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Funding 'Gold' for students By Jacob Page Four years after its humble beginning the Gold and Blue funding arm at Marlborough Boys’ College is reaping visible rewards academically with achievement up across the board, as pupils like George Aitken get given opportunities to learn and achieve like never before.

Continued page 2 Marlborough Boys’ College Year 13 pupil George Aitken is hoping to be selected for the Chemistry Olympiad at Auckland University later this year. Money raised from the Gold and Blue scheme will help the 16-year-old and his teammates study with leading chemistry professors.

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Funding the cherry on top of school life Continued from page 1. The school managed 11 scholarship passes in 2014 when in previous years the number was no more than three. MBC principal Wayne Hegarty says it shows the money from the Gold and Blue scheme from the Marlborough College Charitable Foundation is having a big impact and is being channeled to the needs of the pupils to improve their education needs. The scheme, which started in 2011 with Marlburians and Old Boys pledging $100 a month for a 36-month period, has pupils like George opportunities to learn outside the region. George plans to study medicine at Otago University next year and has already received funding from the scheme to spend time at a hall of residence while studying genetics.

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He also hoped to be part of MBC’s scholarship success in 2015. At the beginning, staff suggested it gave the school “hope”. “I guess that show’s where we have come from,” Hegarty says. “The boys can hopefully see that (scholarship results) are possible and with the increased opportunities

it allows for our students we hope that the momentum generated can continue. Mr Hegarty says the foundation and the Gold and Blue scheme has the ability to become the most important fundraising arm the school has. The school also relies on the PTA clothes shop and the Marlborough Old Boys’ Association to fill in the games not covered by government funding. “I’m hoping people will see what and happened and realise that what they have offered has made a difference. Mr Hegarty would not go into the figures of money spent but believed the scheme allowed for better networking opportunities which had allowed the school to purchase two new vans and a rowing skiff. The money was also funneled to

pupils who had learning issues, with one in 10 students needing special assistance “We are a decile six school now and it wasn’t that long ago we were decile eight…. “We have a changing demographic. “We need things that will support all our students and the funding certainly helps that.” Marlborough Boys’ College Charitable Foundation chairman Domenic Romano says the initial sign-up for Gold and Blue was around 70 but that number had dropped away at the end of the three years. He says they foundation was looking at new initiatives to boost numbers Mr Hegarty says while arts, sport and leadership and service have been traditionally strong, the academic improvement across all NCEA levels at the school had been immense.

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Tua Marina Rodeo Just one of the bucking bulls at the Tua Marina Rodeo held on Blind Creek Road on Sunday afternoon. Locals braved the inclement weather to watch the entertainment, and take in a variety of entertainemnt including chidlren’s rides, vintage machinery and food stalls. The non-points rodeo was the 66th annual running of the event. About $8000 was raised for Tua Marina School and the Tua Marina Residents’ Association. Rodeo association secretary Jason Gill says the weather saw funds raised and the number of riders drop from last year.

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Whaling museum lacks mayor’s support

By Jacob Page The Picton Historical Society (PHS) has been left frustrated after Marlborough mayor Alistair Sowman has refused to write a letter of support to help gain funding for a more than $1million extension of the Picton Heritage and Whaling Museum that now leaves them “dead in the water.” The PHS wrote to Sowman in December asking for a letter of support that it could submit with funding proposals to agencies like the Canterbury Community Trust and Lotteries Commission. However, Mr Sowman refused which has led the PHS to conclude he is supporting the newly created

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National Whaling Centre Trust. Mr Sowman says he wants to see both entities work together in Picton instead of compete against

each other. “I haven’t ruled anything out but my preference is for them to work with each other,” Sowman says. Mediation sessions between the two sides have failed so far. Picton Museum extension liaison, Dr Bill Brehaut, says without the letter of support from the mayor it’s unlikely the project will get the much needed funding. Dr Brehaut says an extension is urgently needed because of congestion in the archives and the imminent arrival of the historically significant whale chaser ‘Cachalot’ and the whale boat Swiftsure. “We have been told during prior

discussion with these agencies that when we get our house in order, namely council support, then we could get back to them. “As it is now we are dead in the water.” The extension would also have a glass wall linking it to the existing museum and allow a modern display of the exhibits in line with the Marlborough District Council’s Heritage Strategy. The museum sees more than 4,000 visitors every year. The National Whale Centre has seen 2,700 people through the doors since it opened in November.

