Pegasus Post: September 23, 2021

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Thursday September 23 2021 5
Work begins
on woodland
playground
SHELTER PLANNED: An artists impression of the shelter areas proposed for the Dallington Landing on the Avon River.
IMAGE: NEWSLINE
Work on community picnic area under way
WORK HAS started to turning
part of the former Dallington
red zone into a new community
picnic area.
The $2.3 million Dallington
riverside landing will be constructed
next to Gayhurst Rd
and is the first of several landings
to be built along the Avon
River.
Council head of parks Andrew
Rutledge said the theme for the
landing will be “a picnic in the
forest.”
It has been designed to encourage
people to connect with
each other, the river and the
Avon River Corridor Regeneration
Area, he said.
“It’s exciting to be at the point
where physical work is starting
and people can see first-hand
the regeneration area transforming.
“Volunteers are in the process
of planting a native forest on
the opposite side of Gayhurst
Rd, and the first of the three
pedestrian bridges at Avondale is
progressing well.”
The Dallington landing will
feature shelters, koru-shaped
pathways, picnic areas, tables,
steps down to the river, a water
fountain, a bike stand, and a
wheelchair-accessible toilet
block.
Work is expected to be finished
by June next year and this
takes into account the planting
seasons required for new vegetation,
Rutledge said.
The landing, as well as three
pedestrian bridges across the
Avon River, are funded by a
$13.7 million grant from the
Christchurch Earthquake Appeal
Trust.
The 11km, 345ha Green Spine
in the Avon River Regeneration
Area extends along both sides of
the river and will be restored to
original native forest and wetlands.
It will also contain nature
trails, cycleways, landings and
community spaces.
WORK HAS started on the 2ha
childrens accessible woodland
playground at Rawhiti Domain,
after five years of planning.
Contractor Creative Intentions
owner Geg Howell said the work
came together very quickly after
years in the making.
“This is only the start of what
the community can do with this
space,” he said.
The pathway around the site is
wide enough for two wheelchairs
to move side by side, while the
open space at the front will have
equipment for children of all
physical abilities.
The woodland area will have
physically challenging activities to
get children back to nature.
More fundraising will be
needed to fully complete the
playground, but the current work
should be finished by Christmas.
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