Holiday activities
Events arranged for children during the school holidays include:
Building Centre, Cashel Street: Exhibition of model trains, sail and motorboats, and aeroplanes. Today and tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday, 9.30 am. to 12.30 p.m. A static town planning display, daily, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Ferrymead Historic Park and Transport Museum: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily, train and tram rides, fire museum, early 20th century village and bakerq, guided tours and displays. Town Hall: Puppet show at 11.30 a.m. and 1 p.m. daily. Repertory Theatre: Daniel Boone. Canterbury Children’s Theatre production. Today and tomorrow, 7 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. Haywrights' City Theatrette: Animated displays daily. Roof merry-go-round and candy counter open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Robert McDougall Art Gallery: Hunt the detail competition, daily. Y.W.C.A.: Six to nine years, Y.W.C.A., Madras Street; nine to 12 yeais, Baptist Church Hall. Oxford Terrace; six to 12 years, St Mark’s Church Hall, Main South Road, dally. Pre-enrolment fee, $l4 per week. Activities include educational trips, games, films, competitions, skating and disco dancing. Y.M.C.A.: Day camps for eight to 13 year olds. Activities include 10-pin bowling, ice skating, boat trips, and hikes City Y.M.C.A., Hereford Street, daily enrolment necessary. Daily charge of $4 or $l5 per week. Activities from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Bring cut lunch and drink. Ring 60-689 for daily programme. Canterbury Court. Rollerskating. Tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m., and 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Rollerdrome, Sockburn: Today, 2 p.m. to 1 p.m,, roller skating and skateboarding. Open Saturday and Sunday, same hours. 13 years and under, 20c entry and 30c hire; over 13, 50c entry, 30c hire.
Cashmere Ice Skating Rink: Daily, 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m., and 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m.
Queen Elizabeth II Park: Disco dance lessons, tomorrow, 10 a.m. to T2 noon, and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 10 years and upwards. Cost 50c. Springboard diving, today, 9 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Cost 40c. Magician show, today, 2 p.m. to 3 p.m„ upstairs in the restaurant. Pioneer Sports Stadium, Lyttelton Street: Squash, today, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Cost 50c. Indoor sports, tomorrow, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., eight to 12 year olds. Cost 50c. Skateboarding, Sunday, all day.
Enrolment essential in all programmes and sandshoes must be worn. W. J. Cowles Stadium: Sport: Indoor sports. Tomorrow, 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., eight to 13 year olds. Cost 50c. Badminton, today, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., eight years and over. Cost 50c. New Brighton Altrusa Club: Colouring competition for five to 13 year olds, today and tomorrow at 11 a.m. St Martins Library: Story time and mural making, daily at 3 p.m. Papanul Library: Today, college day; tomorrow, 2.30 p.m., story time. Redwood Library: Today, 2 p.m., Origami. Hornby Library: Daily, 11 a.m. to 11.45 a.m., story time. Spreydon Library: Stories read daily at 2.30 p.m. New Brighton Library: Today, colouring and story; tomorrow, paper folding and story. All start at 2.30 p.m. Summer Library: Tangrams (puzzle making), daily, 2.30 p.m to 4 p.m. Central Library: In the Arts Centre upper common room. Today and tomorrow, arts and crafts; today, stories and songs. Cobden Riding School: Horse and pony rides. 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Tuition by arrangement. ring 585-278. Shirley Intermediate School: Daily day trips, 9 a.m. start. Ring Y.M.C.A., 60-689, for information. Windsor School: Arts and crafts, five to seven year olds, today, 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. Story time for pre-schoolers, today in the library, from 10 to 10.39 a.m. Board games and colouring contest, today, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Hand pottery, tomorrow, eight years and over, 10 a.m. to 12 noon; five to eight years, 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. Cost 20c. Colouring contest prize-giving, tomorrow, at 3 p.m. Park View School: Six to eight year olds, arts and crafts, table games, outings from 10 a.m. to 12 noon daily. Ring 887-163 for details. Northlands Shopping Mall: Bernado the Magician. 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. daily, and tomorrow, 6.30 p.m. Wool promotion, daily 11 a.m. and 4.30 p.m., includes shearing live sheep, and competitions. Riccarton Shopping Mall: Chameleon Theatre Clown Troupe. 12.30 p.m. and 1.30 p.m., today. Bishopdale Community Centre: Maori crafts and poi making, daily, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, eight years and over. Cost ?1. Flax headband and basket making, daily 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., eight years and over Cost $l. Pottery, today, 10 a.m. to 12
noon, nine years and over. Cost $5. For five years to seven years, today, puppets; tomorrow, mobiles, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cost 25c per session. Macrame, daily; Group one, 10 a.m. to 12 noon; group two, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; 10 years and over. Cost $5. Dressmaking, today, 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., 12 years and over. Cost $4. Colouring contest, today, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Drop-in centre, daily, 12 years and under, 9.30 a.m. to 12 noon; 13 years and over, 1 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Cost 20c. Sports mornings, daily, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 10 years and over. Cost 20c per session. Table tennis, daily, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cost 20c. Board games, today and Friday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cost 20c. Board games, tomorrow and Friday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cost 20c. War games, today and tomorrow, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Fendalton Hall: Drop-in centre, daily, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, indoor bowls, table tennis, pool table. Cost 20c. Redwood Community Centre: Arts and crafts, five to eight years, today and tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Cost 20c. Sport afternoons, today, for nine years and over, from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cost 20c. St Peter's Church Hall: Tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, films and cartoons. Cost 30c. Central Canterbury Electric Power Board: Films shown daily from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cost 30c. Sockburn Park Recreation Centre: Daily, 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., squash coaching. $5 for five sessions. Hel Hei Community Hall: Today, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, table tennis, indoor bowls, badminton and board games. Cost 20c. Prebbl eton Hall: Today, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, table tennis, indoor bowls and board games. Cost 20c. Halswell Hall: Today, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, films and cartoons. Cost 30c. Orana Park and Willowbank Wildlife Reserve: (Refer services list.) Swimming pools: (Refer services list.) For further Information on any of the Christchurch City Council school holiday activities ring the Parks and Recreation Department at 791-660 or 836-079, each day.
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