Greetings from your Community BoardMessage from the ChairKia ora koutou, School holidays are here again and there's heaps of activities around town to keep you and the kids entertained. There are so many fantastic playgrounds, parks and walkways to explore in our Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood area. I hope you can wrap up warm and get out there. Stay together, look after one another. Board Chair, Bridget Williams Highlights from our latest meetingSince our last update, our Community Board has met on Monday 12 July. We also received the Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board Area Report for July 2021, which gives us an overview of all the great things going on in our community. You can read the minutes for more details of these items and other topics, and find out the dates, times and details of upcoming Community Board and Council meetings here. Avonhead & Russley Community Safety InitiativeLate July, keep a lookout in your mailbox for a helpful Community Safety Information Foldout and Safety Survey. The easy-to-read and helpful Community Safety Information Foldout has been designed for you to read and keep for future reference! Completing the Community Safety Survey will help us to make the community a safer one! It will help give;
You can also complete the survey online here: https://forms.gle/pYNirU7C1XFWUHhE6 The online survey closes at 10am Monday 9 August. ‘Working together, we can all help keep each other and our community safe!’ For further information on the Avonhead & Russley Community Safety Initiative, contact either the Waimāero Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board Chair bridget.williams@ccc.govt.nz or Council Support Officer karen.boag@ccc.govt.nz Community updatesShared footpath on Gardiners Road (between Sawyers Arms and Wilkinsons roads)Our Board requested funding in the 2021–31 Long Term Plan for the construction of a shared footpath. This request has been successful and we'll keep you updated on this project. Augmentation of the Ilam StreamThe Board's request for funding in the 2021–31 Long Term Plan for the installation of a new pump in Crosbie Park has been successful. Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Liaison meetingThe Community Liaison meeting was held on 16 June 2021 at Abberley Park Hall. Around 30 representatives from local community organisations attended. Sonali Chandratilake, Community Resilience Coordinator with Civil Defence and Emergency Management, spoke to the group about access to information, tsunami flood zones and getting in touch to look at talks and information for community groups. One of the key discussions for the group at the meeting was about mental health and wellbeing. Anecdotally, the issue is getting worse in the community and often community organisations can be the first step for people looking for support. Identifying and supporting people before they perhaps need more specialised help or 'crisis help' reduces the demand on our health systems and issues in the community. Sometimes the crisis help is not always available when needed. At the next meeting, we are going to focus on mental health supports and courses and look to put together some information, develop links, consider collaborations and what training we as a group may be able to do or tap into to help groups in this area. It will be based on collective knowledge in the room and further investigation by Council Governance staff. FC Twenty11 – First KicksFC Twenty11 are a local, community-based football club that has experienced rapid growth over the past 12 months, and is a recipient of the Board's Strengthening Communities Fund. Part of its member growth has been a result of the club's involvement with local schools providing free football programmes, hosting a Grade 13 Tournament with more than 250 players at Avonhead Park last year, organising and delivering a memorial tournament for an FC member and general word-of-mouth. Another success has been their development of a female member pathway from First Kicks through to Senior Ladies. This year alone, they have formed two additional female teams and are hoping to continue to grow its female membership, delivering a positive and supportive culture that enhances their love for the world game. Gelato, helicopters and more these school holidaysKidsFest is here and runs until Sunday 25 July. Have you booked out your calendar these school holidays? Check out Rollickin’s tasty Gelato classes and Helicopter Fun Day at the Air Force Museum plus much, much more. There’s heaps of activities for everyone, but tickets do book out, so get in quick! Join us and celebrate 30 years of Canterbury’s KidsFest (est. 1991). Contact your Community BoardThe Waimāero/Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood Community Board are here to provide support and advice to our community. Contact the Waimāero/Fendalton-Waimairi-Harewood |