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Plunket sickened by theftThieves steal money raised for infant car seats.

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By Richard MillerA landmark central Blenheim property, with

a fl oor area you could graze a couple of sheep in, is up for sale.

Offers are being sought for the Farmers de-partment store property – with a fl oor area of a quarter of a hectare - on the corner of Market and High Streets.

The current lease to Farmers lasts until late next year, and there are also two smaller tenants, which bring in a total rent of $321,000 a year.

Owned by a small group of Marlborough and Auckland investors, the property over two fl oors is being marketed through Colliers International.

“It’s hard to say what it would sell for but the property has a rateable value of $3.8 million,” said Rick Stace, speaking to the Sun from Colliers Wellington offi ce.

“We only started marketing last Friday but it’s fair to say there’s not much development going on at the moment.”

However, he said with investors currently shying away from bare land it was “an ideal time to pick up a site like that” and wait for the market to improve.

“If someone was looking to develop whether in two years time or slightly down the track they would have plenty of time to sort it out,” he said.

It was rare for a property of this size and stature to come on to the market.

The character building, offering a fl oor area of 2578m squared, was originally built in the 1930s for Farmers Trading Company and rebuilt after a fi re in 1976.

“It’s an excellent chance to pick up a prime site that hasn’t been available for a long, long

time,” he said.“It’s one of the biggest sites in Marlborough,

huge development potential and located on a prominent corner in the heart of the town centre.”

An added attraction was that there was a holding income until the end of next year. “The buyer would have a reasonable amount of time to piece together fi nance and secure tenants,” he said.

He suspected that any buyer would concen-trate on splitting the retail into smaller tenancies to generate a higher price per metre and by developing the fi rst fl oor into offi ces.

“It has such a large footprint offering plenty of options. It could work well if someone was prepared to put a bit of effort into developing the site into either a large retail format or smaller tenancies with offi ces and apartments on top.”

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Two Blenheim ticketholders won First Division Lotto in last weekends draw.

One lucky Blenheim lotto winner had more than her birthday to celebrate when she discov-ered she was one of two local winners collecting a $500,000 share of Lotto’s First Division prize from the weekend draw.

The online winner, who bought her ticket via mylotto.co.nz, and whom wishes to remain anonymous, says she found out by accident that she’d won.

“I was at my parents for my birthday, and my dad always checks his numbers by Teletext.

So I showed him how he could check his num-

bers online in future by using the example of my own online Lotto ticket.

While I was explaining it to him, I kept noticing my numbers were coming out, and then things got really exciting,” says the very happy winner.

“I can’t believe I won on my birthday, and it’s just a few weeks since I left my job, and now I can buy the Tinkerbell charm for my bracelet that I’ve had my eye on – you wouldn’t believe it!”

The other winners, who bought their ticket at Blenheim New World, claimed in the Wel-lington NZ Lotteries offi ce on Monday, and say they were equally excited when they found out they’d won.

“We usually watch the draw on Saturday nights, but the cricket was so exciting that we missed it and had to check our numbers later – the Lotto result was much better than the cricket one in the end though!” laughs the retired Blenheim local.

Two local winning tickets strike gold

By Celeste LodewykBlenheim Plunket staff are ‘disgusted’ at Friday

night’s burglary which saw thieves remove a pane of glass to gain access to the Henry Street rooms, making off with a cash tin containing over $100.

Car seat rental scheme co-ordinator Maureen van Gelder said although the money stolen may seem ‘insignifi cant’ to the thieves, in the community’s eyes it was a considerable loss.

“Basically the money was nearing the amount needed to purchase a new infant car seat which we so desperately need,” she said.

“We have been working hard to raise money for 10 new car seats for the community to hire as the demand is greater than our resources, so this theft has been a really sad setback for us.”

Maureen was bemused by the thieves who care-fully removed a large pane of glass at the front of the building, placing it gingerly beside the frame before entering.

They then broke a padlock off a door to gain access to a clinical room before again breaking another padlock to a locked drawer, containing the stolen cash tin.

When a cleaner arrived on Saturday morning she discovered the removed glass and contacted Police.

Plunket external communications executive in Wellington, Katherine Hoby said when she heard of the theft she was deeply disappointed by the thoughtless act.

“From our perspective it is really disappointing as our staff and volunteers work so hard to raise money for resources which directly benefi t their communi-ties, and an act like this means they now need to spend precious time to recover stolen funds.

“And now with our annual appeal coming up this month, instead of starting at zero, Blenheim Plunket

now has to start in the negative which is really tough,” Katherine said.

The response from the community has already been ‘overwhelming’ said Maureen.

“A lot of people have expressed their disgust and disbelief toward the theft which I think shows the pride and support that the community has for us.

“If you are the thief and reading this, look what your actions have done. It may have been a bit of cash to you but in reality you have taken away something really important – you have now deprived an infant,” she says angrily.

Finger prints have been collected from the scene and police are continuing their investigation.

SICKENED: Blenheim Plunket car rental scheme co-ordinator Maureen van Gelder was horrifi ed to learn thieves removed the pane of glass (in background) to enter the rooms and steal money raised for the purchase of a new infant car seat.

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By Richard MillerRedwood SuperValue owners Darryl

and Cecilia Norman have stepped up in the nick of time and saved the Redwood Village Post Offi ce.

It had looked like postal services in the community were doomed.

With the current New Zealand Post con-tract ending next month, retiring owners Jim and Cherie Lochead had been unable to fi nd a buyer in the past two years.

But the Normans have now stepped into the breach.

“It certainly wasn’t a commercial deci-sion,” said Cecilia.

“We were as concerned as anyone about losing postal services from Redwood Village.

We didn’t want to see elderly people hav-ing to trek all the way into Blenheim.

“Our offer to include the postal service within the supermarket, stemmed from our wish, and also the wish of the many locals and elderly people supporting the Redwood Village Shopping area, not to lose this facility from the area.”

Cecilia said as well as offering postal services the couple also wanted to include Kiwibank and bill-paying services but New Zealand Post refused the offer, preferring to locate those services in its revamped Main Street Post Shop.

“We were happy to take on the comput-ers and do bill paying but they wanted to keep the bill paying and the postal services side distinct.

“We regret that we were not given the opportunity to continue the bill paying facility but New Zealand Post has now moved that service to their town centre operation along with the Kiwi Bank services.”

With two retirement homes in the suburb, Redwood Village has a high proportion of elderly people and many are regulars users of the local post shop.

