Issue 189 March 2016 - Ashburton District Council
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Issue 189 March 2016 - Ashburton District Council
Mayfield Message Issue 189 MARCH 2016 Deadline for next Issue - 25 March 2016 - Send all your info and ads to: Marion Jacobson, R D 5, Ashburton 7775 Ph 3036 122 Email: [email protected] MAYFIELD has a page on the Ashburton District Council Website and here is how to get there: http://www.ashburtondc.govt.nz/our-district/about-ashburton-district/our-towns-andvillages/Pages/mayfield.aspx Mayfield and Districts Citizen Association Hi All, The Township this summer has experienced some pressure on the township's well water supply. The Council has been keeping us informed with well water levels and so at times had to impose water restrictions During the Citizen Association meetings we have discussed the options of a back up water supply. A meeting was held at Panthers Rock Cafe one afternoon with Alan Totty and another Council Rep to explore ideas. Two options were put forward. One was to tap into the BCI irrigation and another was an offer of access to an existing farm well water. ADC has taken a well water sample away for testing, and there will be Ecan consents to work through. Also at this meeting, water meters were mentioned. Rather than these being seen as a negative, they are also a positive in seeing if there is any water leakage in pipes and joins that the Council may need to attend too. Hope this information is helpful. If you have any concerns, please give me a call. 027 229 7149 Regards James Murdoch MAYFIELD AND DISTRICTS CITIZENS ASSOCIATION Next Meeting Thursday 14th April 2016, 7.30 p.m. Panthers Rock, Mayfield Enquiries / Concerns to James Murdoch, Chairman Ph 3036 149 Belinda Dixon, Secretary Ph 3036 442 PORSE HOME EDUCATOR Current Vacancies 20hr ECE Funding & Subsidies available Mother of two pre-school aged children located on a farmlet on the outskirts of Mayfield Township Adult child ratios - Level 3 Qualifications For more info contact Kerry-Anne On 027 9738 594 MAYFIELD A & P SHOW 12th March 2016 ENTRIES TAKEN ON SHOW DAY Up until 9 a.m. For Cut Flowers, Vegetables, Fruit and Children’s Garden & Decorative Section • • • • Full onsite 24/7 breakdown service Hydraulic hose repair Engineering Above ground effluent storage 15 Gumbrells Road RD5, Ashburton Workshop - 03 3036482 Kelvin - 027 3684177 Email - [email protected] RELIEF MILKER WANTED Good Hourly Rate Paid Contact Andrew Carr 027 4701 067 For Lawn Mowing and General Tidying Ph 027 939 0861 or 3037 619 TO RENT 4 Bedroom Homestead in Anama Phone 027 4339 065 BABYSITTING Hi there I am 14 years old and would like to start babysitting, I have had experienced babysitting my younger siblings and younger family members and neighbours round Mayfield and Carew area. If you are interested please give me a call or a text. 021 0642 408 thanks :) CHIMNEY SWEEP Call Dan McKerrow Chimney Sweep & Repairs 021-1187-580, Please leave a message. MAYFIELD A & P SHOW 12th March 2016 PET TENT Pets are needed for the Pet Tent, so if you have suitable pets, caged pets etc and happy for them to be on display all day in the Pet Tent, please contact the Show Secretary Karen Taylor, email [email protected] FOR SALE Available Now Brown Shaver Pullets Point of Lay 18 week old ready to start laying Delivery may be able to be arranged Phone or txt for information 027 5026 569 MISSING Benji - 1 year old grey tabby male cat, microchipped and neutered Missing since 19 Dec 2015 from 2248 Ealing Montalto Road (Ruapuna Farm) If found please call 03 303 6511 or 021 267 3464. Thanks SOUTHERN RUGBY CLUB Pre-Season Games Open Grade Trials, 7 pm Thursday 3rd March HINDS Grounds. High School Old Boys, Sunday 13th March Time and place TBC (check website) Pleasant Point, 7 pm Friday 18 March Pleasant Point. All welcome, come be part of a great country club Enquires to play – Rob Hampton 0272306556 Or email: [email protected] A great way to meet new people at your local, thriving Country club www.southernrugby.co.nz FOOTHILLS YOUNG FARMERS All enquiries contact James on 027 3167 590 H P EXCAVATION Mini Digger Hire – Driver Available Competitive rates, reliable service, experienced driver * 1.7 tonne Hitachi * 2.5 tonne Kubota JAMES 027 897 2842 PETER 027 220 8400 EMAIL [email protected] Locally owned and