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Timaru Suburban Lions Club’s Bruce Fraser says phase two of South Canterbury Skills Park looks good. (File photo)
The second phase of the South Canterbury Bike Skills Park at Caroline Bay is underway, with those behind the project now seeking more funding.
Bruce Fraser, chair of the organizing committee, said the bike park would initially be done in two phases, but the committee has since divided the project into three phases.
“The whole project will be spectacular when it’s finished,” Fraser said.
“We are looking forward to it being finished, and it will be done, but for that we just need a little more money in a swimming pool.”
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The project, run by the Timaru Suburban Lions, is expected to require an additional $ 160,000 to complete everything, Fraser said.
The plan is to complete the concrete foundations for the second phase and then concentrate on fundraising, he said.
“We had massive support from a lot of the business community,” he said.
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Work is underway on the second leg of the South Canterbury Bike Skills Park at Caroline Bay.
“We are running at the same time as the new CPlay playground, and we will eventually have a shared entrance with them.
“I think the two projects compliment each other well and will be a great asset to the Bay.”
Fraser said the various projects and activities around Caroline Bay will increase the value of the space for the town and visitors, and the skills park will add to that value.
Lions International President Brian Sheehan visits Timaru on Saturday, July 9, from the United States to see the progress of Lions projects.
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Lachlan Fraser, 7, pictured at the park in December.
Fraser said it would be an honor for the groups in Timaru to receive recognition for the hard work they do in the community.
“The project is evolving day by day, and there are always people using the park no matter what time of year,” he said.
“Look at this space.”