“Our primary motivation in doing this was because we did not want to lose the

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service in Redwoodtown, not only for the elderly but for everybody,” said Cecilia.

“It will possibly increase foot traffi c into the supermarket as well and if it does that it will be an added bonus.”

Mrs Norman said the Post Centre would be incorporated into the Redwood SuperValue Supermarket from Monday 29th March.

Post Boxes will be up and running by 27th March.

“We are working closely with the current owners to ensure a smooth transition and minimum disruption for our customers.”

She said the Post Centre would be incorporated, on a temporary basis, into Lane One of the supermarket’s checkouts.

“After which it is likely be incorporated

into a customer service area at such a time when planned renovations to the supermarket are undertaken.”

Customers with Post Offi ce boxes will fi nd boxes relocated to the covered walk way on the Weld Street side of the Super-market from the change over date.

“We hope current customers of both the Supermarket and the Redwood Post Shop will be pleased to know they will soon be able to buy their groceries and postal needs in a ‘one stop shop’ seven days a week.”

New Zealand Post’s head of retail operations and marketing, Scott Pollard said: “We appreciate that the change at Redwood Village is likely to inconven-ience some people and we don’t take these decisions lightly.

Brayshaw Park was alive with the sounds of delight and laughter on Sunday with the annual Children’s Day open to the public.

Families fl ocked to the popular event and celebrated their children by spending quality time sharing lunch and activities together.

Aiming to create a fun fi lled and inexpensive day for families to enjoy, organisers held a variety of stalls, displays and demonstrations ranging from petting kittens at the SPCA stall right through to face painting.

To the crowd’s delight several cultural perform-ances took place throughout the event including a Tongan traditional dance (pictured).

Fun and laughter at Children’s Day

CULTURAL PERFORMERS: Wearing their tradi-tional Tongan dance costumes are Victoria Uhatafe and Elizabeth Kula. Photo: Celeste Lodewyk.

STEPPING UP: The new Post Centre will be at Redwoodtown SuperValue.


A proud day for Fairhall School

Small on quantity, big on quality.This was the order of the day for the Fairhall

School’s swim team who created its own piece of history by winning fi rst place honours at the annual Marlborough Primary School’s swimming championships last Friday.

The team competed at the Marlborough Lines Pool outclassing their bigger coun-terparts by winning fi rst place in both the Marlborough Year 8 freestyle relay, and year 5-6 medley relay.

Although a country school, Fairhall School’s increased role of over 200 pupils from year one to eight, categorises it as not a small school but a big school in the sporting arena.

Fairhall’s year 5-6 relay swimmers all swam extremely well with Stella Blake and Kobe Miller excelling in their lengths, enabling year 6 boys champ Sam Cameron-Dunn to power home and take fi rst place for Fairhall

School.It was a proud moment for the Fairhall year

8 freestyle team, all in their last year at the school.

Pride was on the line to create something extraordinary and that they did.

Tom Cameron-Dunn led out strongly with Lucy Partridge and Jess Deaker holding their own.

Fairhall touched third equal going into the last length with Isaiah Miller owning the pool by swimming an outstanding race, passing his competitors to bring fi rst place home for Fairhall School.

At the end of the championship, Fairhall School achieved numerous top three placings with Sam Cameron-Dunn and Jack Western dominating the year 6 boys events while Tom Cameron-Dunn was named as Marlborough’s year 8 boys swim champion.

CHAMPION TEAM: (Back) Kobe Miller, Sam Cameron-Dunn, Lauchlan Rohloff and Fenella Smith; (front) Isaiah Miller, Harrison Rohloff, Jack Western, Lucy Partridge, Jessica Deaker with team captain Tom Cameron-Dunn. Photo: Celeste Lodewyk.

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By Celeste LodewykFive million dollars worth of Italian luxury passed

through Blenheim last Friday with 39 Ferrari’s and their doting owners stopping for lunch at Highfi eld Estate.

With models ranging from the 1964 250 GT Lusso right through to the very latest model - the 2010 Ferrari California the Ferrari Owners’ Club of New Zealand enjoyed their drive through Marlborough as they headed toward Nelson for the weekend.

Club chairman Russell Hall said the main initiative for the annual runs was to get together for a few ‘tall yarns’ as well as attend the club’s annual big dinner featuring awards and prizes.

“This club is made up of really amazing people who are just great to be around, we are not all mil-lionaires – just everyday people who have a passion for Ferrari’s,” he says.

“We are all friends who like to get together and wind each other up.”

A sight for wishful eyesITALIAN LUXURY: 39 glistening Ferrari’s parked at Highfi eld Estate last Friday, creating a head turning sight for many passing motorists.


MARLBOROUGH MEN IN BUSINESS

On Thursday March 4 at 6:50am a 54-year-old male caregiver was arrested for possession of can-nabis and utensils.

At 12:00pm a 27-year-old unemployed male was arrested for breach of bail.

At the same time a 25-year-old female bartender was arrested for shoplifting makeup to the value of $102 at the Farmers Store.

At 2:20pm a 39-year-old female housewife was arrested for pos-session of cannabis and utensils.

Later that day at 6:25pm a 34-year-old unemployed male was arrested for assault on another male at an address in John Street.

At 7:07pm a 34-year-old male concrete placer was arrested for possession of cannabis following a domestic incident.

In the early hours on Friday March 5 at 12:38am a 16-year-old male factory hand was arrested for disqualifi ed driving on Howick Rd.

At 1:10am a 38-year-old male unemployed was arrested for breach of bail.

Shortly after at 1:50am a 40-year-old male landscaper was arrested for disorderly behaviour on Kinross Street.

At 11.30am a 33-year-old male builder was arrested for breaching his bail conditions.

At 3:20pm a 16-year-old male vineyard worker was arrested for theft from a motor vehicle.

Later that day at 11:30pm a 20-year-old male vineyard worker was arrested on a warrant for his arrest for breaching his com-munity work.

On Saturday March 6 at 12:05am a 19-year-old male roofer was arrested for disorderly behav-iour and assaults Police after an incident at McDonalds.

Whilst being processed at the Blenheim Police station he kicked an offi cer in the upper thigh.

At 12:10am a 38-year-old male labourer was arrested for breach-ing the liquor ban.

Shortly after at 12:55am a 26-year-old unemployed male and a 37-year-old male labourer were arrested for fi ghting in a public place after an incident in Snowdon Crescent.

At 1:35am a 34-year-old female offi cer administrator was arrested for trespass.

