Alastair Gray 0 0 Blenheim EventsEvents October 19, 2016 UB40 RED RED WINE VINEYARD TOUR UB40, featuring the original members Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, will return to New…Read More
Alastair Gray 0 0 Blenheim EventsEvents October 19, 2016 LIGHTS OVER MARLBOROUGH FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA Hosted by Whitney Street School, as the school's main fundraiser for the year, Lights Over…Read More
Alastair Gray 0 0 Blenheim StoriesStories October 18, 2016 Remember these stickers? REMEMBER THESE STICKERS? In 1979 the Muldoon government introduced the Carless Days scheme as a…Read More
Alastair Gray 0 0 Blenheim StoriesStories October 18, 2016 Marlborough wins the Ranfurly Shield 1973 MARLBOROUGH WINS THE RANFURLY SHIELD Thousands of people tuned out to welcome back the victorious…Read More
Alastair Gray 0 0 Blenheim StoriesStories October 17, 2016 Mini-Woodstock at Taylor Dam 1971 MINI-WOODSTOCK AT TAYLOR DAM Inspired by the infamous New York music festival a couple of…Read More
Alastair Gray 0 0 Blenheim StoriesStories October 17, 2016 Renwick Races RENWICK RACES People came from all over the country to see this annual street race,…Read More
Alastair Gray 0 0 Blenheim StoriesStories October 17, 2016 Farmer’s fire 1973 FARMER’S FIRE It was a hot, sticky summer’s day in 1973 when the local Farmers…Read More
Alastair Gray 0 0 Blenheim StoriesStories October 17, 2016 The only shop open later was the cop shop 1969 THE ONLY SHOP OPEN LATER WAS THE COP SHOP You couldn’t miss the Capri -…Read More
Alastair Gray 0 0 Blenheim StoriesStories October 17, 2016 Janet Woolf’s dance band 1969 JANET WOOLF’S DANCE BAND Janet Woolf started playing at local dances in the Wairau Valley…Read More