Cambridge St John youth members presented Operation Cover-Up with a colourful blanket they had crocheted for children living in orphanages in Eastern Europe. The blanket then went on view at Operation Cover-Up’s August display at…
Cambridge revisited its military roots last Saturday with a parade on the town hall plaza marking the 150th anniversary of the Waikato Mounted Rifles. The July 27 commemoration was organised by Regimental Sergeant Major Dave…
Leamington Women’s Institute hosted a craft day earlier this month on behalf of the Waikato East Federation of Women’s Institutes. It is believed to have been the first time in many years that the local…
The July 4 shift of local postal services from Duke St to Paper Plus Cambridge has gone as well as was anticipated, but there is still some confusion as to exactly what services are available…
An award-winning glass sculpture depicting knitting has been successfully restored and re-hung in a tree at Waitakaruru Arboretum and Sculpture Park near Tauwhare. Called Stick to your Knitting, the sculpture was made almost a decade…
A man best known in Cambridge for his pink meringues has turned out to be a closet master toymaker as well. Jim Kerr has been building and fixing toys for as long as he can…
Jack Reid, devoted family man, tireless advocate for education, kept his superb organisational skills honed to the end. Knowing he would soon succumb to cancer, Jack meticulously organised his funeral, not because he wanted control,…
Volunteers at Cambridge i-SITE were treated to a celebratory ‘Volunteers Week’ morning tea last week to mark their contribution to the town. The seven-day-a-week operation has a team of 27 regular volunteers who cover a…
Next week’s production at St Peter’s Catholic School looks to be a fun-filled spoof about a troubled school hoping for rescue at the hands of a bunch of celebrities. The X-Factory is being staged at…
A pair who knit knee rugs and help seniors are completely sold on the concept of volunteering. Viv Posselt reports during National Volunteer Week. Cambridge’s John and Jude Bowen became volunteers partly by accident, but now they’re almost part…
