Farewell Open Day for Building
Public Open Day to farewell 86 year old building at Cholmondeley Children's Charity.
The home at Cholmondeley children's charity will be deconstructed and rebuilt over the next few months. The Board of Governance and Staff at Cholmondeley want to invite people in Canterbury, especially people that have stayed at Cholmondeley over the years, to come over the hill to Governors Bay, take photos and say goodbye to the 86 year old building.
The farewell Open Day will be held on Sunday 27th November, 2011, between 1 and 5pm. There will be a passive archive display in the School at Cholmondeley and Cholmondeley President, Sir Kerry Burke will speak at 2pm. Visitors are encouraged to bring a picnic lunch and enjoy the view out from Governors Bay to the Lyttleton heads.
A modern purpose built facility will be designed and built that will allow the work of Cholmondeley to carry on offering even better facilities to the children in Canterbury.
Cholmondeley's early intervention model of care for children aged 5 - 12 years old offers education and care for short periods of time as it is required. All families have times that are challenging that can cause tension and stress in the home. Cholmondeley is here for all children who would benefit from a short stay that completely focuses on their needs and helps to build resilience.
Since March 2011 Cholmondeley has been operating from Bellbird Heights at Living Springs. The feedback from the children and parents has been positive and the outdoor environment at Living Springs is ideal for the adventure based learning (ABL) programme Cholmondeley runs. Despite the disruption caused by the earthquakes and subsequent re-location, the organisation remains in good heart and has continued to develop.
Copies of the book "A Beautiful Haven", written by local historian Colin Amodeo will be on sale on the day, this is a record of the history of Cholmondeley in it's first 85 years
Board of Governance President, Sir Kerry Burke says
"Cholmondeley's work continues, but this is a chance to say goodbye to the building which has been a home for up to 25,000 Canterbury kids over the years. A proper farewell to the bricks and mortar will also be a celebration of this great charity."