Man talks his way in to cash with hard luck story By Jacob Page A suspected con man is tugging on the heart strings of people in Blenheim and getting cash from good samaritans. Real estate agent Debbie Webster says she was approached by the man and asked for cash after he claimed he had left his wallet in Kaikoura while driving from Blenheim. “He said he drove from Dunedin at 3am on Saturday and stopped to have breakfast in Kaikoura before continuing to Blenheim.” After giving the man $30 she continued on her work day thinking she had done a good deed only to be told by a client she had been duped. “Apparently he’s been doing this for the past week.” Marlburians have also taken to Facebook to voice their concerns.

Marlborough area commander Inspector Simon Feltham says the man is not breaking any laws. He says it’s like people giving money to a homeless man who is asking for food and then going to buy alcohol instead. Feltham says if people are approached by the man they should say no. Webster says the man was aged in his 50s of medium, stocky build with stubble. He was also carrying a small backpack. “You just don’t expect this sort of thing in a small town; you’d like to think people help each other out.” Posts from others on Facebook say he has brown eyes and a red complexion and a large nose.

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Long-term plan budgets The Marlborough District Council had set aside $2.65 million to help improve Renwick’s water supply in the long-term plan. The money will cover earthquake strengthening for existing reservoirs and the introduction of water metering, all to be completed before the end of 2019. Renwick’s water supply could be connected to a well in the Condors area, or to the Blenheim water supply.

Bins approved The Marlborough District Council has approved six recycling containers to be placed in smaller communities around Marlborough from July 1. The bins will be located in Renwick, Rarangi, Tua Marina, Rapaura, Spring Creek and Grovetown. Renwick and Rarangi currently already have containers. The two bins were shared around the six centres as part of council’s recycling trials in smaller communities.

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Vuletich loses battle with cancer Richy Vuletich, the man who featured on the front page of The Sun last month with wife Bex and newborn daughter Amelia, died last week after his battle with colon cancer. A Givealittle page to help raise

funds for the Northlander’s ongoing treatment has raised more than $49,000 and it is expected the money will help former Marlburian Bex and Amelia continue with their lives.

Seven vineyard workers were injured when the van they were in collided with a bank at Weld Pass on Dassle Corner. The van carrying the workers from Vanuatu was travelling towards Seddon when the incident happened on Monday morning. Four men were taken by ambulance to Wairau Hospital with leg and abdominal injuries. All were in a moderate condition. The remaining trio were taken to hospital by other transport suffering minor injuries.

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New waste facility mooted By Adam Poulopoulos The Marlborough District Council is proposing a new waste sorting facility which it hopes will ease the burden on the existing landfill. The Commercial Industrial Sorting Facility will be a building similar in size to the resource recovery centre, and will sit on the Blenheim Transfer Station site. The plans were displayed at a resource centre open day on Saturday. The CIF will receive mixed waste, and will use conveyor systems, magnets and a screened cylinder called a trommel to divert cardboard, plastic, glass

and other recyclable materials from the landfill. It will receive up to 12,000 tonnes of waste a year, and council hope it will divert about 60 percent of material when fully functional. It will cost $2.95 million to build, which will be paid for by gate fees. Vehicles dropping off waste will be weighed before and after they dump it to calculate the fee. Council solid waste manager Alec McNeil says by recovering more items, the pressure on the landfill can be eased, and the CIF would also provide a more environmentally-friendly waste

