18 <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> Thursday <strong>October</strong> 3 <strong>2019</strong>
THE ARTS Centre as we know it has been part of Christchurch’s landscape for generations – but this glimpse of one of its buildings standing alone on a dusty unpaved road is unfamiliar to many of us. From 1877 until the mid-1950s, the Arts Centre was buzzing with students, as Canterbury College (now Canterbury University) and Christchurch Girls’ and Boys’ High Schools used the buildings as a campus at various times. <strong>The</strong> buildings were transferred to the Arts Centre Trust Board when Canterbury University completed its move to Ilam in the 1970s. Designed by prominent architect Benjamin Mountfort, this Gothic Revival tower served as the Observatory and Biology building, with a telescope gifted by James Townsend located in the Observatory right at the top when this photo was taken. <strong>The</strong> historic Townsend Telescope, a six-inch refractor made by Thomas Cooke and Sons of York, England, in 1864, was recovered from the rubble of the Arts Centre tower after the February 22, 2011, earthquake. <strong>The</strong> Arts Centre and Canterbury University plan to restore the building and the telescope. <strong>The</strong> Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival <strong>2019</strong> starts on Monday and this year, as part of the festival, Christchurch City Libraries will celebrate 10 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Photo hunt keeps the past alive HISTORY: This photo of the Observatory, Canterbury College, circa 1895, was entered in the 2013 Christchurch City Libraries’ Photo Hunt. years of the Christchurch Photo Hunt. Over the past decade, the photo hunt has collected hundreds of great photos like this one, and Christchurch City Libraries hopes people will dust off their collections and unearth some more treasures. <strong>The</strong> photo hunt competition runs from now until <strong>October</strong> 31. Your photo hunt photos will be carefully scanned and preserved as part of the Christchurch City Libraries’ collection. <strong>The</strong>y will then be loaded onto the Discovery Wall at Tūranga central library so CELEBRATION: To check out the Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival events taking place at the Arts Centre, visit ccc.govt.nz/ heritagefestival. PHOTO: ARTS CENTRE Submit your photos for the Christchurch Photo Hunt at any city library or at christchurchcitylibraries. com everyone can enjoy them. You can also see them at discoverywall.nz. <strong>The</strong>re will be heaps of events happening in the central city during the Beca Christchurch Heritage Festival <strong>2019</strong>. <strong>The</strong>re will also be some great events at the Arts Centre during the festival. Check out what’s happening at ccc.govt.nz/ heritagefestival or pick up a copy of the Heritage Festival printed guide from your local library or service centre. Thursday <strong>October</strong> 3 <strong>2019</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> NEWS 19 New leadership degree offered at university INTERNATIONAL media attention on Canterbury University’s student leadership has led to a new, unique degree being offered. From next year, the university’s College of Education, Health & Human Development will offer a Bachelor of Youth and Community Leadership. This degree will aim to “build on UC’s international reputation for social action, to educate graduates who are more socially, ethically and culturally aware,” a UC spokeswoman said. “UC’s Student Volunteer Army is the university’s most visible example of student leadership, having gained international acclaim for their determined and inspiring work in the Christchurch community immediately following the Canterbury earthquakes.” <strong>The</strong> SVA was formed by activist Sam Johnson, who used Facebook to mobilise 11,000 students to assist in the clean-up following the earthquakes. <strong>The</strong> keystone of the degree will be a course called, CHCH101 Strengthening Communities through Social Innovation. Encounter our stories Christchurch Heritage Festival 7–28 <strong>October</strong> Over 80 special events! Discover heritage tours, walks, talks, workshops, music, food and more with the Christchurch Heritage Festival… • Ōtautahi on Film, 13 & 20 <strong>October</strong> • He whare, he taiao ... Kia matapopore …! 15 <strong>October</strong> • 142 Years of Unfolding History, at the Arts Centre, 16 <strong>October</strong> ccc.govt.nz/heritagefestival
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