operated MAYFIELD PLUNKET Mayfield Plunket warmly invites families to come along to our monthly coffee/playgroup gatherings every 3rd Monday of the month from 9:30am at the Trinity Lounge, Presbyterian Church. Meet up with local parents and caregivers in an informal setting and learn from our Plunket Karitane Nurse and other informative speakers. Morning tea and toys provided. Please contact Hannah Stocker 3025 833 for further information. MAYFIELD SCHOOL Has PEASTRAW FOR SALE $5 collected and $6 Delivered If you would like to order any peastraw Please contact the school office - 3036214 MAYFIELD HOME AND SCHOOL Have available for sale Foodwrap 330mm x 300m $23 330mm x 600m $23 Foil 300mm x 150m $22 & 440mm x 90m $22 Baking Paper 300mm x 100m $30 If you are wanting to purchase any please contact the School office during school hours on – 3036 214 MAYFIELD SWIMMING POOL YOUR COMMUNITY POOL The pool will be closed for Mayfield Show Day, 12th March and depending on the weather the season may be extended after that. Subs Due - Subs for the season are: Family - $45 Single - $20 Casual swims paying via the Honesty Box is $2 a swim, with pre-schoolers being $1 a swim. Payment of subs can be posted to Marion Jacobson, R D 5, Ashburton 7775. Enquiries to Gerald Jacobson Ph 3036 122 MAYFIELD SMALLBORE RIFLE CLUB Official opening night Monday 14th March 7 pm start Mayfield Recreation Reserve club rooms Monday nights March to September All equipment including ammunition supplied for a small charge per target Firearms licence not required as under supervision at all times Experienced coaches Fun night out to test your ability Suitable for all ages from early teens with parental supervision, to senior citizens Contacts Andrew Donaldson 3025 855 John Fleming 3036 246 Martin Fleming 3036 503 HINDS YOUNG FARMERS CLUB 15-31yrs old, everyone welcome to come along, you don’t have to be farming. Just want to Meet new people and make friends, social club. 8pm first Tuesday of Month at Hinds Pub Any questions call Ben 027 4204 490 RURAL WOMEN NEW ZEALAND Mid Canterbury Provincial Scholarship Mid Canterbury Rural Women NZ is calling for applications for their 2016 Scholarship. The $2,500 scholarship will be allocated through two grants to value of $1,000 and a Research Grant of $500. Applications for the Scholarship close on 1st April 2016 with previous applicants welcome to apply again. A committee will consider the applications with the recipients being announced in April. Scholarship application forms and further details may be obtained by contacting Rural Women branches, or Scholarship Co-ordinator Pauline Hewson. Phone (03) 303 6397 Email [email protected] PAINTER AVAILABLE: Friendly, professional service, Good rates Excellent local references Ph 0279 624 841 or 03 693 9803 MAYFIELD AND DISTRICTS LIONS CLUB Mayfield and Districts Lions Club is now looking for an interested person, 18 yrs and older, to attend the Berwick Lodge, south of Dunedin, for a week. It is based on out door activities such as kayaking, Orientation course, flying fox, tramping, flying fox etc. I have had a look on the web site and it looks pretty good. For more information at all, ring Shane Edwards 027 493 9126, or anyone on the Lions club. MAYFIELD A & P SHOW 12th March 2016 GIFT LAMB CLASS If you would like to gift a lamb to the Show and haven’t yet been contacted please contact Harley Davies 3036 012 12 March Mayfield AnP Show day OPEN 10 am till late ALLPRESS EXPRESSO COFFEE GREAT SELECTION OF FRESH CABINET FOOD BBQ ON FROM 3 PM $2 SAUSAGE IN BREAD $5 BURGER CHECK US OUT OF FACEBOOK MAYFIELD PLAYCENTRE Sessions are held Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays, 9.15am until 11.45am at 2016 Arundel Rakaia Gorge Road. Each session is run by our fully trained and motivated supervisor or co-ordinators with two/three parenthelps and are full of FUN and based on child initiated play. Playcentre is open to all families where children can attend from birth until age 6. 