At 9:35pm a 21-year-old male dairy milker was arrested on a fi nes warrant and dangerous speed after he was found to be


This Saturday the Wairau Valley Market Day will be held at the Church car park, main road, Wairau Valley.

Available will be an array of items at the market, including plants and produce, fresh farm eggs, locally

made jams and chutneys, handmade jewellery, organic soap and body care products, and much more!

Come along or a cup of tea and home made cake and biscuits.

Wairau Valley Market Day

A visit to Blenheim turned topsy-turvey when an Auckland couple failed to negotiate the right hand bend onto Symons Street, travel-ling straight ahead and passing under the chain to crash through the railing at the top of the steps of the amphitheatre.

The rental vehicle came to a rest in a precarious 45 degree position at the bottom of steps, narrowly escaping landing in the Taylor River.

Blenheim Police say the male driver

has had a medical incident causing him to black out, while his wife in the passenger seat attempted to pull on the handbrake and steer the vehicle but was unsuccessful.

Both occupants did not sustain any injuries from the accident however damages to the rental car were extensive.

Police are continuing their enquiries however if the cause of the accident is attributed to the man’s medical condition, charges are unlikely.

Couple narrowly escape watery plunge

Assault and theft prominent

travelling at 122km/hour through Woodbourne, an 80km/hour area.

Following this at 11:10pm a 17-year-old unemployed male was arrested for preparing to commit a crime after he was observed trying to steal money from an honesty box in the car parking area at the airport.

He was armed with a hacksaw at the time.

On Sunday March 7 only one arrest was made at 8:30pm of an 18-year-old male forestry worker, arrested on a warrant for his arrest for failing to appear.


Do you think manners in our society are becoming less important?

readers have their say...Sun

Lorraine ThomsonBlenheim

Manners taught at a young age helps. It is important to maintain that self esteem.

Loren AndrewsBlenheim

People have become slack on them. It also de-pends if you are brought up to respect manners.

Sheryl ArmstrongBlenheim

Less important than they used to be. Younger ones are not respecting elders. It does not cost to say please and thank you!

Sarah AllenBlenheim

Yes. Not many people around here have man-ners anymore.

Paula CharlesBlenheim

We do pretty well in Marlborough. Lots of people respect elderly and disabled.

Lisa EllisBlenheim

People are not as friendly as they used to be... Little mistakes get taken out of proportion!

Letters to EdLetters on issues of community interest are wel-

comed. Guidelines are that they should be no longer than 150 words. They must be signed and a street address provided to show good faith, even if a nom de plume is provided for publication.

The editor reserves the right to abridge letters or withhold unsuitable letters from publication.

Send or fax them to the address on page two, or e mail them to [email protected]. Please note that your name and street address must also be provided in e mails.

A brief history: Hope DriveWith Mark Stevenson First National

What’s in a name?

Hope Drive is a relatively recent addition to the list of street names in Blenheim.

However it is not, as might be expected, named after ex-mayor Gerald Hope.

It is named for the Hopes of Hope farm and orchard, following council policy that any personal name will be discouraged unless it has a historical connection with the property being subdivided.

The streets leading off Hope Drive are named for some of the children of the Hope family: Natalie Place, Teriece Place and Lester Place.

This is also in line with policy guidelines, which suggest that where more than one road is being created in a sub-division, a common theme is recommended for the names.

(The council defi nes a ‘drive’ as a main connecting road in a suburb, or a road with scenic attraction. A ‘place’ is a no exit road, with a turning circle at its blind end. It is longer than a close which serves a smaller number of homes than a place.)

Dear Ed,All sympathy has to go to any child

having to endure sickness. I presume Air NZ took those bookings and pay-ments and yet no-where in your story were they mentioned.

Surely it is their responsibility to address the problem of over loading, not the other passengers on the plane- whether business men or not.

Everyone on that plane had paid for a ticket which ensures them a seat and an expectation to get to their destina-

tion at that time. What if I gave up my seat and there

wasn’t one available on the next fl ight?

Would Air NZ pay for my accom-modation and cover any differences in fares?

If the plane was overbooked, which presumably is Air NZs’ fault; I would have expected Air NZ to have told someone that there was no room for them on the fl ight.

Airline passenger

Air NZ’s responsibility

Dear Ed,Pest plants have a huge impact on our

environment, as Tony Orman rightly points out (Feb 24). Both MDC and DOC put signifi cant resources into control of pest plants throughout this district.

The responsible approach is to target priority weed species and/or areas as identifi ed in the MDC Regional Pest Management Strategy. Unfortunately, the necessary setting of priorities does mean no control for some species, at some sites.

It is irresponsible and incorrect to suggest the weed problem can be

reversed with a “grubber, loppers and a mix of old diesel oil and Roundup” in the back of a vehicle – it requires far more resources than this. I can confi rm though DOC staff often carry a saw for species such as wilding pines.

I compliment the community-based weed control initiatives that have greatly added to district achievements. This joint approach is the only way forward.

Phil Clerke Sounds Area Programme Manager

Biodiversity Threats Department of Conservation

Pest plant control

Dear Ed,Your front page article of 3 March

should be of concern to all. That, read in conjunction with your

weekly Police reports suggests a disproportionate amount of criminal activity showing disrespect for prop-erty and people is being committed

by young people who, at the times reported, should be at home in bed!

Does that also show disrespect for parents as well?

Remember the old adage “Spare the rod and spoil the child?”

Now look what we’ve got.WH Cox

Crime and lack of respect Dear Ed,The Marlborough Electric Power Trust elections

have a serious fl aw in its democracy. Businesses get a number of votes whereas the

householder gets one vote. This rigs the election with a dominance by busi-

ness. I suggest householder voters bear in mind, one does

not have to vote for three required. Vote for one who you think will champion the

interests of the ordinary householder.U. Bulgaria

Dear Ed,It is with interest I read in the

Marlborough Express the council want trees cut back from the footpaths.

I would suggest that Captain Hutch-eson gets his own house in order.

He has planted trees all over town on the grass verges.

Many of these trees are obstructing the footpath; also the roots are lifting the seal.

I suppose Ratepayers can cut these trees back, and leave the cuttings for the Council to remove, or send a bill to the Council!

What is good for the goose is good for the gander.

Remember Councillors, you are the Ratepayers staff, so cool your bombastic approach.

Ratepayer

“Trees bloody trees”

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Wine Marlborough’s marketing manager up for a challenge

Two years ago Auckland city boy Marcus Pickens had little idea he would be standing on top of Marl-borough’s highest peak, awestruck in equal measure by the awesome scenery and the journey that had brought him there.