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By Adam Poulopoulos Another chapter in the storied history of the Edwin Fox was written on Saturday as the boat was handed over to the Marlborough Heritage Trust. Edwin Fox Society chairman Chris Brown handed control of the boat over to heritage trust chairman Robin Cox at a ceremony on the museum ship. In return, Cox handed Brown a shilling, symbolising the sum the Edwin Fox Society paid to purchase her in 1965. The society will now cease to exist, but Brown says he is happy with the new arrangement. “It’s now in safe hands. I can see it carrying on many hundreds of years into the future.” He says with the ventilation running through the hull, and consistent maintenance, the ship

Robin Cox and Chris Brown with the shilling and the new wheel aboard the Edwin Fox.

could last up to 700 more years. Cox spoke of the ceremony’s uniqueness – the ship is one of the oldest existing vessels in the world. Marlborough Mayor Alistair Sowman says the ship is a “re-

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gional treasure.” “There’s nothing like it, certainly in New Zealand. “Only in Marlborough can people see this old relic of New Zealand history.” Sir Douglas Kidd, who with

Norm Brayshaw and others founded the Edwin Fox Society 50 years ago, also spoke. The ship was completed in India in 1853, and served in the Crimean War before making its way to New Zealand. She carried 751 emigrants in four voyages here, before being used as a freezer ship and a coal hulk. She was left to rot in Picton before the Edwin Fox Society bought her, but for about 20 years afterwards she lay unattended in Shakespeare Bay, where she rotted and was vandalised. She was restored and moved into drydock in 1999, and she has been used as a museum ever since. A new steering wheel, manufactured by Marlborough Woodworkers’ Guild members, was also unveiled at the ceremony.

More rain needed to ease dry conditions Sunday’s rain coupled with householder water conservation has slowed the march toward stronger water restrictions. But Marlborough District Council water scientists and engineers say there has been nowhere near enough rain yet to break the drought. The Renwick aquifer levels are still extremely low – the recent rain has not had significant impact and the forecast is for more high temperatures in the week ahead. However Renwick householders have been paying heed to the call for conservation in order to avoid the likelihood of stricter controls. Council operations and maintenance engineer Stephen Rooney says residents in the township are now using less than 30 litres/ second at peak times, a level which allows the town’s water supply pumps to cope.

“Renwick people are responding well to our call to be careful with their water; on Friday they even managed to reduce peak demand to just 24 l/s which really made a difference.” The rain did boost the flow in both the Awatere and Waihopai Rivers. In the upper catchment of the Wairau River, some rain gauges had recorded up to 15 millimetres of rain by late on Sunday, and council staff hope that rainfall, combined with another release of water from Lake Argyle into the Wairau River by Trustpower, will be enough to enable some Wairau Class B consent holders to take some water this week. However there is concern about the situation in Havelock where monitoring is showing that saltwater intrusion into the water supply is rising.

Rates increase released

Councillors have approved a draft budget that would see an increase in rates and charges of 3.2 percent levied for the coming year. The decision was made following a council budget meeting on Thursday. The budget figures will not be confirmed until public submissions have been received and considered. Councillors voted in support of two measures which brought the rates rise down from the 3.61 percent originally projected. They will remove $500,000 earmarked to meet future community requests for

funding projects that may emerge from the submissions process, and have increased some library fees. However councillors rejected two other suggestions that they make further savings, by amending the timing of small township upgrades that have a rating impact of $23,000, and by increasing dog fees rather than sticking with an earlier decision to pay a portion of animal control costs from rates. Marlborough Mayor Alistair Sowman says core infrastructure will account for the majority of the budgets for next year and the decade ahead.

