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More than food at Gordonton takeaways

October 25, 2011August 28, 2012 Iris Riddell 2 Comments Agriculture for Family Care, Cambodia, Coastal Connection, fund raising, Gordonton fish and chips

You can buy fish and chips at one end, and help build a Cambodian orphanage down the other. Gordonton’s Coastal

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New artpiece unveiled at Woodlands

October 21, 2011November 1, 2011 Iris Riddell 0 Comments Gordonton, jacquie haselden, riddell family, woodlands homestead

A specially commissioned painting by local artist Jacquie Haselden was unveiled recently at Woodlands Historic Homestead. Jacquie, a descendant of

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The Milky Way gets through

September 14, 2011October 11, 2014 Iris Riddell 0 Comments Gordonton, milky way, old school house

On a chill Spring morning, a group of volunteers got together at the old Gordonton School to sort, staple and

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Say hi to Federated Farmers

August 10, 2011August 23, 2011 Iris Riddell 0 Comments cold calling, Federated Farmers visits, rural theft

Federated Farmers are out and about  – and might drop by in the next few days. Field officer Pearl Hamid,

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A stitch in time

August 10, 2011August 11, 2011 Iris Riddell 0 Comments camellia week, Gordonton, woodlands homestead

The quilts and needlework are on display in all their glory at Woodlands this week. The N8N crew went for

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Look and think sharp for quiz night

August 10, 2011August 10, 2011 Iris Riddell 0 Comments Horsham Downs quiz night, Horsham Downs School Parents Association

What is the air velocity of an unladen swallow? What is the capital of Nicaragua?  If you know the answer

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