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The kittens are coming CUTE FLUFFIES: Newtown SPCA volunteer programme

lead Kirsty Grant with some of the charity’s newest temporary residents. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

By Sam DuffCute, little, fl uffy balls of happiness will be on their way

to the Newtown SPCA in large numbers as kitten season hits, according to the organisation’s volunteer organiser.

Kirsty Grant, the volunteer programme lead, says most kittens are born between October and July, but the busiest months are from December through until April.

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These kittens will be de-sexed in about four weeks and will then be available for adoption from the SPCA.

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The SPCA will see any-where between 1500 and 2000 kittens pass through its doors throughout the season, Kirsty says.

“They just come into heat,” she says. “Often it’s because of the amount of light that’s out there. So the longer the days then they will be out there more often – and, boy meets girl.”

Kirsty says there are cur-rently 170 kittens under SPCA care, although they are all with foster families. This will peak at about 300 kittens at any one time dur-ing the season, she says.

“We aim to have all our kittens and the majority of our animals out in foster care,” Kirsty says.

“We believe it’s better for them to be in a home envi-ronment before they get a permanent home.”

Kirsty says the SPCA is always looking for members of the public to foster kit-tens and other animals and people have a variety of situations.

“We match fostering to your own lifestyle.”

All fosterers need is a ve-hicle to pick-up the animals and a separate area in their home where the animals can live, Kirsty says.

Kirsty says her best advice

to cat owners is to make sure they have their little moggie de-sexed.

“Being a good pet owner involves getting your pet de-sexed,” Kirsty says.

There are other ways the public can help the SPCA look after the infl ux of kit-tens aside from fostering, including donating tinned kitten food and polar fl eece blankets, Kirsty says.

The 170 kittens currently in SPCA care are not yet ready to go up for adoption so there is a waiting list to adopt. That will change in the next two or three weeks as they get older and need to be homed, Kirsty says.

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Supporting children at ChristmasBy Sam Duff

A local businesswomen’s group and a children’s book-shop are teaming up to sup-port children during the festive season.

For the sixth year in a row the Altrusa Club of Welling-ton has erected a Chirstmas tree at the Kilbirnie Chil-dren’s Bookshop to support the children of women living at women’s refuge.

Patricia O’Donnell from the Altrusa Club of Wellington says visitors to the shop can pick a decoration and inside there is an age range and a gender.

The shopper can then buy an appropriate book, give it to the staff to wrap and it will be left under the tree to be

given to a child at women’s refuge.

“Last year we got so many books that we were able to send some to Northland,” Patricia says.

About 300 books were donated by the public last year, compared to 87 when it was done the fi rst year.

“People are very generous and understand that it goes to a child that probably has absolutely nothing.

“Usually a woman ends up in women’s refuge with just the clothes on her back.”

Patricia says the Whitby Brownies group and a group of students from St Cath-erine’s College helped to put the decorations together.

“It’s women helping wom-en,” Patricia says.

CHRISTMAS CHEER: Ruth McIntyre from the Kilbirnie Chil-dren’s Bookshop and Patricia O’Donnell from the Altrusa Club of Wellington are supporting children. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

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By Sam Duff

If an earthquake, hurricane or even a lightning storm hits then the residents of Berhampore and Newtown will soon be able to re-fer to their community emergency response plan to know what to do in the aftermath.

Three meetings have been held since September to bring parts of the two communities together to put together a community emergency response plan.

Anna Porter from the Newtown community centre says there has been a good response to the need for a plan.

“We have been looking at the challenges this area would feel following a disaster and from that we’re trying to determine how the community would respond to

those challenges,” she says.Jason Paul from the Wellington

Regional Emergency Manage-ment Offi ce (WREMO) says it is important to have different

stakeholders in the community, such as churches, schools and supermarkets, have input into the plan.

“We have been really pleased with the number of people that have come along,” he says.

