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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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Explore new options for communities
Design your future sustainable city at a workshop being held at CPIT this weekend. VIVA is a design workshop aimed at exploring creating a innovative plan for a sustainable village based in the inner-city. This is a great workshop for … Continue reading
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Art classes at the Drawing Room
Ten places are available in an art class aimed at young people being held at The Drawing Room on the corner of Manchester Street and St Asaph Street in August and September. Drawing out the Artist within, is an 8-week … Continue reading
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Quiz night for football team
A quiz night for the Christchurch Football Club Under 12 Red Team is being held on Friday, August 3 at the St Albans/Merivale Bowls Club, starting and 7pm. Tickets are $10 per person, with food provided and a cash bar … Continue reading
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Ballet classes in St Albans
Ballet Classes run by registered teachers and catering for dancers from junior to senior level are held at the Rutland Street Church Hall. Examinations are optional. Fees range from $65 per term and new pupils in Term 3 are offered … Continue reading
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Fun football at St Albans School
Mainland Football offers 5-10 year olds more touches of the ball, more skills and more confidence. The programme runs after school on Mondays from 3pm to 4.15pm on the St Albans School field. Sessions begin on July 23 and the … Continue reading
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Cold and damp delays Madras St resealing
Sealing work on Block One, Madras Street, which was expected to finish at the end of June, has been delayed by cold temperatures and damp conditions. Sealing work requires dry conditions and cannot be carried out if the temperatures dip … Continue reading
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Detour for Hills Road traffic
Detours are in place for Hills Road traffic until August 20. The southbound lane has been closed and traffic diverted along Guild, Slater and Dudley Street according to a bulletin from the Fletcher Infrastructure team, which is busy repairing the … Continue reading
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Burns Song Contest 2012
If you have a hankering to listen to Scottish Music make your way to the Scottish Society Hall in Edgeware Road at 9am on the morning of September 1 and bring a gold coin with you to pay at the … Continue reading
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Modelling a new kind of citizenship
A new way of thinking about citizenship will be outlined during a talk by author Dr Bronwyn Hayward at the WEA in late August.Rethinking Citizenship From the ecological footprint to the social handprint is the title of the talk at … Continue reading
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Insurance and Sales Of TC3 Homes
If you are thinking about selling that damaged house on TC3 land and moving on before the damage is repaired or the home rebuilt, think twice after reading stories in the Press in the last week.
Posted in Earthquake Information, Housing, Insurance, TC3 Land
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Family History Expo In October
A Family History Expo is being held at the St Albans and Shirley Club in October. The Department of Internal Affairs, Ancestry.com and other organizations will take part in the event on October 13-14, organized by the Family History Society … Continue reading
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Coping With A Drafty House
It is difficult to keep warm in a drofty, quake-damaged house. Community Energy Action suggests using radiant heaters -don’t try to heat the air to keep warm, installing curtains (CEA offers recycled curtains free) and installing window insulation. They also … Continue reading
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