THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2020
Connecting Your Local Community
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Pounding the streets for 20 years
FRIENDSHIP: From left, Philippa Goile, Pat Williams, Dorothy Morris and Vivien Price, of the Walk’n’Talk Fendalton group.
PHOTO: NEWSLINE
FOUR WOMEN have been
wandering the streets of
Fendalton for about 20 years,
building friendships and
learning about their local
neighbourhoods as members of
a weekly Walk’n’Talk group.
Long-term walker – and
volunteer – Vivien Price said
the meet-ups offer an ideal opportunity
to mix exercise, social
connections and community
knowledge.
Along with Pat Williams, 94,
Dorothy Morris, and Philippa
Goile, the active foursome have
found friendship and fun along
the way since first setting out in
2000.
Mrs Williams, who took part
in the very first outing, remains
a committed regular.
“We all enjoy up to 45-minute
rambles, usually from February
to early December,” Mrs Price
said.
“Up to 40 people – aged from
their 50s to 90s – often join the
Fendalton walks. However, our
numbers drop in winter.”
For Mrs Price, who is
originally from England, the
Walk’n’Talk group is a “wonderful
way to meet new people and
form friendships”.
“It is always very friendly and
inclusive, and we often enjoy a
coffee together,” she said.
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Centre
to go
out for
tender
THE JOB of building Hornby’s
new multi-use community
facility is about to go out to the
market.
The city council has approved
the project’s procurement plan,
which means the construction
can now go out to tender.
“This decision means the
project is now locked into our
schedule, and that everything
is now full steam ahead for
construction to start in early
2021. Our aim is to have the
facility open towards the end
of 2022,” said Mayor Lianne
Dalziel.
“This is very welcome news
for the community, who have
been campaigning for years to
have a facility like this to fill the
very real gap in library and recreation
services in their corner
of town.
“This new community facility
is going to be a good investment
in Hornby’s future and
will provide work for our local
construction sector.”
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JP Clinic
Thursday, 9.30am-12.30pm, at
Hornby, Saturday, 10am-noon, at
Fendalton, Tuesday, 10am-1pm, at
Upper Riccarton and Halswell
Fendalton, Halswell, Hornby and
Upper Riccarton libraries
A Justice of the Peace will be available
to members of the community
to witness signatures and documents,
certify document copies, hear oaths,
declarations, affidavits or affirmations
as well as sign citizenship, sponsorship
or rates rebates applications.
Citizen’s Advice Bureau
Thursday, 9am-5pm, Friday, 9am-
5pm, Monday, 9am-5pm, Tuesday,
9am-5pm, Wednesday, 9am-5pm
Hornby Library
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free, confidential advice to everyone.
They take the time to listen and equip
you with information, options and
support that fit your needs. Free,
phone 349 5236 for more information.
English Conversation Club
Thursday, 11am-noon
Upper Riccarton Library
The Conversation Club is a drop-in
group where anyone is welcome to go
and practice conversations in English.
This is not a class, but an opportunity to
talk with others and meet new people.
Free Legal Advice
Thursday, 6.15-8.15pm
Hornby Library
A lawyer will be available to answer
Water: OnSite Solutions, Friday, 7.30pm, Canterbury Workers’
Educational Association, 59 Gloucester St. Vicky Southworth and Rachel
Teen will be presenting on if Christchurch can become a more water
sensitive city. Learn about the changes you can make to your relationship
with water and discover practical options for retrofit or new-build
properties. All welcome.
your legal questions. Take relevant
documents. Free. No bookings required.
Technology Help Drop-In
Sessions
Tuesday, 11am-noon at Hornby,
2-3pm, at Halswell
Hornby Library and Te Hāpua: Halswell
Centre
These free drop-in sessions are
available to help you with specific
issues including using email,
searching the internet, using the
library catalogue, using electronic
resources and any other general
computer-related queries. Go along
with your laptop, tablet, smartphone
or use one of the desktop computers
if you need help with anything
digital.