Jason says about 50 people, rep-

resenting about 30 organisations, came to the fi rst meeting.

Claire Pettigrew, president of the Newtown Residents Association, says it is important the commu-nity have their say.

“We want to work with the entire community to make sure everybody is involved.”

She says the plan will be a liv-ing document so will regularly be changed and updated so that stakeholders stay up to date and in contact.

Anna says a fourth meeting will be held in December where a draft community emergency response plan for Berhampore and Newtown will be presented.

The next meeting for the emer-gency response plan will be held on December 9 at 6pm at the Newtown Park Function Rooms.

Newtown and Berhampore prepared for disaster

PREPARED: Newtown Community Centre coordinators Anna Porter and Renee Rushton with Jason Paul from WREMO and Newtown Residents Association president Claire Pettigrew. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

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By Sam Duff

A group of budding historians from Lyall Bay School have been trawling through the archives for a project on milk in school.

Milk was provided free to most New Zealand school children be-tween 1937 and 1967 under a gov-ernment programme.

In 2013 Fonterra started a Milk for Schools programme which works alongside 72 per cent of New Zealand schools to give free milk to 170,000 kids a day.

Anita Pownall, 10, says the group looked at two sides of the pro-gramme, the early version and the

new one.What made it more interesting

was that Lyall Bay School was the fi rst Wellington school to be part of the Fonterra Milk for Schools programme, Anita says.

The work the students produced has been uploaded to the Living Heritage website, a history resource put together by youngsters from New Zealand and the pacifi c.

Asha Pulepule, 9, says the children all fi nished the project with plenty of knowledge about milk in schools.

“When we fi rst started looking at it, it wasn’t that interesting but then we dug deeper,” Asha says.

Maya Hatchwell, 10, says she

enjoyed learning about why the pro-gramme originally ended in 1967.

“It stopped because people were getting sick,” she says. “The milk was left out in the sun and it got dis-gusting so people would throw-up.”

Eva Gibson, 10, says parents have to sign permission slips these days before students at Lyall Bay School can have milk.

“I like the way it’s really cold and sometimes it’s nice on a hot day.”

The students interviewed older teachers who could remember milk in schools from their younger days.

Their fi ndings were presented at a technology expo and are available at www.livingheritage.org.nz

MILK HISTORIANS: Lyall Bay School students, back left, Anita Pownall, 10, Lily Teahen, 10, and Isaiah Opai, 10, with, front left, Eva Gibson, 10, Asha Pulepule, 9, Maya Hatchwell, 10, and Tommy Barnett, 10. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

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By Sam Duff

A Mornington intersection is an accident waiting to hap-pening for walkers, according to a group of locals who are encouraging the council to fi x the problem.

Local man Caleb Carnie says a crossing is needed to connect Mornington to MacAlister Park just before the Britomart Street meets Farnham Street.

Walkers doing the Te Araroa National Walkway and the City to Sea walkway have to cross just before the intersection to Mornington and it is incredibly dangerous, Caleb says.

“It’s not a top priority yet because nobody has died,” he

says. “I have seen people down there who have a pram and a dog, what a nightmare.”

The intersection is partly blind for pedestrians looking to see if there are any vehicles coming.

Cars also often speed through the intersection, Caleb says. “It’s super busy.”

Caleb says in an ideal world it would be nice to have the entire crossing area redesigned with pedestrians in mind.

“What we would like is a pedestrian crossing with curve drops,” he says.

A raised platform in the centre of the road, signs and speed bumps are ideas that residents have discussed.

The road is very busy and

many kids try to cross it when there are sports on at MacAl-ister Park and after school, Matthew says.

“Kids are crossing there con-stantly.”

Ellen Blake, from Living Streets Aotearoa, says people cannot currently safely cross the road.

She says a pedestrian crossing may not be the best solution as it may just giving pedestrians a false sense of security without it actually being any safer.

