The biggest ever crowd turned out in beautiful conditions to enjoy plenty of laughs and plenty of laughs is what they got. With a very good ‘field’ competing for the coveted miniature barrel trophy it was clearly going to be a tight race. Despite a warning against cheating from the …
A Charity Wine Auction and Food Fiesta held recently in Martinborough raised $110,000 for Hospice Wairarapa: a new record. The Martinborough community’s generosity in supporting the Hospice cause is “nothing short of outstanding”, says Martinborough-based organising committee member Dawn McCallum. “We wanted to put the fun into fund-raising and make …
Despite the weather not being conducive to the usual outdoor pet day activities, thanks the O’Neale family, the day was able to go ahead with excellent results. Pet judging was held was held at he covered venue on the O’Neale property while the craft displays were on view and judged …
Martinborough Rose [and Flower] Show last month became a small slice of local history, with the 100 year anniversary of one of its eighteen trophies. The “Martin Memorial Challenge Cup” – the prize for the Champion Head of Iris – was first awarded on September 14th, 1911.
Happy Christmas
They’re off! the Barrel Rollers head away to the first changeover in the main event.
With a very good ‘field’ competing for the coveted miniature barrel trophy it was clearly going to be a tight race. Despite a warning against cheating from the starting officer some ungentlemanly exchanges around the course were eagerly anticipated by the crowd. Although these eventuated no official protest were lodged and Martinborough Vineyard were crowned winners, retaining the trophy for another year. A special cheer went up for a new entrant this year, the Big Sky Vineyard team, for a very valiant effort. … Continue Reading
The last Martinborough Community Board meeting for this year was held on 21 November – it’s hard to believe that we won’t be meeting again until the end of January.
It’s been a busy year with finalising the Management and Development plans for Considine/Centennial Parks. The Lions Club has removed the fence along the walkway and re-limed the path which is a huge improvement and Council has undertaken to tidy up and control the weeds and long grass so that work can begin to extend the path out to Princess Street and improve access through Centennial Park. … Continue Reading
Town Hall
It was a great turnout at the Town Hall for the Public Meeting to discuss the way forward with the Hall given the facts that it is an earthquake prone building. There are people on fixed incomes concerned about the effect any spend would have on their rates and a fair enough question – it was the question and answer that everyone wants to know! … Continue Reading
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By Kevin Campbell This is my last write-up for the year and the club certainly has finished the year on a high note with Lisa-Marie Ireland winning the silver ladies Champion of Champions recently and now Jason van Zanten winning the men’s Champion of Champions at Karori last week. Jason, …
The event was held on 30th October this year and just under 500 riders enjoyed a wonderful sunny day. Although numbers were slightly down on last year we fared well compared to other local rides. The good conditions attracted a lot of riders on the day. We would like to …
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