Coronavirus: A birthday 'DIY semiformal' under alert level 2 restrictions

Can't view this email, [click here]( [Marlborough Express Banner]( 21 August 2020 Hi {NAME}, Catch up on the most popular Marlborough Express stories you might have missed this week. [Large Article Image]( [Coronavirus: A birthday 'DIY semiformal' under alert level 2 restrictions]( After the curtains came down on their plans due to Covid-19, enterprising Marlborough girls have a flash dance of inspiration and decide not to waste their preparations. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Large Article Image]( [Alcohol, cannabis and poor road signage all factors in Blenheim man's death, says coroner]( Marlborough local Gareth Root was more than three times over the limit when he drove off the road and into the Opaōa River, although poor road signage may have contributed as well, a coroner has found. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Controlled burn off near St Arnaud raises heart-rates, but is nothing to worry about]( A bush fire has been spotted in this hills north of St Arnaud, but a regional fire boss says this sort of thing is normal at this time of year. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Parishioners hoping to save century-old church to canvass wider community]( "No way did I think they would want to get rid of something so beautiful." [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Coronavirus: Marlborough youth bravely facing up to a future full of uncertainties]( Lockdown hit us all hard in one way or another, but the way Marlborough youth faced it should give us all hope for the future. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Event guide: What's on in Marlborough]( What's on in Marlborough this week. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Two rural churches to close in Marlborough following review]( Fewer priests, rising costs and parishioners more likely to drive to mass has contributed to the closure of two churches. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Blenheim's only nightclub stays positive as it prepares for another setback]( Club Envy had its busiest weekend to date last week, now they're prepping themselves for no business at all. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Review of Picton should include its name, says branding expert]( OPINION: There is a good case for renaming Picton so as a matter of principle. There is also a good commercial case to be made. [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( [Small Article Image]( [Thirty metres, 30 traffic cones as potholes plague Picton street]( “You can put up with some things but this is a bomb shelter, isn’t it?” [Share article on Facebook]( [Share article on Twitter]( Stuff daily quiz Have you taken part in today's quiz? [See what it takes to reach the top of the leader board.]( [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Google Plus]( [Unsubscribe]( [Newsletter Settings]( [Privacy Policy]( [Advertise]( [Feedback](