Caleb and other residents organised a petition, which attracted 72 signatures, and has been given to the Transport and Urban Development committee at the council to review.

DANGEROUS CROSSING: Morn-ington resident Caleb Carnie with neighbour Matthew Sole and son Josh. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

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The Wellington Timebank, where members swap time and skills for credits, has signed up its 500th member after three years in operation.

Last week Berhampore resident Eric Krassoi Peach became the 500th member of the Wellington branch.

Coordinator Hannah Mack-intosh says timebanking is an international concept started in the United States in the 1980s.

The fi rst New Zealand commu-nity to launch their own Timebank was Lyttelton about nine years ago, Hannah says.

“It’s important for people to know each other at a local level,” she says.

In Lyttelton the Timebank became particularly helpful following the Christchurch earthquakes when locals could trade their skills with each other.

Eric is a keen bee keeper and has a background in policy work, both skills he will look to offer through the time bank.

In return Eric says he will be keeping an eye out for anybody with a knowledge of nutrition or other languages to trade in his credits for.

“The Timebank gives you the opportunity to connect with other like-minded individuals and help people out,” Eric says.

“I’ve offered to show people

around the hive and come around with me.”

Hannah says it is exciting to see that the excitement that existed when the Timebank started is still there.

In the future she says she would like to see it grow further into the northern and western suburbs as it is based in Newtown.

There is a new hub in the northern suburbs for people to get involved, she says.

“We’re after everyone,” Hannah says. “There’s no one type of person that we’re looking for.”

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SIGNED UP: Berhampore resident Eric Krassoi Peach with Welling-ton Timebank coordinator Hannah Mackintosh. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

Timebank signs up 500th member

RetractionOn the front page of last week’s Cook Strait News Island Bay residents were asked how they think Andrew Little will do as the new leader of the Labour Party.Local resident Crissie’s comment was confused with that of another resident who was interviewed at the same time.Crissie’s correct answer is as follows: “I do not know him at all, but I hope he has charisma and is a strong leader because that's what Labour needs right now.”The Cook Strait News sincerely apologises for any distress caused by this error.


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LETTERS to the editor

New and exciting changes are in store at Kilbirnie’s Bay-court Pharmacy.

Owner Ali Amzad, who has been the force behind the store since 1998, is moving on and a recognisable face to customers is stepping into his place.

Kilbirnie resident Androul-la Kotrotsos, who worked for Ali at Baycourt about 10 years ago, says she is excited to step back behind the counter.

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“I’m looking forward to get-ting back into the communi-ty,” she says.

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Dear Ed, Jeypore Street playground should be saved.

Children's voices are rarely heard in policy consultation, such as that surrounding the suburban reserves management plan, so extra care should be taken to consider their needs.

A playground in Island Bay does not replace a

playground in Berhampore. Demolishing it and tell-

ing parents to hike half a kilometre is not justifi ed.

It's been suggested that it would take just 10 minutes.

It's ridiculous to think that – kids walk slowly, stop-ping to look at everything.

Often they suddenly need the toilet and you have to return home – or you've forgotten sunscreen/hat/

nibbles. If we want to encourage

walking over car use, local playgrounds like Jeypore St should be encouraged, not demolished.

A playground in a com-munity builds up that com-munity.

Prioritise children and keep the playground.

N Page, Island Bay

UNDER THREAT: Wellington City Council has proposed closing the Jeypore Street playground in Berhampore under its draft suburban reserves management plan. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

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Dear Ed, I was chuffed to learn of such a memo-rial to the late Mrs (not Ms!) Gill (Nov. 10), who served as an Eastern Ward councillor for many years.

I've lived in it since the Wellington City Council adopted the ward sys-tem; and I lived for many years in Hataitai while we still voted at large for the whole City Council.

She was a decent wom-an!

She once told me she

was impliedly called a mug by some of the other City Councillors because she personally did things for her constituents in-stead of leaving it all to others.

