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SELWYN TIMES Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Wednesday <strong>January</strong> <strong>17</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 5<br />
for the year<br />
From an Ellesmere point-ofview,<br />
Cr McEvedy would like<br />
to see the Doyleston-Leeston<br />
Cycleway completed this year.<br />
District councillor Murray<br />
Lemon said it is important<br />
business opportunities are<br />
created throughout the entire<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> district.<br />
In the Springs ward, a key<br />
priority for Cr Lyall is ensuring<br />
funding remains in the Long<br />
Term Plan <strong>2018</strong>-2028 for a new<br />
hall and community centre in<br />
Prebbleton.<br />
Consultation on the Long<br />
Term Plan will start this year.<br />
Cr Lyall said money also<br />
needs to be spent on improving<br />
intersections, roundabouts and<br />
traffic lights in the Prebbleton<br />
area, and funding also needs to<br />
be established for the Lincoln<br />
town centre plan.<br />
Cr Miller said he would like<br />
to see car parking improved in<br />
Lincoln before further work on<br />
the town plan begins.<br />
Lincoln businesses are worried<br />
about the removal of 75 car<br />
parks on Gerald St which was<br />
approved as part of the plan.<br />
He said he would also like to<br />
see the $206 million research<br />
centre at Lincoln University up<br />
and running.<br />
SELWYN-WIDE NEED: The Rolleston health hub aims to<br />
improve access to healthcare and social services in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
Cr Miller is also looking<br />
forward to the completion of<br />
the new Tai Tapu Community<br />
Centre in June and the new<br />
skate park next to the Lincoln<br />
Event Centre. But he said he<br />
will be looking at more recreation<br />
spaces.<br />
He said plans are under way<br />
to provide further public toilets<br />
in Springston and Tai Tapu as<br />
part of the new community<br />
centre development in Rhodes<br />
Park.<br />
Cr Miller said a renovation<br />
plan for the existing toilets by<br />
Liffey Domain is in place this<br />
year.<br />
•HAVE YOUR SAY: What<br />
issues do you think need<br />
to be addressed in <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
this year? Email your views<br />
to georgia.oconnor@<br />
starmedia.kiwi<br />
Your local Travel and Cruise experts<br />
Shop 18, 72 Rolleston Drive. Phone: 03 974 2010<br />
Residents get say<br />
over bus service<br />
• By Georgia O’Connor-Harding<br />
RESIDENTS ARE being told<br />
if they want a bus service, they<br />
need to use it.<br />
It comes as public transport<br />
advocate Bus Go Canterbury<br />
survey residents if they would<br />
like a bus service from Ellesmere<br />
to Christchurch.<br />
Bus Go co-founder Nick Stoneman<br />
said since the Ellesmere survey<br />
was launched last week, it has<br />
gone “completely utterly nuts”<br />
receiving 80 responses so far.<br />
“It has been 21 years since<br />
Leeston had a service. Southbridge<br />
has probably been the<br />
same length of time. Dunsandel<br />
hasn’t had a service since 2001.<br />
That is what prompted it,” he<br />
said.<br />
Mr Stoneman said if the service<br />
is successful it will likely encompass<br />
Leeston, Southbridge and<br />
Dunsandel.<br />
The group is also surveying<br />
West Melton and Darfield on a<br />
bus service to Christchurch.<br />
Red Bus stopped operating the<br />
Darfield to Christchurch service<br />
in December due to increased<br />
costs and falling patronage.<br />
The Darfield survey aims to<br />
find an alternative solution to the<br />
ceased bus service.<br />
Red Bus chief executive Paul<br />
McNoe said he does not know<br />
whether the West Melton and<br />
Darfield bus services would be<br />
viable.<br />
“I haven’t seen their proposal<br />
