BACKGROUND

ThecurrentRichmondCommunityGardengroupcametogethertore-establishthe
pre-earthquakevegetablegardenalongtheeastsideofAveburyHouseinFebruary2015.In
justoneyearthegardenhadbeenfullyestablishedbyacoregroupoflocalvolunteers
withouttheassistanceofexternalfundingandinthisshortspaceoftimewehavealready
reconnectedthelocalcommunityinasocialandeducationalwayprovidingfoodresilience
andraisingtheprofileoftheAveburyParksite.

Membersofthegardengrouphavealsobeeninvolvedwiththesubmissiontoretainthe
paddlingpoolandthishashighlightedtousthevalueofcollaboratingbetweenorganisations
thatsharethesamecommongoalsandbeliefsthatwedo.Thisallowsustoachieveourgoals
whilstalsohelpingothers.

Weseethewholeareapark,gardenandriversideasanopportunityto,overtime,extend
onwhatwehavealreadyachieved.

RichmondisoneoftheoldestsuburbsofChristchurch,itismulticulturalandhasamixof
elderlypeople,professionals,youngfamilies,kindergartens,schoolsandthosewhoare
vulnerable.Weareindeedagrowingcommunity.

From1May2017GardenGroupwereissuedwitha2yearleasefromLINZfor1acreofRed
ZonelandinfrontofthepaddlingpooltocreateatransitionalcommunitySpace,Garden,fruit
forestandediblenativegarden.WearedirectlyacrossfromtheAvonOtakarocycleway
makingusalogicalGatewayandpointofinterest.

ThisinitiativeisinlinewiththeCCChealthyFoodActionplan,itissupportedbyCCCHeritage
Parks,Regenerate,AveburyHouse,AvonOtakaroNetwork,AvonOtakaroForestPark,
RekindleandFoodintheRedZone.WearemembersoftheChristchurchCommunity
GardensAssociationandTheFoodResilienceNetwork.

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TRANSITIONALPLAN

LINZhaveprovideda2yearlease,for1acreofRedZonelanddirectlyinfrontoftheAvebury
ParkPaddlingpool.Tomakebestuseofthespacewearesettingupabovegroundgarden
beds,fruittrees,anaturalplayground,picnicareaandanature/educationfocusedcommunity
space.BeforetheendoftheleasewearehopingthatRegeneratewillhavetheiroverarching
planinplaceandthattheCommunityBoardsupportsourcasetomakethespacePermanent.

Date Mission Status

AprilMay2017 HealthandSafetyproceduremanualinplace Completed

Landscapeplancompleted Yes

Lawnmowerprocured Yes

MaytoJune2017 AbourdayNativeplantinginconjunctionwithAvonOtakaroNative Yes

Park

HeritageFruittreesinplace Yes

Gardenbedslaidout Yes

Communicationsplantocommunityunderwaytogeneratemore Ongoingasof
Volunteersandmorepeopleusingthespace Julywehave
15volunteers

Mulch,pruneandtidyaroundexistingtrees Completed

PicnictablemovedfromRichmondWMCandplaced Yes

July-August2017 WormBinandShedconstructed Ongoing

Plantbulbsandstartconversionofoldgardentocutflowerbedfor Ongoing
AveburyHouse

InitialWeavingcoursecompletedmaterialsgatheredtocomplete Course
beds completed,
materials
ongoing

Seating,railwaysleepersbeingdeliveredbyHeritageParksendof EndofJuly
JulyandlogsfromAvonOtakaroRiverNetwork

EVENT19thAugust InconjunctionwithRekindlewewillbeholdingapublicwillow
weavingcourse.

Signageinplaceforeducationaroundsoilbuildingmethods,worm Awaiting
farmandlocationsigns. funding

AdvertiseforGardenCoordinator/communitydevelopmentworker Awaiting
funding

August-Nov2017 WickerGardenbedscompleted,filledandplanted ongoing

EVENT4thNOV SpringFestivalinconjunctionwithAveburyHouse

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 EVENTStartingOct OrganicsCoursestartinginconjunctionwithAveburyHouse,Hamish
Kelland.Weareproviding2educationalgardenbeds.

Starttheflaxweavededgingintheediblenativegarden

InstallBeehives

DEC2017-FEB GrowfoodtodonatetoDELTA Ongoing

2018

Trialmobilefoodtruckinweekendstotestthewatersforapermanent
Cafe.

EVENT OutdoorMovienightinthepark

March-Dec2018 Continuegrowing,communicationstogrowvolunteerbaseandlocal Ongoing

groupsvisitingthegarden

EVENT Harvestfestivalandeasteregghunt

Permanentwinterclochesinplace

SEEKPERMANENCY-BythisstageRegenerateshouldhavetheir Fundingfor
overarchingplaninplaceandwehopethatwehavedoneenoughto Cafe,club
showwhatavaluablespacewehavecreatedfortheLocalcommunity house,
andvisitors. kayak/bike
hire.

ArtistsImpression

LocalartistfromtheAveburyHouseArtsGroupKristineSpoorcompletedthisimpressionof
thespaceoncetheprojectiscompleted.

Prepared for Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board by Hayley Guglietta of the Richmond Community Garden Trust
LANDSCAPEGARDENPLAN

Landscape plan designed by the team at CCC Heritage Parks

Prepared for Linwood-Central-Heathcote Community Board by Hayley Guglietta of the Richmond Community Garden Trust