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2 Thursday October 15 2020 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 Star Media, a division of Allied Press Ltd PO Box 1467, Christchurch starmedia.kiwi NEWS Bea Gooding Ph: 021 911 576 bea.gooding@starmedia.kiwi ADVERTISING Alana Powell Ph: 962 8753 alana.powell@starmedia.kiwi Your local community news delivered to 24,894 homes within The Star each week. Templeton • Islington • Hei Hei • Broomfield Halswell • Oaklands • Westlake • Hornby • Ilam Wigram • Sockburn • Church Corner • Avonhead Hyde Park • Russley • Riccarton Park • Riccarton what’s on this week JP Clinic Thursday, 9.30am-12.30pm, at Hornby, Saturday, 10am-noon, at Fendalton, Tuesday, 10am-1pm, at Upper Riccarton and Halswell Fendalton, Halswell, Hornby and Upper Riccarton libraries A Justice of the Peace will be available to members of the community to witness signatures and documents, certify document copies, hear oaths, declarations, affidavits or affirmations as well as sign citizenship, sponsorship or rates rebates applications. This service is free. Citizen’s Advice Bureau Thursday, 9am-5pm, Friday, 9am- 5pm, Monday, 9am-5pm, Tuesday, 9am-5pm, Wednesday, 9am-5pm Hornby Library Citizen’s Advice Bureau provides free, confidential advice to everyone. They take the time to listen and equip you with information, options and support that fit your needs. Free, phone 349 5236 for more information. English Conversation Club Thursday, 11am-noon Upper Riccarton Library The Conversation Club is a drop-in group where anyone is welcome to go and practice conversations in English. This is not a class, but an opportunity to talk with others and meet new people. Rummikub Thursday, 1-3pm Fendalton Library Join in on the fun and discover Hornby Library Book Discussion Group, Thursday, 2-3pm, Hornby Library. If you love reading, go along and join other book lovers to discuss your favourite stories. Spaces limited. Phone 941 7923 to inquire about cost and availability. how to play Rummikub, an exciting strategy game for all ages. Free, no bookings required. Free Legal Advice Thursday, 6.15-8.15pm Hornby Library A lawyer will be available to answer your legal questions. Take relevant documents. Free. No bookings required. Technology Help Drop-In Sessions Tuesday, 11am-noon at Hornby, 2-3pm, at Halswell Hornby Library and Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre These free drop-in sessions are available to help you with specific issues including using email, searching the internet, using the library catalogue, using electronic resources and any other general computer-related queries. Go along with your laptop, tablet, smartphone or use one of the desktop computers if you need help with anything digital. WESTERN NEWS Family History Wednesday, 11am-1pm Upper Riccarton Library A volunteer from the Riccarton branch of the New Zealand Society of Genealogists will be available to help you with finding your family history online. Meet at the Family History computer. Mah-jong Group Wednesday, 1-3 pm Upper Riccarton Library If you are interested in playing Mah-jong, go along whether you are a beginner or an advanced player. Scrabble Club Wednesday, 1.30-3.30pm Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre If you have a way with words, go along and play Scrabble with one of the groups. Some boards will be provided but feel free to take your own. Not-for-profit organisations can send their What’s On listings to western@starmedia. kiwi
WESTERN NEWS Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Thursday October 15 2020 3 News Support needed to repair historic cottage • By Chris Barclay TIPTREE COTTAGE is a rare colonial cob farmhouse dealing with a familiar predicament, as the Yaldhurst museum faces an uncertain future for the third time since its construction around 1862. One of the oldest surviving buildings in Canterbury, the category one heritage listed cottage needs $155,000 to complete earthquake-related repairs almost a decade after Tiptree sustained structural damage. Most of the upgrade has been completed through support from the city council, Heritage New Zealand and private benefactors. But finance is still required to mend several major cracks in the cob before Tiptree’s antiquated architecture can be accessed by the public for the first time since 2010. Tiptree Cottage trustee Kate McLeod said Heritage New Zealand will stump up 50 per cent of the amount providing trustees can source the remainder so cob specialist Mike Jackson can complete work on walls made from a mixture of straw, clay and water. McLeod thought the use of cob was possibly dictated by the lack of timber on the Canterbury The revolution in heat pumps is here now! Plains; the cottage originally had a thatched roof before it was replaced by corrugated iron in 1900. She said the funding drive was not the first time Tiptree has been the focal point of adversity since it was built by English farmer William Savill. The revolution in heat pumps is here now! Say hello to Fujitsu’s latest lifestyle range HEAT PUMPS FROM $1999 inc GST INSTALLED! The Fujitsu e3series The brilliant heat pumps from Fujitsu e1 : efficiency e2 : environment e3 : economy 2020 Savill died seven years after the cottage was built in a style reminiscent of his native Essex - Tiptree is a village in the county – leaving widow Eliza Jane to wage a legal battle. In spite of being a spouse, she was not entitled to the property so she sailed back to England to Conditions apply PLEA: Tiptree Cottage trust member Kate McLeod, a descendant of the property’s builder William Savill, has appealed for support to enable earthquake repairs to be completed. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN fight for ownership. After a four-year saga she was allowed to purchase the property for £STG330. “If it hadn’t been for that, the cottage wouldn’t be there now,” McLeod said. Then, during the 1930s, Tiptree was used as a shearing shed, Catherine Chu VOTE FOR YOUR FUTURE ! leading to significant wear and tear when sheep rubbed against the cob. The Gregg family – three are also members of the trust – bought the dilapidated cottage in 1963, rescuing it from ruin and gradually converting it to a museum, which opened to the public in 1979. Many of Savill’s possessions were on display. McLeod, a descendant of the couple, remembers visiting Tiptree as a teenager, and the carriage clock still rang a bell. “That came over from England and in the lounge room wall there’s a niche that’s been cut into the cob which is exactly the right size for the clock,” she said. McLeod joined the trust in 2016 and hopes to one day expand the attraction once the lease on an adjacent quarry expires and the land is reconstituted. “The surrounding farm had fish ponds and orchards, that’s now a quarry and the long-term plan is to get hold of a bit of that and do a larger agricultural museum.” •The trust can be reached at contact@tiptreecottage. com Website: www.pshc.co.nz Finance available Heat Pumps NEW ZEALAND’S FAVOURITE AIR ® Fujitsu’s Catechin Filters are approved by the Asthma and Respiratory Foundation NZ’s Sensitive Choice ® programme. for Banks Peninsula FREE consultation from your local Accredited Heat Pump Expert Phone today: 03 381 6950 INSERT DEALER DETAILS HERE FG1441 Email: info@pshc.co.nz E: catherine.chu@national.org.nz FB: @CatherineChuNZ P: 021 176 0985 Authorised by Catherine Chu, Level 2, 363 Colombo Street, Christchurch. Sadly we are closing the doors at PaperPlus Bush Inn n store, which h means everything has to go. Keep up to date with our Facebook page for our incredible e closing down dea l s. *Closing down sale excludes Lotto, Gift Cards, NZ Post Products, Magazines and any other Agency Items. Discount not valid in conjunction with any other offer. Discounted item to be equal or lower priced item. ONLY REDEEMABLE AT PAPER PLUS BUSH INN. We're Closing We're Closing Down! Down! Everything must go by end of October. doors close 24th october Follow us on Facebook @Paper Plus Bush Inn Buy 1 Greeting card get the 2nd Card free!* 50% off books & gifts Calendars & diaries buy 1 and get the 2nd half price* 25% off toys, games, puzzles & stationery Check out our 75% off table!
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