Community Board appoints chair

Posted on 13 November 2013 by belinda

Mike Davidson has been made chairperson of the Shirley Papanui Community Board.
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Edgeware/Cranford intersection night repairs

Posted on 12 November 2013 by belinda

SCIRT will begin repairing the stormwater and roading in Edgeware Road around the intersection with Sherborne and Cranford streets from November 17.
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Sunbeam Kindergarten Market Day

Posted on 9 November 2013 by belinda

Location: Sunbeam Kindergarten, 13 Cornwall Street
Time: November 23, 9am-1pm
Description: Raffle, sausage sizzle, stalls to fundraise

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Carols in Packe Street Park

Posted on 7 November 2013 by belinda

Location: Packe Street Park
Time: December 8 5-6pm
Description: Heather Gladstone and her friends host the carol singing again this year. Sizzled sausages will be available in exchange for a small donation. If wet the event will be cancelled because an alternative indoor venue cannot be found locally this year.

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Diverse St Albans features on TV

Posted on 7 November 2013 by belinda

Author Kate de Goldi who grew up in St Albans, shows viewers around St Albans on TV1 at 11am on November 10 as part of the Neighbourhood series.
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St Albans News latest

Posted on 3 November 2013 by belinda

stalbansthumbThe November issue of the colourful St Albans News is now available online. It features, among other articles, details of a new group set up for residents living in flood prone areas of St Albans and an interview with new city councillors, Pauline Cotter and Ali Jones, who represent the Shirley-Papanui ward.

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Spring River Festival – this weekend

Posted on 31 October 2013 by EmmaT

image002The festival promises something for all ages and is organised by Avon-Otakaro Network (AvON), the group advocating for the Avon River red zone to become a river park and reserve.

This year the festival will follow the journey of the specially-carved waka huia as it makes its way downstream.

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St Albans Pool Group – AGM

Posted on 31 October 2013 by EmmaT

St Albans Pool group has their AGM this Saturday November 2nd at 10am at Abberley Park. Come along and hear about the progress we have made over the past year including the lodging of our Resource Consent with the CCC.

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Volunteering Canterbury on move again

Posted on 24 October 2013 by belinda

Volunteering Canterbury has moved offices to Unit 3, 575 Colombo Street, which is behind the green Hunting and Fishing building, just north of South City Mall. The phone number and email addresses remain the same. They are moving to another temporary premise, along with the rest of the Christchurch Community House, which has been based in a building near the temporary library building in Tuam Street following the February 2011 earthquake. Volunteering Canterbury acts as a kind of matchmaker between community groups looking for volunteer workers and individuals offering their time for free.

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Nightclasses at Papanui High

Posted on 24 October 2013 by belinda

Term 4 adult and community classes at Papanui High School start on October 29. A range of courses is on offer, including cooking, fitness and health, arts and crafts, music and house and garden. For more information visit the website: www.papanui.school.nz or phone 3520701 to enrol.

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Reclaiming Joy

Posted on 17 October 2013 by belinda

Location: St Albans Transitional Community Centre, 1049 Colombo Street
Time: October 25 10-12.30pm
Description: Ali Watersong from the Women’s Centre aims to put back fun into women’s lives through drama exercises during this workshop. Increase your creativity and spontaneity in a gentle, supportive environment. Loose clothing suggested. Enrolment closes October 19. Cost: $20/$15

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St Albans Tennis Club Community Day

Posted on 16 October 2013 by belinda

Location: 37 Dover St (near the Edgeware shops)
Time: November 9 12:00 – 4.30 pm
Description: Courts will be open to the St Albans community with sausage sizzle and lolly scramble for children and social tennis for adults. The first 90 minutes focus on children and adult tennis features from 2-4pm.

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