CLOSURE OF COMMUNITY CENTRE.
Dame Shirley Veronica Bassey (Tiger Bay, Cardiff, 8 januari 1937) is een Welshe zangeres, die onder meer de titelsong van drie James Bondfilms opnam: Goldfinger (1964), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) en Moonraker (1979).
Lots of venues, churches, our community centre. "We don't have a lot of money and material things but the people are so generous in their hearts and their spirits."
Shirley's much-loved and used community centre on Shirley Rd was demolished following the 2010-11 earthquakes and Christchurch City Council has no plans to rebuild it in the next 10 years. Long-time Shirley resident Mary Duff talks about breaking her arm after tripping on an uneven section of footpath near her home.Sharyn Burnett says Shirley residents are not asking for big fancy things, they just want the basics covered.Park Dairy is the only shop in the Acheson Ave block that appears open to the public.Rosene and Donald Cholmondely head home after walking their dog in MacFarlane Park.
Money has been spent in the area, but only on infrastructure work, like roading, flooding reduction programmes and cycleways. 1.4 secs. The Cholmondelys have lived in Shirley for 18 years, but Rosene is ready to move on. More than 600 kids were involved, yet the toilets were out of action, so the children were led across to the neighbourhood centre, which had the closest toilet. Her mum, Therese Monteath-Carr, says the community is a tight-knit one, but it is suffering without the community centre. We are here in this part of Shirley in Solihull to benefit and bless the wider We aim to bring God closer to our community primarily through the way we live our lives and also our involvement in various activities that operate from the church and elsewhere. Welcome to The Shirley Community Centre. In the past 18 months the organisers of this group have individually experienced a wide range of challenges in the areas where they live. Community is also about where we live. "We are human beings. There is anger in the community about this and some feel "abandoned" after supporting the broken schools through the post-quake years. She is fed up. Well, hello, Shirley. "The park is really well used, but it has no toilets." I walk my daughter to school and kids end up at school soaking. Shirley's situation is unlikely to change any time soon as the suburb has once again been largely left out of the council's 10-year budget, the 2018-2028 draft Long Term Plan. Burnett, who has lived in Shirley for 23 years, says the area is suffering from a lack of places to meet.
The last time was a week ago.
It is also well used, but has a big crack right through the middle. The couple have been burgled four times and Rosene is fed up.Therese Monteath-Carr and her daughter Anastasia, 8, love living in Shirley but want the flooding to stop. Community Church here in Solihull. The number of children in the area is what 8-year-old Anastasia Monteath-Carr loves about Shirley.
The suburb is well served when it comes to retail with The Palms shopping centre nearby and other small pockets of convenience and food stores dotted around, but it has been some years since the row of shops on Acheson Ave have been fully tenanted. Huffam also wants to see the basketball court repaired. Her home has been burgled four times in 12 years. While the new building is welcome, residents say there is still a need for a bigger facility to replace the one the community lost at 10 Shirley Rd. Where else do groups go? The group knits garments and donates them to hospitals. They have heard the owner is waiting on consents from the council. Jenna Huffam knows exactly what the council can do. We are a “community” church because we want to live our lives as community. The existing centre is bursting at the seams after taking in groups who lost their facilities after the quakes. "We have lost lots. Shirley residents acknowledge their area was not as badly damaged as others in the earthquakes, and are not saying other areas do not deserve new facilities. It's not good in the middle of winter." As Jones said: "No big pool complex or hot pools here." Sitting inside the MacFarlane Park Neighbourhood Centre on Acheson Ave, Mary Duff, 71, is knitting, having a cuppa and a natter with friends. I think it's because it's Shirley. Whether you’re a one-time only visitor or are thinking about joining the church, we want you to know God’s goodness and blessing in your time with us. Papanui Innes Community Board member Ali Jones described the area as the city's forgotten suburb earlier this week as she lobbied the council for extra funding for the area and the wider Papanui Innes ward. It can fix the toilets at MacFarlane Park. Roughly half the suburb is inside the existing zone. Rosene and Donald Cholmondely, who are heading home after taking their dog for a walk, say they have heard a fish n' chip shop is about to open after the previous one burnt down. Sitting across the table is Duff's friend, Sharyn Burnett. They just want their community centre rebuilt and their footpaths and roads fixed. Some relief is on its way for the Shirley Community Trust, with the opening of a new used building behind the existing MacFarlane Park Neighbourhood Centre.