Ruth Gardner's Blog 23/06/2014: Parting with the Pool
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An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 23 June 2014 entitled, "Parting with the Pool".
An entry from Ruth Gardner's Blog for 23 June 2014 entitled, "Parting with the Pool".
The repair of Christchurch's earthquake damaged arts centre has revealed details hidden from view for forty years including a badminton court and the site of an old swimming pool.
A school pool, a BMX bike club and a music school are among twenty organisations in Christchurch that have benefitted from the final grants from an international appeal for re-building the quake-damaged city. The Christchurch Earthquake Appeal has so far raised almost 100 million dollars, and as our reporter Teresa Cowie discovered, the latest 8 million dollars that's been released from the fund is giving a welcome boost to residents.