City Scene - October 2001: News In Brief

October 2001

Changes coming to Central City

The City's new Council

Four more Living Streets on cards

Christchurch rated worlds best-run city

Check the New recycling guide

News In Brief

Pipeline Help
The New Brighton Library’s Pipeline facility is continuing to attract many non-traditional library users.

Many young people are using the games and they "are more inclined to ask for homework help and are starting to explore the book collection and use the catalogue more," says the Community Librarian, Sally Thompson.

She says: "This is exciting and the library intends to improve its service for youth with new and innovative ways of capturing a difficult audience." The library had 308,072 visitors in the past 12 months.

Playground Winner

A playground area in the centre of the Bishopdale shopping centre has proved to be a winner.

It was the initiative of the Bishopdale Shopping Association Committee, with assistance from the Fendalton-Waimairi Community Board.

Parents were quick to tell retailers that it was a great idea and a useful community asset. One parent said it was good to be able to take a break from shopping while children wore themselves out.

Attracting Birds

Two new glossy brochures called, Wetland Birds and Bush Birds, have been published by the Parks and Waterways Unit of the City Council.

They can be obtained free from the Civic Offices, Tuam Street, libraries, and service centres.

The brochures identify birds and tell of their habits.They also give ways to attract more native birds to our wetlands and waterways.

The brochures include places to see both wetland and bush birds plus planting guides to attract more native birds.

Clip-on for bridge

Tenders are being sought for the Avondale Bridge clip-on project.

The bridge is to be widened with a 1m-wide "e;clip-on"e; section that will create a 2.5m-wide shared footpath.

The road is used heavily by cyclists and at peak periods 9 per cent of traffic is school children on bicycles.

The estimated cost is about $150,000.

Out of the fire

Local history files, destroyed by fire in 1997, are slowly being resurrected, says Shirley Community Librarian, Bev Prout. Residents are bringing in items and photographs for copying. A public display of its local history files will be held soon. The Shirley Library is the third busiest in the Christchurch City Libraries’ network of 13 libraries.