Ashburton Courier: October 28, 2021

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Ashburton Courier, October 28, 2021
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Long­running golf event raises $24,000
Twenty years since it’s
inception, golfers playinginthe
Ashburton Charity Golf Classic
this year were also playing for
the inauguralRodger Bradford
Memorial Trophy.
Thetrophy, won by ateam
from BrophyKnight,weighs
more than 10kg, and wasmade
by stafffrom Bradfordsin
memory of Mr Bradford who
died in November last year.
It was created from apieceof
precast concreteslab, sits on an
oak base and is topped with a
brasscoloured golf clubhead,
sourced fromMrBradford’s
personal golf clubs.
TheBradfordGroup
alongsideBrophy Knight Ltd
were among the founding
sponsors of thegolf
tournament, and alongside
fellowsponsor Placemakers
Ashburton helped to raise more
than $24,000 forcharity at this
year’s event;$19,000 for Cancer
Society and$5,000for Hospice
Mid Canterbury.
The fun,social tournament ­
which includedstaff, friends
and clients who enjoyed the
networkingopportunity as
much asthe golf ­was limited
to just 84 playersthis yeardue
to covid,insteadofthe usual
120.
It saw playersenjoy apacked
lunch on­courseand
refreshments delivered
around the coursebygolf carts
beforeenjoying asit downspit
roast eveningmeal.
Moneywas raised through
entry fees, rafflesmostly sold
on theday andanauction
which included muchsoughtaftergolfing
packages in
Queenstownand at Clearwater
Golf Club, as wellassigned All
Black jerseys and acatering
barbecuecrewpackage.
Ashburton Charity Golf Classic
company sponsor
representatives Placemakers
Ashburton’s Paul Robinson,
Brophy Knight’s Greg Wall and
Bradford Group’s Graeme
Instone, holding the inaugural
Rodger Bradford Memorial
Trophy, and recipient
representative Mandy Casey, of
the Cancer Society.
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Road
repairs
to start
A1.7km section of
Thompsons Track will be
closed for six weeksfrom
November 1sothe road
surface can be dug out,
widenedand strengthened.
ThompsonsTrack willbe
temporarilyclosed between
Jamiesons Road and Line
Roadwhile the
rehabilitationwork is
completed and traffic will
be abletodetour around
the work site using
Pannetts Road, Lauriston
BarrhillRoad and
Winchmore Lauriston
Road.
Falls
classes
popular
In normal times some 24
strengths and balancing
classes are held around the
district aimed at older
people. The classes support
afalls prevention
programme promoted
through Safe Communities
and help seniors stay
flexible and mobile. An
estimated 600 people take
part.
Covid has put the brakes
on the classes in recent
times and numbers have
dropped off with social
distancing rules in place.
Once back in Level 1the
classes will be promoted
again.
METHVEN BRIEFS
CEMETERYTREES
Amacrocarpa is thelast of anumber
of treestaken out of Methven
Cemetery becauseofwind damage.
Big windsinSeptemberdamaged
treesand forcedAshburtonDistrict
Council (ADC) intoabig clean up
operation. Harvested treeswere due
to be sold.Anewstrategic/
development plan for the cemetery,
including additional internment
capacity, arealigned driveway and
new nativeplantings, will be tabled at
the nextMethven Community Board
meeting.
BABYCHANGE
Babychange tables have been
purchasedand will be installed in the
publictoiletsoff Main Street, Methven.
The tables will be located in boththe
men’s andwomen’sfacilities.
BUILD CONSENTS
The value of building consentsin
Methven for theperiod January to
August this year is $4,661,104.The
figurecompares to $1,938,22for the
sameperiodin2020. For the eight
months of this year atotalof29
consents were issues, comparedwith
18 in the previous year. In August
nearly $1.1m of work was consented.
Theyear to datetotal doesnot include
consents issued for the Thyme Stream
subdivisionof$1.95m, which sits
outside of the township boundary.
PIPE SHED
Rangitata Diversion Race (RDR) staff
will assess the conditionofthe historic
pipe shed located in apaddock near
the GardenOfHarmony.Once the
safety aspects havebeenconfirmed,
includingthe base, planswill progress
for fencing aroundthe shedand a
formal path.ADC and the RDRhave
reached an agreement to fundvarious
aspects of the projectand the shedwill
stay in its current location.Methven’s
pipe shed is avisible representativeof
the RDRand is madefrom oneofthe
large circular concrete pipesmade for
the scheme. There are no known
examples of other buildings being
constructed of concrete pipes
elsewhere in New Zealandand the
shedisaCategory 1listing with
Heritage New Zealand.