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4 Thursday March 4 2021 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz SOUTHERN VIEW 10-year celebrations for market • From page 1 “We saw this in Devon Conway’s epic 99 against Australia,’’ he said. “Every time we play, we enjoy the opportunity,” which was evident in the school’s recent championship performance in the T20 Gillette Cup Qualifier. Next up for the school is the girl’s competition with the theme being “Fun with Cricket.” The first XI also have their next Gillette Cup knockout match against St Bede’s College. THE OPAWA Farmers’ Market has celebrated a decade of supplying residents with fresh and local produce. Launched just days after the February 22, 2011, earthquake, the market was a welcome initiative. Its timely arrival provided a haven for locals to connect and purchase fresh, local produce and other staples from Canterbury growers and producers. Although it appeared to be a response to the earthquakes, the market had actually been many months in the planning. Because of this, all the growers and producers had already been secured, many of whom lost all of their usual outlets due to the earthquakes. Ten years on, and with over 500 events under its belt, market manager Doug Hesp is proud that the market continues to maintain its primary purpose of providing a local outlet to purchase fresh produce direct from their local growers. “It’s great to see our community supporting local growers and producers which not only strengthens community connections but also our food security,” he said. “We are aware some of our regular weekly shoppers came to that first market and have continued to support their local businesses throughout this time. We’d like to pass on our thanks and appreciation on behalf of our stallholders to all those who have supported the market over the years.” About 1000 tonnes of local produce has been supplied through the market over the past decade – just one example of the positive impact the market has had on the wider community. The farmers’ market has also been host to a number of popular events over the years drawing in locals and Cantabrians from afar including the children’s spud growing competitions, MILESTONE: A vegetable grower at the Opawa Farmers’ Market, which celebrates its 10-year anniversary this weekend. tomato growing competitions, numerous berry fests and annual Christmas markets. Residents are invited to celebrate their success this Sunday from 9am. There will be entertainment from band Secret Lives of Ukelele. ‘Fun with cricket’ part of school sport programme OPPORTUNITY: Cashmere High School head boy William Hanlon with teacher Ben Buckendahl. Purchase a shower and receive FREE Enduroshield coating
SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Thursday March 4 2021 5 Bid to ensure safety of pathway users • From page 1 “It would break the flow of the path which was intended to be an unbroken route from town through to Sumner.” Said Coastal Pathway Group chairman Hanno Sander: “As stewards of the Coastal Pathway, we want to work with the community to ensure safety for pathway users. Currently the vision for the pathway is a continuous 6.5km connection between communities. “We are concerned that a busy access point would split that connection.” Only one of the shops would remain if the medical centre was rebuilt in that area, and planting and established flower gardens would likely have to be removed. “The area is part of the economic centre of the village and we are reluctant to close another • By Samantha Mythen WORK IS happening behind the scenes on mountain bike track upgrades in Urumau Reserve. Lyttelton Mountain Bike Club member Joshua Merriam, asked the Banks Peninsula Community Board at its meeting on Monday to approve the track upgrades at the reserve’s entrance. The track is a component of the 2018 Urumau Development Plan. He presented a petition to the board with more than 100 signatures during the meeting. Community board chairwoman Tori Peden said the board is waiting for a final report from city council regional parks manager Paul Devlin commercial venue,” McIntosh said. “The village is quite vulnerable and we do not want to threaten the economic viability.” The residents’ association has asked the community board to Progress under way for track upgrade as there is now funding available for improvements on the track. Said Mt Herbert subdivision board member Scott Winter: “Everyone is in agreement that this should be approved.” Merriam said the community board’s response was frustrating as it has been the same response they have been receiving for several years. “I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and trust that movement is actually happening in the background,” Merriam said. The campaign began in August 2018 after the board approved the development plan, including the entrance track. However, no progress has been made since then to look at the project and to provide advice on whether it should be approved. McIntosh spoke to a planner involved in the project last month who said they were looking into the safety and traffic aspects of it. actually approve the access track into the reserve. Instead the track is still classified as a “proposed track,” in spite of being used by both mountain bikers and walkers alike to access the track. “It’s roadblock terminology,” said Merriam. Inaction from discussions with the Urumau Reserve Management Committee, prompted Merriam to take this campaign to the board. Approving the track would allow for increased engagement with the reserve and it would complete the entrance connection from Foster Tce to the Urumau traverse track, allowing for appreciation of the native planting through which the area it traverses, Merriam said. •HAVE YOUR SAY: Tell us your views on the plan to move the medical centre at Redcliffs. Email samantha.mythen@ starmedia.kiwi • By Ella Somers A PENGUIN statue created in honour of Snow Richards, the longest-serving member at the Suburbs Rugby Football Club, has sold for $9000 at auction. Snow, 89, has been a member of the club for 73 years. He was not at the Pop Up Penguin charity auction last week but said “it feels pretty good” that his statue namesake sold for $9000 at the charity auction. The penguin statue, known as both Kotahi Tātou and Snow the penguin, was part of the popular Pop Up Penguins art trail held over the summer in Christchurch. It was one of over 50 penguin statues that was auctioned off to raise funds for the Cholmondeley Children’s Centre. The auction raised a total of $1,007,300 with 75 per cent of that going to the Cholmondeley Children’s Centre, a charity which provides respite care for young children who have family experiencing crisis. It was a surprise to Snow that the penguin statue sold for the amount it did as he thought it might have gone for “three or four thousand, something like that”. “I didn’t think I was worth that DEVELOPMENT: The proposed site for the new medical centre at Redcliffs. PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Linwood-Heathcote-Central Community Board chairwoman Alexandra Davids confirmed the plans were still being developed. She said once that occurred, stakeholders would be approached for feedback. McIntosh said: “We do not want the medical centre to leave the village, it is important to the community.” “But it would be ideal if the medical centre could be built on its own original site and if we could facilitate this for them. There would be good access, it would still be close to the centre of the village without interfering with the Coastal Pathway.” The medical centre is expected to move from 180 Main Rd and rebuild at 93-95 in the village centre. It is the perfect site for the medical centre as they are wanting to consolidate their resources into one building, including a pharmacy. The owner of the medical centre was unavailable for comment. Snow’s penguin goes for $9k HONOURED: A penguin statue honouring veteran Suburbs Rugby Football Club member Snow Richards goes for $9000 at charity auction. much,” he said. If he had won Lotto, he would have bought the penguin, Richards said, but it’s “good all round” that it has raised so much money for the children’s centre. 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