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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: Community
Cranford St laning and the pool project feature in November StAN
The latest St Albans News features a bit more about the Cranford laning consultation. The Waipapa/Papanui-Innes-Centreal Community Board is about the make its recommendation in mid November with the full Christchurch City Council having the final say in December. Well … Continue reading
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October’s StAN features St Albans strategy and construction noise
The October 2024 News talks about construction noise in St Albans and contains details of the St Albans Strategy which is being updated after 10 years. This guides the work of the St Albans Residents Association. Click on the right … Continue reading
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November issue St Albans News
Ali Jones thought she had won the election for the Innes councillor by 46 votes only to find out a day later that Pauline Cotter had won, based on special votes during the official and final count, by 16 votes. … Continue reading
Churches in St Albans – Past and Present
St Albans Churches – Past and Present Jonathan Allan for St Albans History Group 2020 This page is under construction, adapting a booklet for use on the website. It will eventually have separate, linked pages and photos. If you have … Continue reading
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St Albans News returns (October edition)
The community housing in Coles Place may be taller than what was there a year ago but the rebuild is an opportunity to include a few more units and all will be warm and safe. The trust which is looking … Continue reading
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Residents feel needs ignored in sports park expansion
Nearby residents are upset because their concerns seem to be ignored in plans to expand the sports complex at Christchurch Park in Westminster St. The complex will include three greens for a bowling club and bar/restaurant that can cater for … Continue reading
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Pauline Cotter comments on downstream effects
By Cr Pauline Cotter, Innes Ward By now you should have seen the information booklet on options, stages and priorities for the Northern Corrider downstream effects, providing you with the 4 drop in sessions to be held in St Albans … Continue reading
Councillors interrogate the DEMP
At the February 14 Christchurch City Council Meeting councillors had the opportunity to ask questions about the downstream effects management plan (DEMP) dealing with traffic coming off the motorway in 2020. This transcript with timestamps was prepared by Mark Wilson … Continue reading
Full text for letter in a bottle
When the time capsule planted in 1920 behind the foundation stone in the old community centre was opened in September it contained a small brown bottle and a letter inside. The bottle was reluctant to give up its dry contents … Continue reading
Packe St park’s Matariki celebrations postponed
Packe St Park’s Matariki celebration planned for June 17 has been postponed until further notice. The park’s co-ordinator says that this is because of the weather. We could probably do with a few windy warm nor’westers to dry out soggy … Continue reading
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Help raise funds for the St Albans Pool
Put those neurons and magpie collection of knowledge to good use and form (or join) a team at Bailies on Monday.
Antony Wright’s eulogy for Bill Sykes
(Delivered at Botany Bill’s funeral in Christchurch on January 9, 2018) Bill’s botanical roots started very early. He was born in the County of Suffolk in East Anglia and grew up in the village of Wyverstone. We have his … Continue reading
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