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Phone: 64 (3) 328 9243
Office: The Portal
54a Oxford Street  Lyttelton
Postal: PO Box 74 Lyttelton  8841
Email: office@lyttelton.net.nz
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Project Lyttelton is a registered charitable trust that has been working in and for the community for many years.

Project Lyttelton will engage the whole of the community in how best any funds are invested.

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The 2012 Winter Festival of Lights

If you feel moved to help us regenerate in a clean, green, sustainable, community focused way, then please donate to Lyttelton today.

After tragedy discussion amongst this resilient community has begun about using this chance to create something new, beyond rebuilding what we have lost. Imaginations are sparked and hearts are being focused on creating a sustainable, bright, better place, a Lyttelton of and for the future.

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Our Story by Anneleise Hall

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Lyttelton Art Exhibition huge success

A message from the organisers:

 

Thank you for supporting our fundraising art exhibition last weekend! As some of you know first-hand, it was a huge success!!

Over the three days, the show was open, we had about 300 people coming through, with approximately 200 on the opening night.

31 art works were sold and we raised $4295 from which half goes to the artists and the other half to the Harbour Arts Collective!

For more photos and to read more about the event

We got 100% positive feedback, everybody seemed to be so happy about the fact that life is coming back to town! And I believe doing that through the arts is one of the best ways, since we have all that talent 'sitting' here!

 

There are now discussions between the Harbour Arts Collective and Jennifer Braithwaite, the building owner (and one of the artists), to keep at least some of that space available for changing exhibitions and similar events!  There is no doubt that Lyttelton and the community would benefit from such an adventure and we will try our very best to make it viable and will look out for any kind of financial help that might be available!

Thank you very much again for trusting that this project would be successful and helping to make it happen!

 

The Exhibition was funded by the Project Lyttelton Earthquake fund For more information about the fund and how to apply follow this link...

 
On 22nd February a violent 6.3 magnitude earthquake brought widespread destruction across Christchurch. Lyttelton was the epicentre of this devastation. Hundreds of homes, historic buildings, and virtually all businesses lie in ruin. Many have lost their livelihoods and still more are displaced, disorientated, or left grieving for the loss of a family member, friend or colleague. As the ground continues to rumble we focus on the now, on each other, taking small steps into an uncertain future.

As each day dawns the realisation of what we have lost sinks in a little more, but as each day dawns we also stand a little taller, together, and realise that the inspiration and strength of this community is not in its bricks and mortar but in its people, their passion and compassion, their energy and spirit and that has not been broken. Together we dare to look to the future.

Before 22nd February Lyttelton was an exciting vibrant little town, taking bold steps towards sustainability, exploring new ways to create and nurture community. Lyttelton had created an invaluable community radio, highly successful farmers market, thriving volunteer network and time bank, community garden, grow local co-operative, information centre and supportive local business network to mention but a few initiatives. All these are in jeopardy as a result of last week's earthquake.