Holocaust survivor speaks at St Peter’s

Holocaust survivor speaks at St Peter’s

Students and staff at St Peter’s School were treated with an eye-opening visit from a holocaust survivor this week. Paris-born Polish Jew Vivienne Spiegel, who immigrated to Melbourne in 1948, shared the heart-wrenching story of…

Author has twist of her own

August will find Cambridge writer Tracey Slaughter basking in her preferred element – knee-deep in words and surrounded by those who shape them into works of art. Tracey is involved in this year’s Hamilton Book…

Timber!

Unfortunately one of Cambridge’s grand old trees met its end recently after storm damage rendered it unsafe for the public. One of the many large trees lining the athletics grounds on Hamilton Rd couldn’t be…

Star Cars a good start in motor racing

Super Star Car racer Martyn Todd is hoping to see more people take up the sport, following on from a cracker two seasons where he won both series in 2017 and 2018. “I’m very happy…

Promising results in Bowers Cup

The Bowers Cup rugby tournament has kicked off for 2018 and the Cambridge team has already secured a massive 56-0 win over Hamilton. The intermediate schoolboys’ competition sees under-45kg rugby teams from Morrinsville, Te Awamutu,…

Lacrosse: Tough battle against TA

Cambridge High School’s boys’ lacrosse team went up against Te Awamutu on Sunday, hoping to redeem themselves following a 5-6 loss in June. Both teams were missing a key player – TA’s Dalton Hargreaves and…

Theft at charitable organisation

Cambridge Community House received a low blow recently when the charitable organisation had several items stolen. A laptop, computer monitor and docking station were stolen from the Shakespeare St premises on the night of July…

Swimmers bring back Aus medal haul

Twenty six swimmers from the St Peter’s Swim Club took the town-of-champions status to Australia recently with fantastic results. Competing at the South Australian Short Course Swimming Championships over July 18 – 22 in Adelaide,…

Free parenting event coming

Cambridge parents will no doubt benefit from a talk in Cambridge later this month, when Yvonne Godfrey brings her 13-stop Stronger Families speaking tour to Cambridge High School. Members of the public are invited to…

Waipa Business Awards finalists named

Finalists in the 2018 Waipa Networks Business Awards were announced last week. The event, which had a record number of entries this year, saw fifteen Cambridge businesses make it through to the next judging round….