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FEATURE 16 Ashburton Courier, April 15, 2021 www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz 2021 We will remember them ... always Anzac Dayisaday of national remembrance,where the nation comes together to acknowledgethe menand women whohaveserved,been injured or died in service to their country. The date,April 25, marksthe anniversary of the landing of Australian andNew Zealand soldiers the ANZACs at Gallipoli in 1915. Thousands lost theirlives. Ashburtontownship has three Anzac Dayservices on Sunday, April 25. RSA Ashburton president MervBrentonsaidthe dawn service willinclude theraid siren and searchlights. And the civil service willinclude the firingofthe RSA’s 25pounder (fieldgun), which will fire three times. 6.30am The dawn service is at theAshburton Cenotaph, Baring Square West. Speakers include RSA Ashburton ASHBURTON RETURNED SERVICES ASSOC (Inc) ANZAC DAYAPRIL 25th 2021 COMMEMORATION SERVICES Thefollowingservices have beenarrangedand all citizens of the AshburtonCounty areinvited to attend. 6.30am DAWNSERVICE Dawn Service at the Cenotaph Baring Square West. Service conductedbySemi Ratu of theSalvation Army. Speaker: JoLuxton PresidentAshburtonRSA Merv Brenton 9.00am CEMETERYSERVICE SERVICES PLOT ServiceconductedbySemiRatu ofthe Salvation Army. Speaker Defense ForcePersonnel R.S.A. Members assemble at north end of ServicePersonnel plot 8.45am 11.00am CIVIC SERVICE &WREATH LAYING Cenotaph Baring SquareWest Guest Speakers: MayorNeil Brown AshburtonCollege Head Girland Head Boy. PresidentAshburtonRSA Merv Brenton Limited seating available for elderly citizens. 150 seats reservedfor Returned/ServicePersonnel. Ex Service personnel, also other groups: Scouts, Guides etc. assemble at the corner of Havelock and Park Streets by 10.45am. Dress for all services, mufti and medals. Courtesy Van available phone 308 7175 HINDS SUB-BRANCH ServiceatHindsHall at 10am Ex Service Personnel and Scout &Guides assemble at Scout Denat9.45am. MAYFIELD &DISTRICTS 9.30am Assemble at Mayfield–PantherRock Café car park. 9.50am Parade leaves. 10.00am Services commences in Mayfield Memorial Hall Servicetaken by RevMaryJoHoldaway. Speaker Reon Blake AshburtonSilverBand in attendance. Collection for acharity. Morning Tea tofollow, aplate appreciated. 12.30pm .Golf matchatMayfield Golf Club.1.00pmstart. METHVEN SUB-BRANCH Assemble at the Memorial Arch on McDonald Street at 9.15am, March 9.30am. Service atMtHutt Memorial Hall at 10.00am. Morning Teainthe supper room of the Memorial Hall. All welcome. RAKAIA All ex-service/relatives are invited toparticipate in the march. Please assemble at 10.00am followed bythe Commemorative service atthe Rakaia Community Centre 10.15am. RSA Ashburton president Merv Brenton and vicepresident Allan Johnstone. presidentMerv Brenton and SalvationArmy lieutenant Elizabeth Ratu. 9.00am There is acemetery servicewithamarchin, at the northern flag pole in the 2373490 Ashburton Cemetery.Mrs Ratu willalso speak atthisservice along withamemberofthe NewZealand armed forces. 11.00am The civic service and wreath lyingisatthe cenotaph,Baring Square West. Speakers include Ashburton mayorNeilBrownand AshburtonCollege head girl Millie Sullivan and head boy Thomas Patterson. 2372317 There is limited seating available forelderlycitizens with reservedseating for returned or currentservice personnel. Ex Service personnel, and other groupssuch as Scouts, Guides etc, are asked to assemble at the cornerof Havelock and Parkstreets by 10.45am. OtherAnzac DayServices for the publicare at Hakatere Marae at7.30am, followed by breakfast. Hinds Community Centre at 10am. Mayfield MemorialHall at 10am. Mt Hutt Memorial Hall, Methvenat 10am. Rakaia Community Centreat 10.15am. GeraldineWar MemorialonTalbot Street at 9am.Remembrance services will also be held at Woodburyat 10.15am, Peel Forestat11.30am and at Rangitata Airfield at 2.15pm. White crosses mark run route Scores of people areexpectedatthe AnzacDay LestWeForgetMemorial Run orWalkinthe Ashburton Domain on Sunday, April25. Theannualevent, organisedby Rotary International members,takes