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SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Tuesday <strong>November</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2019</strong> 11 Your Local <strong>View</strong>s Farewell to St Anne’s Reverend of St Anne’s Church in St Martins Ben Truman writes about the last service at the church on <strong>November</strong> 3 after 97 years of being open Anglicans started worshipping in the suburb of St Martins 166 years ago in 1853. This year, on <strong>November</strong> 3, 166 people showed up to farewell St Anne’s Church. God, it seems, has an eye for detail. St Anne’s Church sits on the corner of Centaurus and Wilsons Rds and has been part of the community since 1922 with various incarnations of buildings over that time. The current chapel building has been there since 1959 and its distinctive Rena Jarosewitach stained glass cross since 1992. In that time it has seen countless baptisms, weddings, funerals, dances, worship services, and fairs as well as hosting various community groups and events. There have certainly been some interesting vicars at St Anne’s. Reverend Simon Ballantyne (1982-1998) performed an annual stunt to advertise the church fair including living atop the belltower, being buried alive, locking himself in a shipping container, and sitting in a BMW suspended by a crane. Rev Michael Cocks (1964- 1970) dabbled in extra-sensory perception. Reverends Chris and Kate Carey-Smith hosted a rafting competition in 2001 that saw more than 70 rafts floating down the Heathcote. Unfortunately, numbers at the church dwindled, and so in 2007, St Anne’s merged with the neighbouring parish of Opawa. It turned out to be a very useful marriage because after the earthquakes of 2011 St Mark’s Opawa sustained significant damage so the two congregations have worshipped as one at St Anne’s since then. A decision has been made to consolidate back to St Mark’s Opawa. Repair work should END OF AN ERA: After 97 years of being open, St Anne’s Church in St Martins had its last service on <strong>November</strong> 3 before being demolished. start on St Mark’s in the new year, and while the parish waits for it to be completed, they will be worshipping at St Mark’s School in Cholmondeley Ave. The designs for the repair of St Mark’s Church includes a new St Anne’s side chapel, which will feature a number of the beautiful items rescued from St Anne’s including the altar and stained glass window. More details are on their website www.opawastmartins.com or on Facebook. As for what is happening at St Anne’s – it will be demolished, along with the old vicarage next door before the end of the year, and we’ll let the new owners share their story. Young photographers praised for capturing beauty of river ZAC BOWIE has taken out the top prize in The Ōpawaho Heathcote River Network photographic competition. The West Spreydon School year 6 pupil won with his photos of the Heathcote River. He received a meal for two at the Gatherings restaurant for his work. The awards were presented at a ceremony in the South Library. The network organised the event to mark World Rivers Day and the photographs aimed to highlight the beauty of the Heathcote River. The open division was a closely fought contest, with the river and its moods category shared by Cora Scott and Raewyn Wright, while Rātā Airey was highly commended. Corie James Hamilton won the people and the river category with his photo named Miss N Swings, while Jonathon Harrod was the runner-up. Jonathon and Raewyn SCHOOLS EYE: Zac Bowie shows off his winning entry at the Ōpawaho Heathcote River Network photographic competition award ceremony. dominated the prizes in the flora and fauna category. Raewyn also won the people’s choice award which earned her a meal voucher at restaurant and brewery The Fermentist. In the schools division, the river, its shadows and radiancy category was won by Charlotte Cobley from West Spreydon School, with Yasmin Thompson from Heathcote Valley School second and Max Eadie-Lilley, also from West Spreydon School, third. Two pupils competed in the photo essay category, with the judges highlighting the excellent clarity and composition of the photos. Zac Bowie won the section with his photo essay on eels in the upper reaches of the river. He set an eel trap and composed each of his five shots so they told a story about native wildlife in the river. Zac’s younger brother Duncan was the runner-up. 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