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NOR’WEST NEWS Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Tuesday <strong>October</strong> <strong>30</strong> <strong>2018</strong> 3<br />
<strong>News</strong><br />
Playcentre a step closer to old site<br />
• By Ashleigh Monk<br />
BELFAST Playcentre is a<br />
step closer to getting back<br />
to its original site after a fire<br />
destroyed the original building.<br />
On Friday the Papanui-Innes<br />
Community Board approved<br />
a request to have two trees<br />
removed from the centre’s land<br />
on Main North Rd to make way<br />
for a new relocatable building.<br />
Belfast Playcentre coordinator<br />
Julie O’Rourke<br />
said she was pleased with the<br />
decision as this was the second<br />
time the playcentre had applied<br />
to have the trees removed.<br />
“They’re really average trees,<br />
and we’ve asked to have them<br />
removed before, so this was the<br />
second go,” she said.<br />
“When those trees were there<br />
at our old centre, we used to<br />
have rodents coming into the<br />
building by climbing up the<br />
trees. They were a real health<br />
and safety issue for us, because<br />
we don’t want rat and things<br />
coming in.”<br />
The playcentre had been<br />
operating from the Spencerville<br />
Community Hub since a fire<br />
destroyed the centre a year ago.<br />
The blaze started when<br />
something was left on a hot<br />
stove at a five-year-old’s<br />
birthday party.<br />
HOME: After its building was destroyed by fire, the Belfast Playcentre has been holding<br />
classes at temporary sites like the Belfast Community Centre.<br />
Ms O’Rourke said that while<br />
she was grateful to be able to<br />
use the space, it had affected the<br />
playcentre’s roll.<br />
“We haven’t been able to get<br />
more people coming to the<br />
playcentre because most people<br />
are waiting for a building.”<br />
“Some of the time we just<br />
choose to go on outings, because<br />
it’s quite hard for our parents<br />
to actually physically get out to<br />
Spencerville. So parents who<br />
don’t have cars, it’s hard for<br />
them, so that’s why we go out<br />
so that we don’t lose contact<br />
with everybody.” She said the<br />
news that the trees were to be<br />
removed would be “great news”<br />
for the community.<br />
“It’s been really tricky, but the<br />
core group of parents have been<br />
really determined to rebuild,<br />
and everything I’ve heard<br />
from the community is parents<br />
are just waiting for it to be<br />
rebuilt.”<br />
She said there was no<br />
definitive time line for the tree<br />
removal, but she hoped the<br />
centre would be back up and<br />
running in time for the new<br />
year.<br />
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Fire rages, homes at risk<br />
PAPANUI RESERVE MURAL<br />
Papanui High School is planning<br />
to display a mural in Bridgestone<br />
Reserve as part of the Papanui<br />
Bush revival project. The school<br />
is collaborating with the Papanui-<br />
Innes Community Board to produce<br />
the mural and work is expected to<br />
start next month once school exams<br />
have wrapped up.<br />
HILL ST BUS STOP UPGRADE<br />
Improvements will be made to<br />
a Hills Rd bus stop after public<br />
transport-users expressed concern<br />
over the condition of the stop. The<br />
Papanui-Innes Community Board<br />
has approved a grant of $3200 to<br />
install a new seat and road markings<br />
to make the bus stop adjacent to<br />
293 Hills Rd more comfortable and<br />
accessible. The improvements will<br />
also provide a clearer line of sight<br />
for bus drivers. The upgrade will<br />
remove two on-street car parks.<br />
PLUNKET OPENING DELAY<br />
The opening of the Redwood<br />
Plunket rooms has been delayed<br />
again. Work on the building was<br />
expected to be completed this<br />
month, but has been pushed back<br />
to December. The building was<br />
being repaired following damage<br />
from the earthquakes. The project<br />
was originally scheduled to be<br />
completed in June, but was<br />
delayed due to the discovery of black<br />
mould.<br />
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