Graham Sampson After 35 years Graham and Sheila Sampson will be returning to the UK in May. Mo and Persephone organised a celebratory dinner at the Spruce Goose for them. There were some old faces present and the speeches kept … Continue reading
From the President Hi folks and welcome to my first spiel in 2021. It was great to see people on the trails around Wilton Bush on 31 Jan. I’d like to update you on another great trail, in my opinion … Continue reading
From the President… The last newsletter from us this year. Obviously things have been rather different in 2020, and a lot of events got scrunched up into the last couple of months. It was good that people made the most of those … Continue reading
From the President… Great news about the Rotorua Marathon, it’s going ahead, however the Movie Night has to be postponed to 9th October. Bookings will roll over to the new date but if you can’t make it, please let us … Continue reading
Ah, back into partial lockdown. I’m so sorry for those people who have had their targeted marathons cancelled. The training is usually OK, even fun at times, but you really do want to do the actual event. People have been saying “we … Continue reading
White lies to get you out into a southerly “The daffodils are out.”“Maybe it isn’t pitch black this morning.” “It’s a bit warmer. Yes?”“My knee/back/neck/ankles weren’t quite as sore as usual. Actually, I’m good!” “That was a pretty good time yesterday – … Continue reading
Kia ora koutou katoa We’ve had our shortest day and theoretically we are going to see more daylight, apparently Kelburn recorded a grand total of 6 minutes of sunshine for the week of 15 June. As lockdown restrictions ease it … Continue reading
Life is heading back towards “normal” again, though of course that doesn’t include a return to international travel. Nevertheless things are improving, we bought a jar of yeast at the supermarket last week and nobody batted an eyelid. At Level … Continue reading