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Well said Dear Ed, Well said Don Coyote! (Letter to the editor Wednesday 11th Feb) My family and I, and various friends are horrified at the design and placement of the new theatre. As someone once said to me about something of ‘bad taste’, “ Their taste must be all in their mouth”. We all agree that this concrete monstrosity looks either like a factory or a prison block. As for the parking building, it seems to be a “white elephant”. Now Mayor Sowman and the council are putting in more metered parking to force us to use the aforesaid parking building. But not by me! From A Don Coyote admirer

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Keeping it natural Marlburian Kerrie Bell and Italian Cristina Cocchi met about five years ago, and now run two businesses together. They spoke to Adam Poulopoulos about their healthcare and food ranges, and their plans to continue expanding.

Ten years ago Marlborough woman Kerrie Bell began making healing balm for family and friends – now, with the help of a friend that passion has become a business. Kerrie and Cristina Cocchi run Iolite, a line of healthcare products which are 100 percent naturally sourced. The pair met in 2010 through a mutual friend, after Cristina came over from Italy to finish a thesis for her plant science degree. Kerrie, who was born-and-raised in Blenheim and has a Bachelor of Health Science, says the pair clicked straight away. “We combined our powers of plants and health to develop the skin products. “We were sick of buying moisturiser from the supermarket and wondering what a certain ingredient was, so we set out to develop a range that was 100 percent natural.” The line was also inspired by one of their other ventures – the pair produces pump primer under the ‘Blue Rock Limited’ name. “All our clients were working with concrete and had dry skin, so they were looking for a cream,” Cristina says.

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MACHADO DOS SANTOS: André and Stella are happy to announce the arrival of their son Antonio (3050g) on February 17 at 10:34am at Wairau Hospital. Special thanks to midwife Toni James.

KUMASAKA, RONAKI: Maki and Richard are happy to announce the early arrival of their baby girl, Morena Takako (2.65kgs) on February 11, 2015 at 12:41am at Wairau Hospital. A sister for Lyuta. Special thanks to midwife Rhianne and all staff involved. Photo provided.

O’SHAUGHNESSY: Kenny and Keryn are proud to announce the arrival of their first born son, James Riley. Born Sunday January 18, 2015. Weighing (7lb 1/2oz) at 8:05pm. Special thanks to midwife Shona Wills and the hard working staff at Ward One. Photo provided.

LOE: Thomas, Angela along with proud big sister Eloise, and big brother Regan are excited to announce the safe arrival of Kyra Maureen. Born on February 13, 2015 at 10:2pm, weighing 8lb (3.63kg). A huge thank you to our amazing midwife Sue Young, and all of the fantastic staff on the Maternity ward. Photo provided.

BROOKING: Sarah and Jesse are happy to announce the safe arrival of their first baby, Vienna Faye Brooking (7lb 2oz) born February 16, 2015 at 8:14am at Wairau Hospital. Many thanks to Shona Wills and Rhianne Lamb, as well as all the staff at the maternity ward.

KINGI: Jason and Jacqui are pleased to announce the safe arrival of their baby girl, Renae Moana on February 11, 2015 at 10:52pm, at Wairau Hospital. Special thanks to our awesome midwife Toni James. Photo provided.

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community services Marlborough After Hours GP Services: Wairau Hospital campus, after 6pm. Reception 520 6377. Office 520 9980. Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non urgent 579 4870. After Hours Chemists: Springlands Pharmacy 9am-6pm, 7 days. Ph 5782271. Community Care Pharmacy: Within the Blenheim Warehouse, open 7 days 9am-8pm. Only closed Christmas Day. Diabetes Marlborough Inc: 5775549, Office hours 9am-3pm, Monday - Friday Lifeline Marlborough: 0800 543354, 24hr helpline. Marlborough Women's Refuge, Rape and Sexual Abuse Resource Centre: Crisis line, phone Wairau Hospital 520 9999, for Women's Refuge contact numbers. Overeaters Anonymous: For more information. Ph 570 5137 Alcoholics Anonymous: Rose 5777651, Harvey 578 8125. Citizens Advice Bureau - Free, friendly, confidential advice. Mon - Fri 9.30am - 4pm. Phone 578 4272.

