North Canterbury News: August 12, 2021

Open for business ... CAB North Canterbury co­ordinator Theresa Evans (left) and board
chairperson Margaret Finnie are pleased to have anew premises just off High Street.
PHOTO: DAVID HILL
CAB opens new premises
CAB North Canterbury is open for
business on Rangiora’s main street.
The local Citizens’ Advice Bureau has
openedanew officeat209a High Street,
next to the Waimakariri District Council
buildings, whichallows it to be more
visible.
‘‘We are open for people to comealong
and have alook and see what workwe
do, and just to physically find the
office,’’ co­ordinatorTheresaEvans
says.
Board chairperson MargaretFinnie
says the CAB has an opening theme of
‘‘whenlife serves you lemonscome and
see CAB’’.
The local branch has secured anew
recruit who has transferredfrom the
North Island and speaks Mandarin
Chinese.
‘‘Anyone who speaks Mandarin as
their first language and is seeking
assistance can ring our numbertomake
an appointment, but she will normally
be available on aMonday,’’ Ms Evans
says.
‘‘CAB itself has volunteers of various
nationalities, so if you call us and ask to
speak to someone in you native language
our volunteers can check onlinefor the
time they are available.
‘‘It means thatpeople can talk to a
trained CAB volunteer in their native
language, ratherthan through an
interpreter.’’
CAB North Canterbury will holdan
official open day at 209aHigh Street,
Rangiora, on Saturday, August 21, from
11am to 1pm.
Members of the public are encouraged
to comealong, havesome cakeand find
out whatCAB has to offer.
Normaloffice hours are Monday to
Friday9am to 4.30pm.
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Win tickets to film screening
The Friends of RangioraTown Hallare
holdingacompetitiontowin twofree
tickets to see Antarctica: AYear On Ice.
The multi­award­winning
documentary was filmedand produced
by Kaiapoi’sAnthony Powell, and is
being shownatthe Rangiora TownHall
Theatre at 10amonAugust30and 31,
and September 1.
A6pm screening willalso be heldon
August 30 and thecompetition forthe
freeticketsisfor thissession.
Anthony willhold aquestion­andanswer
session after each screening.
The competition canbeenteredatthe
theatre by writing yourname and phone
numberonthe reverse sideofaused
filmticket andplacingitinthe Friends
of RangioraTown Hall donation box.
Entries closeonWednesday, August
25,and thewinnerwill be notifiedthe
next day.
Antarctica:AYearOnIce had its
world premiere at the New Zealand
International Film Festival in July
2013.
Fifteen years andnine Antarctic
winterswere involved in makingthe
feature­length documentary,which
gives aglimpseofwhat it is liketo
spend ayearlivingand workinginthe
harshest place on Earth.
Slam poet comes to Kaiapoi
One of the world’s leading slam poets Rik
The Most is to perform in Waimakariri.
The artist willgive performances and
hold workshopsatparticipating schools
during the Word Christchurch Festival
2021 week, from Wednesday, August 25,
untilSunday,August 29.
Alunchtime performance at the Kaiapoi
Library on Wednesday,August25, from
12.30pm,will be open to the public.
Rik The Mostisavegan,non­binary
spoken­word artist,event organiser and
workshop facilitator, originally from the
United Kingdombut now residingand
working in New Zealandonthe
‘‘Exceptional Talent In The Arts Visa’’and
running the weekly online, spokenword
event and community Your Place.
Slampoetry originatedinChicago,
Illinois, in the 1980s and includeselements
of performance, writing, competition, high
energy and audience participation.
Bridge club seeks recruits
The Amberley Bridge Club would love
some new young blood.
The club hasbeen showing itshand at the
Hurunui Memorial LibraryinAmberley
over the pastfew weeks, hoping to get the
attention of anyone keen to jointhe club.
It has held demonstrationsinthe library
and has adisplay on showuntil mid­August.
People were able to go along and watch
gamesinprogress, ask questions, and take
the opportunity to join the club.
The club stresses Bridge is not an ‘‘old
person’sgame’’.
It says someofthe best players are young,
and thereare manysuperb teenage
players.
Goodcommunication and the ability to
think logically are acouple of key
components to enjoyingthe game which
aidsmental agility.
ContactNell on 027 315 0552 or Jim on
027 208 7334 for further information.
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