New Flag Holder
Very grateful to Committee member Brian Dixon who has turned this beautiful kauri flag holder and small wooden box to hold our flag safely when not in use. The kauri tiimber is from a Seed Cleaner from McKays Seed Store,…
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General
95th Birthday!
What a wonderful day we had on the 21st October to celebrate 95 years of the formation of our association. Our patrons Arthur and Julia Northcote now living in Nelson, joined us. The sun…
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Pilgrims Outing to Stoddarts Cottage in Diamond Harbour
On 15 April 2018, a hardy group of 14 enjoyed a great outing to Stoddarts Cottage in Diamond Harbour. After an exhilarating and adventurous crossing on the Ferry, (the wind picked up a bit making us mindful of the journeys…
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Annual General Meeting
Join us for our AGM and see Wedding items from the past or just come along to hear what we are about and our plan for the year. Wonderful speakers and outings planned. 2PM 18th March 2018 – Hao Room…
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Anniversary Day Celebrations 1923
Anniversary Day Celebrations: Press, Volume LIX, Issue 17947, 15 December 1923 BOTANIC GARDENS TO-DAY. To-day the residents of Christchurch will honour the pioneers, and entertain the few remaining passengers by the first four ships und members of the Canterbury Pilgrims’…
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Annual Celebration – 16 December 2017
To celebrate the arrival of the First Four Ships,The Canterbury Pilgrims & Early Settlers”Association are gathering at Pilgrims Rock, Oxford St, Lyttelton at 10am on the 16th December 2017, for a short commemorative service. All welcome. See the dresses of…
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Somes House Flag to fly again
This flag will again fly in Cathedral Square. Some of you will recognise it as the Somes House Flag. Adopted flag of the Canterbury Pilgrims and Early Settlers’ it will fly proudly to commemorate the arrival of the first four…
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Charlotte Godley Took On The West
Around 6th December 1850, Charlotte Godley (pictured later in life), the wife of Canterbury Founder John Robert Godley, became the first European woman to venture west of the Deans’ farm of Riccarton. She was in a party of nine people heading…
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New Zealand’s first railway, Christchurch, 1863
New Zealand’s earliest railways were built by South Island provincial governments so that people and goods could travel more easily between ports and the towns they served. In Christchurch, the choice of journey facing settlers was between the bridle path…
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Pilgrims Well
In December 1850, the first ships carrying British settlers arrived in Canterbury. Many of the colonists built huts along the Avon River in what is now North Hagley Park. This cluster of huts became known as Settlers Corner. …
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