This confi rms my view that a good many of those Councillors have merely sought the generous sal-ary, and think they need only sit on their arse and do sweet bugger-all.

Except, of course, when an election is looming -

they have to make a show of being ‘caring’!

As Mrs Gill was a decent woman, she was properly married, too.

I told one Councillor that, as he was brazenly living in sin, I wouldn't again vote for him unless/until he made an honest woman of his ‘partner’, as he called his mistress.

Oddly, I haven't heard from him lately!

H Westfold, Miramar

Mrs Gill was a decent woman

Dear Ed, we (Miramar Playcentre) celebrated our 30th anniversary with a pot luck dinner and on the November 2 we had a free, family fun day.

We couldn't have done so without the support of local businesses.

We would like to thank the following businesses for their support.

Miramar Unichem Phar-macy provided the petting zoo, Strathmore Butcher

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Other businesses pro-vided items and vouchers or food, Eleni's hair design, Elysian, Mediterranean foods Miramar, Souvlaki at acropolis, Strathmore Bak-ery, Strathmore Local, Gas works, Domino's, Subway, La Boca Loca, The Ware-

house, Noel Leemings, The Bike Barn, Miramar Fruit Supply, Chocolate Frog, The Roxi, Interislander, Alamir and Joes Cook.

Strathmore Commu-nity base, Friends of Ka-hurangi, Cancer Society and Bunnings, we also thank you for your support.

Tania Cotidis, Organiser On behalf of Miramar Playcentre.

Thanking the community

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Dear Ed, as one of the owners of the section on Ira St where the heritage brick wall is located (No-vember 17), I was curious to read your front page article concerning its preservation.

It is a shame that your journalistic interest in the issue didn't extend to contacting the owners and asking for their side of the story.

We are a young family and have split this section with another

young family in order to build our fi rst homes – something we are very excited about.

We like the Brickworks wall, and support keeping it as intact as possible within this framework; on balance of the wider issues at stake, we think some incursions are warranted in order to allow for better housing in the city.

Managing the quality of these in-cursions, or alternative solutions to

access, is the remit of the council. It is their role to assess whether

development is carried out consid-erately, and in this case we think they have done that job.

We're not trying to make a buck lining Ira Street's frontage with garages, we're trying to live sensi-tively in a city we love.

Tim Gittos, Miramar (abridged)

CONCERNED: Chair of the Miramar Maupuia Progres-sive Association Robin Boldarin and heritage research consultant Gary Tonks are concerned about the council allowing developers to cut into the old Gasco Brick Works wall. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

Trying to live in the city we love

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Who would you least like to have a meal with?

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What is one thing Cook Strait Newsreaders would be surprised to know about you?

I was really inspired by my Grandad, who lived an alternative lifestyle as a permanent wwoofer at the Mana Retreat Centre in the coromandel. His foot-print was super light on the planet as he man-aged the gardens for the centre.

It’s a tough call between John Banks or John Key.

Accidentally (on purpose) dropping my piece of bread into the cheese fondue mixture (when traditional Swiss rules apply).

I haven’t owned a TV for years (feel really out of the loop sometimes!), but I loved The Wire when it came out.

I would love to do the Trans-Siberian Railway and go stay in a ger camp in Mongolia.

A � at screen TV, an iPhone 10 and an unlimited shopping spree at Glassons (or for people to not buy into the madness of Christmas consumerism).

What would your last meal on earth be?

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Every day our roving reporter Sam Duff breaks news and meets locals throughout the Eastern and Southern suburbs, from Lyall Bay beach to the cafes of Newtown. Each week he shares a few tales from his travels.

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With Round the Bays just around the corner, myself and a friend, Hannah, have set ourselves the challenge of running a half-marathon.

I am puffed having just typed that sentence, so between now and February we have some serious training to do.

We kicked-off last week with a six kilometre run around the

bays, it was a beautiful day and the views were (obviously) not too shabby.