“Two years ago I was sitting behind a desk in Auckland and here I was now on Mount Tappy gazing out at some of the most amazing scenery in the world,” said Marcus, disbelievingly.

“I thought wow, this is one of the reasons we are here.”

He had never done any tramping before and “really surprised myself” by joining a mountain walking group and tackling six Marlborough peaks over 1500 metres with a group of friends.

The 37-year–old Wine Marlborough marketing manager’s move from the Big Smoke with wife Sarah and adorable young sons Finn, four, and Charlie, two, to take up a job in “New Zealand’s largest and best wine region” was almost inevitable.

With his strong commercial background, working in the wine

industry, he knew sooner or later he was destined to end up here.

But what he did not count on was his transformation from city slicker to mountain hiker.

“To be honest, when the challenge came through I was pretty nervous. I thought long and hard about it before committing myself.”

But when he was standing on top of Tapuae-o-Uenuku which at 2,884 m is the highest peak outside the Southern Alps Marcus said it not only gave him time to refl ect on how his life had changed but also a deeper understanding of the wine region he represents.

“It gave me an insight into the topog-raphy of the region and a perspective I hadn’t appreciated before. I could see why there was a rain shadow on the Northern side of the Wairau Valley and all the subtleties of the landscape which I hadn’t appreciated before and which makes such a difference to the fl avour and quality of the grapes we grow here.”

Marcus admits that he arrived in Marlborough at one of the toughest and most challenging times for the wine industry.

“I hit it square on,” he says with a grin.

“I was able to bed myself in profes-sionally no problem but of course the complexity of the situation changed almost as soon as I got here with an excess of grapes and wine out there.”

But with characteristic optimism, Marcus says it was a big positive to be in on the changing situation right from the start.

“It was really good to be here from the beginning of that very diffi cult period for Marlborough. It has made us evaluate and direct where our long-

term positioning needs to be and forced us to be right at the top of our game. It brings the best out of people when you have to fi ght for something you believe in.”

He loves the diversity of his job and says it has really “grown” him professionally.

“I feel at this moment that we probably need to see vintage numbers for 2010 before we can

really evaluate how far we are through the cycle.

“After that we probably have at least another couple of challeng-ing vintages – we certainly don’t want to see any growth in vintage production for the next two years and then we’ll be in a very good position.”

He fell in love, not so much with the taste, but with the aroma of

wine at an early age.“Just the smell of wine is so

intriguing and even before I went to university to study commerce I knew this was something I wanted to learn about. I never wanted to be a winemaker, it was always the commercial side of wine that interested me.”

“Two years ago I was sitting behind a desk in Auckland

and here I was now on Mount

Tappy gazing out at some of the most

amazing scenery in the world”

SETTLED IN MARLBOROUGH: Marcus Pickens, Wine Marlborough’s marketing manager.

Wednesday March 10, 2010 11

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VOLUNTEERS: Blenheim Lions Club mem-bers Stuart Tapp and Jim Thomas began their business deliveries of Marlborough’s 2010 phone book on Monday morning.

The new 2010 Marlborough phone book is headed your way.

Around 40 Lions Club members have com-menced deliveries of 18,500 phone books to both commercial and residential addresses throughout Blenheim.

The volunteer deliverers began last Friday and will be ploughing their way through the stacks of phone books with this Sunday set as the target fi nish date.

Blenheim Lions Club member and project con-venor Dave Smith said the club had been involved with the project for several years, raising funds for the club.

“We are involved in a number of projects throughout the year but this is one of our largest and all our members are involved in some shape or form.”

With the number of phone books delivered ‘creeping up’ each year, Dave attributes it to the new housing and sub divisions throughout Blenheim as well as businesses requiring more.

Lions deliver phonebooks

CRAFTY: Joan Andrews has spent the past seven months working on designer ‘gifts’ for the Women of Infl uence conference later this month.

Eighty-seven year old Joan Andrews may be retired but she certainly has not stopped doing what she loves.

A woman of many talents Joan has spent the past seven months helping daughter Marie Boese make 1,200 beautiful gifts for the up and coming Women of Infl uence Conference this month.

Marie alongside her husband Don own Boese Pearls, a locally owned jewellery design and manufacturing business, handcrafting one of a kind jewellery pieces from a variety of quality pearls and beads.

For the conference Marie was con-tracted to make two different unique jewellery gifts - 600 of each to be exact, for each of the women attending though the fi nished products have been kept under wraps until the conference, she says.

To handcraft the immense number of

gifts, Marie enlisted the help of mother Joan who, she says ‘has an eye for fi ne detail’.

“She has an amazing talent with jewellery and has been helping with the threading and weaving of the gifts and manages to do each piece with intricate detail.”

“You really need time and patience for a big job like this which Joan has, she never gets bored or tired of doing it,” Marie says.

With her delicate craft skills stem-ming from her childhood, Joan says she made a lot of clothes, jewellery, toys and crafts throughout the World War II and the depression, as many people could not afford to buy brand new.

Many more beautiful jewellery pieces will be available at the Boese Pearls stand at the conference, with some made especially to match the gifts, Marie says.

Gifts for Conference

13The Blenheim Sun Wednesday March 10, 201012 Wednesday March 10, 2010


The mouth-watering Havelock Mus-sel Festival for 2010 will kick off next Saturday, March 20th for its’ annual celebration of this tasty seafood in the Greenshell Mussel capital of the world – Havelock.

With a maximum crowd capacity of

7,000 ticket sales are still going strong with organisers predicting this year’s event close to be close to a sell out, says Katrina Lange, chief executive of Marlborough 4 Fun.

“We usually have numbers ranging between 5500 to over 6,000 and with

the great entertainment line up that we have expect over that number to this years festival.”

“Subject to availability there will be sales on the gate only on the day but the current ticket outlets will be informed if these sell out to save anyone a wasted journey,” she says.

Taking place on Havelock Do-main between 10am – 6pm there will be lots of food, wine and beer stalls as well as jewellery, craft and industry stall displays open to the public.

Cooking up a storm will be celebrity chefs including Richard Till and Chris Fortune and a fi rst time appearance of Rebecca Hill from Figaros as well as with wine tastings from Yealands Estate.

For the kids, the NIWA Kidzone returns for this year’s event bigger and better with loads of free attrac-tions for young children including an appearance by Molly Mussel.

