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NEWS<br />
16 <strong>Ashburton</strong> <strong>Courier</strong>, <strong>June</strong> <strong>10</strong>, <strong>2021</strong><br />
Choir trip home delayed<br />
JOHN.GIBB<br />
@odt.co.nz<br />
After their trial by flood water,<br />
members of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
College’s Phoenix Chorus were<br />
musically strongerwhen they<br />
left Dunedin for homelast<br />
week.<br />
Eighteen membersofthe<br />
college’s senior choir, the<br />
Phoenix Chorus, arrived in<br />
Dunedin on May27, with three<br />
teachers and two other adults,<br />
and performed successfully<br />
several timesinthe city.<br />
Singingbegan at the Larnach<br />
Castleballroomand ended at<br />
the Montecillo Veterans Home<br />
andHospital.<br />
However, at theweekend,<br />
choir members became<br />
concerned about the wellbeing<br />
of family members and friends<br />
from the<strong>Ashburton</strong> area after a<br />
rare red alert forflooding was<br />
issued,and astateof<br />
emergency declared.<br />
Because the <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Bridge andsomekey roads<br />
were closed for much of<br />
Tuesday, college staff<br />
postponedtheir planned<br />
departure by one day.<br />
College juniorschool head<br />
and choir manager Carolyn<br />
Clough said the pupils had<br />
benefited musically andin<br />
otherways from their<br />
experiences.<br />
Manypeople, including<br />
former college pupils in<br />
Dunedin, ralliedto help, one<br />
person lending acar for food<br />
Members of <strong>Ashburton</strong> College’s Phoenix Chorus (from left to<br />
right) Charlotte McKenzie (15), Emma Cochrane (16), Zoe Kenny<br />
(17) and Libby Ryan (17) were stranded in Dunedin by Canterbury<br />
floods.<br />
PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSON<br />
shopping.<br />
‘‘People havebeen so<br />
friendly and understanding,’’<br />
MrsClough said.<br />
TahunaHoliday Park<br />
managementhelpfully<br />
pencilled in afurther booking,<br />
althoughitwasunclear when<br />
the choruscouldleave.<br />
One pupil, Charlotte<br />
McKenzie, said concerns about<br />
familyand friendshad initially<br />
taken ‘‘first priority’’,given<br />
‘‘the chance of something going<br />
wrong’’.<br />
‘‘It’s abit disappointing not to<br />
be at home,’’ fellow pupil<br />
EmmaCochrane said.<br />
ZoeKenny felt ‘‘pretty good<br />
now Iknowthat everybody’s<br />
safe’’.<br />
AndLibby Ryan wasalso<br />
‘‘relieved’’ about the outcome.<br />
Thechoir reported on<br />
Facebook thatthey had<br />
performed at the Otago<br />
Museum with the NewZealand<br />
RedCross Choir, and also had<br />
an ‘‘amazing workshop’’ with<br />
tenor Benjamin Madden at St<br />
Paul’s Cathedral,and worked<br />
with Dr Jared Corbett, two of<br />
the country’s ‘‘brightest young<br />
talents in choral music’’.<br />
www.ashburtoncourier.co.nz<br />
Curtains made<br />
MembersofAltrusa<br />
International of <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
have been busy helping top<br />
up thestocks of the<strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
Curtain Bankbysewing and<br />
pressing<strong>10</strong>4 setsofcurtains.<br />
It followed the club’s<br />
successfulFabric and Craft<br />
BazaarinApril and theywere<br />
abletouse suitable leftover<br />
materialsfor thecurtainsfor<br />
the local curtainbank, which<br />
would be distributedthrough<br />
charity groups for peoplein<br />
need of curtains for winter.<br />
At the recent <strong>June</strong> meeting<br />
newly instatedpresident<br />
DeniseHydeswelcomedclub<br />
membersable toattend after<br />
memorabledaysofflooding<br />
in the district.The<br />
Changeover Dinnerat<br />
Farmers Corner in Maywas a<br />
very pleasantand positive<br />
event, which instatedDenise<br />
as presidentalongwith anew<br />
board. <strong>Ashburton</strong>members<br />
andrepresentatives from<br />
Christchurch, Timaru and<br />
Oamaru Clubs attended.<br />
Three membersofthe club<br />
have met withthe <strong>Ashburton</strong><br />
DistrictCouncil Community<br />
Services as partoftheir<br />
ongoinginitiativetocoordinateand<br />
profile local<br />
community groups and their<br />
projects.<br />
And the club was assisting<br />
the Rotary CommunityBreast<br />
Milk Bank in Christchurch<br />
withfunding towards asteam<br />
mop forhygienepurposes,as<br />
this serviceisalso used by<br />
<strong>Ashburton</strong> babiesand their<br />
mothers when needed.<br />
Altrusans (from left) Kathy Wilson and Lois Burridge sew some<br />
of the <strong>10</strong>4 curtains made at the sewing bee.<br />
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