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River of Flowers – finalised locations
River of Flowers – finalised locations
Community groups will be hosting fourteen sites along the Avon and Heathcote rivers, and at the estuary, as part of Sunday’s River of Flowers commemorations.
On the anniversary of the February 2011 earthquake Cantabrians will be invited to throw flowers into the water between 8am and 8pm. Sites will be hosted by community groups between 12.30-1.30pm, and two minutes silence will be held at 12:51pm.
Evan Smith from the Avon-Otakaro Network (AvON) says the River of Flowers is about acknowledging the huge impact the quakes have had on our communities.
“The earthquakes have changed Canterbury forever. The River of Flowers allows different communities, including those forced out of parts of our city because of red zoning, to come together, share stories, and celebrate our strength,” says Evan.
Confirmed host sites:
Site
Host
Avonside – Corner of
Avonside Drive and Retreat Road, near the Gayhurst Road
bridge.
CanCERN
Beckenham Park riverbank
Beckenham
Neighbourhood Association
Botanic Gardens – footbridge
between the Hospital and the Peace Bell
(Christchurch
City Council Commemoration Service starts at noon, followed
by the River of Flowers from 1 to 1.30pm)
Council of
Social Services, Mental Health Foundation and Christchurch
City Council
Burwood/Avondale – Avondale Rd Bridge and
SW riverbank on Avonside Dr
Burwood and Avondale
Communities
Estuary - Yacht Club Car Park, Moncks
Bay
Christchurch Yacht Club
Heathcote River –
Riverbank opposite Princess Margaret Hospital
Healthy
Christchurch
Ilam – Riverbank in front of the UCSA
Building
Canterbury University
Medway Street Foot
Bridge (SW bank on River Road)
Avon Otakaro
Network
New Brighton – Owles Terrace Reserve
River
of Life & SURF Community Trust
O-Tautahi :The Bricks –
Barbadoes Street bridge & diagonal adjoining
riverbanks
Avon Loop Planning Association
Place of
Tranquillity – Corner of Manchester Street and Cambridge
Terrace
Public Health Assoc NZ (Canterbury/ West Coast
Branch)
Riccarton Bush – River Bank between Kahu Road
and Riccarton House
Avon-Otakaro Network
Woolston –
Catherine Street footbridge
Woolston Community
Centre
South New Brighton – boat ramp at South New
Brighton Domain
Te Waka Aroha
For more information on
sites, including maps, visit www.healthychristchurch.org.nz.
People are asked to bring their own flowers.
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