Okay here’s a question: How many of you had a father who was a whaler?Answer: One, Les Roberts. That’s right, while Les was growing up first of all in Kaikoura and then Nelson, his father was among the last of New Zealand’s whalers. What’s also quite remarkable is that Les became a cowboy in Canada…

Our popular Tuesday Galas will be the first post-Covid 19 event to be held. They will start on the 9th June and carry through till the end of August. We look forward to welcoming members and visitors to this event which uis generously sponosred by Ceinwen Howard and the team at Howard and Co. Realty.”

Our club doesn’t often receive the opportunity to host a Bowls World Champion but that’s what we will be doing next Wednesday at 1230. MIKE KERNAGHAN was a member of the Four which won gold at the 2016 World Championships in Christchurch ( look at that score!) and he has enthusiastically agreed to chat with…