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Family History
Wednesday, 11am-1pm
Upper Riccarton Library
A volunteer from the Riccarton
branch of the New Zealand Society of
Genealogists will be available to help
you with finding your family history
online. Meet at the Family History
computer.
Mah-jong Group
Wednesday, 1-3 pm
Upper Riccarton Library
If you are interested in playing
Mah-jong, go along whether you
are a beginner or an advanced
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STEP CLOSER: Following concept design approvals last month, the job of building the Hornby Centre is about to go out
to the market.
PHOTO: NEWSLINE
Centre to cater for growing population in southwest
• From page 1
The city council is investing
$35.7 million into the multi-use
centre to meet the needs of the
growing population living in the
southwest suburbs. Last month,
the centre’s designs were approved.
The facility will be built on the
east side of Kyle Park. An early
works package will be tendered
first, to get the site prepared
starting in early 2021. The
main construction work will be
tendered separately, and will get
underway in mid-2021.
Architectural firm Warren
and Mahoney developed the
concept designs for the 4000
sq m Hornby Centre following
discussions with the community.
The new centre will have a range
of community and recreational
spaces, including a library, a lane
pool, a learn-to-swim pool, a toddlers’
wet play area, a spa pool and
a customer services zone.
There is also an espresso bar, a
creative activities room, and multipurpose
rooms that community
groups can use for meetings.
A hydrotherapy pool could
be included in the facility at
a later date. It is not currently
in the scope of the project, but
the Greater Hornby Residents
Association and Hornby Rotary
are co-ordinating a community
fundraising effort so one can be
added.
Walk’n’Talk
more popular
than ever
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Supported by the city council,
the programme operates in six
areas, including Beckenham,
Fendalton, Halswell, Linwood,
New Brighton and Papanui.
Council community
governance team manager
Matt McLintock says that
after 20 years, the Walk’n’Talk
programme is “more popular
than ever”.
“The weekly wanders are
literally attracting people from
all walks of life, and all ages,” he
said.
“For some, it is an opportunity
to make new connections
while for others, they want to
learn more about their local
area.
“Each group is very welcoming
and always keen to include
new members.
“We have found that the
group walks and talks have a
positive impact on well-being,
with participants enjoying a
change of pace. It is also a great
opportunity to reconnect with
your neighbourhood.”
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WESTFIELD LOCAL HEROES AWARDS
Three Christchurch people have been named as Westfield Local Heroes.
Bea Gooding and Matt Slaughter catch up with two of them
Resilience needed in stressful role
WHEN THE February 22,
2011, earthquake destroyed Jan
Nottingham’s home, landing
a job at the Ronald McDonald
House South Island was just the
lifeline she needed.
With nowhere to go, she leapt
at the opportunity to become a
live-in night supervisor, ensuring
families felt welcome at the
house while undergoing treatment
at Christchurch Hospital.
Knowing a thing or two about
resilience herself, Nottingham
believes she was made for the
role and has since been a guaranteed
source of comfort to hundreds
of parents and children for
more than eight years.
Whether it was a shoulder to
cry on, making sure families had
meals to come home to or just
being there for a cuddle, Nottingham
does not view the role
of “house mum” as a job.
So when she was one of the
three winners of the Westfield
Local Heroes awards as voted
by the community, it came as a
surprise.
“I thought, ‘has this really happened
to me?’ It was absolutely
humbling and overwhelming to
PRIDE: Ronald McDonald House South Island night
supervisor Jan Nottingham has been recognised at the
Westfield Local Heroes awards.
have been nominated and to win
that award,” she said.
The awards recognise individuals
who go above and beyond
for their local communities.
She was awarded a $10,000
grant as a result, which will be
used to refurbish the education
room at the house.
“Through Covid-19, we found
that a lot more people are working
from home. so we needed to
update our education room and
to make it more modern,” said
Nottingham.
“Depending on how long their
sick child is here for, mum and
dad can set their computers up
and work from home while they
are here.”
When others are winding
down for the night, Nottingham’s
day is just getting started.
