30/08/2026
πΈ LIVE BAND AT THE ASHBURTON RSA! πΈ
Get ready to turn back the clock with Old Skool live at the RSA! π€
Join us Saturday, September 12th for a night packed with classic hits, big tunes and plenty of good times from 8pm. ππΊ
π½οΈ Restaurant open: 5.30β7.30pm
π Courtesy van available: from 4pm
πΆ Old Skool live: from 8pm
Grab your friends, enjoy a meal and get ready to dance the night away!
β€οΈ Ashburton RSA β All members & guests welcome!
30/08/2026
π ALL BLACKS vs SPRINGBOKS β RUGBYβS GREATEST RIVALRY! π³πΏπΏπ¦
Sunday, September 13th β donβt miss the action!
Come on down to the Ashburton RSA for breakfast, good company and a big-screen showdown as the mighty All Blacks take on the Springboks!
π³ Doors open from 8am
π Kick-off at 9am
π₯ Breakfast β just $5!
Grab your mates, fuel up and settle in for one of rugbyβs biggest rivalries.
Everyone welcome β see you at the RSA! π»
24/08/2026
πΆ LIVE MUSIC IS ON THIS SATURDAY! πΆ
Get ready for a great night with Black Vinyl Band NZ, a four-piece band from Timaru, playing all the hits you love from 8pm! πΈπ€
π½οΈ Restaurant open: 5.30β7.30pm
π Courtesy van available: from 4pm
πΆ Black Vinyl live: from 8pm
π
Saturday, 29 August
π Ashburton RSA
Round up your friends, grab some dinner and stick around for a night of live music! π»
**All members and guests welcome.**
24/08/2026
π³πΏ THE GREAT LAST KIWI VETERAN HUNT π³πΏ
We need your help.
The New Zealand Remembrance Army is trying to identify our remaining New Zealand Second World War veterans β servicemen and women who are still with us today.
We believe the number may now be down to around 25 nationwide.
At this stage, we don't believe there are many β if any β veterans remaining from the early years of the war.
Most of those still with us are likely to have served during the later stages of the conflict, particularly 1944β45.
But we want to find out.
Do you know a surviving Kiwi WWII veteran?
Army, Navy, Air Force, Merchant Navy, nursing services β wherever and however they served, we'd like to hear about them.
Please comment below with their name, age, service and unit/squadron/ship if known.
You can also message the page privately if the family would prefer.
These men and women are now an incredibly precious link to a generation that is rapidly passing into history.
Let's find them.
Let's recognise them.
And, while we still can, let's hear their stories.
π³πΏ LEST WE FORGET πΊ
22/08/2026
Has anyone got a coffee table they would like to get rid of for our new coffee corner in the Ashburton RSA??
11/08/2026
This month we are at the Ashburton RSA! Different venue but same smiling faces and great value entertainment.
Our guest this month is one of our valued committee members - Mel Collins β€οΈ
Mel Collins, formerly Mel Todd has grown up in the music scene with 5 generations of country music. The wonderful Jenny Blackadder is her grandmother, and has followed in her footsteps.
Mel is extremely down to earth, talented and an amazing friend to many, theres never a dull moment when shes around π
Members keep an eye out for the newsletter with more about Mel's background it's a great read!
See you all on Sunday π΅
10/08/2026
π€ πΆ COUNTRY WEEKEND AT THE RSA! πΆπ€
Dust off your boots and get ready for a big weekend of live country music, good times and great company! π€
πΈ SATURDAY 15 AUGUST
The Hired Hands from 8pm
A four-piece country band from Christchurch bringing you real country, real music and real good times!
π½οΈ Restaurant open Saturday 5.30β7.30pm
π Courtesy van available from 4pm
πΆ SUNDAY 16 AUGUST
Mid Canterbury Country Music Club from 1pm
Enjoy an afternoon of live country entertainment at the Friendly Club.
π½οΈ Bistro open Sunday 11amβ2.30pm
All members and guests welcome! β€οΈ
Come on down for a country weekend you won't want to miss! π€ πΆ