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Keep safe A women’s domestic violence safety programme is being held at Rosetown Counselling Centre. Places are available for women who want to learn, understand and work through domestic violence issues. For more phone 871 3977 or email reception@rosetown cc.org.nz Thank nurses Today is Florence Nightingale’s birthday and it’s also International Nurses Day. It’s the day when people all around the world take the time to thank nurses for the wonderful work they do. The theme for this year’s International Nurses Day is Nurses: A Force for Change: Improving health systems. A stitch doing time HTW090516DN01 VOLUNTEER Karen Miller takes a weekly knitting class for inmates at Waikeria Prison. BY DANIELLE NICHOLSON They sit around a table upon which there are balls of colourful wool strewn about along with pieces of felt and bright beads. The sound of knitting needles clickity-clacking can be heard from one of the group members while another is painstakingly sewing a felt shape onto a piece of knitting. Each week the members of the group get together to knit ‘sen- sory pouches’ for people living with dementia. The pouches help patients to explore their senses of touch and sight and the group will donate them to a Te Awa- mutu nursing home when com- plete. You may well be imagining kindly grandmothers knitting the pouches. Instead, it’s a group of prisoners at Waikeria’s Rata Unit who have embraced the craft. Volunteer Karen Miller tutors them for two hours each week. When I arrived, she was sitting at the table with one of the four men who usually turn up for the class. Harold* is knitting a grey and white block, the start of another of the sensory pouches. The group, which has been operating for about two months, decided they’d knit 10 pouches and then donate them to a local nursing home. There are at least that many already complete and they’re discussing what they might knit next. Slippers per- haps, or beanies for the commun- ity and for the older men at Waikeria to help keep them warm over winter. Mrs Miller, from Otorohanga, has been volunteering at Waikeria Prison for about four years. She was unemployed and wanted to fill her day with something. Through Volunteering Waikato she heard about volunteer roles at the prison. “Like most people I had had no reason to be in a prison environment. It was the curios- ity that brought me here first,” she says. Mrs Miller originally took a Literacy 101 course and has since facilitated a number of other classes, including cookery and card making. “It’s one way of giving back to the community,” she says. Regional volunteer co- ordinator Nadine Allen says Mrs Miller was a valuable volunteer as her skill set enables her to host a range of classes. For now she is happy to continue the knitting class and her charges take obvious enjoy- ment from them. Harold had done some knit- ting about 10-15 years ago and is pleased to have picked it up again. He can turn out a sensory pouch in about two days, most of which he does in his cell. To begin with he reckons they looked “pretty horrible” and he’d end up unpicking his work before starting again. Mrs Miller has taught the guys how to cast on and off, and about tension. Octogenarian Henry* shuffles in to the class. He, too, has been enjoying the class but knitting isn’t new to him. His grandmother taught him to knit when he was five. He lived on his grandparents’ farm and because he had health issues, his grandmother wouldn’t let him outside in the cold air. Instead, she taught him to knit. “I haven’t done a lot over the years but I’ve made peggy squares for blankets. The last one I made took me several years. I’ve made myself a few jumpers.” He’s also knitted jackets for Ugandan orphans and premature babies here in New Zealand. “I enjoy it, I find it relaxing,” says Henry. “I used to do spinning on the farm too. We’d get nice fleece off the sheep.” Henry has enjoyed decorating the pouches with buttons, felt and ribbons. As he chats he’s taking great care sewing on a piece of yellow felt. His eyesight isn’t the best, but his stitches are neat and tidy. * Not his real name. ■ Continued on Page 5.
Nightingale’s birthday and it’salso International NursesDay.
It’s the day when people allaround the world take thetime to thank nurses for thewonderful work they do.
The theme for this year’sInternational Nurses Day isNurses: A Force for Change:Improving health systems.
A stitch doing time
HTW090516DN01VOLUNTEER Karen Miller takes a weekly knitting class for inmates at Waikeria Prison.
BY DANIELLE NICHOLSON
They sit around a table uponwhich there are balls of colourfulwool strewn about along withpieces of felt and bright beads.
The sound of knitting needlesclickity-clacking can be heardfrom one of the group memberswhile another is painstakinglysewing a felt shape onto a piece ofknitting.
Each week the members of thegroup get together to knit ‘sen-sory pouches’ for people livingwith dementia. The pouches helppatients to explore their senses oftouch and sight and the groupwill donate them to a Te Awa-mutu nursing home when com-plete.
You may well be imaginingkindly grandmothers knittingthe pouches. Instead, it’s a groupof prisoners at Waikeria’s RataUnit who have embraced thecraft.
Volunteer Karen Miller tutorsthem for two hours each week.When I arrived, she was sittingat the table with one of the fourmen who usually turn up for theclass.
Harold* is knitting a grey andwhite block, the start of anotherof the sensory pouches. Thegroup, which has been operatingfor about two months, decidedthey’d knit 10 pouches and thendonate them to a local nursinghome. There are at least thatmany already complete andthey’re discussing what theymight knit next. Slippers per-haps, or beanies for the commun-ity and for the older men atWaikeria to help keep themwarm over winter.
Mrs Miller, from Otorohanga,has been volunteering atWaikeria Prison for about fouryears. She was unemployed andwanted to fill her day withsomething. ThroughVolunteering Waikato she heardabout volunteer roles at theprison.
“Like most people I had hadno reason to be in a prisonenvironment. It was the curios-ity that brought me here first,”she says.
Mrs Miller originally took aLiteracy 101 course and has since
facilitated a number of otherclasses, including cookery andcard making.
“It’s one way of giving back tothe community,” she says.
Regional volunteer co-ordinator Nadine Allen says MrsMiller was a valuable volunteeras her skill set enables her tohost a range of classes.
For now she is happy tocontinue the knitting class andher charges take obvious enjoy-ment from them.
Harold had done some knit-ting about 10-15 years ago and ispleased to have picked it upagain. He can turn out a sensorypouch in about two days, most ofwhich he does in his cell.
To begin with he reckons they
looked “pretty horrible” and he’dend up unpicking his workbefore starting again.
Mrs Miller has taught theguys how to cast on and off, andabout tension.
Octogenarian Henry* shufflesin to the class. He, too, has beenenjoying the class but knittingisn’t new to him.
