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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St Albans boundaries
We received a query recently from someone in Mairehau about SARA or St Albans boundaries which raised a very good question. This linked map shows St Albans boundaries. The original St Albans suburb included land as far as Rossall Street, … Continue reading
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Tai Chi classes at Rutland St Church
Presbyterian Support hosts tai chi classes run by tutor Mary Allison on Monday mornings from 10.30am. Costs are $5 per session. For more information telephone 342 8846
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Abused get help with budget landline
Telecom and the New Zealand Federation of Family Budgeting Services is offering victims of abuse a basic, low cost landline with a police alarm.
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Detour on Hills Road
If you travel south along Hills Road you will face a detour over the next five weeks as SCIRT replaces the wastewater pipes.
Posted in Infrastructure, Uncategorized, Utilities
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Relining pipes in Bealey Avenue
Work begins on repairing the stormwater pipes in Bealey Avenue between Colombo and Madras Streets from Monday,January 21.
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Electoral boundaries likely to change in 2014
Electoral boundaries for Christchurch are likely to change after the census in March this year. The census is expected to reveal some marked demographic changes that have occurred between 2006 and 2013.
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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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