Starting the day at 4.45pm,
she spends the next 12 hours
introducing new families to the
home, ensuring operations run
smoothly overnight, and being
on-call for any emergencies –
medical or otherwise.
Many families were under
immense stress, whether it
was children receiving cancer
treatment, children with serious
injuries, or expectant mothers
going through a complicated
pregnancy.
Times like these were what
made the job challenging, but
what gave Nottingham strength
was pouring her heart and soul
into the role.
Said Nottingham: “You do feel
for what the families are going
through under those circumstances
as you’re on that journey
with them. You’re somebody
that has to have empathy, understanding
and maturity.
“If you love what you’re doing,
that’s what makes you strong.
“But it’s always rewarding to
see a family go home. That’s the
nicest thing, it means the child is
well enough to go home.”
Nottingham grew up in
Invercargill and moved to
Christchurch when she was
21-years-old.
She worked for Air New Zealand
as a sales executive before
working at a travel agency.
When she has a chance,
Nottingham loves exploring the
outdoors and plans to tick off all
of the great walks of NZ, with
Fiordland’s Routeburn Track
next on the agenda.
Although it was a sharp twist
of fate that led her to the Ronald
McDonald House South Island,
she would not have it any other
way.
“With the earthquake I was
left without accommodation, so
in the interview I could see that I
was the right person for the role,
just knowing that I was compassionate
and had empathy,” she
said.
“I’ve enjoyed being a mother
to all the people coming through
the house.”
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Blue Light to benefit from cop’s determination
A FEW memories stand out for
Senior Constable Bruce Ward in
his 11 years as a police youth aid
officer.
In the 18 months Avonhead’s
Ward has worked at Rolleston
Police Station, he estimates he
has supported about 300 youths
from the district.
Ward has also been a volunteer
with Blue Light for 17 years,
an organisation separate from
police, which organises events
for young people who have been
abused or affected by family
violence.
His determination to go above
and beyond for hundreds of
young people has paid off – Ward
was named one of three winners
in the Westfield Local Heroes
awards and received $10,000 to be
donated to Blue Light.
Ward said the money will
be used towards the cost of
arranging additional camps,
including one for Muslim girls
traumatised by the March 15
mosque attacks.
Recently, he attended a camp in
Auckland with youths who had
been directly impacted by the
terror attacks.
One boy who was injured
and whose father and brother
were killed, told Ward when
his family lived in Syria they
believed police killed innocent
people. When Ward asked if his
perception of this had changed,
he said he now trusted police.
A few years ago, through
his police role, he helped to
set up and coach the first XV
rugby team at Cashmere High
School.
Last November, a new officer
in uniform introduced himself to
Ward. He was one of the boys he
coached and said Ward inspired
him to join the police.
Said Ward: “My goal was
always to be involved with youth
and make a difference in young
people’s lives.
“To spend a little bit of time
and money on young people at
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that age, then it prevents them
going into the justice system later
on and we all know that it’s close
to $90,000 a year to have one
prisoner imprisoned.
“If the police can break
down those barriers and look
at the whole restorative justice
approach to youth so that they
get that chance . . . the whole
country’s on a winner,” he said.
Ward said being recognised
as a local hero is a great feeling
but he sees it as an award for the
many police and volunteers who
dedicate their time to Blue Light
and supporting youth.
“There’s no way I could have
ever done this without the team
at Blue Light as supporters.”
He estimates he has worked
with about 60 police officers and
many more volunteers during his
time with Blue Light.
“I’ve been awarded and that’s
great, but do you know what, it’s
an award for Blue Light and the
community organisation.”
His daughters Sarah and
Charlotte and wife Pam are
proud of the recognition.
“They’re over the moon and
they’ve grown up with police,
my children really, and they’ve
attended the odd Blue Light
thing themselves over the years
so I think that they’re as proud
as I am.”
This year, Westfield Riccarton
had the most number of people
vote in the local hero awards
than any other Westfield mall in
Australia and New Zealand.