Entertaining the crowd is an exciting lineup of NZ music icons including entertainer Frankie Ste-

vens who will be headlining the event along with The Lady Killers (Jackie Clarke, Tina Cross, Su-zanne Lynch and Taisha), Aaron Gilmore and Nerida Cortese of ‘Dancing with the Stars’ fame.

A big hit at the event are the many Mussel related competitions.

Mussel openers have to be seen to be believed, and with the on water displays along with the fantastic line up of stalls – there will be something for everyone,” Katrina says.

Local acts will also hit the stage

including Queen Charlotte Kapa Haka, Marlborough Boys Col-lege Jazz Band, Recommended by Your Mom (Havelock) and Something Else (Nelson).

“We have been very well sup-ported by many long term as well as new sponsors which enables us to bring such a fantastic festival to the region. We are looking forward to a great fun family day,” Katrina says.

Tickets are selling fast so be sure not to miss this exciting annual event.

Mussel Festival set to thrill crowd

SWELL CROWD : Organisers anticipate crowds in the thou-sands for this year’s Havelock Mussel festival

ABOVE: SLIP INN and make yourself comfort-able - open for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

AT LEFT: Saint Peter’s Anglican Church on Lawrence Street, Havelock.


Bow to Stern has moved to new premises in High Street, Havelock.

Owners Richard and Angela Glover, originally from Derbyshire in England moved to New Zealand nearly four and a half years ago.

Before moving to Havelock they spent 20-years in Scotland where Angela, an artist ran her own suc-cessful pottery and coffee shop.

Richard is a very experienced marine mechanic having taught at a technical college for many years.

He ran his own service repair busi-ness in Scotland and has worked on all types of inboards and outboards, electrical and fuel systems.

Bow to Stern’s new premises in High Street has a large Tuatara mural on its’ building creating an amazing sight for locals and tourists when walking down the street.

They also share the iconic building with the He Tiki Art Gallery.

Bow to Stern has recently been working with & selling Pelorus Marine’s high quality ‘Stormchaser’ range of alloy boats, providing a professional fi tting service for electric and electronic equipment as well as powering them with Honda 4-stroke outboards.

“These tough, reliable and well fi n-ished alloys are one of the quietest and most economical boats around and are very stable in all conditions.”

In addition to the top quality Honda outboards on offer, Bow To Stern are also the sole top of the south agents for the new Parsun outboards of up to 40hp in 2-stroke and 4-stroke.

“These reliable outboards offer great value for money at nearly half the price of most other brands,” says Richard.

New premises for Bow to Stern

Originally put in place to house the St John ambulance the station also provides ac-commodation for offi cers on call who live outside the eight minute response time area.

St John Havelock also has a Youth Division which runs a cadet programme focuses on teaching kids from 6-18 years first aid, health care, leadership and life skills as well as providing them with fantastic opportunities to meet new people, experience new things and of course... have fun!

New St John station in Havelock


Please note that the February Babies of the Month page will run in next Wednesday’s Sun.

Woodham: Kerri-Ann is pleased to announce the safe arrival of her fi rst son, Hunter Stephen (6lb 2oz) on March 3 2010 at 11.45pm at Wairau Hospital. Special thanks to midwife Shona Wills, Mum (Tania) and staff at Ward One.

Westley-Darryl: Tom and Jess are pleased to announce the safe arrival of their beautiful baby boy. Rhys Eliot Blake Westley-Darryl on March 4 2010 at 2.42pm at Wairau Hospital weighing 7lb 3.5oz. Special thanks to Tai and Nicky and all the staff at Ward One.

Blick: Robbie and Correna are pleased to announce the early and safe arrival of our second son Phoenix Lindsay (8lb 2oz) on February 12th at 2.13pm. A brother for Maxxus, a very happy family, thanks so much to our midwife Marion. Photo provided.

Cowan/McKay: Sarah and Joshua are proud to announce the very long delivery but safe ar-rival of Kahu Cowan McKay on March 4 2010 at 8.30pm (9lb). Special thanks to Tai, Gwen, Nicole and all Theatre and Ward One staff. Praise God for this gift. Everyone well.

Merriman/Kumar: Michelle and Rajinder are proud to announce the safe arrival of their baby twins on March 3 2010. A girl, Kumari (2.8kg) at 9.22am and a boy, Kumar (3.15kg) at 9.25am. Thanks to Helen Crampton, Marion and all the Theatre and Ward One staff.

SPIN THE WHEEL: St Mary’s School students from left; Jimmy Morris, Jaden Adams, Tayla Ad-ams, Will Sutherland, Briahna Adams, Jackson Adams, Shannon McLean, Max Morris, Charlotte

McLean and Tom Sutherland around the spinning chocolate wheel - an integral part of their gala fundraising. The gala will be held this Saturday, 13th March. Photo: Celeste Lodewyk.

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By Cynthia BrooksShe is older than the Titanic and narrowly missed

being wrecked when a storm lashed the Magazine Bay Marina in Lyttleton a decade ago.

For much of her life she worked as a fi shing boat off the Oamaru Coast and now after an extensive facelift, the 100 year old Laura Jo looking prettier than she has in years and is all set to spend her retirement in a more leisurely fashion.

Peter Hart of Okaramio has owned her for the last 10 years and decided to celebrate her 100th birthday by having her rotten bits removed and repaired and her paintwork redone.

Last month, with her owner/skipper supervising proceedings, the 34 foot kauri boat was towed to the Havelock Marina launching ramp where Te Hora Marae kaumatua Elaine Wilson gave a blessing.

This is the second time in recent years that the boat has undergone restoration.

The fi rst was back in mid 1990s when Roger Bam-ford of Moncks Bay bought the Laura, as she was then known, off Oamaru fi sherman Dick Tangney and almost completely rebuilt her.

Dick, now in his 90s was too frail to attend her relaunch last week.

Roger Bamford spent hundreds of hours restoring the boat and converting her to a launch.

Laura Jo was built as a fi shing boat in 1909 by Port Chalmers boat builders Miller and Tunnage which still exist today. She has a karvelle plank kauri hull over southern beech ribs and keel and is powered by a 3LW Gardner which is a dream as far as fuel economy goes.

“To bring her up here we steamed for 32 hours from Lyttleton to Havelock at 8 knots and used 120L of diesel,” Peter says proudly. On a typical family day out in the Pelorus Sound she might go through about 30L of diesel which at $1.10 a litre would be the envy of many boaties.

Her latest facelift was executed by Lloyd Price of Sounds Shipwright Services whose passion for traditional wooden boats is evident.

