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NEWS<br />
24 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>April</strong> <strong>15</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Race proceeds handed over<br />
Longbeach School and Hinds<br />
and Districts Charitable Trust<br />
are each $13,000 better off,<br />
thanks to proceeds from the<br />
Longbeach Coastal Challenge.<br />
The cheques were handed over<br />
at aceremony at Willowby Hall<br />
on Friday, with principal Neil<br />
Simons saying the money was<br />
once again appreciated by the<br />
school and would be well spent.<br />
In previous years proceeds<br />
from the race had helped with<br />
audiovisual equipment for the<br />
school hall, ahitting wall,<br />
upgrades to computer tablets<br />
and with the cost of teacher<br />
aides, he said.<br />
The coastal challenge is run by<br />
volunteers from the Hinds and<br />
District Lions Club and<br />
Longbeach School and is amajor<br />
fundraiser.<br />
Alot of work goes into<br />
organising the event, which is<br />
held on three properties and<br />
takes in the scenic Longbeach<br />
coastline.<br />
Those taking part have options<br />
to bike, run or walk over avariety<br />
of distances.<br />
Ruralco is the naming sponsor<br />
and has supported the event<br />
since it first started.<br />
Over $300,000 has been raised<br />
over the past 14 years.<br />
Planning is already under way<br />
for race <strong>15</strong>, which is set for<br />
November 28.<br />
At the handing over of the proceeds from the Longbeach Coastal Challenge were (back, from left)<br />
race committee member Anna Jemmett, Hinds and District Lions Club president Malcolm Read, race<br />
committee chairman Bruce Kell, race committee vice chair Rachael Rickard, Jono Pavey from<br />
Ruralco, Longbeach School principal Neil Simons, new race committee member Janice McKay and<br />
abunch of happy students.<br />
IN BRIEF<br />
TOURISMMEET<br />
The firstregional tourism event<br />
in the SouthIsland has<br />
connected the Mid Canterbury<br />
and Selwyn districtsin an<br />
attempttopackage together the<br />
best experiencesfromboth<br />
areas. Held yesterdayatTerrace<br />
Downs Resort, the Mid<br />
Canterburyand SelwynMega<br />
Meetwas abusiness-tobusiness<br />
tourism event and<br />
opportunity to grow business<br />
capability by connecting<br />
operators andbuilding<br />
partnerships.<br />
MARKET STALLS<br />
Somestallholdersatthe<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> Farmers’Marketwill<br />
continuetosell goodsafter the<br />
last formalmarketfor the season<br />
wrapsupon<strong>April</strong> 24. Through a<br />
righttooccupyagreement with<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> council, stallholders<br />
can operateatthe popular<br />
Saturdaymorningmarket year<br />
roundifthey choose to.<br />
BOWEL SCREENING<br />
Twenty people havehad cancers<br />
confirmed and manyothers precancerous<br />
lesionsremoved since<br />
the National Bowel Screening<br />
Programmestarted in<br />
Canterbury. Home testing kits<br />
have been delivered since<br />
December last yearand 16,705<br />
kits hadbeen senttopeople aged<br />
60-74bythe end of March.
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