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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
Category Archives: SARA
Views on St Albans centre use sought
The St Albans Residents’ Association (SARA) wants better use to be made of the transitional centre at 1047 Colombo Street and is surveying residents’ and past users’ views on the centre.
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Food production in St Albans
Location: St Albans Community Centre, 1047 Colombo St Time: May 21 from 1pm Description: Fourth year geography students from the University of Canterbury talk on facilitating better food resilience in St Albans. The students visited the suburb in March and … Continue reading
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SARA presses community needs in annual plan submission
The St Albans Residents Association (SARA) wants the house in Caledonian Road bought by the city council in 2010 for community use to be used to house homeless community groups and makes this point in its submission to the draft … Continue reading
SARA Management Committee Meeting
Location: Mairehau LibraryTime: April 8 from 7-9 pm Description Monthly meeting of the St Albans Residents Association
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Promed site tells St Albans story
The former Promed Edgeware Doctors site at the corner of Edgeware Road and Trafalgar Street has a few tales to tell.
Carol singing in the rain
Doug Lamb from St Albans Choir and Peggy Kelly report on the Carol singing at Packe Street Park, which got rained on but not rained out. Scroll down or view next page for Peggy’s report. The choir were singing the … Continue reading
Posted in Community, EVENTS, music, Packe Street Park, Past, SARA
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Celebrate Volunteer Day
Location: Abberley Park Time: December 5, 12-2pm Description: Volunteering Canterbury is holding a picnic in Abberley Park to celebrate International Volunteer Day. BYO picnic and also enjoy free sausages and entertainment from The Muse.
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Emma Twaddell named local hero
Emma Twaddell kept the St Albans Residents Association going through the earthquakes and political fallout in its wake. Her work was rewarded recently when she was one of 15 Christchurch people who was named a Kiwibank Local Hero.
Posted in People, SARA, Volunteers
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St Albans Centre Noticeboard becomes SCAPE artwork
This noticeboard used to stand at the intersection of Colombo Street and Edgeware Road. Anyway it has turned up as an artwork, minus any notices, by Los Angeles-based New Zealander Fiona Connor as part of the Scape Biennial, on the … Continue reading
Election issue of St Albans News
Download the latest edition of St Albans News, the community newspaper that has been keeping you informed about local matters since 1993. Features election coverage and why you should get involved in your community.
Posted in News, Newsletter, SARA
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Get involved in the community
Location: Edgeware Croquet Club, St Albans Park, Forfar St Time: September 22, from 2pm Description: Your chance to have your say on what happens in St Albans at the AGM of SARA, the St Albans Residents Association. Be part of … Continue reading
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Celebrate the St Albans Community
Location: Edgeware Croquet Club, St Albans Park, Forfar Street Time: September 22 from 11:00 am till 2pm Description: Celebrate the St Albans community with a barbecue and get to know your neighbours. Bring a plate of food to add to … Continue reading
