Record
January 21 2015
The
‘The voice of your community’
10,350 copies distributed weekly to Rolleston, West Melton, Darfield and districts
Your Local Dealership
Further AvonGo City Ford
Cnr Main South Rd & Epsom Rd Sockburn | Christchurch P 03 348 4129 or 0800 655 551 Rangiora Service Centre | 78 Ivory Street P 03 313 7059 | avoncityford.co.nz
Timebank seeks to expand u by Kent Caddick
The Selwyn Timebank is searching for Rolleston residents to help spread its wings.
Malvern Enviro looking for help
Lincoln Envirotown is calling on Malvern residents who care for the environment to join Malvern Enviro …
P3
Support for mature drivers
Selwyn has an increasingly growing older population and with this, a rising number of older drivers …
P4
Dairying is for life
A lifestyle block in Prebbleton is now home to 82-year old Alistair Thomas and his interest in the industry has not waned …
P6
The Timebank first opened in Lincoln just on a year ago but is now looking to expand its presence to other communities around Selwyn, starting with Rolleston and an open night at the Rolleston School hall. “We have spent the last year getting Selwyn Timebank up and running, setting up the website and the like,” Timebank coordinator Meredith Jones said. “We always had the intention of spreading the message to other areas but wanted to ensure our initial set up was in place before we did that.” She said they would welcome people from Rolleston who can not only help in that township but also other areas around Selwyn. Ms Jones said the timebank trades in time credits, rather than money, and is a way for people to pool their resources and skills. She described the timebank concept as people with expertise in one area helping people who can help others with their specialist knowledge. “For example you may be a great baker and can pass that on to someone who will help others with whatever their skills are, such as gardening.” Ms Jones said timebanks are a great way of getting large jobs done where lots of hands are required and is a way of giving back to the community. “We all have people we rely on in times of need and we’ve all had those times where we feel embarrassed to ask our friends, family and neighbours to ask for help one more time.” Selwyn Timebank also runs skills workshops and organises working bees.
p Freddie and Jack Cameron help out at a Selwyn Timebank working bee at the Mahoe Reserve in Lincoln
“We have run workshops on composting and dealing with back pain and posture. We are looking at a bread making workshop in the near future.” The open night will be held at the Rolleston School hall on Wednesday,
February 25 at 7.30pm. For more information on the Selwyn Timebank go to their website www.selwyntimebank. net.nz, email them at selwyntimebank@ gmail.com, or call Meredith on 03 325 7062. ¢
Residential, Lifestyle & Rural Property Experts
Left to Right: Andrew Taylor, Susan Davis, Jo Counsell, Stephan Knowler, Jackie Derrick, Chris Flanagan, Tracey Roberts, Juliet Flanagan, Connie van der Klei, Joe Brankin.
LOCA LLY OW N E D & O PE R ATE D | PR OV E N E X P E R I E N C E D AG E NT S For all your Real Estate needs. We are happy to provide advice and free current market appraisals.
• ROLLESTON PH: 03 347 9949 • DARFIELD PH: 03 318 8204 • LEESTON PH: 03 324 3704
MATSON & ALLAN REAL ESTATE LIMITED LICENSED REAA2008
www.marealestate.co.nz