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Lighting up the skies
This November the skies will come alive with colour and light …
P5 As fete would have it: Springston School’s kapa haka group delivered a rousing welcome to invited guests, families, students and staff attending last Saturday’s fete celebrating the school’s 150th birthday. Principal Dianne Prendergast said the fete, attended by past and present students, rekindled wonderful memories for some and forged new memories for others. The school is one of Canterbury’s oldest, established at a time in the mid-19th Century when fewer than 66% school-age pupils in Canterbury actually attended a school. See photos and story on 7.
Lincoln puts student wellbeing to the fore Lincoln University is putting student wellbeing front and centre …
Far-reaching report on parking by Mike Isle
The Selwyn District Council is reviewing parking options throughout the district and is inviting the public to have their say. The council has endorsed a draft Selwyn district parking strategy for public consultation next month.
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Potential ramifications of the strategy include more rigid enforcement, including parking wardens; restricted parking in some areas of Rolleston and Lincoln; and development contributions to help fund off-street parking in town centres. The council says the intent of the strategy is to provide an overarching strategic direction for the management of parking across Selwyn District, and
particularly in town centres, where the highest demand occurs. The far-reaching strategy includes the impact parking has on public transport, walking and cycling, as well as urban design and amenity outcomes across the district. “Council will be looking at districtwide parking, rural, metropolitan and residential parking.
In his foreword the strategy document, Mayor Sam Broughton said that it was important that the council and public think carefully about how to guide and manage future car parking. “Our growth means that parking in many towns isn’t as easy as it used to be — this is part of our new Selwyn.” continued on page 3 …
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