2021 – Page 14 – The Valley Profile

Andrea and Noddy Watts are bringing the Hootnanny Country Rock Festival to Thames in February. Photo: SUPPLIED

Country rock festival to put Thames on the map

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:November 23, 2021
Post category:November 2021

Around 10,000 visitors are expected in Thames next February for a country rock festival pegged to become one of the biggest events in New Zealand.Organisers Andrea and Noddy Watts, who…

Clay bird shooting. Photo: SUPPLIED

Newcomer places in clay-bird shoot

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:November 18, 2021
Post category:November 2021

As part of a Valley Profile series, MEGHAN HAWKES searches through old newspapers to bring you the stories Thames Valley locals once read about themselves. 1947Drovers on bicycles were the…

Jeff Alley talks to Matatoki School students before they head into the show ring. Photo: KELLEY TANTAU

Judge gives credit to schools amid Covid

Post author:Geoff Sanders
Post published:November 18, 2021
Post category:November 2021

Covid-19 restrictions may have changed the face of calf club days throughout the Thames Valley this year, but one person who remains a constant is praising schools for getting the…

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