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SCHOOLS
To celebrate Cup Day on Tuesday last week, pupils
at St Bernadette’s School were invited to wear a
hat to school. Acting principal Lyn Satherley says
the pupils were encouraged to be creative and
make or decorate a hat rather than go out and
buy one. She says they did a fabulous job. The
celebration culminated in a hat parade which
saw pupils modelling their creations and prizes
awarded to the most creative hats. Satherley
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it was wonderful to see so much colour in the
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SCHOOLS
Students at Riccarton High School celebrated Diwali last
week, with Bollywood music, dance, food and activities
at the Upper Riccarton Library. Diwali or Deepavali is
the Indian festival of light, and symbolises the spiritual
victory of light over darkness. Cultural diversity facilitator
Dr Sharnali Tisi says many people from the school and
wider community went along and enjoyed the colourful
event. The students learnt traditional art forms such
as making Rangoli (traditional floor art) and Kandil
(traditional lanterns). She says among other things they
showcased a beautiful Bollywood dance, showed a video
documentary and finished off with mouth-watering
Indian foods.
Diwali dancers with children from a local early learning centre who enjoyed the
performances and activities some that included making traditional kandil paper lanterns.
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THE earthquake-damaged
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The CNC was due to open in
former Sockburn Service Centre
fruition.
the middle of this year, but last
could finally be demolished in
During October’s local body
week the New
July – if the funding needed is
elections, Ms Dalziel identified
Zealand Transport
Agency
It comes as the
obtained.
repairs to the eastern part of the
city’s footpaths, pipes and roads
announced more
Halswell-Hornby-Riccarton
as one of her main priorities for
time was needed
this term.
to complete the
Community
“We need a fully integrated
$290m motorwayten
in its draft
Board has writ-
programme of works for the
east, I have loosely called this
The original
submission to
Readers respond
Chance to the eastern alliance, which
scope of the
Delay in
Market day the city council’s
would essentially be an alliance
project has been Mark Wilson
Annual Plan
Mike Mora
to supermarket
farewell Holden
of contractors who can take
extended to include
a third southbound lane on
requesting the city council ad-
making mall
goes green at 2019-2020,
the whole area bit by bit and
rebranding
in style
systematically get the work
the Waimakariri River bridge and
exit safer
Cashmere dresses the HS budget gap so the
done,” she said during the
a clip-on cycleway.
buildings can be removed as soon
campaign.
St Albans resident Mark Wilson
as possible.
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GIRL Page BOSS: Julia 17 Holmes But chief wants executive to be a Dawn geneticist after Page high school, 3 and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will Page help 10 said GIRL the BOSS: community Julia Holmes are “somewhat
her achieve thankful” her for dreams. the delay.
Page 3
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN Page 11 said the final submission is yet to
wants to be a geneticist after high school, and feels the GirlBoss Advantage programme will help Board chairman Mike Mora
her achieve her dreams. Baxendale said any request to
PHOTO: GEOFF SLOAN
• By Bea Gooding
pursue a specific for biology, project in and the from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, •“The By community Bea Gooding will be somewhat
thankful for a reprieve of the
for biology, and from a young Julia is one of 25 young were often male-dominated, be completed but it was likely the
east would have age to has be always agreed been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,
technology, engineering
age has always been interested women chosen around the with particular focus on science,
technology, engineering requested.
demolition of the site would be
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD upon Julia by council.
effects of this motorway for six
South New Brighton School pupil Jacob McMillan enjoying the foam pit at Christchurch School of
City councillors are yet to pass
Gymnastics, which opened its doors to pupils while the school was closed due to fire damage.
Holmes is on a mission on to
in how things worked, often country to participate in the
FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD Julia in how things worked, often country to participate in the
months, but it’s still there. Until
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next month, designed She was shocked to hear the
and maths.
Holmes is on a mission to taking things apart just to put GirlBoss Advantage programme
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and maths.
The former service centre, on
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•Story, more photos, page 5
PHOTO: GEOFF The SLOAN year 11 St Margaret’s this, she said.
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Christchurch city councillors to
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should together. be paused
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She was shocked to hear the help,” she said.
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City councillors James Gough,
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