Nor'West News: October 27, 2022
You also want an ePaper? Increase the reach of your titles
YUMPU automatically turns print PDFs into web optimized ePapers that Google loves.
Thursday <strong>October</strong> <strong>27</strong> <strong>2022</strong> 3<br />
New cricket kit for wicket-taker Lachlan<br />
A YOUNG Burnside cricketer<br />
received a grant and an extra<br />
surprise to continue playing the<br />
game he loves.<br />
Lachlan McCormick, 9, was<br />
among several lucky cricketers<br />
from around the country to<br />
receive registration fee subsidies<br />
and a gear grant, including bat,<br />
ball, gloves, pads and bag.<br />
The Burnside West University<br />
Cricket Club player has been<br />
saving his pocket money for a<br />
new bat but he was short of this<br />
goal.<br />
Lachlan said he was excited to<br />
take the gear straight to the back<br />
yard to play some cricket. He<br />
practises there almost everyday.<br />
His mother Nicola McCormick<br />
said the young all-rounder has<br />
not had anything new as he gets<br />
a lot of second-hand gear from<br />
his brother.<br />
Lachlan got into cricket because<br />
he liked watching matches<br />
with his father Dwayne and<br />
older brother Ronan.<br />
“My brother got into cricket<br />
first. Then, when I was seven<br />
I played on his team because<br />
Ronan broke his arm. It felt<br />
good to play on my big brother’s<br />
team, they had really good<br />
bowlers.”<br />
The Black Caps mega fan<br />
said his favourite player is Tom<br />
Latham because he played for the<br />
same cricket club.<br />
“I like watching them play and<br />
I like getting their signatures. I<br />
have this hat that has their signatures<br />
on it. So far I have 10 or 11<br />
signatures on it. It’s almost the<br />
whole team – I’m only missing<br />
Kane Williamson’s.”<br />
Lachlan is aiming to get a<br />
double hat-trick at the upcoming<br />
cricket season.<br />
“Last season I got a hat-trick. It<br />
was during the 10th over and on<br />
the last three balls I bowled them<br />
all out.”<br />
ANZ Bank New Zealand chief<br />
executive Antonia Watson said<br />
paying club fees is one of the<br />
first barriers families face when<br />
deciding if they can register their<br />
child to play.<br />
“Sport is an essential part of<br />
a child’s well-being, so we’re<br />
pleased to be providing support<br />
to make sure Kiwi kids can keep<br />
playing the game they love.<br />
“The increased cost of living<br />
can put families in a tough position<br />
when it comes to managing<br />
the household budget. We hope<br />
these grants will help to ease<br />
GOAL:<br />
Lachlan<br />
McCormick<br />
is aiming<br />
for a double<br />
hat-trick<br />
this cricket<br />
season. <br />
some of that pressure and keep<br />
more kids playing cricket.”<br />
ANZ cricket grants made<br />
$100,000 available to young<br />
cricketers who would benefit<br />
from the subsidies to help take<br />
the pressure off families and<br />
make sure kids did not miss out<br />
on cricket this summer.<br />
The Harcourts Geraldine Festival,<br />
featuring the Alpine Energy Art<br />
Exhibition and Awards, is delighted<br />
to be returning after a hiatus during<br />
COVID, with plenty in store for<br />
everyone to enjoy at this year’s event.<br />
The Festival opens on the evening of<br />
Thursday 10th November with the<br />
Alpine Energy Art Awards, marking<br />
the 25th year that Alpine Energy<br />
has supported and sponsored the<br />
exhibition. We will be celebrating this<br />
important silver anniversary in style<br />
that evening with refreshments and<br />
nibbles, and awards announcements,<br />
plus the first chance to view and<br />
purchase art. Everyone is welcome.<br />
Friday gives way to the busy and vibrant<br />
street market in the centre of Geraldine,<br />
with local favourites OJ and the Drama<br />
Queens entertaining the crowds.<br />
Saturday is the main event, when the<br />
peaceful Geraldine Domain becomes<br />
a bustling hub for a day as stalls, food<br />
trucks, kids’ entertainment, and live music<br />
blend to create a great family day out.<br />
Our open gardens are a hugely popular<br />
part of the festival, and most are open<br />
Friday through to Sunday, giving<br />
everyone a chance enjoy them at<br />
their leisure. There are also a range of<br />
complementary events taking place in<br />
and around Geraldine that weekend,<br />
including vintage car displays and rides,<br />
book-a-rama, Soul Food Concert and<br />
much more.<br />
Make the most of spring <strong>2022</strong> and join us for a<br />
fabulous Harcourts Geraldine Festival <strong>2022</strong>.<br />
For more info go to www.geraldine.nz/geraldine-festival/.<br />
At Bishopdale Hearing, a hearing device<br />
consultation is a friendly, open and<br />
collaborative experience - not a sales pitch.<br />
Bradi, your audiologist, is completely<br />
independent and offers ALL available<br />
hearing devices to suit your lifestyle<br />
and budget.<br />
Your hearing aids should be as unique<br />
as you are.<br />
Experience the difference<br />
by supporting local!<br />
Services:<br />
• Diagnostic Hearing Tests<br />
• Hearing Aid Fittings<br />
• Earwax Removals<br />
• Custom Ear Plugs<br />
• Tinnitus Consultations<br />
Online<br />
bookings<br />
now<br />
available<br />
6/333 Harewood Road, Bishopdale www.bishopdalehearing.co.nz<br />
03 359 8557 / 0<strong>27</strong> 359 8557 bradi@bishopdalehearing.co.nz
Change language