Teacher, role model and benefactor
1 Mar, 2021 11:57 PM
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Gwen Fairbrother is pictured with Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand after receiving her Queen s Service Medal. Photo / File
Gwen Fairbrother is pictured with Governor General Sir Anand Satyanand after receiving her Queen s Service Medal. Photo / File
Hawkes Bay Today
By: Sue Emeny
Setting standards, a caring nature and incredible generosity are all part of the legacy that Gwen Fairbrother leaves behind.
Gweneth Pauline Fairbrother died on Monday at the age of 97. She was the wife of the late Rodney and daughter of the late William and Catherine Hand.
She will be remembered by the thousands of Dannevirke High School students she taught and for the life lessons she delivered at the girls assemblies she conducted.
Christmas carol service at Knox Church features brass band
10 Dec, 2020 12:30 AM
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The Dannevirke Brass Band under the baton of Elaine Swanney plays O Holy Night.
Bush Telegraph
By: Dave Murdoch
Pic 2: BTG141220CS2 Caption: El s Belles performs Hit the Malls a parody on Deck the Halls.
Pic 3: BTG141220CS3 Caption: The audience is most amused.
Pic 4: BTG141220CS4 Caption: Everyone combines to sing the final song Jingle Bell Rock.
By Dave Murdoch
A hundred-strong congregation attended Dannevirke s Knox Church on Sunday evening December 6 to hear and sing 13 Christmas songs with the Dannevirke Brass Band.
This has been a tradition for more than a decade and has become a very popular way to mix traditional carols with other Christmas songs and the Christmas message.