Netball Southern Newsletter #1 2016

Hi to all our budding netballers and their parents,
Welcome to the 2016 season. We look forward to another great year of netball. Registrations are now open to play for all Year 3-8 girls and boys for the 2016 season, simply fill in the below form and return it to your school office by the 31st March.
If you are keen to hear what is going on or assist in any way on the committee or with coaching, managing or fundraising please come along to our next meeting 7pm Thursday 17th March at Circus, Martinborough.

The season starts 7th May and will finish mid-September with a Prize giving at Pirinoa Community Hall. There is no play scheduled June 4th and July 16th & 23rd. Majority of games will be played at Kuranui College. Approximate playing times on Saturday’s are Year 7 & 8 9am, Year 5 & 6 10am and Year 3 & 4 11am.

Trials will be held 3:30pm Tuesday 5th April a second trial will be held Monday 11th April if necessary. Training time and venue will be sorted by each Team Manager after the trial based on the information you provide below. … Continue Reading

NZ Red Cross Honours Joyce and Connie

Fifty years of service to any organisation is an achievement worthy of acknowledgement, and when two women earn that distinction for their voluntary work in the community, it is high honour indeed. Both Joyce Hogg and Connie Taylor have given forty years of their energy and spare time to the NZ Red Cross, and were recently recognised with awards for 50 years of service.

Connie remembers being approached personally to join Red Cross, and she was very pleased at the invitation because, as she explains, “ I was new to Martinborough and didn’t belong to a thing”. She felt it was worthwhile and quickly began to enjoy it. Connie recalls that back then the focus was on “people not money”, and that much of the work was at a very personal level. “When someone was sick they really appreciated a visit and a talk, and a batch of biscuits would go down well”, she says.

Over the years Connie took on vital roles in the organisation. She was the Meals on Wheels coordinator for many years, and was Secretary for an impressive 33 years between 1977 and 2010. These days she has stepped back from such active roles, but is delighted that younger people have come in and are carrying on. As Connie puts it, “ it’s good that something so useful is still going strong”. Looking ahead, Connie says, “I’m over 90 now but I wouldn’t give it up for anything”. … Continue Reading

Play builds great communities for 75 Years!

From the 6th – 12th of March Playcentres all around New Zealand will be celebrating 75 years since the first Playcentre opened, with a week of fun activities and events for everyone to attend. Connecting children, families and their communities is something Playcentres’ have been doing since 1941, and this week is an opportunity to celebrate and focus on that connection.

Martinborough Playcentre is celebrating with an Open Week and a special ‘Playcentre in the Park’ play session at Memorial Square on Monday 7th March from 9.30 to 11.30am. Wednesday and Thursday sessions will run as usual at Martinborough Playcentre from 9am to 12noon. These will also be open sessions with all welcome to drop in for a play. There will be free bubbles, stickers and playdough packs for all visitors. … Continue Reading

Rep honours for Hayden

Young Martinborough lawn bowler , Hayden Frew  , has been selected to represent the Wairarapa district in the upcoming National Intercentre Championships in Auckland .
The 40 year old is a relatively new bowler and his dedication and persistence to the game has seen him selected to play with and against some of the best bowlers in New Zealand.
The National Intercentre Championship will be played in Aukland from March 31 to April 3 .
All Martinborough bowlers extend their congratulations to Hayden and wish him well in his endeavours .

Club championships games have been delayed because of the representative commitments of some bowlers and results should be through for the next issue.
Round one of the best of three game final in the mens triples has been completed with Tony Lee , Hayden Frew and Peter Ireland proving too good for Dean Webley , Blue Hunt and Robert Murray .
Thursday twilight bowls still garners great interest with attendances increasing each week .
Following are the team standings at the time of going to press:
Putt It 43.5 , Murdoch James 40 , Vineyard Layers 39.5 , Freefellas  37.5 , Brewery Boys 34 , Out of Ta Ruff 32 , The Hoods 32 , The Harleys 32 ,Vino Boys 31.5 , Ray Bush Electrical 28 , Patsy and the Bollie Boys 26 , P & K Mitre 10 22.5 , P & K Grocery 21,5 , The Woolleys 14 .
Any interested people can attend Thursday evenings from 5.30 pm .