His grandmother taught himto knit when he was five. He livedon his grandparents’ farm andbecause he had health issues, hisgrandmother wouldn’t let himoutside in the cold air. Instead,she taught him to knit.
“I haven’t done a lot over theyears but I’ve made peggysquares for blankets. The lastone I made took me several
years. I’ve made myself a fewjumpers.”
He’s also knitted jackets forUgandan orphans and prematurebabies here in New Zealand.
“I enjoy it, I find it relaxing,”says Henry.
“I used to do spinning on thefarm too. We’d get nice fleece offthe sheep.”
Henry has enjoyed decoratingthe pouches with buttons, feltand ribbons. As he chats he’staking great care sewing on apiece of yellow felt. His eyesightisn’t the best, but his stitches areneat and tidy.
* Not his real name.
■ Continued on Page 5.
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2 Te Awamutu Courier Thursday, May 12, 2016
Streetlightsdon’t impress
I am not impressed with our new streetlights.
The old ones used to shine well over thefootpath, and were a safety factor for folkwalking at night.
The new ones shine on the road and noton the footpath.
So for feeling safe, we are forced to walkon the road which isn’t the best idea, buthelps us feel a bit safer as in some areasyou wouldn’t know who was lurking in thebushes or behind a fence.
I have spoken with other females whofeel the same way.
Were these installed as a power saver? Ifthis is the case, it doesn’t seem to be a wisemove.
KATH WATERSCouncil responds: Yes new LED lights arebeing installed to save on power and bulbcosts. It’s a two-step process.
Once lights are replaced we will be usingthe savings (around $150,000 per year) toadd more street lighting to alleviate thisconcern.
We appreciate the issue raised and as aresult may look to bring additional lightingforward in some areas earlier than intended.
Petrol price increases once Z buys CaltexRecently Z was given the go ahead to
purchase Caltex outlets. One commentatorsaid that there should be no concerns aboutprice increases as Z had been a leading pricesetter while Caltex tagged along.
That is not the case here. A few weeksago, Caltex and Mobil were selling 91 octanefor 170.9 cents a litre and Z was 177.9 cents alitre — and that was not just for a few days.In the past week, Caltex had 91 octane at165.9 cents and Z is unchanged.
How Z can justify that difference I don’tknow and I will bet that there are others who
feel the same. I will go to Caltex and with myAA card I get a further 6c discount.
I also support the Caltex outlet becausethe owner went to bat for us some time agoto charge a reasonable price for petrol.
I would not be at all surprised if there aremore than me doing this. What does surpriseme is that some are prepared to pay 12c alitre more when they don’t have to.
My point is that when the takeover is afait accompli, will Caltex still be able tomaintain the ability to have a lower price forfuel or will it become a victim of Z’s pricing
policy? I hope that as our local Caltex outletis privately owned that will be the case.
IAN BARDSLEYEditor’s note: Paul Ensor has confirmed asthe independent owner of his service station,the sale of Caltex to Z will not affect hisbusiness, at least in the short term. Mr Ensorsays Caltex and Z will be operated as twochains, with independent pricing.He says at present he has an arrangementwith Caltex that enables him to compete withHamilton fuel prices, which he will continueto do as long as possible.
Waipa Council is playing its partCouncillor Wilson is cor-
rect when he says goodcaring societies look afterthe young, elderly and theneedy.
That responsibility doesnot only extend to thosetenants in the 128 Councilpensioner units but all thosein the community in similarcircumstances.
There are 7548 retiredpeople living in Waipa Dis-trict, many on similarincomes, either in their ownhomes or renting from theprivate sector and theyshould not be expected tosubsidise pensioner housingrentals. The vast majority ofthe tenants, that I havespoken to, do not want to besubsidised either.
If the superannuationpayments are insufficient tomeet reasonable rents thenit is the responsibility ofcentral government to in-crease those payments, notCouncil’s.
A figure mentioned in
the previous letters quotesthat no-one should pay morethan 30 per cent of theirincome in accommodationcosts. This figure is an inter-national guide for the devel-oped world but not a statu-tory requirement.
In fact the actual guiderefers to 30 per cent of thegross income and not the netfigure used in Ken George’sletter.
The vast majority ofCouncil tenants meet thisguideline.
Whilst there is a range ofrental charges for the units87 per cent are less than $190per week and provided thetenants are only receivingthe single living alone super-annuation they are eligiblefor an additional accommo-dation supplement of $65thus reducing their rent to$125 per week.
Over a number of yearsrentals have been kept arti-ficially low leading to underinvestment in maintenance,
an inability to modernisethe units, including the in-stallation of insulation andproviding modern efficientheat pumps.
Council understands theconcerns of its tenants andwhilst affordability is oneissue there are also concernsabout security of tenure andsupport to the individualswho very often do not havefamily support. Council hasmade a commitment to re-tain its pensioner housingportfolio to provide that cer-tainty, undertakes allgrounds maintenance in-cluding lawn mowing andalso has a full time staffmember specifically com-mitted to these propertiesand assisting the tenants.
The real test on whetheror not these pensioner unitsare value for money is thatthey are in high demandwith approximately 50people on the waiting list.
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TC100516SP05ATWISTED Blister, from left: Lisa Atkinson, Alana Kidd-Smith, Jenaya Higginsonand Kirsty Parkes, take a well-earned break after leg four — 58km into the100km challenge.
The Oxfam Trail-walker is a team chal-lenge and experienceheld in Whakatane inApril — and four deter-mined Te Awamutuwomen took part.
First-time entrants,team Twisted Blistercomprising LisaAtkinson, Alana Kidd-Smith, Jenaya Higginsonand Kirsty Parkes,braved the elements tocomplete the 100km dis-tance under gruellingconditions.
The OxfamTrailwalker eventinvolves teams of fourwalking or running100km or 50km togetherin challengingconditions while fund-raising to help save andimprove lives.
Although the womenhave competed in otherevents they were excitedabout this particularfundraiser and took totraining for the eventwith enthusiasm.
“We had worked sohard to be ready physic-ally and mentally for thischallenge, and boy weare so glad we did — thisevent turned into thechallenge of a lifetime,”the women explained.