placearound aone kilometre circuit around thedomain. Organiser Gary Whiting said the event,whichusually drew in around 100to130 people, manyofwhom were regulars, had been runningat leasteightyears. It wasall about fun, he said. People could walk or runaslittle, or as muchofthe circuit, as they wanted upto5km whichwas suited mostpeople. There is no prize for first, it’sa memorial walkand alsotosupport the activedefence forces. It costs $10 peradult to enter and $3 forstudentsandchildren; which includedasausage sizzle. He saidthe eventwas fully supportedbythe Ashburton RSA and allproceeds raised on the day would go to their Anzac Poppy Appeal funds. Thedomain routeincludeda section where white crosseswere placed. They not onlymarkedthe routebut wereareminder of why people hadgathered. There would also be ashort story or poematthebeginning and apiper wouldstart the walk/run event. It may beacommemoration event buteverybody enjoyed themselves, so the morepeople thebetter, he said. Theeventstartsatthe Ashburton Domain Walnut Avenue pavilion, on Anzac Day (Sunday,April 25) at 1.30pm. It is on wet or fine. Above: Runners and walkers taking part in the last Anzac Day memorial event in the Ashburton Domain on April 25, 2019. Poppy appeal Support the ReturnedServices Association and the servicecommunity by buying apoppy during their annual Poppy Appeal tomorrow, April 16. Collectors willbeonthe streets around townwith poppiesavailable for adonation. A$3donation canalso be made by texting ‘Ash’ to 4622. It willsupport theAshburton RSA. The poppy is areminder of sacrifices made byservice personnel –both pastand present asthey were the first flowers thatgrew in the battlefields of FlandersinBelgium during World WarOne andwereasymbol of remembrance and hope. The moneyraised from the street collectors will stay in MidCanterburyand benefitthe district’s pastand present personnel.
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz Plea to keep traffic flowing LINDA.CLARKE @ashburtoncourier.co.nz Ashburtonretailers have successfully lobbied Ashburtondistrictcouncillors to keep one lane openfor traffic on East Streetasthe CBDrevitalisationproject bitesintotheir bottom lines. Contractors had planned to fully shut intersections at Moore, Tancred, Burnett and Havelockstreets to undertake workbut CBD business operators said that would be thefinal straw for somewho were struggling financially. Theretailers lobbiedcouncil to keep at leastone laneof traffic flowing on EastStreet during the reconstruction, though it might raise the cost of the$15millionproject. Councillors discussed their request last week in the publicexcluded part of theirregular meeting. While their decision remains incommittee, retailers have been told their request was approved. Retailers Chris Redmond, RichardWilson and Bob McDonald put their case to councillors last week, saying customers were beginning to avoid the CBD altogether as streets were ripped up and relaid and congested with machines. Mr Redmond said businesses andcouncil needed to work together before those habits became permanent and people didnot return to theCBD. Businesses were aware the CBDwould eventuallybe an asset for all. ‘‘We understand most of the complexity involved and can Keeping traffic flowing on East Street is crucial for Ashburton CBD retailers. tolerate most disruption, but now it is causing astrainon business.’’ The elderly weremost affected, many not wanting to navigate therough terrain. About90per cent of all customers mentionedthe reconstruction work. ‘‘It is notall aboutthe retailers. It is about all the people in this town and anything council can do to mitigate it will be appreciated by the wider community.’’ The projectshould be finished late November, but that is still eight monthsof grief forretailers, who have already endured earthquakes andthe pandemic. ‘‘It is anotherthing on top of another thing on topofanother thing,” Mr Redmond said. ‘‘Weare at the end, some need help.’’ Bob McDonald said oneof his elderly customers wasso confusedbythe changes that she could not rememberwhere her car was parked.His business, Health 2000,was doing homedeliveries for customerswho didn’twant to come to the CBD. Cr Stuart Wilsonasked if keepingsometraffic on East Street would mitigate that, rather than completely closing intersections. ‘‘Absolutely,’’ Mr McDonald said. ‘‘If we can keep it open,even if it is one way with stop/goor traffic lights,itwill makea huge difference.The traffic can still go around.’’ Richard Wilson said retailers appreciatedthe efforts of manyAshburton district peopletoshop locally. ‘‘Postlockdownshowed that weare an extremelyloyal community and we are thankful for that. It is difficult.’’ Mayor Neil Brownsaid council was listening to their worriesand working with retailers to minimise disruption, butnotimewas a goodtime for the scope of work being undertaken. Burnett Street set for pavers, sealing Asphaltwill be laid on Burnett Streetthis weekasthe CBDtransformation continues. Burnett Street will be closed to traffic from today until 7am on Saturdaysothe south sideofthe streetcan be sealed. Theclosure will enable concrete beams to be installed at the Cass Street end and pavers laid between those beams without traffic running over them.New kerbing works willhappen on the north side of the street, which will be asphalted overthe nextfew weeks. Pedestrianswill have access to all businesses on BurnettStreet at all times, though theymight have to walkfurther up or down the street to safely cross. Over on Tancred Street,adrinking water fountainhas been installed and litterbinswill be next whentheyarrive. On East Street,contractors continueon the gardens, timber deck areaand new rampto the railway pedestriancrossingat the topofBurnett Street. The scheduleofwork forthe intersectionsonEast Street will be advised soon. ContractorTruLine Civil broughtinan extra crew this weektostart installing a wastewaterpipeline in the westbound laneofHavelockStreet. Installationwill startacross from 255 HavelockStreet and continue to just shortofEast Street. The westboundlane willneedtobe closed while the work is being undertaken;the eastboundlane remains open. Parking could be limitedonthe west sideofthe street. NEWS Ashburton Courier, April 15, 2021 17 Support for poppies praised TONI.WILLIAMS @ashburtoncourier.co.nz Community generosity for the PoppyFlight to Mid Canterbury lastweek raised more than $650 in donations andmoreis expected with theongoing sale of poppiesand stars. The moneyraised during the community event at the AshburtonAirportwas for the Returned Services Association (RSA), Starship Hospital and NewZealandWarbirds. Volunteer organiser Dellwyn Moylan said money was still coming in fromtheongoing sale of knittedand crocheted poppies andstars which were available for adonation from Community House Mid Canterbury, at 44 Cass Street, each week day until April 23. ‘‘Thankyou to everyone who supported Poppy FlightinMid Canterbury, knitting, crocheting, sewing, flying, cooking sausages, hosting Poppy Flight, attendingour (district’s)eventormaking a donation.’’ The AshburtonRSA,onCox Street, also has poppies available foradonation, up to andincluding Anzac Day, on Sunday, April 25. Their official RSApoppy appeal, where collectors will be on the streets around town, is tomorrow; Friday,April 16. Someofthe knittedand crochetedpoppiesfromthe district had gonetothe national organiser who had created an evening dress whichisup for auction on Trade Me,called The PoppyDress. Threeartworksfeaturing someofthe poppiesmade locally will alsobeauctioned shortly to raise money.All moneyraised for these auctions will go to Poppy Flight charities. Volunteers Dellwyn Moylan and Judy Skevington with some of the poppies made by locals. Treat your clothes andwallet better. Both willthank you. ^ Ever thought about howhard youwork your appliances every day? Luckily Bekomajor appliances come with a5-year warranty so you can get on with whatmatters,-these machines aresmart, gentleand quiet and work as hardas youdo. Designedtopreservecoloursand the condition ofclothes. Next time someone compliments your clothes and youreply,‘What,this old thing?’ youmight be telling the truth. 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