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2 Thursday May 11 2023 DELIVERERS WANTED! Are you honest, reliable and over the age of 11? Why not earn money and get fit doing it. Get in touch with your interest today: deliveries@alliedpress.co.nz 022 016 9739 Please include your name, address and contact details Your local community newspaper connects neighbours in the following suburbs Templeton • Islington • Hei Hei • Broomfield Halswell • Oaklands • Westlake • Hornby • Ilam Wigram • Sockburn • Church Corner • Avonhead Hyde Park • Russley • Riccarton Park • Riccarton 28,400 readers every week. ADVERTISING Alana Powell Ph: 027 535 6583 alana.powell@starmedia.kiwi GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 www.starmedia.kiwi Nielsen Media NRS what’s on this week Agents of Discovery at Halswell Quarry Saturday, 9am-5pm Halswell Quarry, Kennedy’s Bush Rd Download the Agents of Discovery free app, and come down on Saturday to complete the app’s missions. If you download the app and challenge before you visit the park, you won’t need WiFi or data on-site. There are new missions each season. Riccarton Park Menzshed Tuesday & Thursday, 1-4pm 181 Racecourse Rd Retired, looking for something to do? Share your knowledge and skills, or learn new ones while fostering friendships at the menzshed. Wā Pēpi-Babytimes Friday, 10.15-10.45am Hornby Library Meet others in the community and join in the interactive songs, rhymes and books that will delight and develop your baby or toddler. All whānau and caregivers welcome. Recommended for under twos. Free, no bookings required. Beats Lab Friday, 3pm-4:30pm Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre Drop in and have a go with music Adoptee Support Group, Monday, 7-9pm, Halswell Community Hub, 381 Halswell Rd. Held on the 3rd Monday of the month. This is a safe and confidential space where you can share your story or listen to others. Be part of a group that understands what it is to be adopted. For more information call Keri on 027 370 0344 or Julia on 027 352 8027. gear, or work on your own project. Try finger drumming, Logic Pro or scratching with a vinyl turntable and more with a range of instruments. Free, no bookings required. Wā Kōrero - Storytimes Monday, 10am-10.30am Upper Riccarton Library Connect with others in the community, when you and your preschooler join in for a fun variety of stories, play and rhymes. All whānau and caregivers are welcome. JP Clinic Thursday, 9.30am-12.30pm - Hornby Library Tuesday, 10am-1pm - Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre Tuesday, 9.30am-12.30pm - Upper Riccarton Library A Justice of the Peace is on site to take oaths, declarations, affidavits and affirmations; to witness signatures on documents and to certify document copies. The JP can also witness citizenship applications, sponsorship applications and rates rebate applications. No charge. Coffee and Games Thursday, 12pm-2pm Halswell Community Hub, Halswell Rd Drop in for a casual game of your choice and grab a coffee while you’re there. Cost is $2, all welcome. Reading to Dogs Tuesday, 3.30-4.30pm Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre Do you have a reluctant reader who needs to build confidence with a nonjudgmental audience? They can have a one-on-one session with a friendly dog. For all ages, no cost. Bookings via the city libraries website. ARTS CANTERBURY AT THE RUSSLEY VILLAGE Saturday 13th & Sunday 14th May 2023, 10am - 4pm, 73 Roydvale Avenue. Artists from Arts Canterbury and the Russley Village Arts Group will be exhibiting a wide selection of artworks. Roadside parking available on Roydvale Avenue. Cash & carry sales. Diana nicholson-Plank Telephone: 03 357 9392 russleyvillage.co.nz
Thursday May 11 2023 3 Ballerina’s big dream a step closer • By Heidi Slade IZZY HOULT is heading to London in June to help make her dream of becoming a prima ballerina come true. The 15-year-old has been dancing since she was four. Now, 11 years later, she will attend the Rambert School of LONDON BOUND: Ballerina Izzy Hoult has been accepted into the Rambert School’s summer intensive. Its alumni include soloist Carolina Cortesi (below right). PHOTO: AMBER GRIFFEN Ballet and Contemporary Dance summer intensive, a programme that only accepts 30 dancers a year worldwide. Alumni include Sir Frederick Ashton CBE, founding choreographer of the Royal Ballet in London, and ballerina Carolina Cortesi. In March 2017, Cortesi was offered a two-year soloist contract with Plzen Ballet in the Czech Republic. The Rambert School summer class will help Izzy on her journey to becoming a prima ballerina – a ballerina who is first in their company and performs lead roles. “My favourite ballets are the classics, Romeo and Juliet, Swan Lake and Giselle. So to dance the lead roles in those ballets would be an honour,” she said. “I just want to keep improving, striving to push my boundaries and limits.” Izzy has been to a summer intensive at the Dutch National Academy of Ballet in Amsterdam, making this her second international trip. She dances at Anna Lee School of Dance for 30-35 hours each week and attends Te Kura correspondence school. Izzy’s mornings are dedicated to schoolwork, but she will dance from 1-8pm most days. “My studio is my home, my happy place,” she said. “I remember when I was six and was at my old studio in the Tai Tapu hall and early Saturday morning I would have rehearsal, it was so cold you could see my breath, but leg warmers and all, it felt like home, ballet is where I belong.” But getting to London will be no easy feat. Last Wednesday, Izzy’s family held a fundraising night, with members of the Little River community coming to hear guest speakers talk about their life experiences and challenges. At $35 per person, plus donations from those who couldn’t be at the fundraiser, Izzy and her family raised $1300 for her trip and course fees. When she was about 12, Izzy knew she wanted to be a professional dancer. She looks up to world-class ballerinas like Marianela Nunez of the Royal Ballet. “She’s just incredible to watch.” Another idol is Gillian Murphy, whom Izzy admires for her skill – and partly because she is a fellow redhead. Izzy’s last competition was the Alana Hains Australasian Awards in Wellington. She placed 25th out of 200 in her category and was one of the youngest in the group. “Being onstage with the lights and costumes feels amazing and so rewarding,” she said. “Having the opportunity to share my love and passion with the audience makes all the training and hours of rehearsals in pointe shoes all worth it.” WOF only $60 • Courtesy cars • Transmission flush service • Oil changes • Tyres & batteries • Full mechanical repairs • Petrol & diesel • Brake & clutch repairs servicing PARKER AUTOMOTIVE All Automotive Repairs and Servicing including 4WD Suspension Brakes & Cambelts WOF, Tyres, Batteries 23B Birmingham Drive, Middleton Ph 03 982 4268 Mobile: 027 331 0382 Email: parkerauto89@outlook.com Raf Manji For Ilam Your City, Your Future. Join me at top.org.nz/ilam or scan the QR code. Authorised by H. Cargo, 90 Crawford St, Dunedin Young, mature or in between... Every MUM loves to look their best for Mother’s Day every 8 th haircUt free With your loyalty card open 7 Days - no appointment necessary! pensioner discounts Bush Inn Cnr. Riccarton & Waimairi Rds. Ph 03 348 7008 | south City 555 Colombo St. Ph 03 366 0619
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