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BOOKarama 2024 Collection of Donated Items Closes 12th April
With BOOKarama 2024 just under three weeks on April 26th to 28th, we continue to invite donations of good quality clean Books, CD's, DVD's, Records and Jigsaws. No magazines please. However, due to the overwhelming support from the people of Christchurch and our...
Dates Announced for ARTarama 2020
The Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside Charitable Trust is proud to announce dates for ARTarama 2020 to be held on the 9th to 11th October at St Andrews College. ARTarama is normally held every two years and provides a showcase to local Artists to display their works...
A Little Bit Can Go a Long Way
Sometimes you can make a small amount go a long way. The Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside recently donated $1,000 towards the purchases of items for the Goodnight, Sleep Tight Charitable Trust (GNST). Club organiser and Youth Director Keith Walker, assisted by...
Odyssey House Rebuild
Established in 1985, Odyssey House Trust Christchurch has led the way in the local provision of therapeutic treatment and support for people affected by alcohol and drug addiction. However, as a result of the the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 and 2011 the main...
Lawrence Pithie Continues to Shine
Last month, young Christchurch based Double Junior World Champion Laurence Pithie provided an update on his recent cycling achievements. Lawrence who was nominated as a finalist for the Emerging Talent category at the 2020 Halberg Awards held recently has also been...
Letters of Appreciation – Burnside Primary School
Students show appreciation for Rotary Support. For a few years now our Rotary club has supported two low decile primary schools in our area. One of the schools, Burnside Primary, recently received a large order of 'Duffy Books' funded by our club and hugely...
Talented Youth
Over several weeks in September and October the Rotary Club of Bishopdale Burnside conducted its 2019 Junior Speech Competition. We had a record number of entries this year. 114 entrants from 15 schools participated in the Semi-finals at Isleworth School on Wednesday...