Ashburton Courier: September 03, 2020
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NEWS<br />
16 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 3, <strong>2020</strong><br />
Help for Tonga<br />
Auni student with an <strong>Ashburton</strong> connection is<br />
one of four UniversityofCanterbury students<br />
tackling Tongan water challenges<br />
Jack Deeley is oneoffour finalyear<br />
chemical and process engineering students<br />
designing asmallscale planttodesalinateand<br />
sterilise drinkingwater for aremotevillage<br />
with limited electricity.<br />
It is apaper exercise,but onethatcould<br />
becomereality for the remotevillage of<br />
Felemea.<br />
The ideafor the project camefrom Siale<br />
Faitotonu, ageomechanics laboratory<br />
technician in theUCCollege of Engineering.<br />
Alister Argyle, Paul Gooby, Jane Argyle-Reed,<br />
Emma Taylor and Joseph Shaw are pleased to<br />
announce Charles Whatman has joined them as a<br />
Partner of the firm.<br />
Charles works between the firm’s Rolleston and<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong>offices and worksprimarily in the areas of<br />
property and commercial law.<br />
Westburn Courts,201-2<strong>03</strong> West Street,<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Phone: <strong>03</strong> 308 8228<br />
Email charles.whatman@awlegal.co.nz<br />
www.argylewelsh.co.nz<br />
2310847<br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Disneythemed fun at pool<br />
Fairies,pirates, princesses<br />
and super heroes were<br />
amongthe characters<br />
taking aplungeduring EA<br />
Networks Centre learn to<br />
swim Disneythemed<br />
dressup week.<br />
There were lots of<br />
sequins, tutu’s, wands and<br />
wings among theusual<br />
swimwear.<br />
Swimschoolmanager<br />
Tayla McAdam said the<br />
week longDisneythemed<br />
sessionswereanovel, fun<br />
way to encouragesome<br />
covid cheer.<br />
It hadbeen embraced by<br />
swim school staffwho had<br />
gone above and beyondthe<br />
call of duty, she said.<br />
Swiminstructors, and<br />
some learners,<br />
accessorised or dressed in<br />
Disneythemedoutfitsall<br />
week.<br />
There was also a<br />
colouring competitionfor<br />
little swimmers to enter<br />
and the weekended with a<br />
pool side screening of<br />
Disney movie, Frozen2.<br />
Learn to swim instructors Bree ‘water fairy' Middleton (right) and Bev ‘Minnie Mouse’<br />
Stevens with learners Jesse McFadden, William Cromie and Maja Monk during the<br />
Disneythemed learn to swim week.<br />
Mayo bike ride raises $22,000<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> cyclist Clayton Howard<br />
has helped raise $22,000 for Burwood<br />
SpinalUnit Hospital and Westpac<br />
Helicopter’s LifeFlightthrougha<br />
charity bike ride.<br />
The 72yearold joined 17 other<br />
bikersonthe Tour To Mayo.The<br />
South Island leg covered the 400km<br />
distance from Picton to Burwood<br />
Hospital via Kaikoura and Hurunui.<br />
While Claytonwas on histrusty<br />
mountain bike, all other cyclists were<br />
on road bikesand one rode an<br />
electric bike.<br />
Riders rode in two pelotons andfor<br />
much of the fiveday trip conditions<br />
were good.<br />
‘‘The windwas not toobad overall,<br />
butwehit bad weather whenwe<br />
headedinlandtoHurunui.<br />
‘‘Wehad rain, hail andsnowand it<br />
wasverycold, so to avoid getting<br />
hypothermiaweweretransported<br />
over a20km section.’’<br />
Clayton said he was the oldest rider<br />
on the tour andthe leastexperienced<br />
on the road.<br />
Safety had been paramount for<br />
cyclists and he had enjoyed the<br />
experience.<br />
The Tour to Mayo wasorganisedto<br />
show support for cyclistElton Mayo,<br />
whohad acyclingaccident that left<br />
him paralysed.<br />
Clayton Howard<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Rotary Club<br />
<strong>September</strong> 28 -October 3•Sports Hall Tancred Street<br />
Please<br />
bring your<br />
own carry<br />
bag<br />
WANTED<br />
BOOKS, MAGAZINES, CD’S, VINYL RECORDS, DVD’S,<br />
PICTURES, JIGSAWS & GAMES<br />
Once again, we need your help to make this year’s <strong>Ashburton</strong> Rotary Club<br />
BOOKARAMA project another success story. After 40 years, we are over $1 million<br />
worth of sales.<br />
We use these funds to support many worthwhile local community projects.<br />
Please phone any of the following members, if you would like donated books etc.<br />
collected.<br />
David Mead (Convenor) 308 9991 or 027 471 6661<br />
Lindsay Holland 308 3201 or 027 452 3107<br />
Errol Stewart (Rakaia) 308 9938 or 027 427 2220<br />
Mike Smith 308 9201 or 020 444 8899<br />
Book Drop off /<br />
collection points<br />
• Allenton Auto Centre<br />
• Caltex <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
• Community House<br />
• Mobil Service Station<br />
• Frame Co Netherby<br />
• Z Energy Tinwald<br />
• New World<br />
• Cafe Time, Tinwald<br />
• RuralCo <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
• Evolution Vets (was ShopCanterbury)<br />
• Methven RuralCo<br />
• Rakaia RuralCo<br />
• PGG Wrightson, Methven<br />
Rodger Letham<br />
J.R.BENNETT<br />
CONSTRUCTION LTD<br />
Cnr East &Dobson Sts, <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Phone 308 9094<br />
Bookarama has been running successfully for 41 Years<br />
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