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NEWS 6 Ashburton Courier, October 29, 2020 www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Hinds hall needs new blood LINDA.CLARKE @ashburtoncourier.co.nz Some of the original volunteers who helped bring the HindsCommunity Centre to fruition 40 years ago are hopinganew generation of villagers will pick up the mantle. Stuart Wilson and his wife Betty, Rosa Bennett, Lorraine Baughan and Ruth Sheppard have been on the hall committee or supporting the hall since 1975. Theyare looking to retire or ease back from the group, along with Jo Luxton. The Rangitata MP livesatHinds has been secretarytreasurer for the groupand her husband Matt president, but more duties as electorate MP will leave little time for her to be on the hall committee. The community hall has been wellused over the years. It was built in two parts,the smallersupper room first, followed by the larger hall and meeting room. Mr Wilson said the complex had regular users and was hired for private functions, like weddings. It had been built with funds raised mostly in the community,including $300,000 fundraised by agroup known simply as the Hinds The Hinds Community Centreneeds anew generation ofhelpers. ladies’catering group. The supper room was openedin1978 and the main hall in 1983. Mr Wilson said Hinds was a naturalgathering spotfor the southern part of the district. The complex, which also included asmaller meeting room, were used by the adjoining squash club, the Lions service club, Women’s Institute and adinnerclub. It was also booked for events hosted by Fonterra, MHV Water and Environment Canterbury. It was also used regularly by Hinds School. He said the complex was in good condition though afew jobs neededattention. Manyofthe original committee membersare now in their 70s and have moved to Ashburton and Mr Wilson is hoping some new faces will Fresh outlook for hairdressers TONI.WILLIAMS @ashburtoncourier.co.nz Flowers and congratulatory messages this past week have reinforced BestDirection Hair Studio’s shift to Allentonasthe right move. It has moved to astandalone premises at the busy shopping centre. Owner Judy Begg said seven weeks of no income due to Covid19 had been hard and increasing rentalcosts were the final straw. BestDirection has had a presence in the CreekRoad shopping centre since it was openedbyoriginal owner Dean Kingan, in the mid1970s. At the new site, Mrs Begg is joined by hairdressers Maree Robertson, who has been with Mrs Begg at Best Direction for the past 24 years,and Robyn Stockdale, who is renting a chair in the new premises. She said it was sad to have been put in aposition to move –she has owned the studiofor the past 25 years but looking to the future it was apositive change. They are looking forward to welcoming new and existing clients. The new facilitiesare warm and modern and deceptively big inside;there are eight chairs plus three bay wash and mirror on both sidesofthe room, with natural lighting openingupthe space. Right: Hairdressers(from left) Robyn Stockdale, Judy Begg and Maree Robertson, at Best Direction HairStudio,in their new premises. come alongtothe committee’s annual general meeting on Friday nightat7pm, or make themselves known as willing helpers. Whilethe older committee members remained passionate about the village, new enthusiasm was needed from a new generation of people who had made Hinds and the surrounding districts home, he said. IN BRIEF CHOIR INTEREST There hasbeen goodinterest shown after arecent opennightby Mid CanterburyChoir. Adozenpeople attendedthe evening, with interest fromtenors, sopranos,altos and basses, said choir manager Carol Gunn. Newcomerswereabletoshare themusicofacurrent memberto sing alongwith for the eveningand would attend thechoir for three or four more weeks beforeanaudition and possible membership. Mrs Gunn said it was hoped new memberswould join the choir for Christmas concerts in Ashburton on December 11 and Geraldine on December 13. FREECLASS Stafffrom the EA NetworksCentre willrun afree bodybalanceclass in Baring SquareWest on Monday, as part of WellnessWeek. Alimited number of exercise matswill be available but people who havetheir own are encouragedtobringit along. Theclass willstart at 12.30pm. FAVOURITEBIRD Forest andBird is asking New Zealanders to vote for their five favourite native birdsinan annual competitionthat aimstoraise awareness of the threats facing somespecies.Birds thatmight captureMid Canterbury voters include the kea,spotted on Mt Hutt skifield; the bandeddotterel, a toughlittle bird trying to establish nests at Wakanui Beach; andthe black-billed gull, which nests in the Ashburton River.The last two birds are in serious populationtrouble. Go to www.birdoftheyear.org.nz to check themout. Votingis November 2-15. WATER CONSENTS Half the 88 consentstotake water from the Ashburton Riverunder compulsory review havebeen granted.Forty-twoconsent-holders have beengranted an extensionof the processtoMarch31sothey can further assess theimpact of proposed new minimum flowsand request changes; some farmers are drilling deepbores or looking at switching to irrigationscheme water. NATIONAL SEAT Last week’s storyabout the election should havesaid Mary Griggwas the country’s first National woman MP, not the first woman MP.That honour,ofcourse, went to Labour’s Elizabeth McCombs in 1933,who representedLyttelton.
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