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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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Local elections’ deadlines loom
If you have moved but haven’t updated your details or enrolled as a new voter you have until next Friday to organise it. Otherwise you won’t receive voting papers in the mail.
Posted in Local body elections
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Oral health and arthritis seminar
Location: Oxford Baptist Church, 288 Oxford Terrace (on the corner with Madras St), ChristchurchLink out: Click here Time:August 24, 10 am Description: For people with arthritis, loss of dexterity can have an impact on oral hygiene. This seminar will cover … Continue reading
Posted in Health
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Deadline for September edition of St Albans News
The deadline for the next issue of St Albans News (non-local body materials) is August 19. Please send any articles/photos to news@stalbans.gen.nz
Posted in News, Newsletter
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Appeal to politicians to deal with risks to NZ
Location: D Theatre, CPIT, Madras St (opposite Countdown)Link out: Click here Time: August 14, 7.30pm Description: Find out more about the ecological and financial risks to New Zealand and join others in a cross party appeal to do something about … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Environment, politicians, Sustainability, Uncategorized
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League game for Rugby Park
Rugby Park will host its first rugby league game ever when the St Albans ground hosts the Canterbury Rugby League grand final on August 11.
Posted in Sports, Uncategorized
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Learn about affordable housing and community land trusts
Location: CCC offices, Hereford Street Time: August 19, 12:30- 1.30pm Description: Dr Louise Crabtree, a visiting scholar hosted by Lincoln University, will give a talk on Community Land Trusts and affordable housing. She has been involved with such trusts in … Continue reading
Posted in Housing
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Write your quake experiences on the Temple walls
Christchurch people will be invited to write their earthquake experiences, or anything else they wish to let go of, on the walls of the Temple for Christchurch before the temple is burnt to the ground to symbolise release and moving … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, Mental Health, Wider Circles
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Yoga/pilates fitness class
Robyn Alderson is a non-profit, independent, community fitness instructor offering Yoga/Pilates pre-choreographed fitness classes in St Albans twice a week. The classes are held at Colleen Murray Dance studio at 520 Cranford Street from 6.30pm on Wednesdays and 8.30am on … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Education, Sports
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Theatre club for children
Are you home-schooling your children? Does your child have a dramatic streaK? Send them to Louise Glossop’s Theatre Club at Abberley Park Hall on Thursday afternoons from 1.30-2.30pm.
Posted in Children, Family
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Course for women to nurture themselves
A course for women to nurture themselves begins this Thursday at the St Albans Community Centre in Colombo Street.
Posted in Arts, Community, Mental Health, women
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More roadworks in Bealey Ave
Bealey Ave, from Champion Street to the intersection with Whitmore Street, will be down to two lanes heading eastwards for six weeks while SCIRT strengthens underground pipes. Also in Whitmore Road, traffic heading southwards is likely to come across roadworks.
Posted in Infrastructure, Utilities
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Fishhooks in determining “Sum Insured”
An Avonside resident has pointed out that online calculators provided by some insurance companies to help homeowners work out a “sum insured” for their future house insurance have shortcomings because they do not cover everything and do not give advice.
Posted in Insurance
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