Don’t forget to wind your clocks forward

Don’t forget to wind your clocks forward

Waimea Weekly would like to remind readers to wind their clocks forward an hour on Sunday, September 30. Daylight Savings starts this year at 2 am on the last Sunday of September (September 30) and finishes at 2 am Sunday, April 7. New Zealand first introduced...
Mindless vandalism upsets reserve users

Mindless vandalism upsets reserve users

Frequent users of Bill Wilkes reserve in Richmond were “angry and disappointed” to discover vandals had attacked areas of the park overnight on Saturday, September 22. Grates were ripped from drains, freshly planted trees uprooted and the cherished children’s swing...
Lions Club to celebrate 50 years of service

Lions Club to celebrate 50 years of service

The Richmond Lions Club are extending an invitation out to all past and present members to help celebrate the club’s 50 years of service to the community, on November 3. John Harwood, convenor of the club and chairman of the events organising committee, says guests...
Attention all motorcyclists

Attention all motorcyclists

Greg ‘Kell’ Kelly is riding the length and breadth of New Zealand, Australia and the USA on his Harley Davidson motorcycle to raise funds and awareness for Younger Onset Dementia. Diagnosed with the incurable disease, in particular Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), in...
Fund-raising concert for one night only

Fund-raising concert for one night only

A special ‘One Night Only’ concert has been put together to raise funds for Leukaemia and Blood Cancer New Zealand at the Richmond Town Hall on Saturday, October 6. A collaboration by Mary-Ann McNatty, who manages Richmond Town Hall under contract to Tasman District...