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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
Fun football at St Albans Primary School
ASB Fun Football at St Albans Primary School aims to keep children active and instil in them a love of the game of football.
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Football club holding registration days
St Albans Shirley Football Club is holding three Registration Days on three Sundays for the new season at St Albans Park. The first is on February 17, from 11 am till noon. Subsequent sessions are on February 24 and March … Continue reading
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Proposal for indoor sports facility Westminster Park
The Shirley Papanui Community Board has indicated its support in principle for an indoor sports facility for Wesminster Park and has granted $5520 to employ a planner to assist with the consent process.
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Shirley International Playgroup
A playgroup for mothers and children aged under five from refugee and migrant backgrounds starts back Friday, February 8.
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Toolbox equips parents of young children
Practical strategies for parents of 0-5 year olds will be offered as part of the informal parenting course being run by Rutland Street Church in Gosset Street.
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Marriage course includes dessert
The Marriage Course runs over eight Sunday evenings from February 17 and discussions take place over coffee and dessert.
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Whakaoho, a youth-run event for families
Location: Papanui Domain, Sawyers Arms Road Time: 1-4pm on December 9 Description: Join in the fun at this family event organised by young members of the Papanui Youth Development Trust.
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Midwives open rebuilt premises soon
The College of Midwives will officially open their new National Office building in Manchester Street in St Albans this week. The brick building on the site was damaged in the earthquakes and has now been rebuilt in a very different … Continue reading
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Abberley Park paddling pool reopens
Abberley Park’s quake damaged paddling pool has been repaired and was opened at the weekend for the summer season, which should put smiles of the faces of families with toddlers. Now if the weather would just play nice.
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No 1 Fan newsletter
Female footballers playing under the Mainland umbrella are doing well in national competitions. Read about this and more in the latest edition of No1 Fan
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Another council pool in danger of permanent closure
Another CCC-owned swimming pool in in danger of permanent closure and this time it is not the Council at fault. CERA wants the Centennial Pool site for a children’s summer playground and won’t allow CCC repairs to go ahead. CERA … Continue reading
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Read Mainland Football News online
Read the latest edition of Mainland Football News, known as No 1 Fan.
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