Holiday activities

Press, 21 August 1978, Page 12

Holiday activities

Events arranged for children during the school holidays include:

Building Centre, Cashel Street: Tropical and cold water fish show, daily.

Cashmere Ice Skating Rink: Monday to Friday, 2.45 to 4.45, and 7.30 to 10. Todav, dance class, 6 to 7.30. ’

Maggie Burke Dancers: Holiday courses until Saturday. junior Jazz, 10-13 years class daily. Phone 66-488 between 4 and 5.30. Canterbury Children’s Theatre: Heidi at Repertory Theatre. Tomorrow night until Saturday. Matinee, Saturday. Orana Park: Pony rides, trampolines. kangaroo walk-through area. Lions fed daily at 11.30 and 2.30. Cobden Riding School, 274 Russley Road. Pony and horse rides. 10 to 5.30. $2.90 per hour. Phone 585-278. Tuition by

arrangement. Ferrymead Historic Park and Transport Museum: Open 10.30 to 4.30 daily. School special, children 50c. parents free if a group party is pre-booked. Y.W.C.A.: Riccarton branch. Enrolment still being taken for next week. Activities include museum tour. General Foods tour.

films, swimming and games at Queen Elizabeth II Park, visit to Orana Park. $l2 per week. Phone 63-063. Holiday camp at Spencer Park (August 28 to September I). Enrolments being taken: $3O per week Canterbury’ Public Library: Today, storyhour, 11 to noon. Tomorrow. Indian Day. 11 to noon.

Wednesday. Spring Day. 11 to noon. Thursday: A visit from the policeman. 11 to noon. Friday, films, 10 to noon.

New Brighton Library: Tomorrow until Thursday, story hour. 2.30 to 3.30 Fridav, Dinosaur Dav. 2.3 C

to 3.30. Papanui Library: Today

and tomorrow, story hour. 2.30 to 3.30. Wednesday, a visit from the policeman, 2.30 to 3.30. Friday, story hour, 2.30 to 3.30. Spreydon Library: Today, story hour, 2.30 to 3.30. Tomorrow. Space Day, 2.30 to 3.30. Wednesday, story hour, 2.30 to 3.30. Thursday, making dolls’ house furniture. 2.30 to 3.30. Friday, illustrate a story. 2.30 t0‘3.30. St Martins and Sumner Libraries: Colouring-in and general activities. Fendalton Library: Story reading every day at 11. Tomorrow, stories read by Miss Yvonne, from Romper Room. Competition to make a kite. Entries close Wednesday. August 30. Winner announced Friday, September 1. Redwood Library: Tomorrow, 11. game. Wednesday, story reading. 11. Competition to make something out of junk. Entries close Tuesday. August 29. Winner announced Wednesday. August 30. Bishopdale Library: Wednesday. story reading with Neville Wakem, 11. Hornby Library: Each day at 11. Today, story reading and folk music. Tomorrow. story telling. Wednesday, story reading and folk music. Thursday, pupnet show. Friday, story reading. Halswell Public Library: Tomorrow, 11, plav reading for older children, Phone 227-233 for details. Wednesday. 2.30 to 3, storytime for smaller children, 3 to 3.30. folk music and folk tales for older children. Thursday. 2.30, punnet show.

Northlands Shopping Mall: Colouring competi-

tions everv day. 9 to 5. Gnome competition. Meet Siggles the and Cookie Bear each dav at the Mall.

Haytvrights: Activities in theatrette in conjunction with the store's Asean Ex-

hibition. Tomorrow, Indonesia. Thursday, Malaysia. Friday, Thailand. Colouring in competition, Flags of the Nations in exhibition. Animated displays at theatrette. Riccarton Mall: Wednesand Friday at 2.30, Magic Shows. Thursday Crichton Cobbers Gym Club performances, 7.

Canterbury Court: Industries Fair. Children 40c admission. Free circus every day, 1.30 to 4. Meet Poggle the computer controlled man; talent quests, competitions.

Shirley Community Centre: Storybook Theatre. Plays, verse and song for children of all ages, every night at 7. Saturday matinee only, 2 p.m. Admission, 50c.

Bishopdale Community Centre: Woodcarving, every day this week, 10 to noon. 14 years and over, cost $6. Macrame. today, tomorrow and Wednesday 9 to 11. cost $1.20. Bring ball of coloured crepe cord and 6 to 12 beads. Leather work. Wednesday and Thursday, $3.50, 10 years and over. Colouring contest. today, Wednesday, Friday, 1 to 3, groups, 5 to 7 years. 8 to 10 years, 11 to 12 years. Bring own pencils, faints. Board Games. tomorrow and Thursday, 10 to noon. Cost, 20c. Drop In Centre, every day, 10 to noon. Pool, table tennis, darts, games, etc. Cost 20c. War Games, todav and Wednesday, ! to 3. Cost 20c. Slot Cars, tomorrow and Thursday. 1 to

3. Cost 20c; Sports Coaching. badminton. 10 to noon. 11 years and over. Every day this week. Cost $1.20. Volley Ball. Fendalton Hall. 1 to 3. Wednesday. Thursday, Friday. Cost 70c. Recreation Centre, Sockburn: Squash coaching, 10 to 13 years. Tomorrow until Friday. 9.30 to 11.30. Cost $4. Table tennis competion. Juniors. 8 to 10 years. Heats today, 1 to 3.

Finals. Friday, 10 to noon. Intermediate, 11 to 13 years. Thursday (heats), 10 to noon. Finals, Friday 1 to 3. Seniors, 14 years and over. Heats, Thursday, 1 to 3. Finals, Friday, 1 to 3. Table tennis — Drop In, every day, 10 to noon and 1 to 3 (except Wednesday). Cost 20c. Films, 1.30 to 3, Friday. Cost 40c. Country Music Concert, 1.30 to 3, Wednesday. Cost 40c. Bush Craft Awareness to Lewis Pass: For boys and girls,. 14 years and” over. Cost $l6. Ring 598-330. Canterbury Skateboard Championships: Heats, today, Thompsons Park, Wednesday, Rollerdrome, Friday, Bishopdale Bowl. I p.m. each day. Cost 20c; 50c non members.

Redwood Community Centre: Arts and crafts, tomorrow, 10 to noon. 8 years and over. Cost 20c. Jazz and Disco Dance, tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday, 8 years and over, 1 to 2. Cost $1.50. Claywork, Wednesday 10 to

noon, 7 years and over Cost 20c. Board Games. Thursday, 7 years and over Cost 20c.

Canterbury Horticultural Society: Floral Art Circle. Classes for children, aged 9 and over. Tomorrow, 10. Phone 841-822 or 293-392.

Queen Elizabeth II Park: Learn to swim. Cost $B. Ring 886-079. Kite-making morning, Wednesday 9 to noon.

Aranui Activity Centre: Every day 10 to noon and 1 to 3 for children aged 6 to 12 years. Cost 30c.per day.

Cowles Stadium: Volleyball tournament, today, tomorrow and Wednesday. For secondary school children. Phone 886-079. Indoor Basketbail, Thursday and Fridav. 10 to noon and 1 to 3. For girls and boys, aged 10 to 12 years. Cost 50c per day. Kite Flying Dav: South Hagley Park, Sunday, 10 am.