Bay Harbour: June 17, 2020

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Wednesday June 17 2020
Your Local Views
Readers respond to
the design for the new
Lyttelton Musuem
Brian Saunders – It
appears the architect has tried
to reflect the harbour basin
mountains especially the Mt
Herbert / Mt Evans area in
the design. This may look
good in a rural setting but does
nothing to add to the character,
and feel of the existing town
buildings.
Even after the loss of
significant buildings from
London St, Lyttelton has
character. I feel the new
museum building along with
the massive complex earmarked
for the Collett’s Corner site will
alter forever the essence of our
town.
A visual design with a
Victorian look would be much
more in keeping.
If the museum people go
with the metallic look maybe it
should be more in keeping with
the nautical theme. Is the design
suppose to be the hull of a ship?
It’s hard to tell from the photo
what the architect is trying to
convey?
Brian Johnston – I am
somewhat shocked. It looks like
a foundry.
Jammed in between two
buildings does not help.
I suggest the new museum
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should be on a standalone
site. Space and maybe the odd
outside exhibit.
I am more inclined to a
modern art deco look. A bit of
yesterday and at the same time
a modern look.
Fay and John Jeffery
– I am writing to show my
displeasure at the design concept
of the proposed Lyttelton
museum building.
It will definitely not fit in with
the other buildings in Lyttelton
with that design concept it will
look like a heap of rusty junk, a
blight on the landscape.
A reader respond to calls
for safety improvements at
the Coastal Cliffs walkway
in Church Bay where April
Morel fell to her death in
March.
Richard Smith – There’s no
way council’s stretched budget
should be used for this, although
the accident is terribly traumatic
for the family and friends, we
have to accept responsibility for
our actions, take appropriate care
and acknowledge the conditions,
especially relevant as it says she
was familiar with the track.
Dyers Rd is the same, many
thousands have safely negotiated
this road for years, if you drive
off the edge it’s your own fault,
unless, of course, someone
crashes into you. The council
shouldn’t be spending on this
either.
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Residents had been using
the store to top up the grocery
shopping they do at other
supermarkets, and it became
unsustainable for it to remain as
a New World.
Some customers were frustrated
when Foodstuffs South Island
said they had plans to rebrand
to a Four Square in March, and
there was also negative reaction
when it was announced 19 jobs
would be affected by the transition.
But supermarket operator
Heath de Garnham said the
feedback has been “pretty good”
since reopening.
He said adjusting the store’s
layout took about one month
and rebranding took a week –
his favourite part was the new
SELECTION:
Sam
Timbrell
(left) and
Ben Davie
shopping
at the new
Redcliffs
Four Square.
PHOTO:
GEOFF
SLOAN
Feedback ‘pretty good’
community sit-down area at the
entrance.
“It’s about making it their
store.”
Richmond Hill resident Craig
Hawtin said the new Four
Square was “brilliant,” and he
particularly liked the easy access.
He shopped at New World
“every second day” and plans on
remaining a regular customer.
In spite of the prices going
up by a couple of dollars, he
didn’t mind because of the great
service.
Sam Timbrell and Ben Davie
were shopping together at the
new store when it opened on
Monday.
Mr Timbrell said the new
entrance has “opened up quite
well.’’
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