Raring to go and fullof energy, the teammanaged to come intothe first checkpoint insecond place, howeverleg two brought a twistedankle requiring atten-tion from the team’s‘strapping legend’ — sup-port person ShaunHigginson.
Not only were therace conditions challeng-ing, the weather pro-vided its own obstacleswith persistent rainthroughout the run.
Leg three wascompleted with muchhumour while friendHaley Fielder ran along-side.
“Just what we neededafter the challenge of aninjury, boosting ourspirits and keeping ussmiling,” they said.
The next stage had atricky start with lots ofstairs and hills butsettled into a nice down-
hill run finishing in a lotof mud.
Dubbed the toughest,leg five proved to have itsdangerous momentswhen the women had tomanoeuvre their waydown a clay ledge thatwould have been 400mmwide, very steep, with asheer drop on one sideand another ledge of clayto grip onto on the otherside — all this whileenduring torrential rain,thunder and lightningand an ever-darkeningsky.
“We got to the bottomof that part and we werefaced with extremelysteep mudslides —straight down withnothing to grip onto sowith fearless Kirsty lead-ing the way we all sliddown into the darknesson our bums,” they said.
The penultimate leg— a 17km walk along arailway track finishingwith a big hill — was theslowest with the womenhaving to stop at times tostretch aching legs andwith a really tough finalfew kilometres enduredslippery mud again andhad to scramble onhands and knees in therain and in the dark.
The final leg promised12km of flat terrain butby the time the womenfinished they were allhobbling, all injured andevery single footstepresulted in pain.
The women say thatthey have been com-pletely overwhelmed byall the messages of sup-port, all the donationsand all of the people whohave followed theirjourney, especially dur-ing the walk.
“We were givenupdates at each leg aboutcomments, well wishesand donations and thiswas honestly a huge partof helping us make itacross the finish line,”they explain.
“From the bottom ofour hearts, thank you toeveryone for yourunwavering support andfaith in us.”
Team Twisted Blisterraised $5295.96 whichexceeded their target byjust over 50 per cent.
“We got through thisby reminding ourselvesthat we were doing thisfor people who were in alot more pain and whostruggled on a daily basisand that all we had to dowas make it to the end,”
they said.Despite having wet
feet for the full 24 hours58 minutes the womensay that they also had thehugest smiles and laughsand the best sense ofhumour you’ve everseen.
The women wouldlike to thank their sup-port crew who thought ofeverything they neededand who catered to theirevery wish.
The name Oxfamcomes from the OxfordCommittee for FamineRelief founded in Britainin 1942 with Oxfam Inter-national being formed in1995 by a group of inde-pendentnon-governmentalorganisations. OxfamTrailwalker is an annualfundraising event organ-ised and promoted byOxfam New Zealand.
“We believe a fairer,safer, more sustainableworld is possible,” saysOxfam. “By being part ofour work through OxfamTrailwalker you arehelping people live a lifeof hope and opportun-ity.”
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LETTER TO THE EDITOR
Thanks for foresight on cycleway/walkwayI would like to congratulate the
Kihikihi Residents and RatepayersGroup for their tenacity in putting uptheir cause for a safe walkway/cyclewayfrom Kihikihi to Te Awamutu over a longperiod of time.
The project was first mooted to theAnnual Plan 2010 and the Group haspresented their need each and everyAnnual Plan since.
The walkway/cycleway is now to bestarted and soon it will be safe for studentsto bike to Intermediate and College.
Mothers who choose to walk to TeAwamutu with their young children willbe safe and no longer have to face thehazards of walking on the road as willother cyclists who regularly use the route.
This safe connection between Kihikihiand Te Awamutu will open up manyopportunities for residents and cyclingvisitors to see not only our lovely country-side but what both areas have to offer.Kihikihi has so much to offer with severalchoices of cafes and other great shops.
With the Space Centre, which is the
best I have seen, the restored PoliceHouse, restored Temple Cottage andevents on the Kihikihi Domain and in thehall, there is usually something going on.
Connecting with Te Awamutu andeventually Pirongia will provide amazingwalking/cycling happening both waysand it will be so good to see everybody outenjoying fresh air and good health.
Thank you Kihikihi Residents andRatepayers Group for your foresight.
HAZEL BARNESWaipa District Councillor
Prisoner work partnershipPrisoners will be released from
Waikeria Prison ‘work-ready’ thanks to apartnership between the Department ofCorrections and Ministry of Social De-velopment (MSD) formalised late lastyear.
The enhanced inter-agency collabora-tion has rolled out across the country andwill ensure each work- ready prisoner isprepared for employment on release witha full CV, record of learning and otherrelevant training suitable for the local jobmarket. Work broker services start 10weeks prior to release to limit the amountof time an offender is unemployed fromthe time they leave prison.
Waikeria Prison Release to Workbroker Steve DeWet and MSD case mana-ger Kay Te Huia have utilised the newinitiative to create a series of workshopswhich build prisoner knowledge of theemployment market and the skillsrequired to make the most of workopportunities upon release.
The workshop content has been devel-oped to focus on the following key areas:individual strengths-based career plan-ning, job seeking strategies, CV/coverletter development, and interview skills
which also includes how to addresscriminal history with a potential em-ployer.
Mr DeWet is enthused by the outcomesso far.
“Over the last three months we havesupported 14 prisoners within three to sixmonths of release through theseworkshops with ever improving results.The workshops are voluntary andprisoners are motivated to attend byrecognising the benefits available tothem.”
Some of the skills taught are com-pletely new to prisoners, particularlythose who have not had steady employ-ment in the past or have never had toapply for a job before. One prisonerhighlighted how useful he found theworkshop.
“The only thing I’m good at is being acriminal… Although I mustn’t be thatgood at it because I keep coming backhere.
“I’m glad I’m doing this course, it’stime for me to change my ways and thiswill help me do that.”
Ensuring all prisoners are releasedwith the necessary skills to gain employ-
ment has always been a goal of Waikeriaassistant prison director Jim Watson, whohas been collaborating with MSD for anumber of years,
“This is about more than just gettingpeople into jobs. Having meaningful em-ployment can really help someone to turntheir life around and research tells us itcan contribute to reduced re-offending.When someone has a job, it can give themstability, a sense of pride, and a feeling ofachievement. All of these things areimportant because they mean people arecontributing to society and therefore wehave safer communities.”
