Thoughts of the Week

April Foolishness
Re: “Nelson caught cheating for sunny days honour”
Have been for years; there’s no way Nelson is sunnier than Marlborough. They should be deported to Siberia. Scoundrels!
— Ray MacDonald

Music to their ears
Re: “Fruit Loop Festival bowls over fans”
It was a great event for Blenheim. Drinks, food, entertainment and security, it was well put together. Really just needs to be put on when it isn’t harvest time because of the smell of the grapes from the winery. Shout out to the organisers of this event; well done.
— James Hutchinson

Celtic’s pride
Re: “Cricketer of the Year destined for Europe”
Good on ya, Luke [Holdaway]. Good luck in Northern Ireland.
— Mardy Atkinson

Whoo-hoo, this is so exciting!
— Kelly Calder

Enjoy the adventure, Luke.
—Hugh Girling

Congratulations Luke. Looking forward to seeing you at Ballymena Cricket Club.
— Stephen Colgan

Hearts and crafts
Re: “Made by Mandy performs alchemy”
Yes! We talked to her at the Mussel Festival.
— Alistair Dalziel

Wellington wishes
Re: “Matt Flight standing for Labour”
Awesome, Matt, I wish you all the best with your campaign. Time for a change; would be great to see Marlborough turn their support to Labour.
— Sandy Shirley

Go hard, Matt, you’ve got this.
— Gina Anderson

Well, you will never be getting my vote. Wrong side of the house, sir.
— Toby Alexander Lloyd

Vote for real change by not voting for either of the main parties. Thay have both sold us out for decades and destroyed our self-sufficiency.
— Graeme Johnson

Off into retirement
Re: “Longtime counsel honoured by Council”
Congratulations [to Tony Quirk]. He was definitely there when I worked at council 35 years ago.
— Wendy Steele

Very well deserved!
—Jeanine Sadd