Ashburton Courier: July 29, 2021

Ashburton bridge works to resume
The recent rain and higher
river levels delayed planned
repairstoAshburton’s SH1
bridge over the Ashburton
River/ Hakatere, says Waka
KotahiNZTransport Agency.
However, this workwill
continue next week, early
August, weather dependent.
One of the bridge’s piers
settledslightly in the high
rainfall flood and bank to bank
river flows at the end of May/
early June. Thisrequireda
day’s closure while it was
assessed andtestedwith heavy
loads.Subsequently the bridge
reopened to all traffic.
“Given the currentriver
flows, ourrepair crew cannot
get close enough to the
damagedpier. However, we
are working to divert the main
flow away from this pier this
week,” says John Keenan,
Waka Kotahi Maintenance
Contract Manager, South and
Mid Canterbury.
“Monday, 2August, is the
proposed first nightfor three
nights of single laneStop/Go
traffic management with afull
nightclosure anddetour
pushedout to Sunday,15
August.”
Emergency Services
vehicleswill still be able to
passoverthe bridgeonthis
night.
Planned closures
Three overnight single­lane
closures are planned on August
2, 8and 9.
There is afull bridge closure
proposed for August 15, from
9pm to 5am.
Work on Ashburton bridge is set to resume.
Little Mermaid Junior next show
Mid Canterbury Children's Theatre is back
on stage and will present Disney's The
Little Mermaid Junior in October.
Some 52 children have begun rehearsals
for the show and are being supported by a
host of helpers backstage.
The long­running theatre group took a
break from the stage last year due to covid,
but the cast and crew came together for
their first rehearsal on Sunday, following
registrations and auditions last term.
Rehearsals are being held in Variety
Theatre Ashburton rooms and will be
ramped up as the show dates get closer.
The production will be directed by
Cherie Livingstone, with Jo Castelow as
musical directors and Jessie Thomson as
choreographer.
Disney’s The Little Mermaid is a1989
American animated movie based on an
1837 Danish fairytale.
Like most fairytales, the story is full of
larger than life characters, including ared
headed mermaid, her trusty friends
Flounder and Scuttle the seagull, a
Caribbean crustacean Sebastian, an evil
minded ambitious sea witch Ursula.
Shows at the Ashburton Trust Events
Centre will be performed on October 8
(7pm), October 9(5pm) and October 10
(2pm).
Tickets are available from the venue or
website ateventcentre.co.nz
Photo: Some of the The Mid Canterbury
Children's Theatre cast this week in
rehearsal.
PHOTO DANIEL TOBIN
NEWS
Ashburton Courier, July 29, 2021
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OUT AND ABOUT
JULY30
Mighty musterers from the
mountainstakeonthe Methven
Senior Brugby teaminthe annual
Rakaia Gorge Musterers vs
Methven RugbyClub annualcharity
match at Methvenshowgrounds.
Kick off at 7pm.
JULY31
The Geraldine Floral Art Group is
hosting the SouthCanterburyArea
Floral Art Society (FASNZ) annual
FloralDesigner of theyear
competition at St AndrewsChurch
hall. Viewing is from 1.30pm to
4.30pm.
Admissionis$10 andincludes
refreshmentsand demonstrations.
AUGUST 1
The South Island HalfMarathonis
beingheld at Lake HoodAshburton.
The lakewill host the South Island
Half Marathonand 1/6 marathon
and caters for all runners from
beginners to elite runners.
AUGUST 7
The NewZealand Mountain Film
FestivalatAshburtonTrust Event
Centre.Featuringselectionoffilms
either made in NZ or madebyNew
Zealanders.Adults $25 /Youth 14
years and under $15 (feesincluded)
AUGUST 8
The Ashburton MusicalClub is
delightedtoagain host The
ChaperonesPiano Trio(Jane
Jarrett, Jillaine Watsonand
MargaretMaw), 6hands on one
pianoattheirAugust concert in the
Sinclair Centre, ParkStreet. The
second halfofthe concert will
feature the At Violinos Piano Trio -
RuthHall (violin), Alan Bower(cello)
and DeborahSloper(piano).
Afternoontea willbeserved after
the concert. Public admission by
‘Open Hat’. Starts at 2pm.
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SEPTEMBER 25
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