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6 Tuesday <strong>February</strong> <strong>11</strong> <strong>2020</strong><br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
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WESTERN NEWS<br />
Schools prep for festival<br />
TRANSFORMATION: Demolition for the last of the Branston<br />
Intermediate School buildings is under way.<br />
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN <br />
Demolition begins<br />
on remaining classroms<br />
THE LAST of the former<br />
Branston Intermediate School<br />
buildings are being demolished.<br />
The school, located on Amyes<br />
Rd, was closed in 2013 following<br />
the <strong>February</strong> 22, 20<strong>11</strong>, earthquake.<br />
Work began last month and<br />
is expected to be finished in<br />
March.<br />
The buildings to be<br />
demolished are the school’s<br />
former technology and art<br />
block.<br />
The site has been occupied by<br />
the new South Hornby School<br />
since the school became operational<br />
in late 2017.<br />
The Ministry deferred demolition<br />
of the old buildings until<br />
now as these were being used<br />
by the neighbouring Hornby<br />
High School as teaching spaces,<br />
while the high school’s own<br />
redevelopment project was being<br />
completed.<br />
The area where the buildings<br />
are being demolished will be<br />
completed with the creation of a<br />
bike track for the school.<br />
SCHOOL PUPILS from<br />
Burnside Primary School are<br />
amongst those who have been<br />
preparing for the Grow Ō<br />
Tautahi Christchurch Garden<br />
Festival.<br />
Burnside, St Marks, Heathcote<br />
Valley, Banks Avenue, St Albans<br />
Catholic, West Rolleston, West<br />
Eyreton, West Melton and Diamond<br />
Harbour Schools are taking<br />
part in the festival, creating<br />
display gardens that reflect their<br />
values and surroundings.<br />
It will be held in the Botanic<br />
Gardens from March 20-22.<br />
The gardens have been growing<br />
since late last year, but extra work<br />
was needed over the holidays.<br />
Grow Ō Tautahi festival director<br />
Sandi MacRae said school kids will<br />
be on-site during the festival to<br />
talk to visitors about their gardens<br />
and what they represent.<br />
“When we were planning the<br />
Festival, we were clear it had<br />
to reflect local people and local<br />
ideas. It has been fantastic to get<br />
so many local primary schools<br />
involved to show off their gardening<br />
skills in creations that<br />
reflect their values.<br />
“We’re working closely with<br />
the schools to support their displays,<br />
but these are all their own<br />
creations and it’s their hard work<br />
that has gone in to producing<br />
the exhibits. I know Cantabrians<br />
will love these gardens and they<br />
GREEN THUMB: Burnside Primary School pupils busy<br />
preparing to take part in the Grow Ō Tautahi Christchurch<br />
Garden Festival. <br />
are sure to be real feature of the<br />
Festival,” she said.<br />
The school garden creations<br />
will include an edible salad bowl,<br />
a celebration of native plants, a<br />
focus on wellness, a reflection<br />
on life in the red zone and many<br />
more ideas.<br />
Grow Ō Tautahi is a free,<br />
homegrown festival designed<br />
specifically for Christchurch. It<br />
is a creative and environmentally<br />
aware event that draws on the<br />
best ideas from the community,<br />
schools, garden designers,<br />
scientists, food gatherers and<br />
chefs.<br />
St Albans Catholic School ‘s<br />
Nicky Ryan-Yates held two holiday<br />
workings bees.<br />
“We were so lucky to have the<br />
support of Oderings Garden<br />
Centre, who lent us the space to<br />
store the plants over the holidays<br />
and held tours for our garden<br />
club. Working bees were a fantastic<br />
opportunity for the pupils to<br />
learn more about gardening, like<br />
how different potting mixes are<br />
made, how cuttings are taken<br />
and how seedlings are potted.<br />
“They were amazed to see<br />
the growth of their plants<br />
over summer and everyone is<br />
incredibly excited about being<br />
part of Grow Ō Tautahi,” she said.<br />
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