Delivery of the workshops continues toevolve with regular participant feedback,ensuring content is fit for purpose andmeets each individual’s needs. This issomething that is vital to success he says.
“Most of the feedback already has beenreally positive and we anticipate this willhelp us to grow our audience. Thisfoundation provides opportunity for realjobs for real change.”
“With the help of MSD, Correctionswill be able to determine participants’success in the community as they achievestable employment.”
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New DHB healthhub welcoming
TC120516SPHEALTHEXECUTIVE director mental health and addiction services Derek Wright and chargenurse manager Lyndsay Dunlop at the new Te Awamutu health hub.
The new health hub forfor Rural South SectorMental Health andAddictions Service hasbeen officiallyopenedrecently.
The new premises in
Alexandra Street bringtogether teams from AdultMental Health, Drug andAlcohol Services andChild and AdolescentMental Health, whichwere previously split
across three other smalleroffices.
Waikato DHB say thenew office has more spacefor staff and clients and amore welcoming environ-ment.
Knitting and doing time
HTW090516DN03SENSORY pouches, knitted by Waikeria Prisoninmates, will be donated to Te Awamutu dementiapatients.
■ From Page 1
Mrs Allen says there isanother inmate who likesjust knitting squares,which get sent to Oper-ation Cover Up, a chari-table organisation thatstitches the squares upand sends them overseasto needy children andfamilies.
Knitting classes don’thappen in every unit.While Rata has a mixeddemographic, it’s home tomany older prisoners likeHarold and Henry.
“We have to get per-mission for the equip-ment — needles, scissorsetc,” says Mrs Allen.
J i m W a t s o n ,W a i k e r i a ’ s a s s i s t a n tp r i s o n d i r e c t o r f o rrehabilitation and learn-ing, says the knittingclass fits nicely into theCorrections’ ideologyaround keeping prisonersoccupied for 40 hours aweek. Sometimes thatm e a n s a b l e - b o d i e dWaikeria inmates areapproved to work out ont h e s u r r o u n d i n gfarmland. Others might
be tasked with tendingd e c o r a t i v e g a r d e n saround the units or thelarge-scale vegetable gar-dens.
“We endeavour to getevery prisoner occupied.Some of them are in theover 65 age group . . .knitting fits into that —i t ’ s a c o n s t r u c t i v eactivity that keeps thembusy.”
Mrs Allen says it wasdifficult to recruit volun-teers and she’s keen to
hear from anyone inter-ested in volunteering atWaikeria.
“We have a volunteerpool of about 15 . . . wehave a ukulele teacher, aliteracy tutor . . . we willgive almost anything a goout here.”
Anyone interested inbecoming a volunteer orthose who would like todonated yarn (wool oracrylic) and craft items,contact Nadine Allen on07 872 6700.
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TC120516SP07BOLIVER! 2016: Andrew Kingdon as MrBumble in the Talos production whichopens on Saturday night in the Woolshed.
Twenty years ago AndrewKingdon made his first tentativesteps on stage in a Talos pro-duction.
His role in Oliver! was as oneof the orphans in the workhouse,part of Fagan’s gang.
Andrew was persuaded to getinvolved by his grandparents,founding Talos members Audreyand Phil Ward.
He had earlier been part of theTalos junior choir they started, sothe next obvious step was to go onstage in a musical.
“I was quite a shy kid, so it wasa big deal for me, but it certainlybrought me out of my shell. Beingon stage as part of a big cast isgreat for your confidence.”
Fast forward 20 years andAndrew is again appearing in aTalos production of Oliver!
This time he is taking on therole of Mr Bumble, a cruel work-house master.
Most people who have metAndrew know that’s nothing likehis usual personality. He is one ofthe welcoming faces at RosetownHolden where he can see the TalosWoolshed theatre from the fore-court.
Andrew has appeared innumerous productions over theyears, takinig on everything fromStu in South Pacific and thescarecrow in The Wizard of Oz toButtons in Cinderella and theshoemaker in The Shoemakerand the Elves.
He has fond memories of manyroles, but really enjoyed playingcheating fiance James in SecretBridesmaids Business.
“It’s fun playing baddies!”Andrew says he has
thoroughly enjoyed being part ofTalos productions over the past 20years.
“You meet new people, it’s funsocially and it’s a good to be part ofa community event. TheWoolshed has become a secondhome.”
Oliver! was the first musicaladaptation of a famous CharlesDickens work to become a stagehit.
It features Oliver Twist who
was born in a workhousein 1830s England andspends the first nineyears of his life in abadly-run home foryoung orphans beforebeing transferred to aworkhouse.
After the other boysbully Oliver into asking
for more gruel at the end of a meal,Mr. Bumble offers money to any-one who will take the boy away.
Oliver is apprenticed to a localundertaker, but runs away toLondon where he meets JackDawkins and his benefactor,Fagin.
It turns out that Fagin is acareer criminal who trains
orphan boys to pick pockets forhim . . .
■ Oliver! opens at theWoolshedTheatre on Saturday and runs untilMay 28. Tickets for evening shows(7.30pm) andmatinees (1.30pm) areavailable from Te Awamutu i-Site (ph871-3259). Formore refer toadvertisement (below left).
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Top four make their mark
WAIKATO- BOP Magic player Kelly Jury defendsWest Coast Fever shooter Natalie Medhurst.
The gulf between thetop four and bottom fourteams in premier netballgrade was clearly evidentat ASB Bank Stadium at TeAwamutu Events Centrelast Thursday.
Defending championsKihikihi posted the biggestwin, defeating COGS Blue81-26.
Easily the closest gameof the night saw Royalansbeat COGS United by 20goals, 53-33.
Other wins to Pirongiaand RSN consolidated the‘top four’ placings for thepromotion-relegationround.
Saturday’s game of theday featured the two Col-lege sides in premierreserve grade, TAC OpenPremier and TAC 10A.
Slick feeding byShannon Weir to herpremier team-mate ZoeKaihe resulted in the latterscoring with some out-standing shots.
