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24 Thursday October 4 2018 Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi The Star News Tapestry tells WW1 story HISTORY: A tapestry commemorating the relationship between New Zealand soldiers and a small English town will be on display at Canterbury Museum. THE STORY of a relationship between New Zealand soldiers and an English town during World War 1 is being remembered. Between July 1915 and March 1920, more than 27,000 New Zealand soldiers were treated at the No 2 New Zealand General Hospital at Mount Felix estate in Walton-on-Thames. Now, a century later, an embroidered tapestry has been created to tell the story of the Anzac soldiers, nurses, doctors and the people of Walton-on-Thames from 100 years ago. It will be on display at Canterbury Museum from Saturday. The 44-panel tapestry was completed last year and attempts to tell the stories of bravery, love and loss from the hospital. The project took two years and a small group of artists from both New Zealand and Walton-on- Thames helped to create it. One of the panels illustrates the bravery displayed by Kaikouraborn nurse Edith “Poppy” Popplewell when a large steamer ship called the Marquette, which was carrying 741 people from New Zealand and the United Kingdom, was sunk by a German torpedo in October 1915. Lance Corporal Alexander Grant from Invercargill first spotted his future wife, Walton-on-Thames resident Ruth Rosewell, over an “ivy clad wall” while recovering from a war wound at the hospital. Their romance is the subject of another of the tapestry’s panels. Canterbury Museum director Anthony Wright said the tapestry is a unique way of commemorating the special connections between Walton-on-Thames and New Zealand. “It really is remarkable that a century after the war, the Walton community still feel such a strong connection to New Zealand.” Controversial flying fox could get new home • By Georgia O’Connor- Harding A CONTROVERSIAL flying fox removed from a playground in the Prestons Park subdivision for being too noisy could be re-installed at Marshland Domain. The domain has been determined as the best location by city council staff for the flying fox, which was formerly located at Muka Park. It comes after the flying fox was removed at a cost of $20,000 after neighbours complained to the city council. It divided the neighbourhood with a petition of 488 signatures in support of keeping the flying fox at Muka Park presented to the Coastal- Burwood Community Board last year. City council head of parks Andrew Rutledge said Marshland Domain has suitable separation from neighbouring properties and is in close proximity to Muka Park. He said it looked at other nearby parks and Marshland School as options. The estimated cost of re-installing the flying fox is $30,000. The estimate includes building a mound, platform, posts for the cable, landscaping, earthworks and a playground soft fall. A community board report said funding is available in the Long Term Plan to install the flying fox between 2020 and 2021. But Mr Rutledge said the cost would be assessed when the funding is made available. Community board Tim Sintes deputy chairman Tim Sintes said Marshland Domain is only a suggestion and residents have got to be advised if it is going to be built there. “Hopefully we can learn by our mistakes and we don’t repeat what we did last time,” he said. When the funding is confirmed, the city council will check in with the community to see if it is in support of the project and the location for the flying fox. The flying fox is currently in storage. QUALITY & MODERN NEW HOMES AT A FIXED PRICE, ON TIME – GUARANTEED! Lot 217 Branthwaite, Rolleston $475,000 Three bedroom architecturally designed home; master bedroom with ensuite; modern kitchen with appliances; spacious living & dining; heat pump, LED lighting & double garage; 10 year Certified Builders Guarantee. Lot 11 Copper Ridge, Halswell $579,000 Three bedroom architecturally designed home; master bedroom with ensuite & walk in robe; modern kitchen with appliances; spacious living & dining; heat pump, LED lighting & double garage; 10 year Certified Builders Guarantee. Lot 137 Branthwaite, Rolleston $529,000 Three bedroom architecturally designed mono pitch home; master bedroom with ensuite; modern kitchen with appliances; spacious living & dining; heat pump, LED lighting & double garage; 10 year Certified Builders Guarantee. Amit is very approachable and has excellent communication skills. He brings energy, drive and professionalism to his job each day. He is one of the most positive, engaged and accessible people you can meet. Amit is a person you can trust when you want to be sure that tasks will be completed in a systematic and precise way. Like us on Facebook: Generation Homes Christchurch AMIT SRIVASTAV New Home Sales Consultant 1 Richmond Ave, Halswell M 022 076 4631 E amits@generation.co.nz www.generation.co.nz www.generation.co.nz/christchurch MAKING BUILDING easy
