North Canterbury News: August 03, 2023
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Big Splash fundraiser ... Charles Upham Retirement Village residents and the Rangiora Stroke Club members<br />
watch as Big Splash organiser Karen Dugdale presents acheque to Barbara Matthews (left) and Alanah Mason<br />
(right) from the Rangiora Stroke Club. On the right is the new chair of Rangiora Promotions, Fi Sidey. PHOTO:SUPPLIED<br />
Making abig difference<br />
The recent annual Charles<br />
Upham Big Splash raised<br />
$12,740.<br />
Business relationship manager<br />
and events organiser Karen<br />
Dugdale says Rangiora<br />
Promotions were absolutely<br />
delighted to hand over a‘cheque’<br />
for $6138.69 to the Rangiora<br />
Stroke Club.<br />
The funds raised by the<br />
Charles Upham Big Splash <strong>2023</strong><br />
Ryman Healthcare were split<br />
50/50 with Rangiora Promotions.<br />
Karen says the money will<br />
make such an incredible<br />
difference to the Rangiora<br />
Stroke Club (RSC) who was<br />
delighted to accept the ‘cheque’.<br />
The RSC will be using its share<br />
of the funds to help with the<br />
rehabilitation of stroke victims.<br />
‘‘They will be continuing to<br />
focus their work not only<br />
rehabilitation, but to also bring<br />
people together to aid in the<br />
support and rehabilitation of<br />
stroke victims, and to help<br />
increase the role families play<br />
with victims continued care.’’<br />
She says the cheque<br />
presentations were agood<br />
opportunity to extend amassive<br />
thank you to Tracy Blackadder<br />
and the team at Charles Upham<br />
Retirement Village for hosting an<br />
afternoon tea.<br />
‘‘For us all, we can’t wait for<br />
the 2024 Charles Upham Big<br />
Splash.’’ Rangiora Promotions<br />
share of the funds raised will be<br />
used to assist in the running of<br />
their next three big community<br />
projects being held later this<br />
year. On November 4, the<br />
Treetech's Outdoor Cinema and<br />
Fireworks Spectacular, the<br />
Rangiora Toyota Santa Parade<br />
on December 10, and the<br />
McAlpines Mitre 10 Mega<br />
Christmas Party in the Park.<br />
NEWS<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>August</strong> 3,<strong>2023</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong>’sMostExcitingNew Retirement Village<br />
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Art-loving friends<br />
hold exhibition<br />
By SHELLEY TOPP<br />
Agroup of artloving<br />
friends have collaborated<br />
to bring aretrospective<br />
exhibition of artwork by the<br />
late Norman Scott to<br />
Rangiora.<br />
None of the paintings,<br />
which are owned by<br />
Waimakariri Community<br />
Arts Council chairwoman,<br />
Miranda Hales, of<br />
Fernside, Virginia and<br />
Harry Pawsey, of<br />
Hawarden, Linda and Ross<br />
MacMillan, of Pegasus, and<br />
Dinah Stokes, of<br />
Christchurch, are for sale.<br />
The artist once did a<br />
bicycle tour of the South<br />
Island and the friends<br />
thought it would be<br />
interesting to acknowledge<br />
that Te Waipounamu<br />
connection with an<br />
exhibition of their Norman<br />
Scott paintings in this part<br />
of New Zealand.<br />
‘‘This is avery unique<br />
exhibition,’’ Miranda said.<br />
‘‘Norman's work is avery<br />
good example of middle<br />
20th century New Zealand<br />
art. You can definitely see<br />
the influence of Colin<br />
McCahon in his work. That<br />
is what makes it so<br />
interesting.’’<br />
Norman was born<br />
Gisborne in 1913, and died<br />
on 1978. He served in the<br />
Royal Air Force in World<br />
War II but his plane was<br />
shot down early in the war<br />
and he ended up in various<br />
prisoner of war camps<br />
during the next four years.<br />
While he was aprisoner<br />
of war Norman kept his<br />
dreams of becoming afulltime<br />
artist alive by using<br />
Red Cross supplies to<br />
continue doing his artwork.<br />
After the war he attended<br />
the Slade School of Art in<br />
London and graduated with<br />
aDiploma in Fine Arts<br />
before returning home in<br />
1948 to Gisborne where he<br />
become afulltime artist for<br />
the rest of his life.<br />
Although his work<br />
remained relatively<br />
unknown during the early<br />
part of his career, he<br />
achieved more acclaim<br />
during the latter part of last<br />
century.<br />
He is remembered<br />
mainly for his oil paintings,<br />
but he was also atalented<br />
water colourist and<br />
sculptor.<br />
The Norman Scott<br />
Retrospective exhibition<br />
opened at the Rangiora<br />
Library’s Chamber Gallery<br />
on July 23 and closes on<br />
<strong>August</strong> 24.<br />
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