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Victim Support: 0800 VICTIM (0800 842 846) Al-Anon: Help for families & friends of alcoholics. Ph Margaret 578 4690 or Cilla 570 5335. Alzheimers Society Marlborough: 577 6172, 8 Wither Rd. Open Monday - Friday, 8.30 - 4.30pm Hospital Visiting Hours: Wairau Hospital: Daily 11.30am-7.30pm, children under 12 may visit parents only. Maternity Ward: 10am-Noon, 4pm-7pm. Children's Ward: Daily 10am-8pm. Visiting at all times is subject to the discretion of the nurse in charge of the ward. Marlborough Family Budgeting: - Free confidential budgeting advice. Monday-Friday. Phone 578 2006. Marlborough Lupus Support: For more information phone Katrina 572 4333 or 021 502 451 PICTON Doctor: Phone weekend doctor 573 6092 or Marlborough After Hours GP Service 520 6377. Office 520 9980. Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non-urgent 579 4870. Chemist:Picton Healthcare Pharmacy. Ph 573 6420 Mon -Fri 9-6pm, Sat 9-2pm, Queen Charlotte Pharmacy 573 7927 Sat 9-1pm.

death notices POWELL, Rosemary Tudor (Celebrant): On Thursday February 19 2015, at Hospice Marlborough. Loved sister of Sheila Lethbridge (Paraparaumu Beach), and Thomas Powell (Taupo). Dearly loved aunt of Diana, Guy, and Philip; Mark, and Kate. Messages c/- Sheila, ‘Ngata-iti’, 35 Manly Street, Paraparaumu Beach 5032, or Thomas on 07 378 8883. In lieu of flowers, a donation to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to P O Box 411, Blenheim 7240. A celebration of Rosemary’s life will be held at the Church of the Nativity, Alfred Street, 11am Wednesday February 25, followed by interment at Tua Marina Cemetery. GEOFFREY T SOWMAN F.D.A.N.Z. Tel (03) 578-4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

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Family/Whanau for information/ St John Community Shop advocacy/support For families living with mental illness/addictions please contact Supporting Families Marlborough - Cheryl, Lyn, Karina or Sandra ph 577 5491 or visit us at 4 Scott Street.

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BALLINGER, Ralph John (OBE): Peacefully, on February 21 2015, at Hospice Marlborough. In his 100th year. Loving husband of the late Patricia (Pat) for 62 years, dearly loved father and father-in-law of John (deceased) and Pam Ballinger, and Cathy Ballinger, Jane and Bruce Bascand, and Helen Ballinger. Special Grandad of David and Richard Ballinger; Mark, John, and David Bascand. Special thanks to Redwood Lifestyle Care & Village, and Hospice Marlborough for their compassionate care of Ralph. In lieu of flowers, a donation to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be made at the service or sent to P O Box 411, Blenheim 7240. Messages to 10 Hammond Place, Blenheim 7201. The celebration of Ralph’s life will be held at The Wesley Centre, Henry Street, at 2pm Friday February 27, followed by private cremation at the Sowman Crematorium. GEOFFREY T SOWMAN F.D.A.N.Z. Tel (03) 578-4719 www.sowmans.co.nz

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Crew needs helping hand to make nationals By Adam Poulopoulos The Rarangi under-23 men’s surf boat crew have won the New Zealand Surf Boat Series, but need a financial boost to make it to Gisborne for nationals. Haack Construction, a sponsor of the team, is hosting a garage sale on Saturday and Sunday, beginning at 8am on both days. Windows, benches, sinks and other similar items will be sold, with proceeds going towards getting both the under-23 men’s and women’s crews to nationals between March 13 and 15. Men’s sweep Neil Watts says he budgeted to go to nationals but with the men’s crew being named as the New Zealand development crew to face Australia at Waihi earlier this month, his figures “went out the window.” The trip will cost about $650 for

each of the eight crew members. Watts says the crews will head away, but he was hoping the garage sale would ease the financial burden on the club. A successful season for the men’s crew continued over the weekend as they won the surf boat nationals despite not competing in the final round at Piha. Watts says a lack of funds was also behind that decision. “We couldn’t afford to go to Piha two weeks before nationals and break gear, so we hoped our prior results got us through. “We’re not like the big clubs – you go to Piha or Red Beach and they have boxes of gear sitting there. “For us, what’s on the boat is what we have.” In the end, two firsts and a third in the previous three rounds were enough to secure the under-23 title.

