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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
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Wanted: passionate community organiser for St Albans
St Albans Community Organiser This is a fantastic opportunity for someone with a passion for community led development and a desire to help shape the direction of the St Albans Community.
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New liquor store planned for Hills Rd
A new liquor store is planned for 90 Hills Rd but some St Albans and Richmond residents are objecting to yet another store being added when there are plenty of others within a kilometre or two.
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Cycleway design a ‘man made disaster’
Businesses and residents in St Albans are none too impressed with the design Christchurch City Council has come up with for the Papanui Parallel cycleway. And they told the council staff undertaking the first consultation meeting at the St Albans … Continue reading
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Get growing for edible garden awards
Do you know someone in the Shirley Papanui area who produces bountiful crops of fruit and veggies from a garden in their back yard? Nominate them for an edible garden award.
Papanui Parallel cycleway consultation
Location: St Albans Community Centre, 1047 Colombo St Time: November 11 3.30pm – 6pm, with presentation at 5pm. Description: Find out about the changes planned in St Albans – cul de sac in Trafalgar St, car park removal, tree removal, … Continue reading
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Planned cycleway will alter St Albans streets
Traffic lights at the Edgeware Road/ Colombo St corner and Trafalgar St is no longer a through route to Merivale because it will have a double cul-de-sac in the middle near Sheppard Place. These are two of the main changes … Continue reading
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Manager wanted for Rehua Marae
Te Whatumanawa Māoritanga o Rehua Trust Board is looking for a fulltime permanent Marae Manager to lead the operations of its thriving, central city Marae.
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Chippenham Lodge Garden Party
Location: 51 Browns Road, St Albans Time: October 18 from 2.30pm – 7pm Description: Garden party being held to celebrate the launch of a book on Chippenham Lodge titled Chippenham Lodge – Linked in History. A heritage week event. Entry … Continue reading
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Part of Bishop St one way
Bishop St is one-way for southbound traffic between Edgeware Rd and Canon St from 12 October for about two months. Suggested detour is Madras St. Source: SCIRT
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Edgeware Road eastbound
Edgeware Rd between Sherborne St and Bishop St is one-way eastbound for the next three months.
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Intersection partly reopened
The Edgeware Rd – Sherborne St intersection has re-opened to southbound traffic. Traffic flowing from the north will be able to travel through the Edgeware Rd-Sherborne St intersection again, easing traffic flows on this main route into the city. Works … Continue reading
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Christchurch trees losing protection
A letter from June Peka: Your report (Oct/Nov STANN) that three quarters of the approximately 1900 trees which have currently enjoyed heritage /protected/notable status for many years in Christchurch, are about to lose that protection, is most alarming. What has … Continue reading
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