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JAZZ IN MARTINBOROUGH returns after covid’s forced last year cancellation. JaM will be on ‘Retro pack plays’ on Friday 2nd September and ‘ Cool Jazz/West Coast on Saturday 3rd September . See details in this Star issue.
ALSO RETURNING is Toast Martinborough which will be held on Sunday Nov 20th. Early Bird tickets are on sale via iTICKET. Once Early Bird allocation has sold out, General Admission will go on sale immediately and stay on sale until sell out.
SEVENS RUGBY began more than a century ago when some Scottish small village rugby clubs were having difficulty making up teams of 15. Ned Haig an innovative Melrose butcher suggested that their village host a rugby tournament made up of smaller teams. A number was decided on and the rules modified to suit the new format. The first games were held on 28th April 1883
THE RESULTS of the Australian five yearly census have been released. There are now 25,500,000 people living in Australia, half of who have a parent born overseas. People with Indian ancestors have overtaken China and New Zealand to become the third largest place of birth, behind Australia and English born.
‘IT HAS BEEN my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues’ Abraham Lincoln
THE NATIONAL Federation of British Fish Friers (yes, there is such an organisation) estimate that a third of the 10,300 British chippies will close down due to the rising cost of fish and cooking oil. Much of the fish previously came from Russian trawlers and the sunflower cooking oil from Ukraine.
‘I FEEL THAT I AM constantly learning, in every single thing that I have done. I’ve never ever in all my years done a play that’s come easily to me. To learn a craft the one thing you must always do is watch. Watch all the time. Watch what other people do’ Judy Dench
‘DON’T ACCEPT your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful’ Ann Landers
78,245 NZ MADE BIKE HELMETS were exported last year. These produced by Pacific Helmets in Wanganui who also make and export fire and other specialist rescue helmets along with ATV and other specialist sports helmets.
ELECTICITY AUTHORITY figures show more than 35,000 residential households now have solar power and that number is growing, with close to 600 new installs each month. A Transpower study forecast this could increase to 1.3 million households by 2050
The deadline for the September issue is 4 pm Wednesday August
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