Campbell Lane has been approved as the name of an open space in Bannockburn
At the meeting on Monday (9 December 2024), the Cromwell Community Board discussed the naming of the previously unnamed track located between Lynn Lane and Schoolhouse Road in Bannockburn.
The community board received a request in June from the Campbell family, who proposed the name to commemorate Flight Lieutenant Colin Campbell, lost in a raid over France during World War II. He attended primary school in Bannockburn and walked near this track with his schoolmate, James Lynn, who also died in the war and has a nearby street named after him.
The family believed naming the track after Mr Campbell would appropriately honour his legacy and the area’s history. The track has existed for a number of years, and no alternative names have been suggested during that time. The name ‘Campbell Track’ was originally suggested, however, was changed to ‘lane’, because it aligned better with the other nearby place names, and a similar place name Campbells Track already exists in the Teviot Valley.
The public was invited to give feedback on the name (22 October to 29 November 2024). Council staff engaged with Aukaha and confirmed the open space is not ‘of significance’ and therefore no te reo Māori has been provided.
This was the first open space named since the Open Spaces Naming Policy came into effect in January 2024, and celebrates placemaking by storytelling.
Annotated aerial map of the reserve is included below:
Key:
Outlined green: Reserve
Red star: Lynn Lane
Purple star: Schoolhouse Road
Yellow star: Old Schoolhouse