The Rarangi team: Mick Boon, sweep Neil Watts, Joe Lepper, Keagen Saul and Matt Jackson. File photo.

Both crews are set to raise long and short-course events at nationals, the final tournament of the season.

Watts says with one men’s crew member advancing to open age, the club will decide whether to advance

the under-23 crew to the open grade or form a new open crew ahead of the new season.

Twenty five teams compete Marlborough Junior Volleyball’s Spikers competition got underway last Friday afternoon at Stadium 2000 with 25 teams competing in five different Grades according to age and ability. All players are aged from Years 5-8. In the premier grade St Marys Setters played the Kina Munchers from Bohally. Both teams took a while to warm up and it was obvious that a few players were a bit rusty after the summer holidays and did quite a few ‘lifts’ of the ball. However, it was pleasing to see both teams serving was consistent, but St Marys passing was better than Bohallys which helped them secure the first set win 25-19. In the second set the Kina Munchers really came out fighting with some good serving

and improved passing and streaked ahead to a good early lead. Then Bohally eased off the pressure a little while St Marys dug deep and evened the score at 22-22. With the pressure on there were a few missed serves and the score teetered till the Kina Munchers nudged ahead by the required two points at 27-25. The last set Bohally had too many serving streaks and St Marys comeback was too late. It was still a close scoreline of 25-19. Well done to both teams. Ben Dalton had a good game for St Marys chasing the ball several times while Josh Whittal showed why he deserved to be in his Bohally team with some fantastic setting. The competition continues on Friday.

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Powerboating at Lake Rotoiti The sound of 500 horsepower V8 engines will echo down the valleys at Lake Rotoiti this weekend as the Pelorus Jack and AE Baker trophys are contested. Defending the Pelorus Jack Trophy will be Raymond Hart of Christchurch, who is driving the iconic Peter Knight-owned ‘The Boss,’ which still holds several New Zealand speed records. “This is exciting racing and you just won’t believe how close to the shore these boats race – you can feel the power of the engines as the rocket past on a tight course,” says Boss team member Joe Blakiston.

The support races are just as exciting, with Formula 1 Tunnel Hulls being well represented by previous champion, local Malcolm Jamieson, and Nelson’s Julian Stilwell With huge cranes being used to lower them into the water and complete engine changes being done in under an hour it is something not to be missed Racing begins at 10 am on Saturday and Sunday. The boats will be on display at the Speights Ale House in Blenheim on Friday from 4 to 6 pm.

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Marlborough’s 100 days for 100 years Anzac commemorations will honour its oldest service person tonight. Charlotte Annie Holgate (nee Whitehouse) was a one-time teacher turned highly respected nurse who spent the early part of her career in Wellington. When war broke out in 1914 Charlotte was 53-years-old and was the Director Nurse of Seddon. At her own expense she embarked on the Ionic in December 1914 and headed to Europe with the intention of offering her services at the front line. She enlisted with the French Flag Nursing Corps (FFNC.) in France working in military hospitals firstly in Lesieux and then Neufchateau, Vosges. The FFNC. was established in 1914 in Britain to supply trained nurses from Britain and the Commonwealth to French

military hospitals. In France most nursing up until WW1 had been carried out by nuns as it was deemed unseemly for French girls to take up nursing as a career and as a result there was an urgent need for qualified nurses at the Front. The scale of the medical care needed and the relentless work took a toll on her health and in September 1915 she was invalided back to England. Yet she still hoped to recover and get back to the action. Unfortunately this was not to be the case and she remained on the South Coast of England in poor health until she passed away on August 20, 1920, aged 59. The ceremony will be held at the Seymour Square Cenotaph tonight at 6pm.

