Southern View: May 22, 2018

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Smith St chosen for pool site
A LOCATION has been chosen
for the Linwood-Woolston pool.
The Linwood Ave and Smith
St corner site was finalised on
Wednesday by the Linwood-
Central-Heathcote Community
Board.
The board considered 487 submissions
from the public, with
the clear majority favouring the
Smith St site.
“The response to this process
has shown us that the community
is really
on the same
page as the city
council when
it comes to this
project,” said
chairwoman
Sally Buck.
Sally Buck
“The council
went through
a thorough site selection process,
and identified 141 Smith St,
which is on a section next to
Linwood Park that faces onto
Linwood Ave, as the best location
for a pool.”
She said as the majority
favoured the site, it made the
board’s final decision “very
easy.”
“When we went out with the
options, people were also able to
suggest other sites they thought
might be suitable, and 89 per
TOP SPOT: The old nursery site at Linwood Park, on the corner of Linwood Ave and Smith St,
will be the location for the new Linwood Woolston Pool. ​
cent of submitters came back in
favour of our preferred site.”
Submitters said the accessibility
of the location for local
schools and the public, and the
opportunity to create a social
space in the area, were the main
reasons for the choice.
“We’ve received plenty of
food for thought through the
submissions, including how
we can make sure we keep the
tennis courts at Linwood Park,
and overall the message was our
community wants this facility
right here and wants us to get
started straight away,” Ms Buck
said.
The next step is for the city
council to produce a concept
design that will show how the facility
looks and what it features.
This design will be developed
with feedback and input from
the wider community and key
stakeholders, including Linwood
Rugby League and South
Brighton Tennis Club.
The design process will begin
later this year.
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BUS TRAFFIC IN SPOTLIGHT
Concerns have been raised by
the Linwood-Central-Heathcote
Community Board about buses
using Linwood’s Butterfield Ave to
return to the depot on Maces Rd.
City council staff are investigating
restricting heavy traffic on
Butterfield Ave. Staff advice will go
back to the board at an upcoming
meeting.
PLAQUE INSTALLED
The cast bronze plaque to honour
Christina Loughton, the woman
who brought transgender
issues out of the shadows in
Christchurch, has been installed
on a seat in Barrington’s Athelstan
St bus shelter. It reads: “In memory
of Christina Loughton 19 August
1938 to 31 December 2015- A
brave and tireless worker for the
good of others.” Ms Loughton
died in 2015, aged 77. She founded
Agender Christchurch in 2000, and
campaigned for better bus services.
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Spreydon-Cashmere Community
Board to attend the National
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students who will attend a series
of workshops and performances at
the Globe Theatre in London from
July 5 to 22.
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