Author: Simon Britten

Applications open for Summer with your Neighbours funding

Have you ever wanted to organise a neighbourhood gathering? Do you want to get to know the people who live close to you? Perhaps you’ve always wanted to put on a potluck for the whole street? “Summer with your neighbours” started as Neighbourhood Week in 1998, an initiative of the then Shirley-Papanui Community Board. Applications are now open for funding towards local community gatherings.

For more information and to apply for funding, head to ccc.govt.nz/GetTogether

Night investigation works for Papanui crossing upgrades

Crossing upgrades beside the railway line are planned at Harewood Road, Langdons Road and Sawyers Arms Road to ensure the safety of people crossing the road, as well as both cyclists & pedestrians using the Northern Line Cycleway through this busy area. Designs, including signalised crossing points, have been on the table for some years now, and it looks like work is about to get underway. If you’re in the area, keep an eye out for investigation night works between 6pm & 6am on the following dates:
Harewood Road: 21-23 July
Langdons Road: 24-25 July & 28 July
Sawyers Arms Road: 29-31 July
There are likely to be lane reductions and traffic delays during this work, and the Harewood Rd works will include a road closure on Restell Street. Construction work for all three crossings is expected in September/October 2024, with final commissioning in early 2025.

Agenda for 11 July Community Board meeting

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet in the Papanui boardroom at 4pm on Thursday 11 July.The agenda includes:

  • public participation;
  • a briefing on in-house parks maintenance;
  • proposed no stopping restrictions for Fenchurch Street and Paddington Street in Northcote (pic);
  • endorsement of the South-East Central Neighbourhood Plan;
  • no stopping restrictions on Chester Street East;
  • proposed lane names for a development on Gloucester Street;
  • a recommended solution for Francis Avenue and Flockton Street in response to the increase in traffic following the opening of the Christchurch Northern Corridor;
  • a request for an alcohol ban for northern Stanmore Road;
  • and an area report with an overview of initiatives and issues within the Board area.

The meeting is open to the public and will be livestreamed on the Board’s YouTube channel and Facebook page.

Click through to read the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/07/PCBCC_20240711_AGN_9128_AT_WEB.htm

13 June Community Board meeting outcomes

On 13 May 2024, the Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board:

  • received five public forum presentations, and heard four deputations in relation to Shirley Community Reserve;
  • requested staff initiate the process to design a community building on Shirley Community Reserve, and identify an appropriate community partner/operator to progress the development of the facility;
  • approved two grants from the Board’s Youth Development Fund;
  • approved ten grants from the Board’s Discretionary Response fund;
  • requested that staff initiative a trial working with agencies to address underlying social issues in the Edgeware Village area, and recommended that Council requests that staff investigate and implement a trial alcohol ban for Edgeware Village;
  • approved the attendance of two Board members to the Community Boards’ Conference in August;
  • and received a report on issues and initiatives within the Board area.

The Board will next meet on 11 July 2024.

Click through to read the full minutes:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/06/PCBCC_20240613_MIN_9127_AT_WEB.htm

Agenda for 13 June Community Board meeting

The Waipapa Papanui-Innes-Central Community Board will meet this Thursday 13 June at the Multicultural Recreation and Community Centre in Hagley Park – note the change of venue. The agenda includes:

  • public participation;
  • a report into a proposed community facility for Shirley Community Reserve;
  • an application to the Board’s Youth Development Fund;
  • ten applications to the Board’s Discretionary Response Fund totalling $25,500 (pic);
  • a request for an alcohol ban for Edgeware Village;
  • attendance at this year’s Community Boards Conference;
  • an area report on initiatives and issues within the Board area;
  • and Community Service Awards (to be considered in a public-excluded part of the meeting).

The meeting is open for the public to attend and will be livestreamed on the Board’s YouTube channel and Facebook page. Click through to read the full agenda:
https://christchurch.infocouncil.biz/Open/2024/06/PCBCC_20240613_AGN_9127_AT_WEB.htm