The defensive quad ofMaia Paki, Annalise Brown,Theresa Amituani and SamMaher proved to be the
downfall of 10A who lostseven consecutive centrepasses going into the thirdquarter.
The pairing of KylieMeddings and DeannaHeke in midcourt saw TACOpen Premier get good balloff the line.
It was far from all one-way traffic . . . TAC 10Acertainly came to play,leading by five goals at onestage.
The entertaining gamewas enjoyed by the on-lookers and supporters ofboth College teams.
A reminder to all teams,supporters of teams andanybody who comes tonetball on Thursday nightsand Saturdays —PaperPlus Te AwamutuNetball Centre has zerotolerance for Sport Rage.
“Any abusive behaviourwhich includes verbal orphysical abuse towards ourumpires, spectators,teams, supporters and anyother officials will not betolerated,” says NetballCentre president, AudreyKaihe.
It may have taken nineseasons, but the WestCoast Fever have finallytoppled the Cold PowerMagic in New Zealand,doing so in emphatic style,winning 58-44 in Tauranga.
Three powerful quartersfrom the Fever ensuredthey won their fourth gameof the season to regain thirdplace on the AustralianConference ladder.
Although the Magicwere uplifted by dominatingthe final quarter 15-9, itsimply wasn’t enough tobreak their record run oflosses — remaining withouta win in 2016.
They are still missing theexperience and composureof the injured Leana deBruin and GraceRasmussen.
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Clear winat fourschamps
Stratton Colbertskipped Ken Hancock,Alistair Tonihi andNat Tonihi to an em-phatic victory in themen’s championshipfours at Kihikihi Bowl-ing Club.
The Colbert fourbeat the runners-upSonny Tonihi, FredBoothby, Barry Ander-son and Trevor Balks14-2 over 12 ends.
The beaten finalistswere restricted to win-ning ends six and nineby single shots.
It was in stark con-trast to when the sametwo teams met in thesemi-finals, Colbertwinning 15-14 (afterthe scores were lockedat 14-14 with one end toplay) to retain theirtwo lives.
On this occasion,Sonny Tonihi’s teamled 11-6 through sixends, showing admir-able character and de-termination to clawtheir way back into thecontest after conced-ing five shots on endtwo and four shots onend seven.
A purple patch sawthem score a 2, 2, 2, 4for 10 unansweredpoints.
Weather favours ducksBY COLIN THORSEN
TC100516SP11JEFF ABBOTT with his multi-talented border collie, Gema, huntingon the Puniu River on opening day.
Weather conditions favouredthe feathered ones on openingweekend of the duck shootingseason.
Te Awamutu Fish & GameAssociation correspondent RodGuise told the Courier that he andhis hunting mates have neverexperienced such a hot openingday.
Guise was one of more than30,000 hunters nationwide to ven-ture out into the wetlands . . . thefirst Saturday in May is whenmost hunters take part and mostbirds are shot.
“By mid-afternoontemperatures had risen to 24degrees on the upper Puniu River.
“Two hunters I came acrosswere having a swim. Others weresunbathing while waiting for theducks.”
Birds tend to fly high in lightwind and clear sky.
Veteran duck hunter SteveDearing says the decoy patternand calling had to be perfected toentice the ducks down.
Most hunters still managed toget a couple of birds for the pot,while enjoying themselves withfamily and friends.
Guise reports that localrangers were happy with localhunters’ behaviour but were dis-appointed to hear of three seriousincidents further afield.
“Safety messaging is beingpushed to all shooters before andduring the season, but not every-one is taking heed of thewarnings. Bird shooting carriesthe added risk of a moving firing
zone,” she said.“There is risk that other
hunters and their dogs may ven-ture into that zone.
“Take a look at what’s aroundyou before you pull the trigger.”
The law requires unlicensedfirearms users to be under directsupervision from a licenceholder.
“That means being withinarms-length of that person whilethey use a firearm,” says MsMcKee.
“Arms-length allows theexperienced firearms user to takecontrol of the shotgun should adangerous situation arise, likepointing the firearm in an unsafedirection.”
Hunters are being urged topractise gun safety at all times.
Anyone with hunting prob-lems/issues over the game birdseason can contact Waikato Fish& Game councillor Grant Annan07 871 3727.
Annan was one of two guestspeakers at Te Awamutu Fish &Game Association’s recentannual meeting, giving histhoughts on prospects for thegame bird season and New Zea-land Mallard Research pro-gramme.
Clint Roxburgh gave anenlightening insight into bow/arrow hunting in Queensland,Australia, feral cattle and wildboar.
Trophies were awarded toGrant Annan for pheasant hunt-ing and trout fishing, while BradGillespie won the duck callingcompetition.
Dave Nordell was re-elected aspresident of the 72-year-oldassociation, which was formed in1944.
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A_TC120614CT02TA MARIST halfback David March isproving a big asset for the club.
David March scored a brace of tries inhis 30th blazer game for Te AwamutuMarist senior rugby team.
The livewire halfback’s try scoringheroics helped his side to an emphatic 46-7win over Frankton in Waikato divisionone rugby at Castleton Park on Saturday.
Frankton scored first points after astorming run by their lock who dotteddown handy to the post.
Loose forward Adam Kahura finishedoff a driving maul to put Marist on theboard with an unconverted try.
Kahura featured again, off loading theball to loose forward Heath Haua, whostretched the defence down the touchlinebefore passing inside to lock Josh Hewlettto score for Marist to lead 10-7.
Winger Autahi Brock is making a habitof scoring tries, being the benefactor onthis occasion after the forwards set theplatform for quick ball and safe handsthrough the back-line. Marist led 15-7 athalftime.
Number eight Lionel Fatupaito openedthe second half scoring with a try afterrunning strongly from the base of a 15metre scrum. Fullback Scott Sandsconverted.
The second of March’s two triesresulted from his support play and posi-tional awareness after Kahura broke outand provided an in field pass for the No. 9to dot down.
Centre Waisake Tuimereke showed hispower, breaking the tackle of his oppositenumber to score handy to the post forwinger Cody Collins to convert.
Marist veteran centre Ace Masaloscored the home side’s last try, convertedby second five Des TeTuhi.
“I think the boys are understanding theimportance of what needs to be done…toget the right result,” said Marist coach,Tony Kahura.
