The Mandeville Sports Club is an 80ha block of land situated in the Mandeville district of North Canterbury between Rangiora and Kaiapoi, around 20 kilometers north of central Christchurch. This piece of land off Tram Rd was originally titled the Ohoka Eyreton Domain and was designated as an area set aside for recreation and sporting activity by the Government of the day back in 1860. Initially the block was leased

The newly-formed Wolffs Road Footbridge Society Inc (WRFSI) is leading the restoration of the historic suspension bridge, a heritage-listed pedestrian bridge in West Eyreton. The Wolffs Road Footbridge has a span of 73 metres and was constructed in circa 1948. The structure consists of steel rail iron towers with four wire rope suspension cables (two each side of the structure) which provide support to the timber stringers and deck through

  West Eyreton Heritage Project At the Boards October 2021 meeting, a deputation was made by Tim Fulton from West Eyreton regarding the state of the mound where the West Eyreton Train Platform once stood. Tim was concerned that this landmark was being eroded by time as cattle walking along North Eyre Road and that people couldn’t recognise that this was the site of the old train station as pictured

    Honours Board     Swannanoa Championship Teams   1950/1951  Junior B Champions   1977/1978  Second Grade Champions   1980/1981  Second Grade Champions   1987/1988? Second Grade Champions   1987/1988? M.A. Bennett Esq. Cup Winners   1990/1991   Second Grade 2 Day Champions   1991/1992   Second Grade 2 Day Champions   1995/1996  Third Grade One Day Champions   1999/2000  Second Grade One Day Champions   2009/2010  Third Grade One Day

  Go to WolffsBridge.org for more information

  Tim Fulton – WDC Council Committees District Planning and Recreation Committee Audit and Risk committees Council  Portfolios District Planning Development Other Groups Canterbury Water Management Strategy Waimakariri Water Zone Committee Facilities and Consents Fee Waiver Subcommittee Oxford Promotions Action Committee Oxford Rural Drainage Advisory Group Waimakariri Water Race Advisory Group https://www.waimakariri.govt.nz/council/council,-boards-and-committees/elected-member-info/tim-fulton

March 10 Match Report The Deans X1 has a tradition of about 80 years of play against Valley of Peace and this rich tie continued at our home ground on March 10th. Known officially as Homebush Cricket Club, the youngish Deans’ from Homebush and Malvern districts met a Valley team loaded with regular Senior players from Oxford county, just across the Waimakariri Gorge. In peerless sunshine, Valley won the toss

ABOUT THE OXFORD-OHOKA COMMUNITY BOARD The Waimakariri district is divided into three wards with the Oxford-Ohoka Ward covering predominantly the southern to the south-western area of the Waimakariri district. Bordered by the Waimakariri River, the community areas include Mandeville, Ohoka, Eyreton, West Eyreton, Swannanoa, Oxford through to the northern foothills, Ashley Gorge, and across to Lees Valley. The community area of Oxford-Ohoka comprises a diverse mix of properties and people,