Connect with St Albans
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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Check roads on website before travelling
The AA has an interactive website where you can lookup things like road closures and roadworks, which might prove handy with snowfalls or flooding predicted. If you have a Navman, Garmin or TomTom device you can get realtime traffic alerts … Continue reading
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Japan v NZ disaster recovery
Location: WEA, Gloucester Street, Central Christchurch Time: June 24 starts 7pm Description: David Killick from the Press is the Guest speaker at Sustainable Otautahi Christchurch’s AGM and he will be making comparisons between New Zealand and Japan on their respective … Continue reading
Garage sale to send residents to Special Olympics
Location: Corner Bristol Street and Berry Street Time: June 29 from 9am Description: A garage sale is being held to raise funds to send eight residents from Independence House in Bristol Street to the Special Olympics. The sale is being … Continue reading
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Rubbish collection days changing
The city council has announced that rubbish days will be changing for some parts of Christchurch, starting the week of July 15. St Albans has been split down the middle, with Cranford Street and Sherborne Street marking the dividing line. … Continue reading
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Young parents organise Big Read
Location: Karanga Mai Young Parents College, KaiapoiLink out: Click here Time: June 21 8:03am (sunrise) to 4.59pm (sunset) Description: The ‘Big Read’ will take place over eight hours from sunrise to sunset. Various reading based activities are planned, inside and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Wider Circles
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House prices steady in St Albans but sales increasing
House prices in St Albans over the past year seem to be pretty steady, with a 1 per cent increase in the median price.
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Surface flooding in St Albans June 17
Continuous rain since late Saturday is putting pressure on the storm water system in St Albans and other parts of Christchurch. Surface flooding was reported to be particularly bad in Edgeware Road, between Madras and Barbadoes Street and in Warrington … Continue reading
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Red Cross winter warmer packs
Do you know someone living in a cracked house or in need of a bit of past quake TLC? Red Cross is on the look out for recipients of its batch of 2013 winter warmer packs.
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Open day at Rehua Marae celebrates Matariki
Location: Rehua Marae, Springfield Road Time: June 29 10am-4pm Description: The open day includes a jewellery workshop (bookings only) Mahi Toi, Mirimiri, Kapa Haka, Raranga, storytelling and Christchurch City Library children’s activities. Presentations include Rongoa Maori and Mataraki. The day … Continue reading
Posted in Māori, Rehua Marae, Uncategorized
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CCC consulting on community facilities
The council’s facilities rebuild team is consulting residents around the city about community facilities at a series of meetings in June and July.
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Residents Association seeking community input
The SARA Management Committee is looking at a) how best to organise the governance and management of the Residents’ Association (SARA) b) the development of the St Albans Strategy. For more information click on the Strategy menu item above. If … Continue reading
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Western Assn Football celebrates centenary
Western Association Football Club celebrated 100 years of soccer over Queen’s Birthday weekend.
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