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This website is dedicated to the recovery of St Albans and its city, Christchurch following a devastating series of earthquakes in 2010 and 2011. This service by the St Albans Residents’ Association (SARA) offers 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 sara@stalbans.gen.nz and we will endeavour to publish it here.Translations
Monthly Archives: December 2012
Seeking Mary Thomas
We have had a message from someone called Mary K looking for Mary Thomas, whom she used to correspond with in the 1970s. Mary Thomas was one of 12 children and may have lived in the St Albans area or … Continue reading
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Social recovery largely ignored
A report by the Council of Christian Social Services has found that the social recovery of Canterbury from the earthquakes is largely being ignored. The Canterbury Report, released on December 21, found that while attention has been given to business … Continue reading
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Quake awards presented
A number of organisations and individuals with a St Albans connection have been recognised in the second and final quake awards presented on December 18. Emma Twaddell from the St Albans Residents’ Association, Helen Ross from the Edgeware Village Group … Continue reading
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Skate Jam in St Albans Park
Learn how to use a skateboard and win prizes in the St Albans Skate Jam. The event is being held at St Albans Park on the afternoon of January 26. Similar events are being held at other venues around Christchurch … Continue reading
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Robin Hood in Abberley Park
Abberley Park will stand in for Sherwood Forest when Harlequin Players produce the Adventures of Robin Hood for a week in mid January. The musical written by playwright Roger Hall, contains lots of dancing and sword fights. BYO picnic. There … Continue reading
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Edgeware Village plan previewed
We’ve had the master plan for the CBD and now it is the turn of the suburbs. The city council’s “>draft plan for the Edgeware Village, drawn up after many hours of consultation, is about to be launched. Probably sometime … Continue reading
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Get growing for edible garden awards
Shirley Papanui Community Board is piloting the edible garden awards so get growing over summer and your vegetable patch or fruit trees could earn you an award. The competition, organised in conjunction with the Canterbury Horticultural Society, is aimed particularly … Continue reading
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You can have $50 but not $40
The Westpac ATM in Edgeware Village has lots of $50 notes to dispense and is a bit choosy about when it will cough up $20 notes. I tried to withdraw $40 on Thursday – two $20 notes – but the … Continue reading
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Communities get more say on alcohol
Communities will get more say on what hours pubs are open and who can sell liquor in their areas when local alcohol policies are implemented.
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Govt creates another quake info site
CERA and the Ministry of Business Innovation and Employment have combined forces to produce information to assist Christchurch landowners, in the form of this website.
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CERA compiles booklet for TC3 homeowners
CERA has produced a booklet aimed at homeowners whose land has been zoned TC3 and is making it available online. The TC3 Residential Rebuild booklet provides answers to commonly asked questions about the rebuild. The information has been compiled from … Continue reading
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CBD red zone virtual tours
You can now take a virtual tour of the inner city red zone from the comfort of your computer. The images were taken in the first half of 2012 so some buildings have already been demolished. Murray Quartly, who runs … Continue reading
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