I went to work the next day and felt on top of the world.

With a busy job and the distrac-tions of everyday life it has been easy to slip away from exercising every day. I tend to forget how much better it makes me feel on a day to day basis.

So training starts now – running some days, swimming others and maybe a bit of yoga for something different.

With Christmas coming up and all the food and alcohol it involves, it will be interesting to see how long this pre-New Year’s resolution actually lasts.

A half-marathon cannot be that hard right?

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4 Large Double Bedrooms - Open Plan Kitchen/Dining/Lounge - One Bathroom - Separate Toilet - Separate laundry - Floor Area 124m2 – Land Area 214m2 - Small Courtyard - Great Sun - Wonderful Central Location - A short stroll to public transport and Newtown Shops - Built 1920’s with extensive renovations in 1980’s – Freehold Title.

Historic and elegant blends perfectly with modern and functional - Beautifully refurbished with new modern kitchen and three new bathrooms (including two ensuites) - Central heating - House alarm system - Fenced, high driveway gates, private, secure - Drive-on, with driveway length able to accommodate up to 5 cars - Inside-outside entertainment areas - Two private and sheltered courtyards, taking advantage of sun throughout the day - Landscaped garden, including large feature flowering magnolia tree and groomed box hedges - Separate stand-alone office or gym, includes built in cupboards and shelving - 5 Bedrooms (4 x Double & 1 x Single) - Combined Entertainers and Family Kitchen - Open Plan Family/Dining and Kitchen - Separate Formal Living and Separate Formal Dining - Flat section - Floor Area 240m2 - Land Area 429m2 - RV $1,200,000 - Child Safe & Pet Friendly - Zoned for Wellington College and Wellington East Girls College - 5 Minute walk to Wellington High School - 2 Minutes’ walk to Cuba St.

Homes of this grandeur are highly sought after in Khandallah, especially one that boasts so many exquisite features! 5 Bedrooms (4 Double, 1 Single) - 3 Bathrooms - Main open plan Family/Dining Area with modern Kitchen - Separate Formal Dining - Separate Formal Living with French Doors onto Deck - 2nd Family Living/Music Room - Rumpus/Games/Pool Room – Master Suite with Nursery, Study, Tech Room/Lookout & Ensuite - Utilities/Laundry Room with 4th Toilet - Triple Car Garaging with off street parking for 4 plus cars - Built 1900’s with Recent Additions and upgrade - Rateable Value $1,900,000 - Floor Area Approx. 422m2 - Land Area Approx. 821m2 - Harbour Views - Zoned for Decile 10 Cashmere Avenue Primary School and close to St Benedict’s Catholic School.

Viewing by Appointment OnlyOpen Home: Sunday 7th December 12.00pm to 12.30pmViewing by Appointment Only

Steve FejosM 0275 621 777 A/H 04 212 6772


ISLAND BAY - 4 BEDROOM FAMILY HOME

64 Eden St, Island Bay

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4 Bedrooms (3 Double, 1 Twin) - Open Plan Kitchen/Living/Dining - Study/TV Room (Possible 5th Bedroom) - Two Full Bathrooms - Third Separate Toilet - Triple Carpad (double/tandem parking) - Elevated Rear Section (Fully Fenced & Childsafe) - Floor Area 165m2 - Land Area 554m2 - Built 1970’s - Views Over Island Bay.

Open Home: Sunday 7th December 2.45pm to 3.30pm

Steve FejosM 0275 621 777 A/H 04 212 6772

www.leaders.co.nz/50429

MAUPUIA - GROUND FLOOR APARTMENT LIVING

For further information including 8 page Brochure & Floor Planwww.stevefejos.co.nz/properties-sale & www.leaders.co.nz/50429.

