Inside this issue: Bagpipe Dream cont…
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Selwyn Community Care
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Rolleston Colour Fun Day
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Rolleston Men’s Shed
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Rolleston Lions
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Look Out For Learners
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Presbyterian Support Service 7 Tasman Young Farmers
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Historical Collections Online
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West Melton Bowls Update
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Thirteen years old, West Melton local, Cameron Sharpe absolutely loves to play the bagpipes. He is currently fundraising to support his ambition to attend the World Pipe Band Championships in Glasgow in August with the St Andrew’s College Juvenile Pipe Band. Cameron was born in Edinburgh, Scotland but moved ‘home’ to Canterbury when he was three months old. “I guess that may explain why I’ve always wanted to play the pipes since I remember,” said Cameron. “My parents finally caved, and I was allowed to start lessons with Liz Drury (supported by the Ellesmere Pipe Band) when I was eight years old. “I spent two years moving irrigation K-lines each night after school and during the summer holidays to pay for my first set of pipes. It was worth it!
“I attended Weedons School until Year 6, after which I moved to St Andrew’s College and became a member of the School B Band for my first New Zealand Pipe Band Nationals in Hastings,” Cameron added. Over the past five years, Cameron has played with the Ellesmere Pipe Band, supporting numerous Selwyn community events and has competed with the Caledonian and St Andrew’s Grade Four Bands, at both National and local events. He has also successfully competed in several solo piping competitions and currently has a ‘C’ Grade classification. “My aim is to raise $7,000, which is a large goal, but this opportunity is really important to me. It would be an amazing experience to represent both my school and New Zealand at a world competition! Continued on page 2...
ISSUE 206 Wednesday 1st February 2023
Cameron Sharpe with his pipes.
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