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Monthly Archives: March 2013
St Albans Community Preschool to celebrate return
St Albans Community Preschool has moved back into its repaired building on the corner of Thames and Westminister Street and is holding a gathering at 9am on April 13 to celebrate.
Posted in Children, Community, EVENTS, Past
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Culturally diverse St Albans to feature in TV doco
An Auckland-based media company wants to feature cultural diversity in St Albans as part of a television series and will be visiting the area in a few weeks time looking for interesting immigrants with tales to tell.
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Roosevelt Avenue being worked on
SCIRT is replacing the gravity wastewater main and laterals along a section of Roosevelt Avenue between Innes Road and Malvern Street and expects the work to be completed by mid April.
Posted in Infrastructure, Roading
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Median house price in St Albans tops $400,000
The median house price in St Albans rose 26 per cent in the year ending February 2013 passing the $400,000 mark.
Earthship house made from rubbish
Christchurch’s first ‘Earthship’ will be revealed at a public open day at Tussock Hill Vineyard from 10am to 1pm on March 16.
Posted in Environment, Housing, Sustainability
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Explore dance styles in Forfar Street
Explore a range of dance styles from all over the world in dance classes at Forfar Courts on Wednesday afternoons.
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Community Garden City
The growing community garden movement in Christchurch could take a lead in recreating Christchurch as a “community garden city.” The Avon River Park, the red-zoned lands, the damaged sports fields and the “green frame” all have rich food-growing opportunities to … Continue reading
Posted in Community, Packe Street Park, Wider Circles
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Coffee and jam inspires awesome ideas for Christchurch
If you’ve got a brilliant idea and you want to make it happen head along to The Ministry of Awesome’s Coffee and Jam sessions at the Epic Hub (opposite the new C1 cafe) on Tuesday lunchtimes. You’ll get feedback, meet … Continue reading
Posted in Business, Youth
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Join the flashmob
The Ministry of Awesome is organising a flashmob on April 13 at a yet to be announced venue. That would spoil the surprise. Head flashmobber Kate Hamilton has choreographed some awesome moves for the winning entry of the Ministry’s flashmob … Continue reading
Posted in Arts, music
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Handling repairs with Fletchers
A former Fletchers employee is giving out advice on how to handle repairs on a blog set up to provide Christchurch residents with an inside view on earthquake information.
Posted in Earthquake Information, Housing
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Organic veggie gardening course
The Delta Community Centre in Richmond is running an organic veggie course shortly to encourage Christchurch residents to grow healthy vegetables. The two hour a week course runs for eight weeks and will be held in the Baptist Church Lounge … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Community, Education, Environment, Sustainability, Wider Circles
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Learn English after lunch for free
Trainee teachers at the Christchurch College of English on the College of Education campus in Ilam are offering free ESOL classes in the afternoons during termtimes. The classes run for about a month and the teachers are supervised by experienced … Continue reading
Posted in Adult, Education
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