Unit 1/21 Duchess Pl, Maupuia

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Two Bedrooms (1D, 1S) – One Bathroom - Open Plan Kitchen/Living and Dining - Laundry in Bathroom - Westerly Views across Evans Bay and to Mount Victoria - Onsite Car park - Floor Area 58m2 - RV $270,000 – Built 1970’s with renovations in 2000.


Steve FejosM 0275 621 777 A/H 04 212 6772


MIRAMAR -SUBURBAN APARTMENT LIVING

For further information including a VIDEO http://youtu.be/pVBB3Nt6VfM 8-page Brochure & Interactive Floor plan refer to www.stevefejos.co.nz/properties-sale & www.open2view.co.nz/327006 www.leaders.co.nz/50261.

Unit 7/61 Maupuia St, Maupuia

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Two Bedrooms (1D, 1S) – One Bathroom - Open Plan Kitchen/Living and Dining - Living opens to a private tiled deck with Expansive Sweeping Views across Evans Bay and to Mount Victoria - Laundry in Bathroom - Single Secure and Covered Car park - Floor Area 69m2 – Plus Balcony of 16m2 - RV $425,000 – Original Owner since 2003.


Asking Price $495,000Price by NegotiationAsking Price $1,950,000 BEO $670,000 Tender RV $425,000

For further information including a video, 8-page Brochure & Interactive Floorplan refer to www.stevefejos.co.nz/properties-sale & www.open2view.co.nz/326291 & www.leaders.co.nz/50216

For more Information including VIDEO, Brochure & Interactive Floor plan view View VIDEO onhttp://youtu.be/GVZ1sMJeFU4 & www.stevefejos.co.nz & www.open2view.co.nz/326945 & www.leaders.co.nz/50260

For further information including a VIDEO, 12-page Brochure & Interactive Floor plan referwww.stevefejos.co.nz/properties-sale & www.open2view.co.nz/317678 & www.leaders.co.nz/50197

For further information including 12 page Brochure & Interactive Floor www.stevefejos.co.nz/properties-sale & www.open2view.co.nz/326290 & www.leaders.co.nz/50215

Tenders close at 3.00pm on Thursday 4th December 2014.

Steve FejosM 0275 621 777 A/H 04 212 6772

Steve FejosM 0275 621 777 A/H 04 212 6772

Steve FejosM 0275 621 777 A/H 04 212 6772

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Celebrating the unspoken heroes

By Sam Duff

A Newtown karate and martial arts academy have seven new black belts in their midst.

Graham Lelliott, a top international karate expert, last week visited Kenpo Karate Wellington/Family Martial Arts Academy and graded seven members as new black-belts.

Kenpo karate is a self-defence form of the sport which relies on the movements of the body.

Among those graduating to black-belt was Rongotai College student Ryan Aranyi, 17, who has been doing karate for about nine years.

“It was quite a relief (getting to black-belt) and it was also quite sad,” he says. “I didn’t know what to do after that.”

“But now I can see myself going for-ward with karate and possibly opening up a dojo.

“It’s been a great experience.”Ryan says he enjoys karate because he

feels comfortable in potentially unsafe situations.

“If I was confronted by anyone I would feel comfortable within myself.”

Karate has also helped him focus on school work, he says.

Fellow new black-belt Aleisha Amohia, 16, says she trains about twice a week and will continue to do so.

Having worked for so long on getting to black-belt she says she did not know how to feel when she fi nally got there.

“It’s something you can be totally proud of yourself for because you have put in the work,” Aleisha says.

Instructor Sean Fitzpatrick says there was a big lump in his throat as seven of his students got to black-belt.

“You have a hard time keeping the emotions back,” he says.

Sean says all his students takes part in karate for different reasons but many of them enjoy the practical self-defence aspect.

MARTIAL ARTS: New karate black belts Aleisha Amohia, 16, and Ryan Aranyi, 17, with instructor Sean Fitzpatrick and top international expert Graham Lelliott. PHOTO CREDIT: Sam Duff

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