The Star: June 28, 2018

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HORNCASTLE ARENA
June 29 - July 1 10AM - 5PM
TICKETS ONLINE: starhomeshow.kiwi
Home Show this weekend
Food, drink
tasting and
great prizes
THE STAR MEDIA Home &
Leisure Show promises to be the
best yet.
Celebrating its 20th year of
supporting local businesses,
the event has an extra special
flavour this time around with a
unique tasting corner.
Event manager Vanessa Fleming
is super-enthused about the
new addition, which reflects the
importance of leisure in people’s
lives these days.
“There will be a wide range
of food and drink products to
sample, which people can then
go home and recreate in their
own kitchens,” she says.
And with the latest in kitchen
innovations and products on
display, it’s a chance to get creative
in all aspects of life.
Said Star Media chief executive
Steve McCaughan: “I am
very excited about the new elements
we have introduced with
the addition of our free taste
section, new glossy Home and
Leisure magazine, plus fantastic
prizes to be won.”
Seminars are held throughout
each of the three days and
• By Bridget Rutherford
INVESTIGATIONS are under
way to see if women-only
sessions can be reinstated at
certain Christchurch pools so
those from other cultures feel
comfortable swimming in them.
The city council’s multicultural
subcommittee asked staff to look
into the potential of offering
women-only swimming sessions
at particular times.
City council head of recreation,
SHOWCASE: The Star Media Home and Leisure Show is shaping up to be the best yet.
PHOTO: MARTIN HUNTER
feature everything from starting
a renovation through to the
design and decoration stage.
A hot topic this year is water,
with multiple water filtration
systems being exhibited at the
show, along with spa pools
and the best in heating technology.
“This show is designed to
inspire people with the latest in
home and lifestyle technology.”
sports and events Nigel Cox said
staff were currently
working to reinstate
those opportunities
post-earthquake.
“Staff will work with
Christchurch Resettlement
Services to
consider opportunities
for this.”
It was yet to be determined
what pools
it could happen at and when, he
said.
The Star Media Home and Leisure Show
On at Horncastle Arena,
Friday-Sunday, 10am-5pm
Tickets:
Online – $6
At the ooor – $8
Children under-12 – free
Prizes to be won:
•Robham Kitchen Range
Christchurch Resettlement
Services general manager
Shirley Wright said
Muslim women generally
could not swim in public
pools because of their religion,
while other women
did not feel comfortable
doing so. She said ideally
the group wanted a particular
pool set aside for
single sex use so they could
access it all the time, provided it
did not disrupt other swimmers.
hood valued at $2499
•Scenic Hotel Circle weekend
getaway
•Resene $500 voucher
•Aqua Filter Chlorine Removal
system worth $525
•Armstrong Motor Group
winter weekend getaway
•Plus show specials, seminars
and giveaways!
Women-only swimming sessions floated
Shirley Wright
The group runs “invaluable”
weekly sessions at privatelyowned
AquaGym because they
were forced from QE II after the
February 22, 2011, earthquake.
“But they would love to do it
every day,” she said. “It would be
great if we could support these
women to be swimming and
enjoying the water.”
City councillor and subcommittee
member Anne Galloway
said as ratepayers something
should be provided for them.
in brief
Most dangerous
intersections upgrade
Safety improvements are on the
way for two of the city’s most
dangerous intersections. The city
council’s Long Term Plan earmarked
$1.2 million to upgrade the
Clarence St and Blenheim Rd intersection
between 2021 and 2023. It
also allocated $356,000 to upgrade
the Clarence St and Riccarton Rd
intersection between 2020 and
2022. The city council and New
Zealand Transport Agency ranked
the Clarence St and Riccarton
Rd intersection the sixth most dangerous
in the city last year, while
Clarence St and Blenheim Rd was
ranked 10th. Safety improvements
have also been confirmed for the
Ilam, Middleton and Riccarton
Rds intersection – the fourth most
dangerous – in the upcoming
financial year.
St Albans Park work
delayed, over budget
Upgrades to St Albans Park may
not be complete until early next
year and will cost $160,000 more
than expected. The cost of the project
has increased to $2.1 million.
Wet weather has pushed the completion
date out to late December
or early January.
Timeball set to drop
again today
The Lyttelton Timeball will drop
once again when the mast is
installed at 10am today. Heritage
NZ has been overseeing the $3
million restoration, which started
in July last year. The structure will
be officially opened to the public in
spring.
Black Cat to remove
wharf structures
Black Cat Cruises will be instructed
to remove all non-authorised
structures from outside its premises
on Akaroa wharf. On Monday
the Banks Peninsula Community
Board voted to for all non-consented
structures to be removed within
three months – including seating,
disability access ramp, canopies
and supporting poles.
Cake Decorators Guild
Hillmorton
Hillmorton Cake Decorators Guild warmly invite and
welcome all persons interested in the art of cake
decorating to a demonstration by the very talented
Tracy Byatt
N.Z. Cake Decorating Guild Member
Tracy will be demonstrating how
to make Sea Holly, Water Lily,
Lavender, Hellbore and Lemons.
Demonstration
Date: Saturday 7th July
9.30am -3.30pm
Admission: $15.00 per head
Please bring a contribution for our shared lunch
Venue: St Martins Church, 50 Lincoln Rd, Chch
Please contact: Stephanie Crocker
(03) 347 8765 or 021 322 568 for any
enquiries and to show your expression of
interest in coming to this demonstration
by 4th July
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