“A big shout out to the B team playerswho supported the A boys, allowing themto have a much-needed rest.”
Redoubt Te Awamutu player of the daywent to Josh Hewlett.
Crowe Horwath Te Awamutu Maristare away to Eastern Suburbs this Satur-day.
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Throughout the openingquarter the Chiefs looked themore dangerous of the twosides with fullback DamianMcKenzie leading the way,sparking most of the attacksbut the Highlanders wereorganised on defence andkept the hosts in check.
The Highlanders then wentup a gear, lifting the tempo on
attack, stretching the Chiefs’defence with quick ballmovement. After severalphases, a loose pass wasscooped up by prop DanielLienert-Brown and he hit a gapand ran 20 metres untouchedto score for the Highlanders tolead 13-3 at halftime.
The half ended on a nega-tive note when second fiveCharlie Ngatai was sin binnedfor accidentally taking ElliotDixon out in the air.
Just four minutes after therestart the Highlanders madethe one man advantage countwith their a try to wing WaisakeNaholo.
Ngatai immediately madean impact on his return,breaking up-field to thrust histeam on to the front foot. Someslick handling down the leftwing put Cruden away for abrilliant break-out try.
The Highlanders re-sponded superbly with Nahologetting around the last de-
fender to score his second try,followed by a Sopoaga penaltywhen Chiefs’ replacementMaama Vaipulu was yellowcarded for a ruck infringement.
The hosts were rewardedfor their persistence with debu-tant Sam Vaka scoring a lateconsolation try.
The Chiefs now head intotheir second bye week, thenreturn to FMG Stadium Wai-kato on May 21, for a Saturdaynight clash against the Rebels.Tickets are available fromStirling Sports.
Homeward’s MarkMcNaughten was the bigmover in Te Awamutu Courier‘Our Panel’s Picks’ SuperRugby competition, moving tothird place on 78%, behindAndrea Mil ler (PGGWrightson) 84% and RossFleming (JL Connolly) 79%after nailing 6/7 winners inround 11. McNaughten is wellplaced, having yet to play hisjoker for double points.
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JAPANESE hooker Hiro Izumi makes a clean break for Te Awamutu Sports against Fraser Tech.TA SPORTS’ Japanese fullback Shota Saigutchi takes the attack toFraser Tech in Hamilton on Saturday.
BY JUSTIN MIEZENBEEK
Te Awamutu Sports blew agolden opportunity to move upthe leader-board in Waikatopremier rugby, going down 42-20in a shoddy performance toFraser Tech.
Fraser Tech sat two pointsclear of Te Awamutu on the tablegoing into the crucial match atMills Street in Hamilton.
A win would have seen Sportsleap-frog their opponents intoeighth spot, but handling errors
and another poor start has leftthem rooted firmly in the bottomtwo heading into the secondround.
Like last week, Sports wereflat out of the gate letting in a trywithin 30 seconds of kick off.
Stung by the setback, Sportsmanaged to put together somedecent phases to break openFraser Tech’s defence for skipperNorman Solofa to score for a 5-5scoreline.
From here though, every timeSports threatened to score they
coughed up the ball or turned itover. Making matters worse,they let in three more tries in thefirst half to trail 24-5 at the break.
Sports started the second halfwell, a try to replacement hookerHiro Izumi pulled the score backto 24-12.
Tech’s Tyrell Martin andSports’ Shota Saigutchi tradedpenalties to have the game poisedat 27-15.
Sports continued to bearchitects of their own demise,making basic errors when oppor-
tunities to close the gap werecoming thick and fast.
A nice break from Hiro Izumiput replacement Sports’ lockCameron Petch in to score in thelate stages.
Eventually, the weight of pos-session told, letting Tech in forthree more tries and a penalty tocomplete a disappointing per-formance.
There were some strongSports’ performers, flanker JoshDowsing looked impressive inhis return from Chiefs’ Develop-
ment duties, as did Japaneseplayers Izumi and Saigutchi intheir longest outings of the year.
The scrum, which has histori-cally struggled against FraserTech, was rock solid.
Te Awamutu Sports PremierB put together a solid perform-ance, losing 24-15 to a strongFraser Tech side.
Round two starts next week asSports continue a tough awaystretch.
The next match has them takeon Melville at Collins Road.
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Forster scoops trophiesCheryl Forster scooped
two of the three trophiesup for grabs at StewartAlexander Golf Club.
Forster won the Cap-tain’s Trophy (for 0-29.4handicappers) with a bestfour of five roundsstableford total of 139points, finishing sevenpoints clear of the runnerup Leigh Grylls on 132.
The Stewart AlexanderCup (for 29.5-54 handicap-pers) was won by MargaretBouma with 152 stableford.The runner-up was BethWalker with 139.
Forster also claimed the
ABC Cup (handicap matchplay) with Bouma againhaving to settle for runner-up.
The club’s two-ball,best-ball tournament waswon by the composite teamof Pat James (SA) andLinda Sattler (Piopio) with49 stableford.
Four teams tied forsecond with 48 stableford,Cynthia Dow (Waitomo),Bev Roigard (SA); RaewynEnsor (TA), Ann Ellis (SA);Wendy Thompson, BevMoloney; Jill Webber,Rosemary Collinson-Smith.
The nine hole divisionwas headed by MaureenBrain/Barbara Dench (SA)with 23, from IsabelleCaie/Patty MacIntyre(Pirongia), Robin Watson/Cheryl MacGilloway (TA),Jan Bishell/Carole Collins(Riverside) 22.
LGU winners onwomen’s club day were C.Forster (silver) with 68nett, L. Grylls (bronze I) 65,B. Roigard (bronze II) 61.
Roigard streeted herrivals winning thescramble with 61 nett. Nextbest were Sherrill Law-rence, Fay Bryant with 67.
Morris still a winnerThe golden run of men’s
champion Justin Morriskeeps on keeping on at TeAwamutu Golf Club.
Morris shot a five-under-par 65 to claim the grossprize in Sunday’s clubscramble. Scoring was gen-erally of a high standardthroughout the men’s field.
Gordon Kirkhamtriumphed with a 66 nett,while Ray Dearing toppedthe stableford with 39points, from Dominic Mor-ris, John Darragh 38, Clin-ton Rowe, Craig Yarndley37.
