Sport and Recreation
The aim of this category was to maximise opportunities for Cantabrians to continue to participate in sport and recreation activities. The Trustees focussed on youth participation. The Trust worked with the Sport Leadership Group (comprising Sport Canterbury, Christchurch City Council and Sport NZ) to identify priorities in this sector.
Projects funded
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Albion Softball Club
$5,400 to replace softball nets which were lost through the earthquakes. This funding was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Aranui Eagles Rugby League Club
$10,000 funding for replacement sports equipment lost in the earthquakes. This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Bowls Canterbury Inc.
$123,273 to repair bowling greens at 14 clubs in the city and enable 1200 members to start playing again in the 2012/13 season. The 14 clubs are Beckenham, Bowls Papanui, Bowls Woolston, Canterbury, Cashmere, Dallington, Edgeware, Elmwood, Parklands, South Brighton, Spreydon, Sumner, Tai Tapu and Woolston Park.
Canterbury Artficial Surfaces Trust (Nunweek Park)
$1 million towards construction of a third hockey turf at Nunweek Park to, in part address the loss of damaged community facilities at Porritt Park. This will provide Canterbury’s 4000 hockey players with an additional turf to practice and play on, relieving the demand for turf space at all levels of the sport.
Canterbury Community Sailing Trust
$25,000 to fund a floating jetty to enable ease of access to the water because the usual lake site is no longer suitable as a result of the earthquakes. This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund. For a full list of the Vodafone Foundation funded projects click here.
Canterbury Paddling Club
$9,588 to provide the club with funds to replace a waka that was destroyed in the earthquakes and additional safety equipment required, as a result of having to move from the river to the open sea. This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Canterbury Rowing Association
$576,000 to build two boat storage sheds, a communal toilet facility and a security fence at Kerr’s Reach, and one boat shed at Stewarts Gully. Boats and rowing equipment can then be easily accessed by rowers of all ages, particularly benefitting school-aged rowers.
Canterbury Secondary School Mountain Bike Club (Huxster MTB Club)
$30,000 funding towards the rebuild - and in some cases new build - of 6 pump tracks across Christchurch (after the loss of biking tracks), allowing young people to get outside and ride bikes in a safe and fun environment. This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Cashmere Technical Football Club
Up to $214,165 to fix ground drainage at Garrick Park for Cashmere Technical Football Club's 1,300 registered players in time for the 2014 season start. SKY Television is contributing to this project, as well as the Barmy Army who held a cricket fundraising event in Wellington on March 16 2013.
Christchurch Football Club
$21,930 to fund ground repairs (funding would assist greatly in ensuring members can continue to participate in quality rugby activities on a regular basis at their grounds). This funding was contributed by the Southern Trust and the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Coastal Spirit Football Club
$110,000 from the Southern Trust for football facilities in the Eastern suburbs.
Coastguard Lyttelton
$1,203,815 towards a replacement coastguard facility in Lyytleton.
Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley Lifeboat
Coastguard Waimakariri-Ashley will receive the final $314,000 it needs to construct new $1.1 million premises on the Kaiapoi River that were damaged beyond repair in the September 2010 earthquake.
This was announced in December 2012 as part of a $364,000 grant to marine search and rescue facilities damaged in the earthquakes that serve most of Canterbury's coastline from Kaikoura to Timaru and along the Waimakariri River.
Community Development Network Trust
$12,000 to fund youth camps, where at least 50% come from the most quake impacted suburbs in East Christchurch. This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Cricket Field Restoration
The Canterbury Cricket Association received $233,095 to support funding to support repairs to cricket grounds to ensure that thousands of cricketers are able to continue to play cricket in Christchurch in the 2011/12 summer season, and in the future. The cricket grounds restored were those most urgently needed for the continuation of the sport:
- Heathcote Cricket Club;
- Garrick Park;
- Sydenham Park;
- Elmwood Park; and
- St James Park.
The repair of Sydenham Park and Elmwood Park meant that close to 1000 junior and 400 adult cricketers were able to practise and play cricket every week. The repair of Garrick Park enabled 200 adult and junior cricketers to play and practice and combined with assistance from the Woolston Club enabled hundreds of junior and adult footballers to practice and play on the ground. The repair of St James Park helped to ease the strain and replace some grounds that were unplayable due to the earthquakes.
The repairs to the Heathcote Cricket Club addressed the damage to the pavilion, training nets and roller shed from the February earthquake. The Heathcote Cricket Club is home to seven adult teams and over 90 junior players. The facility is also utilised by football, touch rugby, table tennis, bowls, after school programmes and community meetings.
Funding was received from the N.Z Community Trust and the UK Appeal Trust.
Crossroads Youth with a Future
$6,560 to fund the purchase of a new pool table, kayaks and life jackets for the youth centre (following the quakes, demand for youth activities has increased). This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Cure Boating Club
$62,696 to repair the Cure Boating Club’s building on the Kaiapoi River that was particularly damaged in the September 2010 earthquake. New Zealand Community Trust is kindly contributing to this project.
Denton Oval
$230,000 to the Christchurch City Council for repair to the Oval - track replacements and upgrades to the lighting facilities.
Duvauchelle School
$10,226 to assist with repair to the pool and related plant, and changing room and toilet facilities.
Elmwood Normal School
$40,000 to assist with the repair of the pool.
Ferrymead Sumner Mens Probus Club
$2,500 to finance the purchase and installation of roller blinds in Redcliffs Mt Pleasant Bowling Club Hall to enable users, and in particular the Ferrymead Sumner Mens Probus Club to view the visuals used by guest speakers. Club had to move premises following quakes. This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Gymnastics Centre
$100,000 to the Christchurch School of Gymnastics to strengthen and repair the older gymnasium to 62% of the NZ Building Standard, providing competitive gymnasts with a training and competition-grade venue for at least two years while decisions are made on a permanent location. NZ Community Trust is contributing to this project.
Halswell Tennis Club
$10,226 to assist with repairs to the tennis courts.
Heathcote Valley School
$48,300 to assist with repair to the Heathcote Valley pool and related plant and changing room and toilet facilities.
Jox Blue Blades Rowing Society Inc.
$10,500 for the purchase of a Coach/Safety Boat for the St Thomas of Canterbury College Rowing squad, due to the loss of amenities and access to a borrowed boat following the Christchurch earthquakes. This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Kaiapoi Aquatic Centre
The Waimakariri District Council received $1.1 million to accelerate repairs to the Kaiapoi Aquatic centre. The NZ Community Trust and the UK Appeal Trust contributed to this grant.
Kaiapoi BMX Club Inc.
$28,860 to fund the rebuild of the Kaiapoi BMX track. This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Lancaster Park Cricket Club
$4,550 to fund rental of new clubrooms for 12 months after having to move premises following the Canterbury earthquakes. This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Linwood Avenue School
$42,219 towards swimming pool repairs.
Lyttelton Tennis Club Inc.
$34,000 to restore the Lyttelton Tennis Club clubrooms. This fund was contributed by the Vodafone Foundation Canterbury Fund.
Mainland Football
Up to $143,500 for flood lighting the number two football field at Avonhead Park to support player development and matches amongst Mainland Football's 10,500 registered players. NZ Community Trust is contributing to this project.
Mt Pleasant School
$42,000 towards the repair of earthquake damage to pool structures.
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