North Canterbury News: September 07, 2023
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NEWS<br />
The <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>September</strong> 7, <strong>2023</strong><br />
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Scargill spring celebration<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Woolly and warm ... Hats knitted on aloom by Waipara<br />
School pupils.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
Babies benefit<br />
By ROBYN BRISTOW<br />
Newborn babies are<br />
benefitting from the<br />
activities of agroup of<br />
Waipara School pupils.<br />
The group has been<br />
knitting hats as part of their<br />
Friday Club activities.<br />
To date atotal of 13, 100<br />
percent wool hats have<br />
been created on looms.<br />
The group made the<br />
decision to donate the<br />
smallest hats to the<br />
Christchurch neonatal<br />
intensive care unit, and the<br />
rest will go to alocal<br />
midwife who will give them<br />
to any new babies in the<br />
area.<br />
The club also includes<br />
science experiments,<br />
woodwork, cooking, and<br />
other interests that the<br />
children choose.<br />
Spring flowerswill bloom in the<br />
rustic setting of The Woolshed<br />
at TipapaonSaturday,<br />
<strong>September</strong> 16.<br />
The 112thannual Scargill<br />
Horticultural and Home<br />
Industries Spring show is being<br />
held at the Greta Valleyvenue,<br />
and will showcase daffodils, cut<br />
flowers, needlework, cookery,<br />
home produce, art, crafts and<br />
photography.<br />
Thereare open and novice<br />
classes, and classes for<br />
children including edible<br />
animal and pinecone creations,<br />
handwork, crafts,cookery and<br />
more.<br />
Adecorativetheme of Native<br />
Birdsong,allowsplenty of<br />
scopefor the imaginationtorun<br />
wild in the decorative sections,<br />
as well as best themed entries<br />
in photography, craftsand art.<br />
Therewill be an awardfor the<br />
overall most outstanding<br />
themed entry. Stalls outsidethe<br />
woolshed will sellavariety of<br />
goodsincluding herbs, vege<br />
seedlings, artwork,preserves,<br />
baking, honey, sourdough<br />
products,breads, and<br />
Rawleighs products.<br />
Therewill alsobelive music<br />
and coffee, and raffles. Entries<br />
are open to everyone, and it is<br />
free to enter.<br />
Photographyentries are<br />
requiredtobepreentered, and<br />
need to be in by tomorrow,<br />
Friday <strong>September</strong> 8, to allow<br />
time for displaying this very<br />
popular class.<br />
The show is open to the<br />
public from 12 noon for stalls,<br />
Flower festival ... The Woolshed at Tipapa during last year’s Scargill<br />
Horticultural and Home Industries Spring show.<br />
PHOTO: SUPPLIED<br />
and from 1pm to view the<br />
judged exhibits in the<br />
woolshed.Prize giving begins at<br />
3pm. Entry is adults $3,<br />
children free. Eftposisnot<br />
available.For more<br />
information, visit the Facebook<br />
page;Scargill Horticultural &<br />
Home Industries Society, or for<br />
aschedule contact the<br />
secretary, Jo Gardner on<br />
0274755419.<br />
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