The Star: July 06, 2017

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Need help with wedding plans?
PAST AND future brides,
family and friends can celebrate
their wedding day memories or
get ideas for their impending
big day in an elegantlypresented
Addington Events
Centre next weekend.
The Canterbury Bride of The
Year gives brides, bridesmaids
and flower girls the opportunity
to wear their gowns again, win
gorgeous prizes and support a
national charity helping to fight
bowel and liver disease.
Newly-engaged couples and
audience members will have
a sneak peek at 2018 wedding
fashion for brides, bridesmaids,
flower girls and mother of the
bride and groom, along with the
latest trends for men.
The highlight of the evening
will be the crowning of the
bride, bridesmaid, and flower
girl of the year.
Entertained by pianist and
singer Mandy Pickering, guests
will receive a goody bag, and
the opportunity to win fantastic
spot prizes and giveaways.
And it’s all in support of a
worthy cause, as the event will
raise funds for the New Zealand
Bowel and Liver Trust, working
to beat gut ailments which can
cause diseases like Crohn’s disease,
bowel disorder and cancer.
New Zealand has one of the
highest rates of bowel cancer in
the world and it is the second
highest cause of death affecting
New Zealanders.
The Canterbury Bride of The
Year show will be held at the
Addington Event Centre on
Saturday, July 15.
Vehicle for free
things to do in city
A REPURPOSED parking
meter in the middle of Cathedral
Square has started issuing tickets
of a very different kind.
Said Gap Filler Co-Founder
Coralie Winn: “The Open City
parking meter delivers you
your own Christchurch secret
to explore. It might be a good
climbing tree in the Botanic
Gardens, an interesting courtyard
within a new building, or a great
place to feed the ducks.”
“THese little secrets and more
have been suggested by locals as
well as visitors. Each adventure
helps you get to know your city
better through someone else’s
eyes.”
She said Open City is all about
celebrating the undervalued,
sweet, free things to do in
Christchurch.
Open City is a collaboration
between Gap Filler and the All
Right? campaign.
Sue Turner, All Right? manager,
said Open City will help Cantabrians
reconnect with their city.
Ms Turner said each activity
aligns with one of the Five
Ways to Wellbeing – connect,
take notice, give, be active and
keep learning. These actions are
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scientifically-proven to improve
wellbeing.
A key part of the Open City
project is encouraging Christchurch
people to contribute their
own ideas of sweet, free things
they love about Christchurch.
“The Open City website allows
anyone to upload their favourite
sweet, free things to do. If it’s an
activity within the four avenues
it could be issued by the parking
meter,” says Ms Turner.
“We really want to encourage
people to add their Christchurch
secret gems to the website. The
key thing is they must be free.”
Ms Turner is expecting the
Open City parking meter to be
very popular with families during
the school holidays.
“It’s a great, free family activity
for the holidays. There are already
50 great secrets to explore, none
of them cost a cent, and they all
help you get your family outside
and out of the house.”
Ms Winn said Gap Filler
projects are no longer just about
vacant sites and empty buildings.
“They’re about bringing new
ideas and creative projects to life
in the city to keep it fun, interesting
and accessible.”
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