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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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Edgeware Village businesses get funding
The Edgeware business precinct is one of 14 business precincts in Christchurch which will share a $!40,000 grant for small businesses. The grant would be used for marketing and promoting about 14 business precincts and would help small to medium … Continue reading
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Insuring new homes gets easier
Insuring new houses will get easier from October 1. IAG insurance brands including State, AMI and NZI, and its business partners BNZ, ASB, and The Co-operative Bank will be making more insurance available to existing as well as new customers … Continue reading
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Communities not wanted in centre?
St Albans community groups are welcome to use the transitional St Albans centre for a couple of hours every now and then but they won’t be able to “settle” in the centre or build their communities from there. And some … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Community Centre (transitional), SARA
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Business networking group for St Albans
A new business networking group called Fit4business plans to set up in St Albans.
St Paul’s School may merge
St Pauls School of Dallington, currently based on a a former alternative school site in Champion Street, may merge with Our Lady of Fatima School in Mairehau, according to this newspaper story
Posted in Children, Churches, Uncategorized, Wider Circles
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Could Greece or Ireland happen here?
And what would we do if it did. Jane Kelsey, a well known social and political commentator will address this topic during the Lincoln Efford Memorial Lecture at the WEA’s Gloucester Street premises on October 23.
Posted in Adult, Education, EVENTS, Wider Circles
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WEA classes Term 4
The WEA has issued its Term 4 programme with a mix of some golden oldies and some topical new subjects to get your teeth into.
Posted in Adult, Community, Education, Wider Circles
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E-Recruitment service for Canterbury business
The Ministry of Social Development has launched a free, online recruitment service called Basebook matching up Canterbury employment vacancies and qualifying candidates. Employers register vacancies using the online form and Basebook sends referrals of job seekers whose skills, strengths and … Continue reading
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ChCh Economic Development Strategy coming soon
Get a sneak peek at the Christchurch Economic Development Strategy at Canterbury Development Corporation’s networking event on 20 September before it is officially launched.
Posted in Business, EVENTS, Past
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Rents rise 10 per cent in St Albans
Rents for St Albans houses have risen 10 per cent in the past year according to figures from the Business, Innovation and Employment Ministry quoted on the TVNZ website.
Posted in Housing, Uncategorized
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Council runs school holiday programmes
The city council will be running recreational programmes at venues in Bromley and Linwood and craft or computer-based activities at the Upper Riccarton and New Brighton Libraries during the October School holidays.
Posted in Children, Wider Circles
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Community Board Meeting
The next meeting of the Shirley-Papanui Community Board will be on September 19 at 4pm. Meetings are held at the Papanui Service Centre and are open to the public.
