Selwyn Times: September 02, 2020

Selwyn Times Wednesday September 2 2020
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REMEMBERING THE SEPTEMBER 4, 2010 QUAKE
Historic church still
awaiting repairs
ST JOHN’S Anglican Church in
Hororata is still awaiting repairs
after it was badly damaged in the
earthquake.
The stone church is a significant
local landmark, the earthquake
caused the bell tower to
partially collapse into the nave
and surrounding gravestones.
The church
organ, which
was originally
installed at
Christchurch
Cathedral
was totally
destroyed.
Jenni Carter
The church
is expected to
be repaired at
a cost of $3 million.
Local initiatives were set up
in the years following the earthquake
to help raise the restoration
costs, notably the Hororata
Highland Games and Hororata
Night Glow.
In an update to the community,
Vicar Jenni Carter
said: “There will be a significant
amount of fundraising to be undertaken,
not only for the repair,
but also for the long-term future
cost of the building.”
SEVERE: The earthquake caused extensive damage to St
John’s Anglican church in Hororata. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN ​
She said the church vestry are
planning a day to explore all
of the available options for the
building going forward.
The first building to be built
on the site was a small wooden
church in 1875, it was later
moved across the road to its current
location for the construction
of the stone church.
The wooden church became
the parish hall, but since the
earthquake, it has been used for
worship services once again.
In 1910, the stone church
had its foundation laid and the
building consecrated in 1911.
The funds were bequeathed
by former New Zealand Prime
Minister Sir John Hall as a
memorial for his late wife,
Lady Rose.
Strong community
spirit in Hororata
COMMUNITY SPIRIT and
pride has been the mantra of
Hororata’s recovery.
The Hororata Community
Trust was formed after the
quake.
Said trust chairman Richard
Lang: “We knew we would
survive but the question was how
to ensure the community and its
people thrived.
“This year (November 7)
the community will celebrate
the 10th Hororata Highland
Games. The games have always
been about community spirit
and pride; developing a strong
identity, a sense of place; it is
about the well-being of our
people.
“Two hundred and twenty
people join Clan Hororata every
year to make the games happen.
These people are connected to
the area, they are passionate
about our community and its
future.
“From the games we have been
able to think big. It has been
the foundation from which the
Hororata tartan, whisky, pie and
Night Glow have grown.”
The games and the Night
Glow last year raised a collective
$30,000. The two festivals
attracted 25,000 people to the
area in 2019.
“Undoubtly Hororata is on
the map because of these events
and this has had a flow-on effect
to all community groups and
businesses in the wider area,”
Lang said.
“A University of Canterbury
economic study carried out
in 2019 found that the games
provides an annual economic
benefit of $370,000 to the Selwyn
District.
“In the past nine years the
trust has invested $150,000 back
into the community through
various projects and donations.
All of this has been possible
because of the many people and
businesses who are connected to
the trust.”
•To commemorate the
10th anniversary of the first
earthquake the Hororata
Community Trust has
released a special limited
edition Hororata Whisky.
In a collector’s edition
decanter, the whisky has
been specially selected by
Sir Alex Bruce of Adelphi
Distillery in Scotland
and Michael Fraser-Mile
from Whisky Galore,
both have been valuable
supporters of the Hororata
Community Trust for a
decade.
Meadow Mushrooms says thank you
After 50 years in Prebbleton,
Meadow Mushrooms is closing its
Prebbleton farm gate for good.
“Prebbleton operations have gradually
been relocated over the last 12 years
to Greendale and Hornby, and now
it’s time for Meadow Mushrooms to
finally say farewell to Prebbleton,” says
Meadow Mushrooms CEO John Barnes.
Meadow Mushrooms has literally grown
up with the Prebbleton community over
the years. “From small beginnings to a
large thriving business today employing
480 staff and supplying mushrooms
the length and breadth of New Zealand,
relocation has been necessary to meet
the growing demand for mushrooms.”
With the establishment of its first
mushroom farm producing only white
button mushrooms in the 70s, Meadow
Mushrooms has taken New Zealanders
on a journey of discovery and
gastronomic delight. The company is
now one of New Zealand’s biggest and
most trusted commercial mushroom
suppliers.
Thank you, Prebbleton
“Meadow Mushrooms would like to
thank the people of Prebbleton for
their support since the business was
first founded in 1970 by Philip Burdon
and Roger Giles – exactly 50 years ago.
We’d also like to take this opportunity
to thank our staff, contractors, suppliers
and customers for their support for
over half a century.”
Meadow Mushrooms CEO
John Barnes
Meadow Mushrooms Prebbleton farm in 2011
Meadow Mushrooms Prebbleton farm some 40 years earlier
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