Ashburton Courier: March 11, 2021

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22 Ashburton Courier, March 11, 2021
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Netball lessons learned
Lessons learnt from acovidaffected
2020 season have led
Mid Canterbury Netball to do
things abit differently this year.
In 2020, Covid­19 meant that
the local netballseason was
shorter across the board andit
prompted the question of
whether the netball season
necessarily needed tobethe
traditional 17 weeks long.
Did people enjoy theshorter
season in 2020, and did they
wanttokeep the shorter season?
The question wasasked of the
netball community in an end­ofseason
survey and as aresult
Mid Canterbury Netball decided
tostick with the 17­week season
for its ACL premier competition
for now,but shorten thelength of
the restofits competitions.
The AshburtonNew World
junior competition for year 7
and 8teams on Saturday
mornings, the Saturday
afternoon senior(year 9and
over)competition, andthe
Wednesdaynight social
competitionswill this year only
be 12 weeks.
Year 5and 6teamsand the
Midlands Year 3­4 Future Ferns
programme, will both run over
term 2, while the year1­2
programme will runinterm 3as
usual.
Mid Canterbury Netball
centre manager Erin Tasker
said 2020was adifficult year for
sports, but netballers were just
glad to have hadsome sort of a
season in the end.
At the end of this season, Mid
Canterbury Netball will look at
how the differentlengthseasons
for different grades and
competitionsworked in 2021.
With only afew weeks to go
untilthe netball season starts,
clubs around the district are
taking registrations and starting
trials. The Ashburton College
NetballClub wasthe first to start
trialling thisweek, andother
clubs will start trials from March
15.
Premier teams will then get
their first chance to test
themselves on court when the
Inter Centre Whakataetae
tournament is playedin
Ashburtonatthe EA Networks
Centre on April10and 11, before
the local ACL premier
competition starts on April29.
Saturday netball will start on
May 8and social competitions
on May12.
DRAWS
Ashburton GolfClub
Saturday 13 March
An IrishStablefordmatch
willbeplayed for the Don
Houghton Memorial Trophy.
Thisisamixedday.
Starting Times: Morning
8.00am andafternoonreport
at 12.00amfor a12.30pm
start. Nine hole golfers from
1.30pm
Hampstead Slow Pitch
Friday 12thMarch, 6.30pm
start:
Final: Devon Tavern D1,
Marines&Angels vs S&
Giggles.
3rd &4th placings: Laser
Electrical D2, Hawkies
Hawks vs LaserAttack.
MidCanterbury Junior
Tennis
Round 9
Saturday 13March 2021
All gamestostartat9am
sharp
Allenton Moasv
Hampstead Yellow at
Hampstead; Methven Silver
vDorie Hampsteadat
Methven Domain; Methven
GoldvDorieAatATTC;
Southern Stars vSouthern
Shakers at Hinds;vDorie A
at ATTC; Allenton Kiwis ­
BYE.
Junior BGrade
MethvenBlack vSouthern
StormersatHampstead;
Methven WhitevAllenton
Wekas at Hampstead;
Allenton Kokakos vAllenton
FantailsatAllenton.
Junior CGrade
MethvenBluevSouthern
Skyrockets at Mayfield;
Southern Strikers vAllenton
RurusatATTC;Methven
RedvAllenton Keas at
ATTC.
Health
&
Wellbeing
Good people keep stepping forward
Anglican Advocacy inAshburton are excited to
introduce three new volunteer advocates. They
are Judy Skevington, Mary-Jo Holdaway and
Tracey Henderson.
Or advocates support people in need as they
navigate life’s difficult moments. Wedothis by
walking alongside our clients and accompanying
them to meetings or finding services in the
communitythatcan help.
Judy will bring many years of experience toher
new role as she has previously worked with Rural
Support, Victim support and civil defence. Judy
was rewarded recently with the Council Civic
awardfor substantial volunteer service.
Mary-Jo previously worked as a counsellor in
Ashburton and since November 2019 has been
ordained first as aDeacon in the Anglican Church
and then as aPriest. Mary-Jo now shares with
her husband, Michael, the ministry duties for the
parishes of Methvenand Rakaia.
Tracey is a local business woman with a fast
growing family and is also currently the Rugby
Section President of the Hampstead rugby
club. Tracey will bring many contacts within the
communitytoher new role.
The addition of these advocates toour current
great team will expand the range of skill and
knowledge we can provide to clients.
The support provided by Anglican Care to the
service means our advocates are available at no
cost to the clients.
Anglican Care have asimple goal of supporting
social justice incommunities and our role is to
help level aplaying field and empower people
when they feel they are inaDavid and Goliath
moment.
(Pictured,lefttoright): Mary-JoHoldawayand Judy Skevington.
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