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The Sun

Wednesday February 25, 2015

Coxed eight rows to gold By Adam Poulopoulos The Blenheim Rowing Club’s men’s coxed eight were the talk of the boat park after winning gold at the Bankstream New Zealand Rowing Championships at Lake Ruataniwha, Twizel last week. The eight, an under-17 Marlborough Boys’ College crew rowing for the BRC, won their final in six minutes and 13 seconds, about four seconds quicker than nearest challengers Hawke’s Bay. BRC coach Bill Campbell says the crew, which was sent down mostly to gain experience, gained a lot of attention with their displays. “They put in big performances in both races (heat and final). They were up against bigger and older opposition who should’ve been a lot tougher. “They were the talk of the boat park. I won’t tell you what the big fellas called them but they weren’t happy to be beaten.” Campbell says their race plan worked out perfectly in the final. “At the halfway mark they were three quarters to a length down, and they slowly moved and moved and won easily in the end. “They kept at it and wore the other crews down psychologically.” The crew now begins their secondary school rowing commitments. They head to the South Island Secondary Schools’ Championships

Sport inbrief

LAMB STARS WITH BAT & BALL Biddy Kates Celtic and Grove Tavern Wairau were the winners as the Marlborough senior grade one-day cricket competition resumed over the weekend. Captain Jerrym Lamb was the star for Celtic. He took 3-20 as Criterion Hotel were restricted to 169, before scoring an unbeaten 87 off 69 balls as the target was chased down. In the other game Wairau scored 217 before limiting Guthrie Bowron Renwick to 111.

The Blenheim Rowing Club’s men’s club coxed eight in action. at the same venue in early March, before the Maadi Cup at Lake Karapiro at the end of next month. “I think we’ll go well in the South Islands – in their age group there’s nothing that will touch them,” Campbell says. “Rather than winning easy races we’ll get

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them competing in the top grade as much as possible, so we get an idea of what the can achieve at the Maadi Cup.” The BRC men’s under-19 coxed four also won gold in Twizel, while the Wairau Rowing Club’s men’s premier coxed four finished with silver.

Yak is a wrap Walking, talking and sunshine were the highlights of the second annual Yealands Yak on Saturday. Seventy-eight teams registered with more than 290 women participating in the six-hour all women team trail event. The two to eight kilometre trails comprised eight different laps in total, marked by different coloured arrows. The team that collectively covered the

most distance in six hours was ‘Let’s Try This Again’ (Marjolein Edwards, Pam Morris, Jackie MacIntyre, Alison McQuillan, Louise Thurlow and Wendy Llewellyn) who completed 10 laps in five hours and 59 minutes. The victorious walking team were the ‘Yak Pack’: Kate Cameron-Donald, Brittany Collard, Annie Mahoney and Rosie Mahoney, who knocked off six laps in the six hour race.

The men’s and women’s Southern Pride softball teams had an unsuccessful time at the National Fastpitch Championships in Hamilton over the weekend. The men’s team finished last of seven teams, and the women’s team was last of six teams. Both contained Blenheim representatives.

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Adhesif’s Angels: Trudy Harrison, Jan Shrimpton, Keri Dempster, Liz Reid, Emily Harford and Wendy Adams with Peter Yealands’ stunt double. Photo by Jim Tannock.

Several rowers from the Blenheim and Wairau rowing clubs have been selected for the Elite and Under-23 National Selection Trials this weekend. They are among 92 of the country’s top rowers invited to trial for places in the 2015 squads to compete at the Elite World Cup Series and World Championships and the Under-23 World Championships. The trials begin on Friday and finish on March 5 at Lake Karapiro.

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