Lloyd grew up in Linkwater and with the Sounds as his near neighbour an affi nity with boats.

At one time he worked on the Murray River in Australia restoring paddle steamers some of them as old as 140 years.

Boats of that vintage and of the Laura Jo’s were built with quality materials right from the start, he says, “Otherwise they would never have reached the ages they have.”

“I enjoy working on them as I am continuing on with someone else’s good workmanship and because of their rib, plank and keel construction every piece of them, apart from the superstructure can be replaced,” he says.

Birthday makeover for boat

SITTING PRETTY: What better way to celebrate a 100th birthday than with a make-over and Peter Hart gave his boat Laura Jo just that, pictured just

before going back into the water at Havelock Marina. Photo: Graham Brooks


Any of our “out & about” photos can be purchased at the Sun Newspaper offi ce.

Harata Waara-Keats, Nicole Marshall and Caitlyn Quinn

Viliami, Eniselina and Malia Pale

Megan and Katrina Gander Campbell Millar, Holly Fortune and Sarah Millar

Sheena and Elsie McManaway

out & about

Sue and Emily Boyd

Adria and Amelia Boyce Rylan Hensen and Shelley Bedingfi eld

Leo Neale tries on a fi reman’s hat

Jemimah Price and Lilly-Bea ScammellMaria and Moema Da-Silva

Celebrating Childrens Day at Brayshaw Park

19Wednesday March 10, 2010trades & services


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SF Marlborough (Supporting families in mental well being) For information/advocacy/support for families living with mental illness please contact Cheryl or Lyn on 577 5491 or visit us at 4 Scott Street. All Welcome.

community servicesAfter hours doctor: Phone after

hours GP Services at the Wairau

Hospital Campus on 520 6377 after

6pm. There will be a charge for any

consultation.

Redwoodtown Doctors:

9am-noon Saturday morning.

Redwoodtown Doctors' patients

requiring A/H consultations please

phone 5780470.

Marlborough Afterhours GP

Services : excl. Redwoodtown

Doctors patients) at Wairau Hospital

campus, 5206377 Reception.

5209980 Office. Ambulance:

Urgent 111.

Non urgent 579 4870.

After Hours Chemists:

Springlands Pharmacy

9am-6pm 7 days Ph 5782271.

Diabetes NZ Marlborough:

5775549, Office hrs Tues,Wed,Thurs

9am-3pm.

Lifeline Marlborough:

5778668, 24hr helpline.

Marlborough Women's Refuge,

Rape and Sexual Abuse

Resource Centre: Crisis line,

phone Wairau Hospital (5209999)

and ask for Women's Refuge contact

numbers.

Victim Support:

Blenheim 578 5279, Picton 573

6439.

Alcoholics Anonymous:

Rose 5777651, Rhys 577 5307.

Al-Anon: Help for families & friends

of alcoholics. Ph Margaret 578 4690

or Ross 578 5896.

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.

Citizens Advice Bureau

Free, friendly, confidential advice.

Mon - Fri 9.30am - 4pm. Phone

578 4272.

Picton

Doctor: Phone weekend doctor

573 6092 or Marlborough After

Hours GP Service 520 6377. Office

5209980.

Ambulance: Urgent 111. Non-

urgent please phone 5794870.

Chemist :Picton Healthcare

Pharmacy. Ph 573 6420 Mon

-Fri 9-6pm, Sat-Sun 9-3pm, Queen

Charlotte Pharmacy 573 7927 Sat

9-1pm.

Seddon Health Clinic

Monday 10am-1pm; Wednesday

3pm-7pm; Friday 10am-1pm. After

hours: Marlborough GP Services

Ltd 520 6377 Reception.5209980

Office. For an appointment phone

578 1665 or Seddon Plunket Rms

575 7194 during clinic hours.

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SOLUTIONFor April 27, 2005For March 3, 2010

Phone 578 4719

Cnr Hutcheson & Parker Streets, Blenheim 7201.

www.sowmans.co.nz

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Part of yourCOMMUNITY

since 1869

Funeral director Lloyd Bush enjoys mountain biking in the Marlborough area. Lloyd and the team at Geoffrey T Sowman take pride in providing a comprehensive, caring and professional service for families throughout Marlborough. Geoffrey T Sowman’s extra-care services include:

Marlborough Art Society Members Exhibition is currently on view at 204 High Street. With the new extension a large section of assorted art work can be seen until March 14th

Blenheim Scottish County DancingOpening night 15 March. Mayfi eld School Hall 7.30pm. Phone Nancy 5781805

Kaipupu Point Visit Tui Nature Reserve in Pelorus Sounds 14 March. Boat leaves Havelock Marina 8am. Bring food, drink and suitable clothing. Walk of 45min involved but some transport available. $50.00pp. Book by calling 5203002 during offi ce hours

Join Marlborough Branch of Historic Place Trust for a bus trip visiting sites of historic interest in Port Underwood, 28 March. Leaving Brayshaw Park 8.30am. Bring food/drink. Cost 20pp. Reserve a seat ring Robin Cox 578 4115 evenings.

Giant Garage Sale Presbyterian Church, Havelock St, Renwick. Saturday March 13, 9am-12noon. Sausage sizzle, morning tea, cake stall, Great bargains. (Fundraising for reburbishing Renwick Anglician Church).

Ex Wairau Hospital Staff Luncheon Marlborough Club. Tuseday 16th March 11.30am $20pp Staff from all departments welcome. RSVP to 5786524

Sheets’n’Things @ Bread of Life - Summer Clearance Sale - cheap clean linen from 50c- Wednesday onwards until 12th March 9.00am - 12noon. (opps Boys College)

Christian Women Communicating. Supper meeting Tuesday 16 March. St Christophers Church, Top international speaker. Tickets $10 available from Blenheim Christian Book Room. Phone Bernie 5776313

Speechcraft Course Are you interested in improving your self confi dence and communication skills. Speechcraft 8 week course starts 15th March 1 day a week. Contact Charmaine 5757459

The Blue Door is open Monday to Friday 9.00am - 3.30pm. Saturday 9.00am - 2pm. Surplus items to your requirements we would gladly accept we can deliver. Phone 5794353.

Mental Health Consumer Advocacy Service Our Advocates will take up your cause to ensure your rights are respected, listen to your concerns and support you in the actions you want to take to gain resolution. Ph: 5795304 or call at Level 2, Aorere House, 54 Scott St.