20 hours ECE for children aged 3 years and over. Please telephone Mayfield Playcentre on 3036312 or 02102459138 or alternately Lisa Tasker (Information Officer) on 3036349 or email [email protected] to book a visit or for more information MOBILE IN-HOUSE HAIRDRESSER For all your cuts, colours, foils, extensions Phone Ashley 027 9250 400 2016 ON - FARM HEIFER COMPETITION Mayfield A & P Association is holding its Annual On-Farm Heifer Competition this year on the 24th March 2016. Are you an Owner or a Grazier? Do you have a nice line of Heifers, would you like to see how you compare to your neighbours? We are looking for entries for the following classes; 1. Rising 1 year old Heifers 2. Rising 2 Year old Heifers 3. Graziers 1 Year Old Heifers 4. Graziers 2 year old Heifers Entries Close 5pm Friday 18th March - Businesses are responding generously with sponsorship for this competition. For those interested in an Entry Form please email: [email protected] Or phone Martin Williams with any questions 027 227 5501 or 03 3036 581 JUST OVER THE NEXT RIDGE Lew Shaw A busy summer for most! Growing season spared no prisoners & El Nino holidayed somewhere else. Put a note on ya` calendar - The Hakatere Heritage Committee are running a 4WD fundraiser through the Stour on Sunday 3 April. $65/vehicle (cash only), high clearance only. Lunch at Manuka Lake & exit out the top of Lake Heron, behind the Sugarloaf. Bigger & better than last years. Contact Robert Schikker on 3039 826 or [email protected] The Department of Conversation (DOC) have approved the new wasp bait, Vespex, & will be putting out poison stations next week, with the assistance of the Mt Somers Walkway Society. Once in full song, this program will bring swift results within a 150 metre circle of each station. Then you`ll be able to talk while you walk without the buzz in the background. On wasps, I see evidence of increased numbers around Methven, including the primary school. As soon as practicable, I’ll see what I can do with a bait or two, as with this poison, the wasps take the bad stuff back to the nest. They do the dirty work. If you were about the foothills this week (21 - 26th) you may have seen members of the Great NZ Horse Trek. 300 people involved, from horse riders, supporters, walkers & MTBers. What a spectacle! They camped one night on the Symons` Farm at Alford Forest; it was like the Gypsies had arrived. A veritable small town on the move. Participants from England, Aussie & dray loads from up north. I went & bent a few ears & a very amenable bunch they are. They put their undies on one leg at a time like you & me, only they have four legs under them .This year’s ride covered from Springfield to Fairlie. Eleven years ago, they started at Kaitaia, so in a few years, they should be fertilising the streets of Bluff. A great experience for all I now know the front from the back of a horse! This Easter, earlier than most years, sees the return of the annual Mountain Thunder motorbike event in Methven. Easter Saturday 26th March. Worthy of your support, especially as it’s run by the Lions as a community fundraiser. If you want some small peastraw bales, $5, and wish to feather the coffers of the Methven Care Trust, contact Sue van den Heuvel on 021-2746657. For decent orders, they’ll deliver. Proceeds toward the proposed new Resthome. From: Ashburton District Council Subject: Time to trim rural shelterbelts Rural landowners urged to trim back roadside shelterbelts ahead of winter Ashburton District Council is encouraging property owners with overgrown roadside shelterbelts to trim back or remove problem trees ahead of winter. Council roading manager Brian Fauth said large shelterbelt trees can shade rural roads, making them icy and dangerous in winter. Gritting shade-affected roads reduces the ice hazard but is coming at a growing cost to the Ashburton district. About $200,000 was spent on gritting rural roads in 2015. The Council will soon start contacting property owners that have troublesome trees on busy rural roads. “Once we have identified the sites where trees are shading the road, we will contact the site owners to discuss their responsibilities in trimming them back. We will also be asking for the work to be done within a reasonable timeframe,” Mr Fauth said. By acting early on the issue, the Council is hoping to prevent potential accidents and reduce the need for gritting when winter arrives. For further information contact: Brian Fauth Roading Manager 03-307-7772 [email protected]. RANCHSLIDER & WINDOW - REPAIRS MOBILE LOCKSMITH KEYS - Cut on site - Masterkey systems LOCKS - repaired or new locks fitted RANCHSLIDER - wheels & locks - tracks repaired WINDOW - catches, hinges & security stays We're coming to town in 3 weeks - please contact us now - all work guaranteed Phone Gavin or Sue NOW 0220445015 * Some conditions do apply THE OLD POST OFFICE LIBRARY, MT SOMERS Open Thursdays and Sundays 2 p.m. - 4 p.m. Or by appointment] or whenever the sign is out in front of the building The Library has been so well used over the Christmas period and it is still happening!! We are continuing to restock the shelves outside and the books disappear [and then sometimes reappear, thank you!!] very quickly. Thank you to the kind readers who have dropped off books for those shelves, we do appreciate that and I’m sure all the tourists and campers do too. We have collected our new books and they are on the shelves. We also have the 4th book in the Bronze Horseman series……”.Children of Liberty” by Paullina Simons. This is a prequel to her other three books. And the last book in the Deborah Challinor Convict Girls series…..”Tatooed Heart” is on the shelves too. The ultimate psychological thriller is there ….The Widow” and “ Coffin Road”, another book getting plenty of exposure. Talking of which…………Helen Dunmore’s latest “Exposure” has been purchased as well. I am halfway through and loving it!. She is such a good writer. We have another of hers, “The Lie” which our readers have been enjoying and I am looking out for any others we can find in secondhand bookshops. I have a friend who works in one of the used book shops in Christchurch and there is a box out the back of their shop where they drop any double-ups for our Library. A very big thank you to the ladies who have arranged this. It means we have a constant supply of good paperbacks coming into circulation either for our Library shelves or for the outside shelves. We hope to purchase ‘ Paradise through the Seasons” ….A Year in the Life of Trotts Garden……….. by Alan Trott of Ashburton , a beautiful publication with stunning photography by Alan. I am lucky enough to own a copy and it is truly stunning. All welcome to share our reading haven contact Anne 3039734, Robbie 3039767, Pam 3039150. CROSSROADS - NEWSLETTER March 2016 Mayfield Mt Somers Anglican Parish – Plains Presbyterian Parish I am feeling very unsettled and distracted as I write this. Later today we are going up to Christchurch for the funeral of a niece. Within about fifteen months we lost three of our generation on Harvey’s side of the family. Today it is the next generation that we are farewelling and it is a bit tough. Barbara at fifty-eight is only five and half years older than our eldest child. Three weeks ago, Barbara was told she had cancer of the uterus, but more tests needed to be done to see if the cancer had spread, before they could operate. Last Monday, her pain was so bad that her sister took her to the hospital and later in the afternoon they were told that she might not survive the night, but if she did she only had days left and she died in the small hours of Friday morning. Barbara lived about a month longer than her father who died of bowel cancer when he was fifty-eight. Many of us wonder if cancer is more prevalent now than it used to be. Was it around two thousand years ago when Jesus walked this earth or is it a disease that has developed in recent times as a result of the way we now live. I don’t know. But I do know that Jesus told us to be ready for death, because none of us know when we will exit this world. Maybe the season of Lent is a good time to think about where we are at in our faith walk, should our lives suddenly come to an end. Blessings, Annette Eggleston CHRISTCHURCH CITY MISSION - MEAT & FOOD DONATIONS (especially meat) Please contact Harvey & Annette Eggleston on 3024 006 if you have donations MAYFIELD MT SOMERS ANGLICAN PARISH From our Baptism Register Mani John Vaughan From our Marriage Register Olivia Breading & Samuel McLennan PARISH CONTACTS PLAINS PRESBYTERIAN Clerk - Denis Brown 3039 799 Trust Treasurer - Martin Bush 3036 054 Trinity Lounge Bookings, Kay King 3036 033 Staveley Campsite Booking Agent Nerolie Cross 3070 544 ANGLICAN Parish Priest - Rev Annette Eggleston Email: [email protected] 3024 006 Church Warden - Daphne Syme 3030 874 Church Warden, Sec / Treas & Crossroads Editor - Marion Jacobson 3036 122 Email: [email protected] EASTER SERVICES At St Aidan’s, Mt Somers (Anglican) Mar 