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2 Thursday July 8 2021 what’s on this week Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz PEGASUS POST GENERAL INQUIRIES Ph 379 7100 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING Ph 379 1100 Star Media, a division of Allied Press Ltd PO Box 1467, Christchurch starmedia.kiwi NEWS Bea Gooding Ph: 021 911 576 bea.gooding@starmedia.kiwi ADVERTISING Frank Greenslade Ph: 364 7441 frank.greenslade@starmedia.kiwi Your local community news delivered to 17,598 homes within The Star each week. Linwood • Avonside • Richmond • Shirley • Bexley Burwood • Dallington • Wainoni • Bromley Aranui • Avondale • New Brighton • Northshore Queenspark • Parklands • South Brighton Kawhe & Kōrero Thursday, 10-11am New Brighton Library Build your confidence in te reo Māori skills with other fellow learners. Free, no booking required. SeniorNet Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, 10am-noon 202 Marine Pde, New Brighton Go along and learn how to use modern technology and the internet, such as smartphones, tablets, laptops, cameras and more. Bookings required. Phone 382 6048 to register. Dementia Partners Support Group Friday, 10.30am-noon Wainoni Avonside Community Services Trust, 58 Bassett St The Wainoni Avonside Community Services Trust has started a new support group for the partners of those who have their loved ones in dementia care. Gold coin donation. All welcome. Phone Betty Chapman at 389 2285 for more information. SAYGo Falls Prevention Exercise Class Friday, 10-11am, at New Brighton, Tuesday, 10-11am, at South Brighton New Brighton Library and South Brighton Community Centre Steady As You Go (SAYGo) is an exercise class designed to help older people reduce their likelihood of having a fall. Free, no bookings required Snowflake Art, Wednesday, 10.30-11.30am, Parklands Library. Let it snow by stitching a snowflake. Free, no bookings required. but places are limited. Phone Age Concern on 366 0903. Rotary Market Sunday, 8.30am-12.30pm Woolston Club, 43 Hargood St A variety of stalls will be available, including fresh produce, jams and preserves, and recycled clothing, books and tools. Every fine Sunday, with all proceeds supporting the local community. For site inquiries, phone Vance at 022 382 0086. Marshland Table Tennis Club Monday, 7.30pm Ouruhia Hall, 225 Gutheries Rd The Marshland Table Tennis Club is looking for more players to join in on the fun each week at its new premises in Belfast. All abilities welcome. $5 for adults, $3 for children. For more information phone 0212051106. Aranui - Te Ara o Te Toa Wednesday, 1-3pm Aranui LIbrary Celebrate the school holidays through fun, traditional Māori games to get you thinking and moving. Suited for ages 7 years and up with parental supervision. Free, bookings required at https://events.humanitix. com/aranui-te-ara-o-te-toa North Beach Bridge Club Wednesday, 1-4pm St Andrews Anglican Church, Marriott’s Rd, North New Brighton Go along and join other friendly members of the bridge club, who meet every Wednesday. Phone Margaret Keall at 382 0274 for more information. South Brighton Voices Choir Wednesday, 7.30-9.30pm New Brighton Methodist Church If you love singing, go along and join the friendly choir each Wednesday. New members, especially tenors and basses, are welcome. Reading music is helpful, but not essential. Phone 388 3727 for more information. Not-for-profit organisations can send their What’s On listings to pegasus@starmedia. kiwi Bobbi | Bowflex Max Trainer User I lost 15kg in 10 weeks. That is ridiculous. The fat just melts right off. I mean, it absolutely changed my life! CALL NOW! 0800 665 665
PEGASUS POST Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz Thursday July 8 2021 3 News Best uses for hall being explored • From page 1 LiVS partners with landowners and the community to activate vacant property across the city, developing short-term uses for the space while a permanent solution was sought. If projects like the creative community hub were successful over a period of time, they could be made permanent. ChristchurchNZ urban development general manager Cath Carter said the organisation will have a supporting role in the next two years and will co-ordinate the initial set-up. This includes helping to secure funding for any hall upgrades, outlining a financial model for the project to be self-sufficient, and determining the ownership, governance and operation structure. The trial will also determine if the hall needs upgrading and the best uses for it. “The intention is to make the hall a permanent creative hub,” said Shiels. The hall can host between 500 to 600 people and sits on the old Central New Brighton School site on Seaview Rd. The land was purchased off the Ministry of Education in 2018. Since the school closed in 2015 as a result of the Canterbury earthquakes, the hall’s future has been in limbo. The site itself, however, was recently purchased by property developer DGM Group, which plans to start building 65 new homes there in spring. Shiels said if the circus trust and residents did not advocate for the hall to stay in the community, it would have been purchased by the developer, slimming the chances of a hub coming to fruition. “The hall was originally founded and supported by the community, so it was really important that it was saved and given back to [them],” she said. The hub could be up and running in five weeks’ time if all PILOT: If a two-year trial to transform Roy Stokes Hall into a creative community hub goes well, it will become a permanent fixture. goes to plan. So far, “a real mix” of local arts groups and social needs organisations have reached out to the trust. Said Shiels: “We’re reviewing the expressions of interest in the next two weeks, then we’ll be reaching out to them, putting some things into action and playing around with dynamics of the hall.” In Brief REFUGE ISLAND WORK Work to improve pedestrian access to Te Pou Toetoe: Linwood Pool when it opens this year will start next Monday. This includes installing a new pedestrian cut down and widening the existing median island on Linwood Ave. This may impact journey times when travelling through the area. The work is expected to be completed in two weeks. GRANTS APPROVED The Costal-Burwood Community Board has approved grants from its 2021-2021 Discretionary Response Fund for two community groups at its latest meeting. The first grant of $1410 will go to Shirley Boys’ High School to purchase canoe polo equipment. The second grant of $1800 was awarded to the Shirley Toy Library towards wages for the co-ordinator. VOLUNTEERS NEEDED The Delta Community Support Trust is looking for volunteers to help run pre-school play gym sessions from July 29 every Thursday between 9am to noon. Volunteers will also need to have experience working with pre-school-aged children. Phone Shauna at 389 0219 for more information. NUMBER ONE SUPPLIER TO THE NZ JET BOATING COMMUNITY FOR OVER 50 YEARS • Part Boats & Hulls • Turn Key Packages • New Jet Units • Custom Fabrication • Expert Advice SERVICING Peter Tonkin 03 962 0505 peter.tonkin@hamiltonjet.nz • Spare Parts Retailer • Jet Unit Refurbishment • Engine Tune-Ups • Insurance Repairs • Impellor Reconditioning FREE PRESCRIPTIONS * No $5 prescription charge *Other charges relating to partially funded or unfunded medicine prescriptions may apply. Free event; donations appreciated www.canterburymuseum.com Crack the code and you could win a prize! 6.00 to 8.00 pm 13, 14 & 15 July EASTGATE PHARMACY Phone (03) 963 7910 Eastgate Shopping Centre
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