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4 Tuesday October 29 2019 Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz News Longer pool hours confirmed for summer LONGER HOURS for Halswell’s public swimming pool have been confirmed for a trial period following pressure from the community. The Te Hapua: Halswell Summer Pool will now open on November 16 until March 29. From Monday to Thursday it will be open from 6.30am until 7pm, while on Friday it will open from 6.30am until 9pm, and on Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 7pm. The new hours have been welcomed by the Halswell community but residents are being urged to make the most of the trial. Halswell Residents’ Association secretary David Hawke said he was happy with the new hours. “But I think the thing that has to happen now is people have to use the pool,” he said. The opening hours have been extended after the Halswell- Hornby-Riccarton Community Board decided to increase funding for the pool from $35,000 to $50,000. In July, four options for extending the pool hours were presented to the board by city council staff. The entry fees are $6.20 for an adult and $3.60 per child, while hydroslide entry will be $2. Work soon on Ferrymead cycleway CONSTRUCTION WILL soon begin on the last stretch of a cycleway connecting Ferrymead with other suburbs. Already linking the central city with The Tannery in Woolston, the Heathcote Expressway will soon continue out to Heathcote. Once complete, it will provide a key commuter route as well as easy access by bike to Ferrymead Heritage Park. Work is also due to commence on two other sections of Christchurch’s cycleway network. The South Express cycleway, which was consulted on last year, will run from the CBD through Riccarton, Sockburn and Hornby, to reach Templeton. The third cycleway soon to be on the map is the Nor’West Arc, which will connect nine schools as it runs across the west of the city. “These new routes are not only for the benefit of people on bikes,” said city council’s planning and delivery transport manager Lynette Ellis. “Motorists and pedestrians will also enjoy improved safety and lighting at intersections, plus we’ll be repairing damaged infrastructure as we go.” As more of the cycleways link together, it becomes easier for people for give cycling a go, Ms Ellis said. “People who are new to biking feel comfortable using the new cycleway and current riders are more likely to make different trips, like cycling with a child to school.” The co-owner of Action Bicycle Club, Ken Ching, is finding the cycleways are not just providing a safe and pleasant pathway to different parts of the city. “The infrastructure is more than just about transport,” he said. “It’s improving our public space and social cohesion. It’s helping create a liveable city.” Said Alice Terrien, of Bellbird Bakery: “The cycleways are great; direct and safe. Biking is the fastest, easiest, most hassle-free way for me to get to work.” Her bakery uses a cargo-bike to make deliveries and run errands around the central city. “We didn’t want to purchase a second delivery van. Compared to a car, the cargo-bike is more convenient to use, is often faster, and it’s fun.” Ms Terrien believes the cycleway network makes the city more appealing to locals and visitors alike. “I can’t see why Christchurch couldn’t become the Amsterdam SOUTHERN VIEW POPULAR: Cycleways, such as this one between Linwood and Sumner, are connecting the city with the suburbs. of the south,” she said. As the infrastructure for Christchurch’s bicycles continues to develop, so too does the city’s biking culture. 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SOUTHERN VIEW Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Tuesday October 29 2019 5 News Vote next month for board chair • By Matt Slaughter THE QUESTION of who will run for the chairperson and deputy chairperson roles beckons for the newlook Spreydon Cashmere Community Board. Its members will vote on who will fill these roles at the board’s first meeting next month, with one member already saying she will be gunning for the top position. Re-elected board member and last year’s chairwoman Karolin Potter said she will be going for the role again this year, as she has the experience and unfinished business she wants to attend to. “I’ll be standing for chair again. Just because I like chairing, I’m good at it, I’m a fast person.” She said she has things she wants to continue pushing for including improving disability accessibility at Nga Puna Wai (see story on page 1). “There are other things I’d like to do as well including making the board more flexible and more mobile in terms of its decisions etc,” said Ms Potter. Fellow returning board Karolin Potter ‘I’ll be standing for chair again. Just because I like chairing, I’m good at it, I”m a fast person’ – Karolin Potter member Lee Sampson said it is too early for him to reveal if he will be standing for either of the chairperson positions. He said he will discuss this with other board members before making his decision. “We sit down as a corcous and discuss that as a collective, so I would do that first before I conveyed that to you,” said Mr Sampson. Keir Leslie Callum Stewart-Ward Lee Sampson Newly-elected Cashmere Ward board member Keir Leslie said he was still thinking about putting his name forward for either of the positions, but felt Ms Potter had done a good job as chairwoman over the last three years. “Obviously, I’m not ruling anything in or out but I think Karolin’s [Potter] done a great job, I think we’ve got some really strong people like Lee Sampson around the table as well, so we’ll be sitting down to have those conversations,” said Mr Leslie. Spreydon Ward newcomer Callum Stewart-Ward said he does not plan to go for either of the roles. “I think at this stage I probably won’t. I kind of want to get my head around the board 101 stuff before I jump for any of that.” •HAVE YOUR SAY: Who do you think would be best to fill the chairperson and deputy chairperson roles on the Spreydon-Cashmere Community Board? Send your thoughts to matt. slaughter@starmedia. kiwi Heathcote River photos on show at exhibition THE HEATHCOTE River is the focus of a new photo exhibition. The River Network’s World Rivers Day Photographic Competition Exhibition will be held from now until Friday at South Library. The exhibition showcases selected photographs taken by the finalists of the annual competition from both the open and school divisions. The judging panel includes photographer Inez Grim, city council ecologist Andrew Crossland, ecologist Cynthia Roberts and chair of the Christchurch West Melton zone committee Arapata Reuben. Said Mr Grim: “There was a high quality of entries with some evocative views of the river, which led to lengthy discussion between the judges.” The prize for the winner will be a meal at Gatherings. Winners in each of the open division categories will have their photos printed on a large canvas from Hanafins camera store and runner-ups will receive a subscription to New Zealand Geographic. Student finalists will receive prizes from the city council including vouchers for swimming pools. •Heathcote River weed, p7 Shop Win & Relax One bedroom serviced Apartment FAMILY GETAWAY TO HANMER SPRINGS 2019 Southern View Winner FRANK HELLER & IVY LANGE Seldom available - beautiful one bedroomed apartment with views of the port hills has become available. Also available is a spacious care suite where you can receive up to hospital level care surrounded by your own personal furnishings. Our rest home offers respite care so remember to book your loved one in early for your Christmas and summer holidays. We welcome enquires on 03 332 7323, Frank and his daughter Ivy, receiving their voucher from Southern View advertising representative Mark Sinclair. Thank you to everyone who entered this competition Proudly supported by “Located in the heart of St Martins / Opawa, set in tranquil surroundings” Phone: 332 7323 60 Hawford Road www.chatswoodretirement.co.nz
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