No 1 Fan newsletter

Posted on 1 November 2012 by belinda

Female footballers playing under the Mainland umbrella are doing well in national competitions. Read about this and more in the latest edition of No1 Fan

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Disaster Response and the World Health Organisation (WHO)

Posted on 1 November 2012 by belinda

Location: PC Browne Room, upstairs in the Horticultural Hall, Hagley Park
Time: November 27 at 05:00pm
Description: The Department of Public Health and General Practice of the University of Otago is hosting a seminar with Dr Alistair Humphrey, Medical Officer of Health in Canterbury. Dr Humphrey was an integral part of the earthquake response effort in 2011 and has returned from a sabbatical, which he spent with the World Health Organisation. The seminar is followed by refreshments and a social gathering.

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Fun on bikes at Richmond School

Posted on 31 October 2012 by belinda

Location: Richmond School
Time: November 10 from 1:00pm to 4:00pm
Description: ICEcycles final workshop for the year will be held at Richmond School on Saturday November 10. If you don’t have a bicycle or your old one is too far gone you might be lucky and score an ICEcycle recycled bike for yourself or a child. Piko Wholefood’s generous donation of $2000 is sponsoring Pedlemania’s novelty bikes along. The healthy make-your-own sandwiches are courtesy of Community and Public Health. You don’t need a bike or lack of one as an excuse not to go.

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Alternative energy sources and systems feature

Posted on 31 October 2012 by belinda

Location: WEA, 59 Gloucester Street
Time: November 10 from 1:00pm -5:00pm
Description: A series of speakers will outline how to run your home using alternative sources of energy. Continue reading →

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Evans Pass Road reopens to traffic this weekend

Posted on 31 October 2012 by belinda

Evans Pass Road, which links Sumner and the Summit Road, will open for public use from Sunday, November 4 but if you want a sneak peak get on yer bike on November 3. Continue reading →

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Carols in our Park

Posted on 31 October 2012 by belinda

Location: Packe Street Park community gardens
Time: 5:00pm till 6:00pm
Description: The annual carol singing session in Packe Street Park is planned for Sunday, December 2. Music will be provided by Heather Mitchell Gladstone, The St Albans Community Choir and guests. If the weather is good, bring a picnic but if it is inclement the whole shebang will relocate to Knox Church Hall, 28 Bealey Avenue.

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News Advertiser turns spotlight on SARA and CCC

Posted on 31 October 2012 by belinda

All is not sweetness and light between the Christchurch City Council and the St Albans Residents Association and this negativity is being picked up in the local print media, this time in a frontpage article by the News Advertiser on Monday. October 29.
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CanCERN calls for new EQC head

Posted on 30 October 2012 by belinda

Prominent Christchurch residents group CanCERN is so frustrated with the performance of the Earthquake Commission it has asked the board of the EQC to remove the current Chief Executive.
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Ministry of Awesome stirs …

Posted on 30 October 2012 by belinda

Gapfiller, Greening the Rubble and now Ministry of Awesome, another catalyst making things happen in this injured city has joined the post quake events circuit. It is difficult to pin this one down but it definitely is not office-bound or tied up in red tape.
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New housing quicker to market

Posted on 30 October 2012 by belinda

The Government is moving to make new homes available on the market quicker. New homes in new subdivisions will require consent within six months.
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Another council pool in danger of permanent closure

Posted on 29 October 2012 by belinda

Another CCC-owned swimming pool in in danger of permanent closure and this time it is not the Council at fault.
CERA wants the Centennial Pool site for a children’s summer playground and won’t allow CCC repairs to go ahead. CERA would need to purchase the pool site with taxpayer money from the council to develop the site. Council says its hands are tied, CERA says it’s the council. Political football game anyone?
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Edegeware Village Green News

Posted on 26 October 2012 by belinda

The Village Green group received a gift from Edgeware Supervalue as part of the supermarket’s community involvement and is working with the city council to draw up a memorandum of understanding over the temporary se of the old Edgeware pool site. Read about this in this occasional newsletter from local people greening the village.

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