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Monthly Archives: December 2012
Help repair St Albans School Pool
Volunteers are urgently needed to help repair the St Albans Primary School Pool over the Christmas break. The school particularly wants to hear from electricians, plumbers, builders and bricklayers. Even if you don’t have a skilled trade the school is … Continue reading
Posted in St Albans School, Voluntary work
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School students give presents to homeless
The Young Vinnies Team at Our Lady of Fatima School in Innes Road will be handing out packs of goodies to homeless or disadvantaged people in Cranmer Square on Sunday December 16.
Posted in Children, Community, Wider Circles
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CanCERN plan to reuse red zone housing materials
Time: 12:00pm-1pm on February 5. Location: Aoraki Room at Community and Public Health (310 Manchester Street) Description: What a waste all the residential red zone demolition is. Communities and organisations could be making use of all those materials being trucked … Continue reading
Posted in CanCERN, Housing
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Learn with the WEA
The Workers Educational Association programme always offers a great variety of adult education classes at low cost during mornings, afternoons, evenings and weekends. Their programme for Term 1 is now available. Check out one off lectures and put them in … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Education, Wider Circles
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Shirley Papanui Community Board Meeting
Location: Shirley Papanui Service Centre Time: 4pm on December 17 Link out: Click hereDescription: The Shirley Papanui Community Board is expected to endorse the draft Edgeware Master Plan at its next meeting. Visit the linked website and scroll down till … Continue reading
Champion Street being resealed
Wastewater repairs have finished on Champion Street and the section between Bealey Avenue and Gresford Street will be sealed in the week beginning December 15. SCIRT takes a three week break over the Christmas holiday period.
Posted in Roading
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St Albans News receives COGS grant
The St Albans Residents Association has received a $5000 grant from COGS, the community grants system administered by the Department of Internal Affairs. The grant is for wages and professional services for the St Albans News, the local print newsletter, … Continue reading
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More eqc drilling for land damage
EQC is about to do more drilling around Christchurch streets, only this time it will be to gather data about soil composition and land damage and not about foundations.
Posted in Uncategorized
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Making St Albans inclusive and accessible
The Human Rights Commission will partner St Albans residents to ensure that the needs of the disabled are included when projects outlined in the St Albans Community Strategy are implemented.
Posted in Accessibility, Community, SARA
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Kittens to giveaway
Adorable kittens free to give away to good homes in January 2013. They will be able to leave their mothers around mid January though visits before this would be welcomed. Ph/text Emma on 027 2886334.
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Break from roadworks
Stay at home residents will be pleased to hear that they will get a break from all the roadworks when SCIRT workers head away on holiday on December 21 and won’t return till mid January. In areas around shopping centres … Continue reading
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