leadership.<br />
She was thisyear’s<br />
Waimakariri YouthMP<br />
and won the <strong>2019</strong>New<br />
Zealand Area Schools<br />
excellence award for the<br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> region.<br />
Rebecca also received<br />
awards in four subjects<br />
out of five, managing a<br />
rigorous workload while<br />
competing at both a<br />
national and international<br />
level in archery.<br />
Sportsperson of the<br />
year runnerup was<br />
awardedtoYear 11 pupil<br />
Ashley Riley,who was<br />
selected for the Top Of<br />
the SouthIsland teams<br />
for both basketball and<br />
netballatthe New<br />
ZealandArea Schools<br />
tournament,whereshe<br />
made the nationalteam<br />
in basketball.<br />
Ashley was amember<br />
of the school’s senior<br />
netballteam in the South<br />
Island SecondarySchools<br />
tournamentduring<br />
Septemberand has also<br />
given serviceasacoachof<br />
ajunior basketball team,<br />
Top honour ... Oxford<br />
Area School dux Ellie<br />
Tizzard is congratulated by<br />
principal Mike Hart.<br />
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being afloor controller.<br />
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