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Posted on 13 September 2014 by belinda

Staff from EQC, CCC consents staff, Tonkin and Taylor and community representatives are offering information sessions related to earthquake recovery and residential rebuild in October.

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Food plan for St Albans outlined

Posted on 13 September 2014 by belinda

St Albans has a unique opportunity to implement a food resilience programme following the quakes but this is being undermined by a lack of willing volunteers, lack of funding and a poor relationship between CCC and the St Albans Residents’ Association (SARA).

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Council to consult residents

Posted on 12 September 2014 by belinda

CCC consultation

The Council is running a series of afternoon drop-in sessions for St Albans residents for two weeks, starting next Tuesday 16 September, to consult on the Long Term Plan the District Plan Review and information about flooding and building consents.

These sessions will be held in Beulah Church in Springfield Road as follows:

  • Tuesday 16 September – 1 – 6pm
  • Wednesday 17 September – 1 – 6pm
  • Thursday 18 September – 4 – 8pm
  • Tuesday 23 September – 1 – 6pm
  • Wednesday 24 September – 1 – 6pm
  • Thursday 25 September – 4 – 8pm
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Wastewater repairs to Springfield Rd

Posted on 12 September 2014 by belinda

Major wastewater network repairs start on September 22 and continue for two months on Springfield Road and adjoining Radnor, Kinloch and Albany Streets. The work is likely to involve some temporary street closures.

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Tennis club offers juniors coaching

Posted on 11 September 2014 by belinda

Will the 2030 New Zealand tennis champion come from St Albans? Who knows with weekly coaching offered to young players at the St Albans Tennis Club in Dover St and lots of practice that could happen.
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Tennis club opening September 13

Posted on 11 September 2014 by belinda

Location: St Albans Tennis Club, 37 Dover St
Time: September 13 from 2pm
Description: St Albans Tennis Club is opening for the 2014 season with a community day and welcomes new members to come along and have a go. St Albans Tennis Club offers social tennis catering for all levels of ability. It is a friendly club, with people who enjoy tennis and are not too worried about the game score. Usual playing times are Saturdays from 2-5pm, Tuesdays from 10am till noon and Thursdays (from daylight savings time) from 6-7.30pm. New members get four free group lessons and can arrange private coaching if needed.
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St Albans to talk about facilities

Posted on 7 September 2014 by belinda

Location: Richmond Edgeware Bowling Club
Time: Tuesday September 9 from 6.30-8.30pm
Description: St Albans and Edgeware community members are gathering this week to talk about what they would like to see in their area, community facility-wise.
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St Albans misses out on Council rebuild

Posted on 5 September 2014 by belinda

The Council has released a list of priority community repairs and rebuilds and the St Albans Community Centre, which was demolished in 2011 is not on the rebuild list.
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St Albans News deadline Sept 15

Posted on 5 September 2014 by belinda

If you have any articles to contribute to the October issue of St Albans News please send them to news@stalbans.gen.nz by September 15.

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Ecan cans bus to Northlands

Posted on 5 September 2014 by belinda

ECan is canning the Edgeware to Northlands bus route just before Christmas because too few people have been using the service.
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August edition of St Albans News

Posted on 14 August 2014 by belinda

August St Albans NewsWhat is this about no community centre for St Albans? Is this a bad dream? Does it have to be that way? Read what has been going on in St Albans (or about St Albans) in the August edition and have your say. It also raises further questions: What makes a community centre and how should it be paid for. Comment here or in the postings below.

If you would prefer to discuss the issues raised in this edition offline, please email sara@stalbans.gen.nz

Print copies of the St Albans News will be delivered to homes within the next week.

Note: the pdf file size for the linked document is 4MB.

Posted in Community Centre (transitional), Edgeware Village Green and Poolsite, Facilities, SARA, Shirley/Papanui/St Albans Community Board | Leave a comment

Who should pay for community centres?

Posted on 12 August 2014 by belinda

Christchurch City Council funding is not in good shape for the rebuild, or so we have been told, with a $900 million shortfall. We have learnt via a recent Shirley Papanui community board meeting that council staff are busy prioritising council-owned buildings and sites in Christchurch and so far do not intend to rebuild the St Albans Community Centre when the transitional centre building is removed in April 2016. Community leaders fear that council-owned land at 43a Edgeware Road and 1047 Colombo Street could be sold off and St Albans left without a community centre.

However, the community board is going ahead with consultation over a community centre in St Albans.

Watch out for the August edition of St Albans News coming soon.
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