Western News: September 18, 2018
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WESTERN NEWS<br />
Your Local Views<br />
Readers respond to<br />
Islington Tavern owner<br />
Stephen ‘Sooty’ Moffett<br />
selling The Swamp after 26<br />
years<br />
Caroline Papa – End of an<br />
era.<br />
Anya Georgeson – Every<br />
time I hear Dave Dobbyn’s Loyal,<br />
brings back great memories.<br />
Jason Biddulph – Had good<br />
times there. Most popular place<br />
to shout you lunch because it’s<br />
free.<br />
Heather Boyes – Awesome<br />
write up for you Sooty.<br />
Kylie Williams – Oh the<br />
memories.<br />
Joan Keagan – Had some<br />
great meals there over the years.<br />
Heather Wilkins – I went to<br />
Sockburn School and see it’s now<br />
named Wigram School. Sure is<br />
disappearing. Also Wigram Air<br />
Force base closing didn’t help the<br />
area along with the pool, freezing<br />
works, motorways, tyre shop<br />
and the council. What a disgrace<br />
that is along with the old testing<br />
station. Probably other places we<br />
you’ve forgotten.<br />
Tracey Taylor – Wow . . . 26<br />
years. Can’t tell you the last time<br />
I was ever there, long, long ago.<br />
Carol Drinkwater – Was a<br />
good pub back in the 60s and 70s.<br />
Heather Wilkins – The cafe<br />
that is at the pub closes at the<br />
same time. Such a shame as it’s a<br />
good cafe too.<br />
Readers respond to<br />
last week’s story about<br />
Sockburn disappearing<br />
from the city<br />
Delwyn Whelan – I agree,<br />
nice to read some history of the<br />
area.<br />
Hamish Middleton – It’s<br />
disappearing because the<br />
Christchurch City Council never<br />
give anything to the community.<br />
Took the pool, took the service<br />
centre, do very little maintenance<br />
or beautification of the area. If<br />
the CCC hadn’t closed the<br />
pool then the area would have<br />
remained a recreational hub for<br />
all of Riccarton. No idea why we<br />
pay rates.<br />
Mel Eade – I don’t understand<br />
why they took the pool<br />
away. I know my kids would have<br />
loved going there knowing that<br />
their mum, aunty and uncle used<br />
to spend most of their summer<br />
there.<br />
Jamie RD – It’s already<br />
gone. The only thing there<br />
of value is the Sockburn<br />
roundabout. Should rename<br />
it Wigram roundabout and be<br />
done.<br />
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