A suspicious man has been seen taking photos near the St Albans School road patrol on Trafalgar Street. He did not have any children with him and moved away when spotted.
This is the fourth incident in a short space of time, according to school principal Ginnie Warren.
The school is asking parents to remind children of the stranger danger and plans to involve NZ Police in teaching their ‘Keeping Ourselves Safe’ unit in 2013.
Time: December 1 at 2pm
Location: Latimer Square
Description: Have your say about education, heritage and the city plan. It all seems to be decided by outside elements keen on making their mark on history and the city. The rally includes a march from Latimer Square to Cranmer Square.
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The Canterbury Business Association is hoping to set up a temporary international hub soon in the city and is looking for people from different ethnic/cultural backgrounds to set up stalls on a daily basis for up to five years.
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Buy a coffee and help raise funds for St Albans School. Sounds like a good deal. St Albans School operates an early morning cafe called the Oak Leaf Cafe next to the Library on weekday mornings between 8.30am – 10.00am
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While enjoying a drink with friends in the Bailies Irish Bar recently, I noticed banners outside advertising the Edgeware Village website. However, when anyone tries to visit the website there is nothing there.
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Things are looking up for the Edgeware Village. Bailies Irish Bar, which used to be in Cathedral Square in the now demolished Warners Hotel, has found a new home on the site of the former 1066 Bar and TAB.
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The new Blue Line Orbiter-style bus service linking Rangiora and Princess Margaret Hospital via Papanui and Merivale starts running on December 3.
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An abandoned building at the corner of Purchas Street and Bishop Street has been demolished by CERA. The building had been attracting prostitutes and their clients and it is hoped that they will move back into the city and away from family homes.Read more here
Abberley Park’s quake damaged paddling pool has been repaired and was opened at the weekend for the summer season, which should put smiles of the faces of families with toddlers. Now if the weather would just play nice.
Location: Delta Community House, 105 North Avon Road, Richmond
Time: 7.30pm till 9pm on November 23
Description: Dave Marra will discuss an exciting proposal for mobilising communities in the domestic rebuild, ensuring those on low-incomes owning older housing are able to repair and improve their homes. Come hear and offer your feedback.
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Researchers from the Universities of Canterbury and Otago are joining forces to research how people cope with difficult experiences, such as the Christchurch earthquake sequence, looking for ideas that will aid recovery and building resilience in future disasters around the world.
They are particularly interested in interviewing people who were in Christchurch during the earthquakes and have experienced loss or hardship as a result of the earthquakes (such as loss or difficulties at work or home, death or injury of family or friend, or who witnessed the effects of the earthquakes, such as being in the city centre and seeing fallen buildings or injured people), yet have felt able to cope with these events.
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EQC has promised to settle claims for land damage by the end of 2014 and will most likely pay out in cash because it is not feasible for them to repair the land for the owners, according to this Press article.
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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.
