Connect with St Albans
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
Volunteers needed to fill gap
If you have some spare time after October 29, help set up the new Pallet Pavilions music venue on the site of the demolished Crowne Plaza Hotel (also known as the Parkroyal in a previous era) at the corner of … Continue reading
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Recording sound riverside
The Riverside Studio (in Opawa) has just opened a new purpose built studio and will help budding musicians with demo recordings, as well as audiobooks and courses. More info visit this website: http://www.riversidesound.co.nz/
Posted in Wider Circles, Youth
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Sustainable funding workshops
The Christchurch City Council is hosting a series of low-cost, funding workshops run by Kerri Tilby-Price in November.
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Festival of Transitional Architecture to light up city
Festa, or the Festival of Transitional Architecture, will light up the inner city this weekend. The Luxcity event, during the evening of Saturday, October 20 can be accessed from Latimer Square. Lighting up the inner city though is just one … Continue reading
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Community gardens bus trip
A community bus trip, which starts off from Packe Street Park and wends its way through community gardens on the east side of Christchurch, is one of the highlights of the inaugural Spring River Festival planned for the weekend of … Continue reading
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Packe St park marks Neighbourhood Week
Packe St park will celebrate Neighbourhood Week this weekend with an open day on October 21.
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Monster Fair at St Albans School to aid school pool
Location:St Albans School Primary School, Sheppard Place Time: November 10 from 04:00pm to 07:00pm Description: St Albans Primary School is holding a monster fair to raise funds to repair the school’s quake-damaged swimming pool.The school’s pool is not listed in … Continue reading
Posted in Children, EVENTS, Past, St Albans School
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Spring River Festival celebrates Avon River
The inaugural Spring River Festival being organised for the weekend of October 20 and 21 celebrates the eastern end of the Avon River with bus trips, walks, picnics and talks. The Spring River Festival also includes science events, such as … Continue reading
Posted in CanCERN, EVENTS, Packe Street Park, The Future
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The Mairehau September edition
Find out what is going on in the adjacent suburb in the September edition of The Mairehau
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Abberley Park pool to reopen for summer
Repairs are beginning to the children’s swimming pool in Abberley Park this week to ensure the pool opens for summer. The pool was closed last summer because of earthquake damage. It is expected to reopen at Show Weekend along with … Continue reading
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St Albans pupils take to the snow
A busload of St Albans School students had their first experience of skiing at Porters Pass last month, thanks to Ngai Tahu. The ski field posted this report on their website.
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Sing your heart out, St Albans
An old-fashioned singalong this Sunday aims to put the heart back into the St Albans Community. The event has been organised by singer/songwriter June Burney in association with Christchurch City Creative Communities and the Residents Association and is being held … Continue reading