Gwenda Meeke, SylviaGooch and Ani Bahler werethe best of the ladies, allaccumulating 34 stableford.
Leading Saturday ladieswere Robyn Norris with 39stableford, Jill Morgan 37.
Open midweek tourneywinners were Sonny
TeKanawa with 73 gross,Percy Kapa 38 stableford,Bill Hawira 37.
LGU winners onwomen’s club day wereAngela Thomson (silver)with 73 nett, Dale Spiers(bronze 1) 74 and HelenSpiers (bronze II) 65.
The stand out player wasHelen Spiers, winner of thedivision two scramble, with65 nett. Runner-up wasJanet Harrison 71.
Angela Thomson toppeddivision one with 73 nett,from Dale Spiers, ShirleyLord 74.
The nine hole divisionscramble was jointly wonby Judy Page and AnnDobson with 12 putts.
Best of the Veteran men,vying for the Lew MaceTrophy, were RobinThompson with 65 nett, LesCommon 67.
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Team Tylertriumph
There were some sen-sational scores recorded bythe 18 teams contesting theannual Mount PirongiaAmbrose Tournamentsponsored by KumarHoldings.
The winners, TeamTyler (Bodie Hodges, TylerWood, Connor Mathews,Rowan Mathews) shot a15-under-par 57 for a nett52.5.
Hot on their heels werethe runners-up, Team Watts(Tyne Watts, Jason Yeeles,Kevin Appleby, Garry Bow-man) with 53.5.
Pirongia/Ngahinapouriwill play Walton in the finalof Waikato Golf’s divisionfour championship pennantat Riverside Lochiel onSunday, May 22.
A huge field of 176riders contested the open-ing race in the SpokenCycles Winter Series atNgahinapouri.
New Zealand repre-sentatives filled the po-dium in the A grade race,Dylan Kennett winning in1.05.11, with second-placed Regan Goughrecording the same timeand Nick Kergozou thirdat 13 seconds.
The national women’sendurance team was wellrepresented by RushleeBuchanan, GeorgiaWilliams, RacquelSheath, Jaime Neilsenand Bryony Botha in the Bgrade races.
The top three riders ingrades B1 to Under-15were: B1: Louie Vanner 1,Mike Cotter 2, PatrickKirk 3; B2: Blair Taylor 1,Taz O’Connell 2, GeorgiaWilliams 3; C1: AndrewHinton 1, Vernon Corbett2, Graham Bunn 3; C2:Daniel Rutland 1, GenelleWillers 2, Jay Shelgren 3;D: Tait Somervell 1,Kelvin Beaumont 2, Aus-tin Heffernan 3; E:Belinda Saunder 1, FleurWallace 2, Gavin Foster 3;Under-15: Jack Carswell 1,Liam Simmonds 2, MattDavis 3.
TA continues winning streak
TC120516SP17CENTRE back Tim Ball played a starring role for Te Awamutu’schampionship team against Matamata at the Stadium on Saturday.
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Te Awamutu maintained its 100per cent win record at the Stadiumwith a hard-fought 1-0 victory overMatamata in Waikato Bay ofPlenty Soccer Federation cham-pionship.
David Hall reports that the firsthalf proved to be a scrappy affairwith both sides trying to workeach other out.
After a scoreless first half, theEdmonds Judd-sponsored Te Awa-mutu team’s coach Billy Carterhad a few choice words to say tohis team at the break.
His words of wisdom seemed todo the trick when Jack Connorscored from close range fiveminutes into the half after Mata-mata failed to clear the ball from infront of their goal.
Minutes later Aaron Kelly tooka shot from a tight angle thatnarrowly missed the top of thecross bar.
It was the first of several morescoring chances Te Awamutu wereunable to convert.
In the dying minutes of thegame, Te Awamutu goal keeperKevin Buckle made a great doublesave to ensure his team completedthe win.
Carter was happy to take thethree competition points, but dis-appointed in how his team played.
The Finlay and Cooper playerof the day award went to Tim Ballfor his outstanding work at centreback.
This week the team are away toCambridge at John Kerkhof Park.
Te Awamutu’s Waikato A div-ision team were defeated 5-1 byClaudelands Rovers at GallowayPark.
The team struggled through thematch after one of their playerswas sent off early in the first half.
Alexander Bakx scored the con-solation goal for Te Awamutu.
Next up is Melville at GowerPark in Hamilton.
The men’s Waikato B divisionside stayed top of the table with a6-1 demolition of West Hamilton atWeka Street.
Campbell Black (2), Louis
Ashburner (2), Peter Buesnel andScott Donaldson were the goalscorers.
Buesnel was named the playerof the day.
This week the team play Mel-ville at the Stadium, 12.30pm kickoff.
The men’s D division side won
5-1 at Claudelands Rovers toremain unbeaten after fourleague games.
Te Awamutu started slowly,trailing 1-0 at halftime.
It was all one way traffic in thesecond half as Te Awamutupoured on the goals from GrahamDuthie (2), David Ireland, SteffanFoulkes and Simon Waite.
Next opponent is West Hamil-ton at Anchor Park, 12.30pm kickoff.
The Edmonds Judd sponsoredwomen’s team lost 3-0 to Tokoroaat the Stadium.
The hosts started strongly,holding their higher rankedopponents to 0-0 at halftime.
Late in the game, the greaterpossession and accurate passingof the visitors took its toll.
Despite the loss, coach DaveHall was happy with theimproved defensive effort fromthe previous week’s game.
Lynley Mourits , TraceyReekers, Wendy Rombouts andEmma O’Keefe had sound gamesin their team’s midfield.
The Team 7 player of the dayaward went to left fullback NadiaFinlayson. The women have thebye this weekend.
DeathsHAWKINS,Kathleen Alice ( Kath).On 9 May 2016peacefully at UltimateCare Oakdale,Cambridge in her 90thyear. Dearly lovedwife of the late Eric.Loved mother andmother-in-law of Fred,Freda and ClydeLipsey, Lyn andTrevor FitzGerald.Granny to Eric andIris, Stefan andNatasha, Karl andMarga, Graham, andthe late Andy, andgreat granny to Kayla,Jessica, and Sophie;Daniel and Mario;Cameron and Jack.Grateful thanks toFreeman Court andOakdale for thewonderful care givento Kath.