NEWTON, Sylvia Margaret: Peacefully at Ashwood Park Retirement Village, on March 5, 2010. In her 96th year. Dearly loved wife of the late Len, dearly loved mother and mother-in-law of Jocelyn and Harold Ricketts, loved Nan of Angela and Grant, Paul and Brenda; loved Great Nan of Annabelle and Sam. Messages to 25 Murphys Road Blenheim 7201. A service for Sylvia will be held at the Blenheim Baptist Church Beaver Road Blenheim 2pm Wednesday March 10, followed by private cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN F.D.A.N.Z Tel. 035784719 www.sowmans.co.nz

FRANCIS, Jon: On March 4, 2010 at Hospice Marlborough. Aged 66 years. Much loved husband of Gillian, father of David and Bridget, Steven and Rachel, and Michael, and grandfather of Lila, Brooke, Isabella and Oliver. In lieu of fl owers donations to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be left at the service or sent to PO Box 411 Blenheim 7240.

GEOFFREY T SOWMAN F.D.A.N.Z Tel. 035784719 www.sowmans.co.nz

CURRY, Grace (Murgie): On March 5, 2010, peacefully at Hospice Marlborough, after a courageous battle. Beloved wife of the late Brian, treasured Mum and Mum-in-law of Jude, Pete and Sam, Sharon and Clint, and Cath; loved Granny of Kate, Braidie, Jesse, Sarah, Ben, Ashlee and Jacob; Great Granny of Shilo. You’ve just walked on ahead of meAnd I’ve got to understand,You must release the ones you loveAnd let go of their hand. I try and cope the best I canBut I’m missing you so much,If I could only see youAnd once more feel your touch. Yes you’ve just walked on ahead of meDon’t worry I’ll be fi ne,But now and then I swear I feelYour hand slip into mine.

In lieu of fl owers a donation to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be left at the service or sent to PO Box 411 Blenheim 7240. GEOFFREY T SOWMAN F.D.A.N.Z Tel. 035784719 www.sowmans.co.nz

BENTLEY, Betty Florence May: On March 7, 2010, peacefully at Hospice Marlborough. Aged 68 years. Treasured wife of Tony, loved Mum of Annette, Colin and Richard, loved sister of Nevan. Messages to 137 Muller Road Blenheim 7201. Flowers welcome, or donations to Hospice Marlborough would be appreciated and may be left at the service or sent to PO Box 411 Blenheim 7240. A service for Betty will be held at the Mayfi eld Chapel cnr Hutcheson and Parker Streets 11am Friday March 12, followed by cremation at the Sowman Crematorium.GEOFFREY T SOWMAN F.D.A.N.Z Tel. 035784719 www.sowmans.co.nz

Blenheim South Indoor Bowling Club meet Wednesday nights 7.30pm at the Redwoodtown Community Hall. All welcome. Phone Joan 5794622 or Geraldine 5789343

21Wednesday March 10, 2010CLASSIFIEDS ADVERTISING PH 03 577 7868

public noticeagmfor sale

WHITE CHIP &

WHITE ROCKS

Ideal for pebble gardens, paths,

driveways.Phone Thomson

5756885

LAWNMOWING efficient service, nice price!. Ph/Txt Don 022 552 4444

**SPECIAL** ** RATE **

Audingly Motel 609 Cashel St, Christchurch. Doubles from $75-$85 -Off peak rates only. Conditions apply.Close to Mall/City Ph 03 389 9952.

holiday accommodation

TE RAWA RESORT

Wilson Bay Pelorus Sound. Restaurant & Bar. Right at the waters edge, accommodation, Shop, On & Off Licence, petrol on wharf, LPG & moorings. Private functions & small conferences. Ph 03 579 8285 www.terawa.co.nz

ADRIENNE’S Beauty Den. For all your beauty treatment. 115 Scott St. Ph 578 8862

MOLE checks - for a thorough skin check us-ing dermoscopy. Call the Skin Clinic 578 1665.

HEARING Profession-als Nelson Marlborough is your local hearing spe-cialist. Open Mon-Fri for your convenience. For an appointment phone 0800 54 24 54

health & beauty

MEDIUM Clairvoyant. Thursday 9am-6pm and Saturday 10am-3pm at Max Relax. Iris for aap-pointment. Please ring Max Relax 03 5786195

BETTER HEARING can improve your qual-ity of life. Don’t wait a moment longer - call Hearing Professionals on 0800 54 24 54 for an appointment now.

public notice

GROUPS of 6 to 8 people wanted for furnished 4 bedroom houses. Rates negotiable, RSE approved. Call 021474588 after 3pm Daily.

rental

FREE Horticulture training-home garden, vegetables, flowers, trees and shrubs. Con-tact Don 577 6863 or 027 4511 471

horticulture

training

FREE training in Cer-tificate in Horticulture. Ideal for gardeners, nursery and garden centre workers. Contact Don 577 6863 or 027 4511 471

REQUIRE housing fi -nance or having diffi culty - please phone Mike 577 5018. Discounts on fi xed rate loans rolling over also arranged.

fi nance

Marlborough Table Tennis Assn

AGM Wed 17 March 2010

7pm at Simcox Stadium (upstairs).

All players and interested parties urged to attend.

AGM for Literacy

Marlborough Inc. will be held at

Marlborough House, 21 Henry Street

Blenheim at 5pm on

24 March 2010. Everyone Welcome

BUILDER available. Decks, fences small ren-ovations. Free quotes. Anything considered. Phone 02102377989 or 5796354 after 5pm

REIKI practitioner Mon-day and Tuesday eve-nings at Heavens Above. Phone Tania 5725114 for appointment.

FRIDGE Freezer $100, single bed/base & mat-tress $50, table & chairs $20.00 Ph 5777 393

READY for Winter? In-sulate your home now! Polyester insulation available at Marlborough Plumbing & Heating, 39 Main Street, Blenheim. Phone 577 9278. Install-ers available.

READY for winter? In-sulate your home now! Polyester insulation available at Marlborough Plumbing & Heating, 39 Main Street, Blenheim. Phone 577 9278. Install-ers available.

PROFESSIONAL couple with one child seeks 3-4bdrm home in Blenheim or surrounding area. Prefer long term. No pets. Ph (03)547-1130

TOYS boys & Girls, baby sterilising kit with bottles, new

teats 0-6mths. winter blankets, electric

blankets, near new baby front pack, lots more. 2pm onwards

Saturday afternoon & Sunday 9am.