The Star Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi Thursday October 4 2018 25 Local News Now Fire rages, homes at risk Summer tipple brewed to fix jetty • By Matt Salmons IF YOU’RE drinking a beer over summer, it may as well be for a good cause. A limited one-off brew from Two Thumbs Brewing Co, set to be released next month, will raise money for the restoration of the Governors Bay jetty. Brewery owner and Governors Bay resident Mark Limber said it was “a bit of no-brainer” to combine his love of brewing with a passion for his community. “Everybody wants a beer for Christmas, it may as well be for a good cause.” Cases of the yet to be named and labelled “jetty beer” are available for pre-order. All profits will go towards the restoration of the jetty, with Two Thumbs only recouping the cost of labour and ingredients. The recipe was known as a steam beer, using yeast strands that normally favoured cooler temperatures in a hot brewing process. “It’s something light, between a pale ale and a lager.” Mr Limber said his brewery had released a similar recipe last summer which “went down so well.” BREWING: Two Thumbs Brewing owner Mark Limber is producing a limited edition beer to raise money to restore the Governors Bay jetty. “I just thought this would be ideal.” The mix was fermenting last week, and was put into a conditioning tank this week where it will stay for a further two to three weeks. “That’s when all the flavour starts developing.” Only one 800-litre batch will be brewed, which will equate to 129 cases of 12 500ml bottles. “Once those 129 cases are gone, it’s gone,” Mr Limber said. The jetty was an “icon” in the area, Mr Limber said. It has been there for more than 100 years and was closed after the earthquakes. Mr Limber said the Governors Bay Jetty Trust estimated it could restore the jetty for $3 million. The city council has agreed to match the trust with up to $1.5 million in funding. The trust has arranged with the city council to purchase the jetty for the nominal fee of $1. It will then sell the jetty back for the same price once JETTY BEER •Cases of the beer are available on pre-order at $120 from the website www.savethejetty.org •The brewery is running a competition to name the beer and design its label •Entries for the competition are open until Sunday and can be emailed to savethejetty@ gmail.com •More information can be found at the Governors Bay Jetty Restoration Trust Facebook page renovations are complete. Mr Limber said the group has applied for grants to fund the work and needs $600,000 from the community – $200,000 of which has already been raised. Cutting-edge fire station opened THE NEW Woolston Fire Station was officially opened on Saturday – the third of six to be rebuilt. More than 150 nearby residents toured the new building. Fire and Emergency chairman Paul Swain, who opened the station, said the February 22, 2011, earthquake devastated the city’s fire stations. “This modern station is another step in redeveloping the metropolitan city’s entire network of fire stations.” The new Woolston station was built on the site of the former station at a cost of $6.9 million. More than 900 piles were driven in to strengthen the site, which is 1.2m higher than it was before. It features two appliance bays, six single bedrooms, a gym, kitchen and lounge. In its purpose-built dirty-toclean zones, firefighters can bag smoke-contaminated gear in a negative pressure environment before showering to prevent carcinogen transfer into clean living and work areas. The Woolston crew moved back to the station in mid-June, before work was completed. New Black shower Combo Round $249 Square $269 Christchurch Showroom 13b Parkhouse Rd, Wigram Massive Stock Clearance - End of lines Display models and Accessories Selected Products up to 50% OFF LPG Califonts 6L $199 10L $399 26L $999 Open 6 Days Mon-Fri 9am - 5.30pm | Sat 9.30am - 4pm 0800 MILLEN | www.millen.co.nz | 03 348 8678 WIN A HANMER PAMPER PACK! Drawn 1st November 2018. Terms and conditions apply. PRINTER TONER PHOTO PAPER PAPANUI STORE now located beside Couplands • City - 100 Fitzgerald Avenue Ph: 365 7739 • Hornby - 391 Main South Rd Ph: 349 8899 • Papanui - 93 Main North Rd Ph: 352 6419 FOR SALE: 309A ESTUARY ROAD Secret Santa in South New Brighton Ignore the GV! ALL offers will be presented - no exceptions! Take advantage of the vendors heightened motivation to move onto their new chapter in life. harcourts.co.nz/CR37373 5 3 4 1 Deadline Sale: All offers to be presented at 3:00pm on Tuesday 23rd October 2018, 98 Moorhouse Avenue (unless sold prior) View: See website for viewing times Andrea Allen M 021 225 2001 P 03 379 6596
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