24 Maundy Thursday at 7 p.m. Mar 25 Good Friday at 10 a.m. Mar 27 Easter Day at 10 a.m. At Trinity, Mayfield (Presbyterian) Mar 27 Easter Day at 10 a.m. All Welcome CHURCH SERVICES Mayfield – World Day of Prayer Service Plains Presbyterian, St John’s Methven Lunch to follow Service Mar 13 10 a.m. Plains Presbyterian, Staveley Mar 20 10 a.m. St Aidan’s Mt Somers - Anglican Communion Mar 24 Maundy Thursday 7 p.m. St Aidan’s Mt Somers - Anglican Mar 25 Good Friday 10 a.m. St Aidan’s Mt Somers - Anglican Mar 27 Easter Day 10 a.m. Plains Presbyterian – Mayfield, Communion 10 a.m. St Aidan’s Mt Somers - Anglican Communion Apr 3 10 a.m. St Aidan’s Mt Somers – Anglican Communion 10.30 a.m. Plains Presbyterian, St John’s Methven Mar 6 10 a.m. 10.30 a.m. Rev Ralph Penno Betty Watson Rev Annette Eggleston Rev Annette Eggleston Rev Annette Eggleston Rev Ralph Penno Rev Annette Eggleston Rev Annette Eggleston Follows is an edited letter from Bryan and Dorelle Gilmour, who were in the Mayfield Presbyterian Parish a year or two ago. It contains a request. To All Our Loved Ones and Dear Friends through the last Six Decades. We extend to you personally our warmest Greetings and love. We have just concluded our last chapter of Retirement ministries, extending over seventeen years. It has been an enriching time of maintaining or enabling new ministries and in some cases, whole new directions. We deeply thank all those who have cared for us and enabled us to be very much a part of your church fellowship and family in the creative journeys we shared together. We have been blessed and inspired by your creative tenacity to walk the hard yards to fulfil your spirit-filled dreams. You will be ever in our hearts and prayers as you venture forward in the power of God’s Presence and leading. Many of you who receive this Greeting, contributed much to the fulfilment of those challenges and dreams and you will remember special anecdotal conversations or events that contributed to the unfolding outcomes of God glorified ministries. We believe now, in reflection, that the stories should not be lost, for they may be the inspiration for others in ever new challenging situations in future decades. We would like to write these stories with your help and invite you to send us any pertinent remembrances you have of any of these unfolding faith journeys and mission possibilities. Please email these to [email protected] PRAYER FOR LENT For Humility and Unselfishness O Lord, give us more charity, more self-denial, more likeness to Thee. Teach us to sacrifice our comforts to others, and our likings for the sake of doing good. Make us kindly in thought, gentle in word, generous in deed. Teach us that it is better to give than to receive, better to forget ourselves than to put ourselves forward; better to minister than to be ministered unto. And unto Thee, the God of Love, be all glory and praise, both now and for evermore. Amen. (Dean Henry Alford, A.D. 1810) A JOURNEY WITH JESUS Loving Jesus, we believe that you carried your cross to Calvary and died there for our sins. As we begin this Way of the Cross with you today, we want to understand what happened on Good Friday so long ago. Show us how much you loved us. Please be with us in every step of our own journey through life. Jesus, you promised the thief who was crucified with you that he would be with you in heaven. That is where we want to go when we die too. Help us to forgive those who hurt us. Please forgive us when we hurt others. Make me always to be ready to be happy with you in heaven. EASTER JOY Jesus came to earth, To show us how to live, How to put others first, How to love and how to give. Then He set about His work, That God sent Him to do; He took our punishment on Himself; He made us clean and new. He could have saved Himself, Calling angels from above, But He chose to pay our price for sin; He paid it out of love. Our Lord died on Good Friday, But the cross did not destroy His resurrection on Easter morn That fills our hearts with joy. Now we know our earthly death, Like His, is just a rest. We'll be forever with Him In heaven, where life is best. So we live our lives for Jesus, Think of Him in all we do. Thank you Saviour; Thank you Lord. Help us love like you! By Joanna Fuchs www.poemsource.com.
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