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In response to Christchurch’s 2nd devastating earthquake the St Albans Residents Association has revamped its website. This website is dedicated to the recovery of St Albans and its city, Christchurch. It is a place where people can go to find relevant local information. If you are from an organisation or a business and have essential information you would like to share with the community, then please get in touch by email to communitycentre@stalbans.gen.nz or by phone to 374 2465, and we will endeavour to publish it here. See SARA - About Us for meeting dates and agendas.

Upcoming Community Events

Click on the Events category below to view upcoming event posts.

Have your say – what do you want to have in St Albans?

Complete the survey … and go into the draw to win a street party package for Neighbourhood Week worth over $300.

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St Albans News – May Issue

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St Albans News, May 2012

Vol. 20, Number 7, Issue No.194

The St Albans News is a community newspaper. This newspaper is delivered bi-monthly, and is free to over 7000 homes and businesses. All contents are copyright by the original authors. Please acknowledge the source of any excerpts as the St Albans News.

Send your news contributions and adverts to:

St Albans News, P.O. Box 21-102, Christchurch

Email: news@stalbans.gen.nz

Phone: 374 2465

Website: http://www.stalbans.gen.nz

Editor: Max Feutz

CONCERN FROM A PARENT REGARDING CRANFORD STREET

I am writing with a concern for child safety at the traffic lights on Cranford St and Berwick St. Twice in the last week I have witnessed cars coming along Cranford St from town, speed through the red light as kids are crossing. This morning was a very close call and I have been feeling sick about it all day.

I have contacted the council, who were very helpful and are checking to see if any trees are obscuring the lights. I also have contacted the Police to see if they had any suggestions. I don’t know what else to do other than ask you to possibly put it in the newsletter and remind us all to be aware.

From St Albans School:  PLEASE be aware of children and approach the lights cautiously if you are driving that way.

Places of Tranquillity – have your say on these wonderful designs for 6 new community spaces in Christchurch

Vote for your favourite garden design

The Lincoln University Students have created 40 beautiful designs for the Places of Tranquillity. Have your say on what are your favourites and what you would like to see for the future six gardens in temporary sites around the CBD. All people living in Canterbury can vote and you can also register now to become a volunteer for the creation of the sites in springtime.

Online Voting is now

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TC3 Foundations

TC3 Foundations – Clickhere to read ‘ Rebuilding TC3 properties from the ground up’ – an article in Monday’s Press outlining DBH’s three different foundation and floor types to be used n TC3 houses with foundation damage. It’s easy to read and has a few graphics which may help people make sense of what the different foundations look like.

EQC has also updated their TC3 information by adding the links to DBH, the article above

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Tenant Information and Advice Session

Christchurch Tenancy Information and Advice Session – The Department of Building and Housing, in partnership with the Tenants Protection Association, is running a tenancy information and advice session for Christchurch tenants. This session is an opportunity for tenants to have their tenancy questions answered and to find out helpful tips for dealing with earthquake-related tenancy situations. At the end of the session, tenants will also have the opportunity to have some one-on-one time with staff

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Do you have a bland space that needs some energy?

The SVA and Entré (the entrepreneurship challenge at UC) with support from Gap Filler, have combined to introduce a new and exciting competition: “In Our Backyard.”

We are searching for six small areas around Christchurch that need to be made awesome.  Similar to GAP Filler, we want to allow a team of students to design, and build a project that can be built on a piece of land/ corner of a street/ front of a

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Petition to extend the April 2013 Deadline in the Red Zone

Petition to extend the April 2013 Deadline in the Red Zone -  to go to the online petition to add to your networks or click here to read the letter to Minister Gerry Brownlee and download the hard copy for signature collection. Remember, this is not just a red zone issue. The lack of available accommodation is an issue for all of us and creating a bottleneck of residents looking for alternative accommodation, either temporary

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Save Centennial Pool

To everyone  who would like to see a reinstated Centennial pool or a new aquatic and  recreation facility within 500 meters of Cathedral Square (as it was formerly  known) please visit the Save Centennial website below and make a submission on  the draft annual plan using the easy template provided. Be quick – submissions close 20 May 2012.

Please send  this message on to your friends and colleagues especially those who have worked  in the

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CanCERN Update

TC3 Information – Released earlier this week. While any information is helpful, the blindingly obvious omission within all of these factsheets is any information about what land ‘remediation’ actually entails. With any luck, our meeting with EQC next week will shed some light on this topic.

Click here for CERA TC3 announcement flier

Click here for EQC TC3 Factsheet

Click here for DBH Homeowner Information Sheet EQC Land Testing and Remediation.

Click herefor the EQC

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