MARTINBOROUGH COMMUNITY GYM

BOXING BOOTCAMP – 6 Week Programme, starting Wednesday 16 May at the Rugby Clubrooms, 7.30pm – 8.15pm.  $120 for 6 weeks (includes quick wrap).  Spaces are limited so bookings are essential, class fee to be paid in full to confirm your spot.  First 5 people to register and pay in full receive a drink bottle from NZ Boxer.  Guaranteed to increase cardio fitness, build muscle endurance, improve body composition and you will have fun doing it!  Contact Damon Tafatu 0273747042 for more information.  Register by contacting Damon or email mtborogym@gmail.com

KIDFIT – with so many children busy training for their winter sports we will be be having only the one KidFit class per week, this will be on Mondays at 4.30pm for all ages.  The cost is $20 per term and will be run by our trainer Damon.  These classes were very popular last term, they will be held rain or shine, with winter approaching there will be probably more indoor activities.  If you are wanting to register please email Rachael – benview@xtra.co.nz.

GROUP CLASSES – We have some great classes Mondays to Wednesdays with Damon that cater for all levels, we have classes at 6am, mornings, after work, and our very popular MumFit!  MONDAYS – 6am Tabata, 4.30pm KidFit, 5.30pm Blast, TUESDAYS – 9am Tabata,, 5.30pm Bodyweight Bootcamp, WEDNESDAYS – 6am Tabata, 10.30am MumFit, 5.30pm Blast.  Classes are free to our members and $5 for our non members.  Please contact Damon if you would like more information regarding these classes. … Continue Reading

Maree’s musings

MEASURE for MEASURE

How far? How long? Us mortals love to calculate distances so we can organise our time and space, possibly because chaos is worrying. Whether travelling from A to B or building a wall [sorry, Mr Trump], distance matters.

I’m sure most of us have pondered about the length of a piece of string, but that doesn’t matter unless it’s too short.

In modern times, we’ve generally got a bit boring with distance measurement. Since 1960, it’s been metrics and accuracy so we all know where we are and how far we have come. But habits die hard, so some oldies persist.

For example, a modern version of ‘give (him) an inch and (he’ll) take a mile’ would just sound silly, and ‘I love you to the moon and back’ says a lot, but not very accurately. ‘A miss is as good as a mile’ doesn’t update well either. … Continue Reading

Library News

Well the pressure is really on now.  The deadline for this article came forward because of ANZAC Day and of course it had never occurred to me that would happen, so here I am frantically slapping on the keys trying to get it in a bit However Mike is so patient and forgiving I’m sure he won’t mind me being late.   Not Mike’s fault – I haven’t been at work for two weeks and missed the email.  

There isn’t much to talk about, however, as you know that never seems to stop me from wittering on ad infinitum.  Lots of great new non-fiction books in this past month.  As my spy has been down to Unity books in Wellington and made a list of all the good new stuff, I have obediently gone and bought them all.  So the little back room I told you about last month is having a clear out of some of the old stuff to make room for all the new books.  

I challenge everyone (especially Gary) to come and have a look at the new non-fiction as there are definitely books there to suit everyone’s taste.  There was an interesting interview on National Radio last week about the Octopus and how intelligent they are (I put the singular as I can’t remember at this moment what the plural is).  I happen to have two new books on the octopus brain and other similar animals, one of which I have read and it is fascinating, so I can recommend those.   … Continue Reading

“ Legendary Kiwi Violinist” To Play at the Martinborough Music Festival, 28-30 September

Wilma Smith is a well- known name in classical music circles. She was born in Suva and moved to New Zealand as a child. Wilma attended Auckland University where her virtuosity as a violinist was identified and she was offered playing experience with The Auckland Symphonia (now Philharmonia) and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra.

Following graduation, Wilma continued her studies in Boston under the celebrated and “astonishingly successful” violin teacher, Dorothy DeLay. Her interest in chamber music saw her become one of the founding members of the highly successful Lydian Quartet. Formed in 1980, this  original quartet set the benchmark for those that followed by winning top international string quartet competitions including the Evian, Portsmouth and Banff with the prestigious Naumberg Award for Chamber Music being the pinnacle of their success. This quartet continues to this day “playing with a precision and involvement marking them among the world’s best quartets”.

It was her reputation as a chamber music player which led to Wilma returning to New Zealand in 1987 following an invitation to form the New Zealand String Quartet. Today, the New Zealand String Quartet is regarded as New Zealand’s leading string quartet.  … Continue Reading