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20 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>February</strong> 7 <strong>2024</strong><br />
SELWYN RURAL LIFE<br />
Advertising Feature<br />
50 Shades of <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
• By Isabelle Teresa<br />
Rural and regional-town living can be,<br />
well, awkward, if you want to experience<br />
some different sides of life. You know,<br />
those sides… Pretty tough when families<br />
have lived here through generations, you<br />
might have gone to school with everyone<br />
your age and you might be living in a<br />
remote location. And it’s isolating and<br />
intimidating if you’re unsure but just<br />
know you want to explore.<br />
With Valentine’s Day fluttering into<br />
view, here’s a tongue-in-cheek look at<br />
walking on the wild side in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
swinging capital of the South Island!<br />
Organised groups of couples have regular<br />
meet ups around the group’s houses.<br />
It’s largely a middle-aged, middle-class,<br />
heterosexual and bisexual activity – guys<br />
cannot attend on their own. Contact the<br />
organisers to discuss if it’s right for you.<br />
Pony clubbing<br />
Sorry if this is freakish news, but<br />
pony clubbing means something very<br />
particular in the world of kink. It’s<br />
humans-only and involves the same<br />
equine equipment! Suffice to say, if you’re<br />
looking for a wholesome local activity<br />
for your rural kiddie, be very very careful<br />
how you websearch for it.<br />
Leave in the morning with everything<br />
you own in a little black case<br />
A tumble in the hay<br />
Haybales and barns epitomise the<br />
classic, pastoral idyl of country loving.<br />
Scratchy, but private and readily available,<br />
and pleasingly old-fashioned.<br />
Dogging<br />
Dragging ourselves into the<br />
harsher 21st century, dogging<br />
is being sexual in cars with other<br />
people outside the vehicle watching,<br />
and sometimes being invited to join in.<br />
This activity needs remote and dimly-lit<br />
locations, which <strong>Selwyn</strong> offers aplenty.<br />
In townships, it’s the carparks and – of<br />
course! – dogparks that are popular, and<br />
more rurally, scenic spots and reserves.<br />
Dogging is for straight, gay and<br />
everything inbetween. In the online<br />
forums where people post their<br />
intentions, Darfield’s and Rolleston’s<br />
dogparks get occasional mentions,<br />
although this reporter is not brave<br />
enough to check whether those people<br />
go through with it.<br />
Swinging<br />
Rolleston’s time to shine here – it’s the<br />
On a serious note, people living rurally<br />
or regionally who want to explore their<br />
sexuality or identity may choose to be<br />
like Bronski Beat’s Smalltown Boy and<br />
run away, turn away, run away. If you’re<br />
facing this huge decision, there are<br />
online and phone forums and services,<br />
and a specialist Rainbow counsellor<br />
based in Rolleston.<br />
Here’s to a time when everyone feels<br />
comfortable enjoying their own shade of<br />
Valentine’s Day in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
Firewood & Coal<br />
Coal<br />
20 kg bags or<br />
500kg bulk bags<br />
Firewood<br />
Pick up or deliver<br />
(delivery charges apply)<br />
Free delivery to Darfield township when<br />
3 cubic metres or more is ordered.<br />
Landscape Products<br />
Now Available!<br />
• Forest Mulch<br />
• Bark Mulch<br />
• Bark Nuggets (10/20mm)<br />
• Premium Organic Compost<br />
• Screened Soil<br />
• Landscape Rocks<br />
• Paparoa Red Rock available in 3 grades<br />
• Railway Sleepers (2.1 Lengths)<br />
• Kindling Wood<br />
• Unscreened Bark<br />
Delivery fees apply.<br />
417 Creyke Road,<br />
Darfield<br />
Phone 03 975 4502<br />
Eftpos now available<br />
Open Monday to Friday 6am-6pm, Saturday 8am-1pm or after hours by appointment<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Auto<br />
ALL YOUR MOTORING NEEDS<br />
› WOF’s › Diagnostics<br />
› Repairs › Servicing<br />
› Batteries › Tyres<br />
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Phone 329 5841 | 132 Leeston Road, Springston<br />
www.selwynauto.com | office@selwynauto.com<br />
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