Community engagement . . . Cheviot Volunteer Fire Brigade station officer Glen Hill (right) talks about fire safety with Nate Hurinui (7, left) and his son Josh (5).
Captured images . . . Cheviot Area School pupils Maggie Jamison (11, left), Charlotte Budge (11), Karl Cave (12, back) and Sophie Budge (8) admire some of the photos entered in the art classes. PHOTO:NCNEWS
Strong support . . . Cheviot A&P Association secretary Lorraine Gardner (left), co-president Lynda Dickson and vice-president Emma Mulcock were pleased with the entries in the flowers and produce classes. PHOTO:NCNEWS
Thrilled to back . . . Hurunui Mayor Marie Black takes a look in the flowers section. PHOTO:NCNEWS
Cancer support . . . Cheviot Cancer Support Group volunteer Wilma Semplet serves a visitor at the group’s stall. PHOTO:NCNEWS
Art appreciation . . . George Chambers (12), of Cheviot, admires the paintings in the art classes. PHOTO:NCNEWS
Raising funds . . . At the Cheviot A&P Mini Show, Harry Ipenburg sells raffle tickets for a barn which he built to raise funds for the Cheviot Men’s Shed. PHOTO:NCNEWS
Back among the winners . . . Former Hurunui Mayor Winton Dalley won the ribbon for best exhibit in the flowers section. PHOTO:NCNEWS
When there’s a will, there’s a way for the Cheviot community. Efforts to bring back the Cheviot A&P Show after a two-year Covid enforced absence were thwarted by recent heavy rain, which left the showgrounds flooded. But the Cheviot A&P Association and the wider community rallied around and put together a mini show on Saturday, March 11. Displays were set up at the Cheviot Area School during the day, before participants retreated to the Cheviot Rugby Clubrooms for the traditional after show barbecue.
