Southern View: April 04, 2017

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LOCALS TO HAVE THEIR SAY ON NEW LEISURE CENTRE
Stephanie Bushell Audrey Kimble Lyndsay Ellis Carl Dodds
“It will make the whole area much
better.”
“A new place to go would be lovely.” “I would definitely use the pool.” “A nice addition to Hornby.”
From late April, Hornby residents will have
the opportunity to have their say on the
planned Southwest Leisure Centre when the
Christchurch City Council begins the
consultation process.
At present there are three potential sites
for the new centre – Denton Park, Kyle Park
and Warren Park, with residents being able to
state their preference, or suggest another site.
As part of the consultation, the council will
also ask if residents want the pool, library and
service centre to be built in the same locality
or separately.
The consultation will run from late April
through until June, which will enable groups
that meet monthly to discuss the options
when they meet in May.
Council representatives will be going out
to meet the local residents and will also be
contacting all the schools in the area.
Councillor Vicki Buck says there will be
lots of opportunity for formal and less formal
feedback, with formal drop-in centres at a
number of venues, meetings with all groups
who use the parks and also newspaper
advertising.
“The council’s ‘Have your say’ will seek
people’s views as well as many other ways
including signs at the parks and we’ll ask all
local schools and preschools to put it in their
newsletter. There will also be a letterbox drop
to all neighbours,” Ms Buck said.
Western News canvassed Hornby shoppers
about their thoughts on the planned centre
and what facilities they would be most likely
to use.
Hornby resident Stephanie Bushell said she
would use all the facilities.
“I have young nieces, so for them the pool
will be brilliant. It will make the whole area
much better.”
Audrey Kimble of Hornby said she would
use the library.
“I go to the library here all the time, and it
would be nice to have a bigger library. A new
place to go would be lovely.”
Lyndsay Ellis, also a local Hornby resident,
said he would definitely use the pool. His
wife Elizabeth agreed, saying she goes to the
Graham Condon pool, but it’s a long way to
go, so it would be good to have a pool closer
to where they live.
Hornby resident Carl Dodds said the pool
would be a “nice addition to Hornby”.
Most people spoken to believed that
Denton Park would be the best location for
the new centre.
Dr Chris Hendry, a health service
researcher, said that before building new
facilities councils needed to look at the
demographics of the particular area, to see
what was needed and what was most
appropriate.
“There should also be a point of difference
between community hubs like this, so they are
not competing with each other,” Dr Hendry
said.
It would be a good idea if the new
Southwest Leisure Centre had a pool that
was suitable for the elderly to use, she said.
“It needs to be an indoor pool or at least
have some roof cover. I also think it would
be good if rest home residents from the local
area could be brought to the pool,” she said.
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