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2 [Edition datE] 20 Bay Harbour News Wednesday December 13 2023 keep it local and support businesses in your community Sliding door playing up? Don’t replace it... repair it! Do your sliding doors no longer glide? With the right know-how, tools, high quality spare and specialist replacement parts - these doors can be repaired to as good or better than new for a fraction of the cost of replacing the door. Sliding Door Specialists Ltd can fix the problem. Owned and operated by Stewart Poole, Sliding Door Specialists Ltd has been operating across Canterbury for the past 15 years. From retro 70s through to newer design doors, they are experts in repairing all types of home and business sliding doors. “Over time, the rollers underneath become worn or broken. The door becomes heavy, hard to slide and very noisy. And often the lock and handle will not work any more,” explains Stewart. “We don’t sell new doors, we repair existing doors and our mobile service can often have your door sliding better than new in less than 2 hours.” Shrieking, rumbling and stubbornly sticky doors are the most common complaints and according to Stewart are mostly due to worn roller units and damaged tracks. For ease of opening Single Glazed Doors generally require a standard two-roller carriage replacement, while it is recommended to install a double four-roller carriage for heavier Double Glazed Doors. This assists ease of opening because there are four rollers taking the weight. “As many doors are 20 or 30 years old we recommend replacing damaged tracks with a new stainless steel “Magic Track Cover”. Stainless steel is much harder and smoother than the old aluminium track and makes the door slide beautifully.” To ensure doors are safe and secure, Sliding Door Specialists also carry and array of locks and handles for both old and new fixtures. They also carry special safety latches for swimming pool enclosures. Get troublesome doors fixed now! Contact the professionals! Call Stewart at Sliding Door Specialists today for a free quote. 0800 677 262. New Shipment of Nautical Brassware HIKING BOOTS & SHOES LYTTELTON GALLERY 32 London Street, Lyttelton Ph. 328 7350 Many items back in stock plus lots of new ones including full sized Divers Helmets, Sextants, Compasses, Ship Bells, Sundials and Wooden Ship Wheels and many other items For men, women and children From $79.95 to $250 47c Garlands Road, Woolston Phone 389 3431 www.thefootwearfactory.co.nz RAll types of sliding doors repaired SLIDING DOORS REPAIRED Why Sliding Door Specialists? RLocks & Handles repaired/replaced RWheels & Rollers replaced SUMNER GO SEE JOE 19 Marriner St 03 962 2233 RSliding door tracks repaired/replaced NOW SUPPLIERS OF AUTOMATIC CLOSERS SLIDING DOOR SPECIALISTS Call Stewart today Phone: 0800 677 262 | Mobile: 021 185 4055 Email: info@slidingdoorspecialists.co.nz Advertising enquiries Jo Fuller | Ph: 027 458 8590 | jo.fuller@starmedia.kiwi
Wednesday December 13 2023 Bay Harbour News Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz NEWS 21 Former banker now cuts a track on Motukarara racecourse Victoria Bryant is the track manager at Motukarara racecourse. Dave Di Somma catches up with her IN A SHORT space of time Victoria Bryant has come a long way. In her words the former banker “fell into” her job as the track manager at the Mot racecourse and now can’t imagine working anywhere else. “This is my fourth season now, it is a real job and I really love it,” she said. “I couldn’t even put the PTOs on a tractor when I started.” Now, the routine of hitching up the blades and manicuring the more than 1800m of track is about as second nature as it gets. “There’s a bit of real estate alright. What I would call a race day mow can take anywhere between five and five and a half hours.” She had no formal qualifications or training before taking up the job, though she’s always been round horses. A competitive rider for many years she still has four horses at her property in Ladbrooks. “I lost my job (in the bank) due to Covid and the track manager here had resigned and my dad (Geoff) was on the committee. I was doing some mowing and helping out when someone said I should go for the job.” Along the way she’s learnt a lot and had support and help from people like Harness Racing New Zealand’s track and venue inspector John Denton; Kevin McClintock, who’s a key part of the team at Addington Raceway; her part-time helper at Motukarara, Ben Skelton; and the late trainer-driver, Murray Edmonds. “I think about Murray every day I’m out there – he was great and we used to have a few laughs too!” It’s believed Bryant is the only woman to be the dedicated track manager at a harness racing venue in New Zealand, not that she puts too much store into that. “Anybody can do anything as long as you are prepared to put the work in. “I’m not trying to be a hero, I’m doing a job and I didn’t see myself here, but I am here and I’m loving it. “But I couldn’t do what I do at Mot without the amazing help and support looking after my son Roux from my mum and dad (Wendy and Geoff).” Unlike some of her thoroughbred racing counterparts, Bryant doesn’t use penetrometers or other fancy equipment, relying more on “feel”. “Commonsense is a big part of it plus asking a lot of questions. I BALANCE: Despite not having any formal training in the field, Bryant’s personal experience with horses helped her land the job. Now, knowing where and how much to water the grass is second nature to her. now know every square metre of that track and can tell how much water it needs, and where,” she said. It’s all about striking a balance. Said Bryant: “Ideally you want a track that is good for the horses with a bit of give in it but not enough so the track gets too cut up. The soil is very sandy and generally drains well as long as it doesn’t get too saturated.” While Bryant has been widely praised for the racing surface and the way Motukarara looks on race day, it has given her challenges. In November last year the race meeting was cancelled because of surface water in the middle of the track just by the winning post. “I felt I let the club down but really it was out of anyone’s control, there’d been something like 28mm of rain overnight.” In contrast, at last year’s December meeting it was “35 degrees and stinking hot.” “But it’s easier to irrigate a dry track. Wet is trickier for sure.” In recent weeks Bryant has had some tight turnarounds with the Banks Peninsula Trotting Club meeting on November 26 followed by the Akaroa Trotting Club meeting on December 2. “So that was two meetings in six days . . . we did the assessment after the first meeting, then there was mowing, repairing divots and other manual repairs, plus the irrigation . . . it was all go.” Right now is peak hour for Bryant, with the December 29 meeting by far the biggest of the year. It can attract up to 8000 people on course. “During the busiest times of the season I can work 14-16 days straight and then during the winter sometimes all it takes is 10 hours per week. “But even when I’m not working I’m often thinking about it!” – Harness Racing Desk SPOIL YOUR LOVED ONES THIS CHRISTMAS WITH THE PURE INDULGANCE OF HANDCRAFTED BELGIAN CHOCOLATE www.despa.co.nz 2 CHCH STORES: FERRYMEAD: 1013 Ferry Road, Ferrymead - Ph. 384 5285 CITY: Guthrey Centre, Shop 13 Cashel St. - Ph. 925 8509
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