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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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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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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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Get growing for edible garden awards
Shirley Papanui Community Board is piloting the edible garden awards so get growing over summer and your vegetable patch or fruit trees could earn you an award. The competition, organised in conjunction with the Canterbury Horticultural Society, is aimed particularly … Continue reading
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You can have $50 but not $40
The Westpac ATM in Edgeware Village has lots of $50 notes to dispense and is a bit choosy about when it will cough up $20 notes. I tried to withdraw $40 on Thursday – two $20 notes – but the … Continue reading
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Communities get more say on alcohol
Communities will get more say on what hours pubs are open and who can sell liquor in their areas when local alcohol policies are implemented.
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CBD red zone virtual tours
You can now take a virtual tour of the inner city red zone from the comfort of your computer. The images were taken in the first half of 2012 so some buildings have already been demolished. Murray Quartly, who runs … Continue reading
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More eqc drilling for land damage
EQC is about to do more drilling around Christchurch streets, only this time it will be to gather data about soil composition and land damage and not about foundations.
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Picnic for volunteers
Location: Abberley Park Time: 12:00pm – 2pm on December 5 Description: Bring your lunch, chair and an international hat to celebrate International Volunteer Day in this beautiful little park in St Albans.
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Sara Parkin – Forum for the Future
Location: WEA, 59 Gloucester Street Time: 7.30pm on November 30 Description: Sarah Parkin will focus on how to accelerate change to a more sustainable, and therefore resilient, way of life at a lecture being held at the WEA.
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Time for some spiritual healing
Location: St Albans Transitional Community Centre, 1047 Colombo Street Time: November 26 07:00pm – 09:30pm Description: Followers of Bruno Groening, a German spiritual healer who died in 1959, are bringing his approach to healing to Christchurch. Bruno Groening had a … Continue reading
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Edgeware Village businesses granted $10,000 for promotion
A website, maildrop and a Christmas event are among the promotional activities planned by the Edgeware Business Association following a $10,000 grant from the Christchurch Earthquake Appeal Trust, according to this Press news item.
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