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Fun for the children P4
Knitters support communities
The Knitting for Plunket and Communities Project …
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Health Hub becomes a reality
The Selwyn District Council and the Canterbury District Health Board …
Highland dancers from Jacqueline Jones School of Dance joined with a variety of other dancers, singers, activities and experiences that were on hand at the Selwyn Parenting Network Children’s Day last Sunday. Community members and families gathered together at Foster Park for the annual event, which celebrates children and the importance they have in society. Caregivers and parents were able to meet new people and discover the various networks available for parenting resources. While children showed off their skills with the large building blocks, gymnastic equipment, and pony rides as well as be entertained by the bubble making fairy, the balloon blower and face painters. See more on page 7.
Push for bolder action P0
Sculpture at Tai Tapu
Tai Tapu Sculpture Garden is holding its seventh annual autumn …
The new Canterbury Regional Council (Environment Canterbury) want to hear the views of community members on the draft 2020/21 Annual Plan. “We do want to hear from the community on what is proposed in the draft 2020/21 Annual Plan, and we welcome all feedback on that plan. What is really exciting the new council is ‘what’s next?’,” says chair Jenny Hughey. “We are asking ourselves, and
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the community, where can we really build on what the previous council has done, and accelerate the activity? At our first strategy session, key themes, such as climate change and how Canterbury responds to it. Like being resilient to increased frequency of natural hazard
events and pushing a bolder, faster planting and regeneration programme across the region, investing in a sustainable public transport system and increasing the visibility of our work to the community all came through. continued on page 3 …
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