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Demolition causes heartache A traumatic and interesting experience says Robin Mitchell
By Glenise Dreaver Robin Mitchell can look at the gap at 10 Wynen Street where their family sports shop stood for fifty years and sum up the last three months in two words. “Interesting and traumatic.” The earthquakes brought forward their move from the old building to a new site near the Post Office. “It was the right thing to do, for our staff and customers - and the community,” he says. It was not the shift of Mitchell Sports’ vast amount of specialised stock that proved traumatic. It took one weekend, with the support of family, staff and the Marlborough Boys’ Hockey representative team. But the demolition has brought huge unexpected stress and financial burden to the family. The decision was made because the building was not suitable for strengthening. “It would have cost $500,000 and still been an old building,” Robin said. Continued page 2
The former Mitchell Sports’ site at 10 Wynen Street.