North Canterbury News: March 21, 2024
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16 <strong>North</strong><br />
<strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>21</strong>, <strong>2024</strong><br />
New classes appeal to the imagination<br />
This year’s Oxford A&P Show has<br />
added two exciting new sections to the<br />
competitions held in the General<br />
Purpose (GP) Hall.<br />
Both will appeal to the imaginative<br />
and creative sides of people in the<br />
district.<br />
The first new section is Story Writing<br />
Amateur (Open &Junior).<br />
This is for amateur writersofall ages<br />
to showcase their short story writing<br />
skills on the theme of —‘‘In the Back<br />
Yard’’.<br />
Association executive officer<br />
Christine Roberts says the stories<br />
entered are varied, showing how<br />
creative Oxford people are.<br />
Stories were limited to amaximum of<br />
one A4 page and couldinclude a<br />
picture.<br />
The entries will be judged before<br />
Show Day by Sara Shand and Emily<br />
Chapman.<br />
The second new section —Rural<br />
Rusty Vintage Artwork (Open &Junior)<br />
—shows off people’s creative artistic<br />
skills as they turn rusty old machinery/<br />
barbed wire –orpracticallyanything<br />
old and rusty into apiece of rural<br />
artwork.<br />
Each artwork has to be no more than<br />
amaximum of one square metre<br />
footprint.<br />
Artworks include any or all of the<br />
following metal, wire, wood.<br />
Christinesays it is truly amazingwhat<br />
has been entered.<br />
‘‘There have been lots of entries so far<br />
and we will still accept entries on the<br />
day before 9am.<br />
‘‘This and the writing competitions<br />
are open to young, and old, and we look<br />
forward to what turns up on the day.’’<br />
She reminds people it’s time to start<br />
their Ginger Beer Bug, to get it fizzing<br />
by show day.<br />
‘‘I’m hoping people rememberedour<br />
Home made cheese classes also,’’ says<br />
Christine.<br />
‘‘We have added anew class for fresh<br />
cheesethis year –you can whip up a<br />
freshricotta, feta or cottage cheese the<br />
week before and enter it alongside the<br />
Hard and Soft Cheese categories on the<br />
schedule.’’<br />
The new classes sit alongside all the<br />
favouritesinthe GP Hall —from<br />
baking, photography and needlework to<br />
vegetables, decorated sand saucersand<br />
floral arrangements<br />
Helmets galore ... Rural Rusty Vintage<br />
Artwork is anew creative classatthe show.<br />
PHOTO: JOHN COSGROVE<br />
CochranesProud to<br />
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Oxford Area School is acornerstone school in agrowing<br />
community, educating students from Year 1-13. We are<br />
proud of our whānau atmosphere with younger and older<br />
students growing, learning, and shining together.<br />
We are proud of our Agriculture programme and its links<br />
to the community.<br />
Our Agriculture students learn the theory behind agriculture and then apply that<br />
knowledge in practical applications. From learning how to run afarm and<br />
pasture care, to animal care and soil health, our students learn many aspects<br />
of agriculture. Our Agriculture programme also includes our ‘Future Farmers’<br />
annual competition which is well supported by our local business community<br />
and our popular AgriKids and Agriculture Club.<br />
We are now accepting new enrolments for <strong>2024</strong> &2025.<br />
For more information about our school, ortoorganise a<br />
school tour please contact the school office<br />
Email: info@oxford.school.nz |Phone: 03312 4197.
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