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18 <strong>North</strong> <strong>Canterbury</strong> <strong>News</strong>, <strong>March</strong> <strong>24</strong>, <strong>2022</strong><br />
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Taking astroll .. Take awalk on the Ashley Gorge Loop Track.<br />
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Plenty to offer in Oxford<br />
Oxford has long been apopular spot for<br />
Sunday drives with its many attractions.<br />
The town has it all, from boutique<br />
shopping, eateries, walks in the<br />
conservation areas and acountry vibe.<br />
The popular Oxford Farmers’ Market<br />
takes place every Sunday morning,<br />
offering an authentic rural experience<br />
complete with live music, tasty treats and<br />
loads of fresh produce.<br />
Take awalk or acycle on the wild side<br />
with plenty of tracks and trails on offer,<br />
including the Ashley Gorge Loop Track<br />
and waterfall track, the Wharfedale<br />
track, Mt Oxford trails and the Kereru<br />
and wooded gully loop tracks in the<br />
Mount Thomas Conservation area.<br />
Looking for adventure in whatever<br />
comes your way, check out Big Rock<br />
Adventures for water sports, jumping off<br />
stuff and flying through the air, or call in<br />
at Kowhai Horse Riding, which is 10<br />
minutes drive from Oxford.<br />
Take aswing at the Waimakariri Gorge<br />
Golf Course, with an 18 hole course at the<br />
foothills of the Southern Alps.<br />
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For aslice of history, call in at the<br />
Oxford Museum where displays are<br />
constantly evolving and reflect the area’s<br />
saw milling and farming history, and<br />
general homelife of early settlers.<br />
The museum is open on weekends and<br />
public holidays.<br />
The Oxford Gallery is located on Main<br />
Street and hosts exhibitions by local,<br />
national and overseas artists.<br />
The gallery is taking abreak, but will<br />
be open again soon.<br />
Foodies can check out the eateries,<br />
including the Oxford Club, Black Beech<br />
Wine Bar, Cruisy Days Diner, the World<br />
Famous Sheffield Pies, Cafe 51 and<br />
Indian Hut.<br />
If you’re wanting to stay the night,<br />
there are plenty of choices, including<br />
Ashley Gorge Holiday Park, Glentui<br />
Lodge, Oxford Camping Ground, Oxford<br />
Holiday Cottage, Oxford Queenette<br />
Backpackers, Oxford Village Motels,<br />
Oxford Tiny House, Ribblesdale Gardens<br />
Accommodation, the Rustic Country 1878<br />
Hotel and the Wooded Gully Campsite.<br />
Charge stations confirmed<br />
Electric vehicle charging stations,<br />
funding for the Oxford Arts Trust and<br />
the OxfordOhoka Community Plan have<br />
been on the agenda at the OxfordOhoka<br />
Community Board’s first two meetings<br />
of the year.<br />
Board members confirmed the details<br />
for the installation of EV fast charging<br />
stations in the Pearson Park car park at<br />
its February meeting.<br />
The dualsocketed 22 kilowatt AC<br />
charging stations can deliver up to<br />
120km of travel per hour of charging,<br />
depending on the vehicle make and<br />
model.<br />
This type of charger is typically<br />
installed at locations where drivers will<br />
be parked for longer durations such as<br />
cafes, libraries, community facilities<br />
and retail areas.<br />
In October last year, the board<br />
signalled its approval for the<br />
installation of one charger, but has now<br />
extended the proposal to three<br />
carparks.<br />
Board chairperson Doug Nicholl says<br />
members are conscious of ensuring the<br />
Acrylic on canvas ... Philip Trusttum’s Way<br />
To Go.<br />
IMAGE: SUPPLIED<br />
Covid closes<br />
art gallery<br />
Oxford Gallery has temporarily closed its<br />
doors as Omicron continues to spread.<br />
Gallery staff hope to be back up and<br />
running by Easter, but will review the<br />
opening date closer to the time.<br />
‘‘Closing the gallery doors to the public<br />
will give our volunteer team time to take<br />
care of families and themselves over the<br />
Omicron peak,’’ agallery spokesperson<br />
says.<br />
‘‘We see this ‘pause’ as apositive<br />
opportunity to changeup the gallery and<br />
welcome Katie Hallam, our new parttime<br />
public programmes and<br />
communications coordinator.’’<br />
Behind the scenes, gallery staff are<br />
plotting anew community engagement<br />
plan for more creative connectivity and<br />
activity at Oxford Gallery.<br />
During this time Oxford Gallery and<br />
contents will continue to be warmed by<br />
administration staff, who will be<br />
working.<br />
To stay in touch, follow Oxford Gallery<br />
on Facebook. Donations are gratefully<br />
received to help the gallery get through.<br />
popular Oxford Farmers’ Market will<br />
not be impacted.<br />
‘‘We understand that there is support<br />
from market organisers for EV parking<br />
and charging,’’ he says.<br />
‘‘This project would mean<br />
repurposing three of the 14 available<br />
carparks, however the full car park will<br />
still be exclusively available for use of<br />
the farmers market on Sundays.’’<br />
At this month’s meeting, the board<br />
approved agrant of $500 to the Oxford<br />
Arts Trust from its discretionary grant<br />
fund to go towards the purchase of an<br />
air purifier.<br />
With an air purifier the trust can<br />
continue to host community art classes<br />
at red and orange Covid levels in asafer<br />
environment.<br />
The updated OxfordOhoka<br />
Community Plan 2020<strong>2022</strong> was also<br />
approved. The plan is reviewed each<br />
year so the board can assess how it is<br />
progressing with its objectives and any<br />
feedback from the community.<br />
The board meets again on Monday,<br />
April 6, at 7pm.<br />
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