Ashburton District Neighbourhood Support

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As we focus on the year ahead, Neighbourhood Support in the Ashburton District is all about building connections. The power of a group, and for that group to be resilient and safe, takes a combined effort.

For that to happen we have to firstly engage with neighbours. You don’t necessarily have to be best friends with all your neighbours, but it is important that you are aware of who your neighbours are. Secondly it takes engagement with other agencies to produce outcomes that can assist and help our neighbourhoods.

We have been working hard on these outcomes, not only with neighbours but also their community. One such outcome has been setting up a Neighbourhood Support group in one of our rural communities.

This area is isolated - it contains over 100 residents and a large proportion of these are retired folk - it is nestled at the end of a road by the sea. Some of those houses are controlled by council governance which does not allow them to have fences or an area they can call their own.

A community meeting was held and the one meaningful thing all residents agreed on was a security camera.

It was something that could provide security, they could call their own and that provided community engagement. Council agreed to the camera, Masterguard came onboard with advice and installation, and we secured funding (including National Office Neighbourhood Support), the community dug the trench and a neighbour has supplied the trickle feed of electricity.

It is up and running and the two coordinators and Police have an app on their computer/phone which supplies real time recording and number plate recognition.

The real success story in all of this is that it has empowered a small community. They feel valued and they have the means to be safe.

That is the real power of a group and neighbours working together.

Sue Abel

Ashburton District Neighbourhood Support co-ordinator Ashburton District Council

027 296 1006/03 308 3558 Sue.abel@safermidcanterbury.org.nz

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South Island Half Marathon

The South Island Half Marathon will occur in Lake Hood, Ashburton on Sunday the 7th of August this year.

The various options people can choose to run are a half marathon (21.1km) or a 1/6 marathon (7km).

Kids aged seven to 12 years old are more than welcome to participate and can run in the Kidz Dash (1.5km) race too. People of all ages are welcome to partake and can either run and/or walk in the event.

Come and give it a go, challenge yourself, and feel super accomplished once you race to the finish line.

It’s an exciting day out, full of stunning views of Lake Hood and it helps bring the community together, as many people will be outside supporting one another.

Not feeling ready to race? Come along and partake and bring a bunch of your friends to walk the entire track for fun. It’ll be a marvellous opportunity for those who enjoy an adventure.

Located in the stunning Lake Hood catchment, the participants will never get over the spectacular views of the lake. Running/ walking right along the water throughout the event will be an amazing experience.

The South Island Half Marathon will cater to everyone, so rest assured you don’t have to be an elite runner to partake. The flat course is an easier option for runners and/or walkers and will give participants the opportunity to partake in one of the fastest half marathons ever. including the introduction of a Hybrid in the half marathon this year. This will allow people to run for a bit and/or walk for a bit. As the Kidz Dash is a 1.5km run, children will also experience running around the beautiful Lake Hood and subdivision.

Not interested in running? Come and support those in the Ashburton community who are. It’s always a nice feeling to have people supporting you along the way. Water throughout the race will also be muchneeded so why not hand out water bottles to those that need it.

The event will be held from 9am until 2pm. The start times for all walkers and Hybrid will start at 9:30am with the race brief at 9:25am. All runners will start at 10am with the race brief at 9:50am. The Kidz Dash event will start at 10:08am with the race brief at 10:05am.

The half marathon costs $79 to participate, the 7km is $49, Kidz Dash is $30 and people can enter and buy tickets on the website.

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