Civic Pride Week proclaimed

Press, Volume CXIII, Issue 33355, 13 October 1973, Page 16

Civic Pride Week proclaimed

Civic Pride Week in Christchurch started officially at 11 a.m. yesterday when the Mayor (Mr N. G. Pickering), heralded by a costumed Town Crier, read a proclamation from the steps of the council chambers.

r _ As a crowd of Cathedra! ; Grammar School boys, coun- > cil staff, and Friday shoppers ' looked on, Mr Pickering ! urged all to support the campaign, and help keep Christ- ■ church “clean and beautiful.” ' The Town Crier for the !■ next week, Mr D. Clarke, of f the Elmwood and Riccarton ‘ Players, cried the proclama--1 tion through the main busi- ' ness areas of Christchurch 1 last evening — a process to - be repeated today at New ; Brighton, and through inner Christchurch during lunch--5 hours for the next week. ■ The proclamation praised ' the city’s great natural beauty which should be preserved. ! but which was threatened by the carelessness and thoughtlessness of a polluting and 1 littering few. It pledged the Citv Council’s support for the national anti-litter campaign 'and the Civic Pride Week. 1 Youth groups will tackle ; anti-litter projects throughout Christchurch and its suburbs today, with the help {of City Council trucks and {Council-supplied litter-bags. {They will clean up the beaches at Sumner and South New Brighton, the road verges around and in Hagley Park, and the Papanui, St Albans, Sydenham, and central business areas.

I There will be a “litter . chase” in New Brighton dur- , ing the afternoon, and clean--1 ups in Dyers Road, Cuthberts I Road, and Breezes Road, and in Bexley Road and Kibblewhite Street. Tentative plans include the ■ tidying of elderly persons’! gardens, and the cleaning of | various drains and creeks. The latter project will take place either late this month ; or early in November.