at this stage . . . we have certainly<br />
said if we ran a trial it would be<br />
a short-term trial and if there<br />
wasn’t the support it would come<br />
to an end,” he said.<br />
Bus Go will meet with Red Bus<br />
next week over the West Melton<br />
and Darfield surveys.<br />
Bus company Go Bus South<br />
Island operations director Nigel<br />
Piper said a detailed business<br />
case would be required.<br />
•HAVE YOUR SAY: Do you<br />
think <strong>Selwyn</strong> needs more<br />
bus services? Email your<br />
views to georgia.oconnor@<br />
starmedia.kiwi<br />
Lincoln Farmers’<br />
and Craft market<br />
The Lincoln Farmers’ and Craft Market starts<br />
off its themed events in style this New Year with<br />
its ever popular annual Summer Fun Market to<br />
be held on Saturday 20th <strong>January</strong> from 10am –<br />
1pm on the green in the heart of the township<br />
of Lincoln beside the Lincoln Library.<br />
The event provides the ideal opportunity to<br />
enjoy all the picturesque <strong>Selwyn</strong> district has to<br />
offer in Summer – fantastic farm fresh fayre,<br />
fruit and vegetables, genuine handmade artisan<br />
crafts, live music, fun for the children and<br />
amazing atmosphere. Food stalls to look out<br />
for are award winning Emilio cheeses from<br />
West Melton, Lincoln made JuneB Gluten Free<br />
Cookies, delectable breads and pastries from<br />
master baker Nikau, Hororata based Elmwood<br />
Organic Meats, local honey, Sir Jim’s fudges &<br />
preserves, Red Leaf Winery...<br />
lincoln Farmers’<br />
& Craft market<br />
summer market<br />
Saturday 20th <strong>January</strong><br />
10am to 1pm<br />
on Lincoln Green beside the Lincoln Library<br />
BuStling Summer market<br />
• Family fun with Lolytwist<br />
• Balloon entertainer extrordinaire from 11am to 1pm<br />
• Music from The String Bandits<br />
www.facebook.com/lincolnmarket<br />
ADVERTORIAL<br />
Entertainment kicks off at 10 a.m. with local<br />
ukulele band The String Bandits with its<br />
unique take on some classic hits followed by an<br />
amazing show by hugely talented balloon artist<br />
Lolytwist from 11am– 1pm. Of course summer<br />
would be not summer without ice cream –<br />
Berry Healthy Real Fruit Ice cream & Yoghurts<br />
will sure to delight market goers with their<br />
delicious ice creams.<br />
real Fruit<br />
ice Creams<br />
& Sweet<br />
Summer Fruits<br />
Accommodation<br />
The newly built modern Leeston<br />
Hotel on 3 Market Street offers<br />
accommodation that is separate to<br />
the Hotel, the noise from the bar<br />
area can’t be heard while in the<br />
guest rooms.<br />
• 9 Accommodation Rooms (Sleeps 23 people)<br />
• FREE Wifi & Off-Street Parking<br />
• Superior King size beds or Single size beds<br />
• One bunk room that can sleep 4 single people<br />
• Two rooms are inter-connecting for family<br />
• One guest room is disabled friendly with 2 single beds<br />
• Each room has a tv, tea/coffee facilities, fridge & ensuite.<br />
All day restaurant<br />
• Separate from the bar area<br />
• Daily cooked breakfast available from 7am-2pm<br />
• Pizza menu available daily from 12pm<br />
• Lunch from 12pm-5pm<br />
• Bar snacks from 12pm-late<br />
• Restaurant evening menu from 5pm<br />
Bar<br />
• Huge outdoor deck area<br />
• Pool table<br />
• TAB & Gaming Room<br />
• Two Courtesy Vans<br />
• Upstairs Function Rooms with outdoor balcony<br />
and bar facilities – Great area for Birthday<br />
Parties, Conference Meetings, Microphone, Music<br />
& TV facilities for showing slide shows off USB<br />
sticks or connecting your laptop to<br />
Liquor Centre<br />
Bottle Store<br />
Weekly Specials available<br />
come in to check them out!!<br />
Keg & Ice Bank hire available<br />
3 Market St, Leeston | Ph 03 324 4000 | Open 7 days<br />
www.crateandbarrel.nz
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