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10 Tuesday <strong>September</strong> <strong>12</strong> <strong>2017</strong><br />
Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
SELWYN TIMES<br />
News<br />
PARADE: Classic and vintage vehicles turned out for the opening of the Crate & Barrel in Leeston last week.<br />
Big plans for Leeston’s new watering hole<br />
•From page 1<br />
About 250 people then filled<br />
the outdoor deck to see the pub<br />
opened by Canterbury rugby legends<br />
Fergie McCormick and Alby<br />
Anderson.<br />
The town has been without a<br />
pub since the earthquake-damaged<br />
Leeston Hotel was demolished<br />
in 2011.<br />
Mr Bradford said the planning<br />
and consenting process for the<br />
new building had taken years.<br />
“I’d just like to say sorry for the<br />
wait. But now it’s open, come and<br />
have a cold one. The poor buggers<br />
out here have waited far too long,”<br />
he said.<br />
He said it was designed to be<br />
more than a pub, and to function<br />
as a community centre for the<br />
town.<br />
It is split into four sections, each<br />
with its own theme – the bar area,<br />
which is all about Leeston; the<br />
lake-themed restaurant; a sports<br />
area; and the music section,<br />
featuring a full drum kit mounted<br />
on the wall in the stairwell.<br />
Mr Bradford said he had big<br />
plans for coming events at the<br />
pub, but they were still under<br />
wraps.<br />
“Now it’s open I can sit back<br />
and start planning,” he said.<br />
OCCASION: Fergie McCormick (left) and Alby Anderson cut<br />
the ribbon to open the Crate and Barrel.<br />
THEME: Each of the sections of the new bar and restaurant are<br />
designed around a different theme, including music, motor-cycles<br />
and game hunting.<br />
PHOTOS: MARTIN HUNTER<br />
Where to cast your vote<br />
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Prebbleton: Prebbleton School Hall,<br />
2-8 Blakes Rd<br />
Rolleston: Clearview Primary Hall, 20<br />
Broadlands Drive, Lemonwood Grove<br />
School, 14 Lemonwood Drive, <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
District Council, 2 Norman Kirk Drive<br />
and West Rolleston School, 327 Dunns<br />
Crossing Rd.<br />
Sheffield: Sheffield School, Wrights Rd<br />
Southbridge: Southbridge School, 25<br />
Hastings St<br />
Springfield:Tawera Memorial Hall,<br />
State Highway 73 West Coast Rd<br />
Springston: Springston Primary School<br />
Library, 16-20 Leeston Rd<br />
Springston South: Springston South<br />
Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, 433 Days Rd<br />
Tai Tapu: Tai Tapu School, cnr of<br />
School Rd and Main Akaroa Highway<br />
Templeton: Templeton Primary School<br />
Auditorium, 40 Kirk Rd<br />
Weedons: Weedons School, 135<br />
Weedons-Ross Rd<br />
West Melton: West Melton School Hall,<br />
cnr of Weedons-Ross Rd and Westview Cres<br />
Windwhistle: Windwhistle School, cnr<br />
of Highway 72 and Rakaia Gorge Rd
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