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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: Family
St Albans News August issue features a growing problem
Family violence is unfortunately increasing in Christchurch and particularly in St Albans and nearby Papanui and Fendalton. To combined forces a public meeting on the topic about to be held at the community centre to see what residents can do … Continue reading
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St Albans Swimming Club prizegiving
The St Albans Swim Club finished a very successful season of Learn to Swim lessons at Shirley Intermediate school recently, with a Tryathlon for three different age levels.
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Sing Carols at the Pa on December 4
Location: Rehua Marae, 79 Springfield Rd Time: December 4 6 – 8.30pm. Description: Carol singing, entertainment, prizes
Posted in Family, Rehua Marae
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New heated pools planned for St Albans
The St Albans Pool and Pavilion group has lodged a resource consent to build two outdoor heated pools and associated buildings at 43a Edgeware Road, on the site of the pool demolished by the Christchurch City Council in 2006.
Affordable swimming lessons
The St Albans swimming club is offering affordable swimming lessons in Shirley Intermediate School’s laned, heated pool. The club is family friendly and often runs a barbecue at the lessons. The lessons run from Monday to Thursdays, from 4-5.30pm. For … Continue reading
Movies on the Marae
Keep the family entertained and raise funds to repair the Wharenui at Rehua Marae in Springfield Road on October 4. The first screening is for The Silent One at 3pm followed by Boy at 6pm. American hot dogs and other … Continue reading
Posted in EVENTS, Family, Māori, Rehua Marae
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Tennis club offers juniors coaching
Will the 2030 New Zealand tennis champion come from St Albans? Who knows with weekly coaching offered to young players at the St Albans Tennis Club in Dover St and lots of practice that could happen.
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Tennis club opening September 13
Location: St Albans Tennis Club, 37 Dover St Time: September 13 from 2pm Description: St Albans Tennis Club is opening for the 2014 season with a community day and welcomes new members to come along and have a go. St … Continue reading
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Swim club holds prizegiving
Valerie Somerville reports that the St Albans Swimming Club wound up a successful season of lessons recently with a celebratory barbecue and prizegiving at the Shirley Intermediate school. Photographs of the event appear on the next page so click on … Continue reading
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Summerz End Youth Fest
Location: Jellie Park, Greers RoadLink out: Click here Time: April 5 12-6pm Description: Music, sports, arts, new experiences to try, food to eat, stalls and lots of other stuff to mark the end of summer. The organisers of this event … Continue reading
Posted in EVENTS, Family, Free, Youth
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Rebuild fairytale musical
Avebury Park in Richmond is the venue this week for a hilarious fairytale musical that also has some fun with the rebuild.
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