A service to celebrateKath’s life will be heldat Alexandra HouseChapel, 570 AlexandraSt, Te Awamutu(today) Thursday, 12May 2016 at 11amfollowed by a privatecremation. In lieu offlowers, donations toAlzheimers Waikatowould be appreciatedand may be left at theservice. Allcommunicationsplease to the Hawkinsfamily, PO Box 137, TeAwamutu 3840.
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HETARAKA,Komene Angelo(Boyboy).Suddenly as the resultof an accident. Tangiwill be held on Friday13 May, 11am atPurekireki MaraePirongia, followed byinternment at TeAwamutu CemeteryTranquility FuneralServices, Taranaki.
MONKS,Dorothy June.On May 9, 2016 atAuckland (formally ofCoromandel andPirongia). Belovedwife of the lateGordon, loved motherand mother-in-law ofSimon and Jenny,Frances and Tony andPaul and Caroline,treasured Dani ofFarah and Lucas andGranny of Joris, Keriand Alex. In her 86thyear.
A service will be held atSeddon Park FuneralHome, 49 Seddon RdHamilton on Friday 13May at 1:30pmfollowed by privatecremation. By requestno flowers, donationsin lieu may be sent tothe Thames St JohnAmbulance, c/-Private Bag 14902Panmure 1741.Communications to:[email protected]
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AcknowledgementsWOODING,Neville Eric.Edna, Wendy, Clem,Charleen and MarcBright, Rochelle andJarrod Pye, Kendyl,Leah and Valentina,would like to expresstheir heart felt thanksfor all the love andkindness shown tothem in the sad loss ofa much loved husband,father, grandfatherand great granddad.For the manybeautiful cards,flowers and baking. Toall that attended awonderful funeral andshared so many happymemories. To ourmuch loved Maoripeople who sang suchbeautiful old hymns atthe funeral, to DoctorCaldwell for hisconcern and help toNeville when he wasill. To our special andcaring Garth andLynette Williams of TeAwamutu FuneralServices. Many thanksto all.
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WRIGHT,Lloyd Henry.18 October 1948 - 15May 2015. Slippedaway into the nextroom a year ago. Verymuch loved andmissed by his family.It takes both sunshineand rain to make arainbow.The Wright familywant to extend ourwarmest thanks andgratitude to the TeAwamutu communityfor their love andsupport over the pastyear.
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PUBLIC NOTICEof application for an Off Licence
Super Liquor Te Awamutu, corner Sloane and VaileStreets, Te Awamutu, has made application to theDistrict Licensing Committee at Te Awamutu for therenewal of an Off Licence in respect of the premisessituated on the corner of Sloane and Vaile Streets andknown as Super Liquor Te Awamutu.
The general nature of the business conducted underthe licence is Retail.
The days on which and the hours during which theliquor is (or intended to be) sold under the licence are:Monday to Sunday 9am - 10pm.
The application may be inspected during ordinaryoffice hours at the office of the Waipa District Council,District Licensing Committee, Bank Street, TeAwamutu/Wilson Street, Cambridge.
Any person who is entitled to object and who wishes toobject to the issue of the licence may, not later than 15working days after the date of the publication of thisnotice, file a notice in writing of the objection with theSecretary of the District Licensing Committee at WaipaDistrict Council, Private Bag 2402, Te Awamutu 3840.
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Kawhia Boating and Angling Club Inc, 124 OmimitiStreet, Kawhia has made application to the DistrictLicensing Committee at Otorohanga District Council,Otorohanga for the renewal of a Club Licence inrespect of the premises situated at 124 Omimiti Street,Kawhia and known as Kawhia Boating and AnglingClub.
The general nature of the business conducted underthe licence is Recreational Club.
The days on which and the hours during which theliquor is (or intended to be) sold under the licence are:Monday to Sunday 9am - 1am the following day.
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Celebrate legacyof David Bowie
On January 10, 2016the world was shockedwhen news of the passingof David Bowie hit theheadlines.
The legacy he left hisNew Zealand fans is thesuperb catalogue of musicfrom a stellar 40+ yearcareer. Our featureddouble album contains agreat many of those un-forgettable hits – SpaceOddity, The Man WhoSold The World, Changes,Oh! You Pretty Things,Ziggy Stardust, All TheYoung Dudes, Fame, Sor-row, Rebel Rebel, Heroes,Sound And Vision, GoldenY e a r s , M o d e r n L o v e ,China Girl, Let’s Danceand Life On Mars? areincluded among the 39stellar tracks all pre-sented in that seeminglyinimitable Bowie style.
We say seemingly in-imitable because there’s achap named Ed Blaney,first seen on Stars InTheir Eyes in Britain in2005, who gives it a prettygood nudge.
Yes folks it’s true theUK's No. 1 David Bowietribute show UltimateBowie starring Ed Blaneyis heading to Hamilton’sHeaphy Room at Claude-lands Arena on Saturday,August 13 at 8pm and ourfeatured CD is the idealprecursor to prime youbefore you take in thisspectacular tribute to oneof the world’s greatestentertainers.
In an authentic cele-
bration and salute to allthat is Bowie, prepare tobe transported across 40years of music that set thepath for others to follow.Blaney not only possessesBowie’s awe-inspiring vo-cal prowess but is also thedefinitive Bowie look-alike.
He blends past and pre-sent, showing the manysides of Bowie’s cha-meleon personality.
Ultimate Bowiedelivers a stunning two-hour show of Bowieclassics. In a special treatfor Kiwi audiences theentire Ziggy Stardust al-bum is performed in the
show so you’ll get to seegreat songs such asStarman, Rock N RollSuicide and SuffragetteCity.
This will be a realstunner, Nothing haschanged? You be thej u d g e . T i c k e t s f r o mTicketek.
■ You can enter by text(write TAC David Bowie,plus your name andaddress, and text it to 021241 4568) or mail (addressto the David BowieCompetition and includeyour name, address anddaytime phone number).Deadline is 5pm Tuesday.
This competition is provided by ‘Fill The House Tickets Project’, proudlysupporting families of children with cancer.
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