North Canterbury News: May 12, 2022

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North Canterbury News, May 12, 2022
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New venue for tennis ... The Coldstream Tennis Club president, Laurence Smith, second
from left, with the club’s head coach and club manager, Stuart Chalmers, far left, and
members of the club at its new headquarters, next to the MainPower Stadium in Coldstream
Road in Rangiora.
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP
New homefor tennisclub
By SHELLEY TOPP
The Coldstream Tennis Club’s new
facilities point to an exciting future for
the sport in Rangiora, says the club’s
president Laurence Smith.
The new club is an amalgamation of
the Rangiora Tennis Club and the
Southbrook Tennis Club.
Both clubs sold their former assets
and combined forces to build the new
facility alongside Rangiora’s new
MainPower Stadium in Coldstream
Road.
‘‘By selling up and building anew
facility we now have have 10 courts,’’
Laurence says.
There are 8Plexipave courts and 2
Astro grass courts. Lighting will also be
installed at the new facility to allow
evening tennis.
‘‘It is amuch better facility with the
ability to host events and future proof
tennis in Rangiora,’’ he says.
‘‘Coldstream Road has become a
sporting hub for Rangiora and
Coldstream Tennis is very excited to be
included in that.’’
An area has been cleared next to the
courts for the club rooms which is
expected to take about 12 months to
build. Amodified shipping container
will be moved to the site soon to provide
club rooms during the interim.
Club members are already taking
advantage of the new courts, but
members of the wider public will also be
able to use the courts in the near future.
‘‘It is aprivate club but we want to
make the facilities accessible to the
public as well,’’ Laurence says.
‘‘People will be able to book acourt
and pay for play,’’ he says.
Aclub manager and head coach,
Stuart Chalmers, of Pegasus, has been
appointed.
Chalmers has an extensive
background at all levels of tennis, both
locally and nationally.
He has been coaching for almost 30
years and has been head coach at the
Waimairi Tennis Club, in Christchurch,
for the past 13 years.
He is also aformer New Zealand
Youth International Footballer.
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Birds eye view ... Spectators lined up along the Williams Street, Kaiapoi River bridge, to
watch contestants in the Cure Boating Club’s Seathru Bridge to Bridge Regatta, last Sunday
morning.
PHOTO: SHELLEY TOPP
Cure Club race for mums
By SHELLEY TOPP
Kaiapoi's Cure BoatingClub has
celebrated ‘‘all our amazing mother’’ at its
annual SeathruBridgetoBridge Regatta.
The annualboat race,which was held on
Mother’s Day last Sunday, attracted 31
teamsthis year withthe Canterbury
Rowing Club’sA2CRC Mens Club8
completing the 10kmloop course in the
fastest timeof35minutes and 12.1 seconds.
They also wonthe eventthree years ago.
The staggered­start race began at 9.30am
alongside the Cure Boating Club’s club
roomsonthe Kaiapoi River banknear the
Williams Street bridge.
Spectators lined the riverbank and both
sidesofthe bridge to watchthe startofthe
race.
Alife member of the club,Peter Midgley,
said he was pleased with the turnout for
the event. Thisyear the club also invited 52
guests, including Waimakariri District
Mayor,Dan Gordon and Deputy Mayor
Neville Atkinson, to watch the regatta from
on boardthe Kaiapoi River Queen.
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