Nor'West News: February 13, 2018
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6 Tuesday <strong>February</strong> <strong>13</strong> <strong>2018</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
<strong>News</strong><br />
Trust building<br />
relocated<br />
• By Sophie Cornish<br />
A NEW building for the Shirley<br />
Community Trust was relocated<br />
from St Albans to MacFarlane<br />
Park yesterday.<br />
The building, which has a large<br />
meeting room, two offices, a<br />
kitchen and toilets, was donated<br />
to the city by the Lions Clubs<br />
International Foundation following<br />
the <strong>February</strong> 22, 2011, earthquake.<br />
It was previously used as<br />
the St Albans Community Centre<br />
on Colombo St.<br />
There were some delays to the<br />
process as the city council initially<br />
estimated the cost to relocate<br />
the building would be $100,000.<br />
However, more detailed planning<br />
revealed it would cost $225,000.<br />
The initial $100,000 was approved<br />
through the city council’s<br />
Annual Plan. An additional<br />
$125,000 was fast tracked for the<br />
move.<br />
The trust has been mainly operating<br />
out of a small building at<br />
MacFarlane Park for 16 years.<br />
Trust manager Jane Mitchell<br />
said the new building is a “very<br />
exciting” prospect.<br />
“We will still be operating<br />
out of the smaller building, but<br />
now there will be room for other<br />
things to happen,” Mrs Mitchell<br />
said.<br />
SALLY MCPHERSON loves all<br />
things equine.<br />
Now the 17-year-old Rangi<br />
Ruru Girls’ School student has<br />
been named in the New Zealand<br />
Team for the American Quarter<br />
Horse Youth World Cup in<br />
Bryan, Texas.<br />
But don’t get it confused with<br />
rodeo.<br />
Think dressage with a western<br />
twist, that’s american quarter<br />
horse, Sally said.<br />
“It’s not rodeo. “It’s very precise<br />
and technical. But it’s also<br />
very colourful and sparkly unlike<br />
the more demure dressage,”<br />
she said.<br />
Sally said there’s a fair bit of<br />
bling involved in the outfits<br />
which are quite heavy from all<br />
the rhinestones.<br />
“Some jackets and tops can<br />
cost tens of thousands of dollars.<br />
Many are specially made for the<br />
competitor and the horses are<br />
also bedazzled,” she said.<br />
Sally and her team will head to<br />
the United States in June to compete<br />
for medals in cutting, reining,<br />
horsemanship, ranch riding,<br />
trail, western riding, hunt seat<br />
equitation, hunter under saddle<br />
and showmanship.<br />
She will have a horse provided<br />
by the organisers.<br />
She’s the only Christchurch<br />
member of the youth team and<br />
Sally said it’s the realisation of a<br />
goal she set herself many years<br />
ago.<br />
“I have been working towards<br />
this for a long time,” she said.<br />
“My aim is to learn as much<br />
as I can and be proud of my<br />
achievements. It’ll be the best experience<br />
and biggest opportunity<br />
yet, to meet others and compete<br />
on the international stage.”<br />
Sally grew up in a family who<br />
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RANGER: Sally<br />
and her horse<br />
Archie in the<br />
horsemanship<br />
class at the<br />
New Year show.<br />
PHOTO: DP<br />
PHOTOGRAPHY <br />
all love horses. Her parents, Ian<br />
and Lindsey are president and<br />
secretary of the Christchurch<br />
Western Riding Association in<br />
Mandeville.<br />
Mr McPherson said he and his<br />
wife have supported Sally every<br />
step of the way in what’s been<br />
a huge commitment over the<br />
years.<br />
“She puts in a massive amount<br />
of work, attending national<br />
competitions in the North Island<br />
and the New Zealand Youth Development<br />
Squad camps four<br />
times a year for two years,” he<br />
said.<br />
Mr McPherson said he is<br />
excited and proud to see Sally<br />
have the opportunity to compete<br />
in the United States competition,<br />
representing New Zealand<br />
alongside 19 other countries.<br />
Sally will leave for Texas on<br />
June 22. The opening ceremony<br />
for the event will take place at<br />
the Brazos County Expo Complex<br />
on June 29.<br />
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