Nor'West News: March 18, 2021
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Thursday <strong>March</strong> <strong>18</strong> <strong>2021</strong><br />
Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
NOR’WEST NEWS<br />
Bid to reduce<br />
re-offending<br />
• From page 1<br />
Corrections has plans to use<br />
the existing property to provide<br />
residential accommodation for<br />
men with one or more convictions<br />
for a violent offence – excluding<br />
sexual offences.<br />
It also did not include offenders<br />
needing specialised intervention<br />
for drug, alcohol and significant,<br />
untreated mental health issues.<br />
The programme is designed to<br />
enable its residents to return to<br />
the community with new skills<br />
they have learned while addressing<br />
the root causes of their<br />
offending.<br />
It would only be open for men<br />
who showed a desire to be there.<br />
Submissions are open until<br />
<strong>March</strong> 25.<br />
A reader responds to a<br />
call to put traffic cameras<br />
at the Clyde Rd and<br />
Memorial Ave intersection<br />
I have used for many years<br />
the pedestrian crossings at the<br />
left-turning slip-lanes at all four<br />
corners of Memorial Ave and<br />
Clyde Rd.<br />
Because these are controlled by<br />
give way signs, red-light cameras<br />
are of no use. The bumps put in<br />
several years ago are a help in<br />
slowing traffic down but perhaps<br />
more signage might be useful.<br />
– Alan Tunnicliffe<br />
Popular book sale a haven for all<br />
AT NEARLY 90, Elizabeth<br />
Williams helps oversee the<br />
volunteers running the Big<br />
Bargain Book Sale at the Pioneer<br />
Recreation and Sport Centre this<br />
month.<br />
She is a member of the<br />
160-strong team – covering a<br />
range of ages and interests – collectively<br />
known as the Friends of<br />
Christchurch City Libraries.<br />
Each year, up to 40 friends<br />
from “across the generations”<br />
unpack, display and help sell<br />
thousands of books and magazines<br />
that have been withdrawn<br />
from library collections.<br />
After 30 years, the oldest<br />
and newest life member of the<br />
Friends has opted to leave the<br />
book sale to the younger volunteers.<br />
Member Barbara Clarke said<br />
that the group is involved in<br />
many areas of library life but is<br />
always looking for new members.<br />
“We have such a range of<br />
people involved, including those<br />
who help out with our popular<br />
book sale, which attracts thousands<br />
of people every year,” said<br />
Clarke, a former librarian.<br />
“The first book sale organised<br />
by the group was held at the<br />
(now demolished) King Edward<br />
Barracks in the central city in<br />
1989.<br />
“Today, we have about 6000<br />
TEAMWORK: At nearly 90, Elizabeth Williams (centre) helps oversee volunteers at the Big<br />
Bargain Book Sale.<br />
PHOTO: NEWSLINE <br />
people browsing the annual<br />
Big Bargain Book Sale items<br />
over two days at the Pioneer<br />
Centre.”<br />
She pins the ongoing success<br />
of the sale on “everyone’s love of<br />
a bargain and the opportunity to<br />
purchase ex-library stock at very<br />
reasonable prices.”<br />
“Bargain hunters can purchase<br />
for their specialist interest areas;<br />
gather books and magazines for<br />
the bach; select children’s picture<br />
books, easy and longer reads and<br />
interesting non-fiction; and also<br />
choose from large print, graphic<br />
novels and a huge assortment of<br />
novels and non-fiction.”<br />
City council head of libraries<br />
and information Carolyn<br />
Robertson said that the Friends<br />
of the Library is an “invaluable<br />
resource.”<br />
“The volunteers really drive<br />
the book sale, ensuring everything<br />
is well set out and that the<br />
sale days go amazingly well,” she<br />
said.<br />
“They constantly replenish the<br />
stock throughout both days so<br />
it does not matter when anyone<br />
arrives, there are always more<br />
bargains on the tables.’’<br />
Set up in 1988, the Friends<br />
provide a monthly programme<br />
of book talks with local authors,<br />
and raises funds for a range of<br />
items, such as chairs for older<br />
people, art, digital cameras,<br />
wheelchairs and special book<br />
trolleys.<br />
This year’s sale will take place<br />
at Pioneer Stadium tomorrow<br />
from 9am to 7pm and on<br />
Saturday, from 9am to 4pm.<br />
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