Forest Park Drive

garage sale

trades

BUILDER 34years expe-rience. Small jobs wanted. Anything considered. Free quotes and Pensioners rates. Blenheim & dis-tricts. Phone 5781782 or 0274766242

FUR trimmed winter wool jackets now in store at Jean Jones in the Forum.





N.Z.M.C.A Marlborough Area

AGM March 20th. 1pm at the Redwood-town School Hall. Cleghorn Street

Blenheim.

property for sale

PEA STRAW small bales. Phone 5757122

BIG-FUN Entertain-ment. Pom Pom the magic clown etc. Ph 577 7393

public notice

NURSERY workers. learn while you earn, distance learning with local support, national qualifi cations, free train-ing. Contact Don 577 6863 or 027 4511 471READY for winter? In-sulate your home now! Polyester insulation available at Marlborough Plumbing & Heating, 39 Main Street, Blenheim. Phone 577 9278. Install-ers available.


GREEN leather Antique Chair $80.00. Green Leather rocking chair $150.00. Ph 0275780860 or 5776132 for details or to view.

STEPPER $10.00 Weider Sit Up Bench $80.00.York complete Home Gym value $3000 selling for $990.00. Ph 0275780860 or 5776132 for details or to view.

CLOTHES Dryer $50.00. Kelvinator Smart Drive F&P washing ma-chine excellent condition $200.00.Ph 0275780860 or 5776132 for details or to view.

SOLID Rimu KIitchen Block 1.7m long, 0.7 wide & 0.9m high $600.00 Ph 0275780860 or 5776132 for details or to view.

2 x 4 BURNER Bar-beques with gas bot-tles $95.00 each. Ph 0275780860 or 5776132 for details or to view.

29” TV & Remote, TV Cabinet & video player $99.00.Ph 0275780860 or 5776132 for details or to view.

vehicles

4 Wheeler Motor-bike $2,200.00. 7.5HP Mercury Outboard $500.00. 3.8m Inflat-able Boat, 9.9Hp Mercury Outboard on Beach Trailer. Please contact 0275780860 or 5776132 for details or to view.


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Nearly one year has passed since the opening of the Three Bears Tea Rooms at Renwick and to mark the occasion owners Rata Harper and Anthony Smith invite the public to a pre-birthday celebration this Sunday.

To thank those who have supported the tea rooms since its’ opening, Rata has an exciting line up of entertainment and specials throughout the day.

“We are inviting everyone to come along and enjoy some live music played in the garden and relax to the soothing sounds of Tony Maher with his accordion,” she says.

With something for everyone there will be gifts for children as well as a super coffee special – buy yourself one coffee and receive any number more for free.

“This is our way of saying thankyou to those who have shown their support to us and we look forward to seeing you there,” Rata says.

FULLTIME Chinese chef position avalible at Springlands Takeaway. Must be reliable, co-operative and New Zealand experience preferred. Phone 5778868 or 5789444

situation vacantpublic notice

Are you a hard worker and looking for a small job? Do you have Parental or Caregivers Support? If this sounds like you, please

discuss with your parent or caregiver and give us a call.

Please phone The Sun 577 7868

Paper Run available

Redwood thru De Castro area

Paper Deliveries

taking names now!

Phone 577 7868

Sunday celebrations at Three Bears

23Wednesday March 10, 2010Sun sport

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Rounds one and two of the South Island Trials Championship took place last Saturday which saw local riders compete against some of the countries best talent at the annual competition held at Newton’s farm property at Havelock.

Reigning champion Karl Clark took out first place on Saturday in Expert-

Grade with 122 points while local rider Jason Baker settled into third place on 166 points.

In A-Grade local rider Brendon Wadsworth fi nished in fi fth place after suffering a minor injury which caused him to fall back to last position.

In the Clubman-Grade local rider Caleb

Odwyer fi nished in fourth place on 88 points while fellow local rider David Atwool finished in tenth place on 229 points.

Winning second place in the Junior-Grade was Kaikoura rider David Trewin who fi nished on 88 points.

Trial champs in action

CLIMB TO THE TOP: Reigning South Island Trials Champ Karl Clark puts his bike to the test. Photo: Maree Barton


By Celeste LodewykWatching a loved one struggle with men-

tal illness was no easy feat for Blenheim woman Judith Hyndman (pictured) who, for five years has been the supporting backbone for a family member grappling with depression.

“It’s hard seeing your extended family and their children living normally and doing all the right things when every day you are dealing with the ups and downs of mental illness.

“One day you think you are coping fi ne before you realise it’s never going to be the same again,” she sighs.

The family member (who has chosen to remain anonymous) previously led a confi dent and outgoing life, fl atting away from family with plans to work in televi-sion production.

One day out of the blue Judith received a distressing phone call saying the family member was not coping and didn’t know what was wrong with her.

“When I arrived I could see straight away she wasn’t well. It was as though everything shut down – she couldn’t make decisions or perform daily physical tasks, she shut down completely.

“I immediately knew something was seri-ously wrong so I packed her up and took her home with me and made her a doctor’s appointment.”

Fearing the worst Judith spent a whole day at the hospital with the family member and after many unresponsive tests doctors committed her to Hilmorton Hospital.

It was then that Judith began her journey

as a carer for a family member battling mental illness.

Three weeks passed before they were able to return home and Judith has since continued to care for and support the fam-ily member.

“It was a very long and hard journey,” Judith refl ects.

“It was the most devastating feeling and there were many times the tears would just fl ow uncontrollably. I initially thought she was going to die and I went through a griev-ing process - that’s how sick she was.”

Judith managed to complete her studies in horticulture as well as additionally care for her sick husband who had suffered a heart attack.

Despite the family’s suffering Judith says they eventually pulled through and is proud to say that despite the family member’s ongoing battle with mental illness, she is coping well with medication and now enjoys the independence of living in a fl at co-joined to the family home.

One message Judith wishes to express is that of hope.

“When I realised that I myself wasn’t coping with the situation I made contact with SF Marlborough who has made an immense difference in our lives.

“You don’t realise how much help you really need when you are in the carer’s position but they were always there for us when we needed someone – and that has given us hope!”

One of the most important things Judith says is to remain supportive as a family of someone living with mental illness because

An emotional journeyThe ups and downs of caring for someone with mental illness

“When I realised that I wasn’t coping with the situation I

made contact with SF Marlborough who

has made an immense difference

in our lives.”

without that backing the road to recovery can take a lot longer.

“It has been a long road mixed with tears, emotions and stress but at the end of the day it has been a jour-ney to wellness for our family,” Judith smiles.

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