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
CCC decides no public hearings for Edgeware Plan
No public hearings will be held for the draft Edgeware Master Plan Plan because 89 per cent of submissions are in favour of it. The Shirley Papanui Community Board recommended that such hearings were not necessary because of the plan’s … Continue reading
Get to know your neighbours – CCC is paying
If you are planning a spring fling in your neighbourhood after the brouhaha of the local elections has died down, the city council has a small subsidy available through the local community board for your street party. As long as … Continue reading
Free soup and movie lunch
Location: St Albans United Church, Corner of Nancy Avenue and Knowles Street Time: August 8 12-2pm Description: The St Francis of Assisi Parish Mairehau holds free soup and movie lunches, once a month during the winter. This is a time … Continue reading
Posted in Churches, Community, Entertainment
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How about a local EQ support group for St Albans?
A support group for St Albans would help local residents coping with a second round of trauma and the feeling they have been forgotten by larger agencies, according to a City Mission outreach worker.
Posted in Community, Earthquake Information
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Come along for a laugh on Sundays
Pass by the Scottish Society Hall in Edgeware Road on a Sunday morning and you may hear lots of laughter. Liz van Halewyn found out more from one of the facilitators, Hannah Airey.
Posted in Community, Mental Health, News, Newsletter
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A week that was
It began with the lifting of the cordon around central Christchurch. The streets belong to pedestrians at least, again. It was a week in which we learnt that the the council had not learnt from the communications issues highlighted in … Continue reading
Posted in politicians, Wider Circles
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Social inequality in western societies
Location: University of Canterbury, A3 Lecture Room Time: July 12 4-6pm Description: New Zealand is facing a crisis in social equality as are other western societies. New Zealand-born London of School Economics Professor Robert Wade will talk about social inequality … Continue reading
Posted in EVENTS, Notices, Past
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Business students build positive community organisations
Business students at the University of Canterbury are part of a pilot project to help build positive community organisations.
Posted in Community, Uncategorized
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Japan v NZ disaster recovery
Location: WEA, Gloucester Street, Central Christchurch Time: June 24 starts 7pm Description: David Killick from the Press is the Guest speaker at Sustainable Otautahi Christchurch’s AGM and he will be making comparisons between New Zealand and Japan on their respective … Continue reading
Garage sale to send residents to Special Olympics
Location: Corner Bristol Street and Berry Street Time: June 29 from 9am Description: A garage sale is being held to raise funds to send eight residents from Independence House in Bristol Street to the Special Olympics. The sale is being … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Community, Sports
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Young parents organise Big Read
Location: Karanga Mai Young Parents College, KaiapoiLink out: Click here Time: June 21 8:03am (sunrise) to 4.59pm (sunset) Description: The ‘Big Read’ will take place over eight hours from sunrise to sunset. Various reading based activities are planned, inside and … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Wider Circles
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CCC consulting on community facilities
The council’s facilities rebuild team is consulting residents around the city about community facilities at a series of meetings in June and July.
Posted in Facilities
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