TI RANGIORA For Festive

Press, Volume CI, Issue 29998, 6 December 1962, Page 20

TI RANGIORA For Festive

A varied programme of carnival activities will begin in Ranglora tomorrow, when the town's annual Festivity Week win begin. Many visitors come to Rangiora during the week, particularly on the two Friday evenings when many persons combine their shopping with the other entertainments.

The programme includes a lucky spot competition, with £lO first prize, tomorrow evening and a grand display of fireworks the following Friday evening.

To add to the festive atmosphere during the lata night shopping on the two Friday evenings, bands will parade through the business area. Tomorrow evening the music will be provided by the Rangiora Brass Band and on the following Friday the North Canterbury Highland Pipe Band will take its turn.

Many prizes and gifts are made available by the businessmen for the week’s entertainment, including such features as the swimming carnival. While the association sponsors the activities, the organisations arranging the events retain any profits. LUCKY SPOT The first event of the week’s programme will be the Lucky Spot decided in the main shopping area after the closing of shops tomorrow night. This carries a main prize of £lO and nine other prizes are also given away. Shortly after the closing of the shops, a signal will be given for persons to remain stationary. Ten

many of the shoppers and the Town Hall is sold out for both nights of the businessmen’s annual concert on Monday and Tuesday, soon after bookings open. A number of guest artists will appear also, including a former member of the association, Mr Pat Smyth, who has had considerable experience both as an actor and producer. Others include Miss Neva Eder and a group from the Rangiora High School. An additional attraction will be the presentation of gifts on each night of the concert to 10 lucky patrons.

FOR THE CHILDREN if Children take the lime- S light on Wednesday after- L noon, when the staff of § the borough school will N provide a varied pro- if gramme for them. After» the lunch break the child- g ren will assemble near S the Red Lion Hotel ready 3 to parade through the I town in fancy dresses Jf made from brown paper, £ cardboard, sacking and M similar materials. The S main programme will take g place at Dudley Park, where there will be a pro- if gramme of sports events, if possibly a soap box derby, M decorated cycle competi- S tions, a treasure hunt, and 3 certainly a lolly scramble. S ROAD RACE § The “Rangiora 20” is if now attaining something if of the status of a classic if with road runners in Can- g terbury, and a large field g will contest this Christ- S church to Rangiora race || on Wednesday evening. As a further attraction the if businessmen’s association it has presented a trophy to g be awarded annually to g H

the winner of fastest time. Runners beating 2hr 2min will qualify for an A grade certificate, and those being 2hr 20m in for a B grade. The field will start near Bealey avenue at 6 p.m. and the leading runners are expected to finish at the Rangiora Post Office about 7.50 p.m. FATHER CHRISTMAS Despite his venerable appearance, Father Christmas is keeping up with the changing trends of the modern world. Having forsaken his traditional sledge and reindeer, he will descend on the town in his modern “space ship” next Thursday afternoon.