Museum shines light on brigade stories

Museum shines light on brigade stories

A lucky perk born out of 2020’s lockdown for Cambridge Museum administrator Karen Payne has become the bedrock of a new exhibition focusing on the history of the town’s volunteer fire brigade. Last year’s lockdown…

Bureau looks for volunteers

Few things in life demand little yet give a lot back – volunteering with the Citizens Advice Bureau might just be one of them. The Cambridge CAB team wants to boost its numbers of volunteers…

Pop-up store helps youngsters

Three Cambridge women – two of them raising their own grandchildren – are opening a pop-up store in their town this week to raise funds for Linda Roil’s Kids in Need Waikato. The outlet will…

A cycle of support

Four youngsters who could do with a lucky break will each get a new mountain bike in the coming months. The bikes were presented recently to Cambridge Youth Aid Snr Constable Wayne Dunn. They were…

Paracyclists make their mark

Para cycling men and women have pulled out some great results in recent events, and one is hoping to have set a national record. They took part in one or both of two events held…

Running for life skills

Cambridge mum-of-three and committed ultra-runner Allysia Kraakman wants to use her participation in a gruelling 160km run as a fundraiser for Cambridge Lifeskills. The organisation that provides a free counselling service to school-aged youngsters. Allysia,…

Obituary: Cambridge salutes a respected aviator

Aubrey Bills’ farewell at Cambridge Raceway was spliced with stories of a proud, accomplished man, one not blessed with great patience, but gifted with intense loyalty and a mischievous sense of fun. Aubrey died in…

Searching for his Dad’s stories

David Head, holding an old photograph is his father, Geoffrey Head. The originals of Geoffrey’s stories disappeared last year when David’s bus was stolen. Ōhaupo-based David Head is searching for a man he met in…

Obituary: St John stalwart farewelled

Audrey Pinfold’s farewell centred on her enthusiastic support of whatever community she belonged to, and to her extensive service with the Order of St John. The 92-year-old, who was born in Hawke’s Bay and died…

Giltrap’s time to shed

Wilfred Giltrap’s January 23 shed sale of vintage tractors, engineering machinery and tools marks a significant turning point in the life of a man whose name is woven into the fabric of New Zealand agriculture….