Holiday activities

Press, 22 August 1979, Page 10

Holiday activities

1 Events arranged for the school .holidays this week include: Central Library: Story hour and activities daily from 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Today, talk and slides about Sir Edmund Hillary’s journey up the Ganges. New Brighton Library: Today, tomorrow and Friday, stories and art and crafts each day, from 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Spreydon Library: All activities from 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Today, origami demonstration. Tomorrow and Friday, stories. Papanui Library: All activities from 2.30 to 3 30 p.m. Tomorrow, stories. Today and Friday, picture making and spring activities. Redwood Library: Maori arts and crafts display. Today, wargame demonstration at 11.30 a.m. Fendalton Library: Creepy-crawly display all week. Today, story reading from 10.30 a.m. Bishopdale Library: Kites on display. Today, at 11 a.m., story about Badjelly the Witch. H a 1 s w e 11 Library: Today, Irish folk tales, dances and music at 2 p.m. Sumner Library: Doll’s house on display. Activities every weekday from 2 to 4.30 p.m. Today, furniture making for dolls’ houses at 2 p.m. Hornby Library: Storytime for primary pupils today and tomorrow. 11.00

to 11.45 a.m. CS.A. Gallery: Children’s art workshop, 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Today and for the rest of the week. Enrol at the gallery or phone 67-261. Cobden Riding School: Horse and pony rides daily, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. during the holidays. 274 Russley Road, tuition by arrangement. Phone 585278 River Avon boating: Canoes for hire from Antigua Boat Sheds, 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Haywrights Theatrette: Doll competition running throughout the holidays. From 9.30 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily, Friday until 7 p.m. Competitions for: baby doll knitted clothes, best dressed large and small dolls, bride doll,

handmade doll. teddy bears (all sizes), national costume, small fairy doll, soft doll and champion of the show. N.B. Small dolls up to 10 inches. Bottle Lake Forest Plan - tation: Burwood Road. This Saturday family treeplanting day, plus Avon Jaycees’s “sausage sizzle.” Queen Elizabeth H Park: Pool and poolside activities today and every day during the holidays. Water survival, skin diving, diving and synchronised swimming courses; table tennis, squash, leathercraft and self defense (for girls only). Enrolment with the City Council’s recreation office essential Friday: films for children of all ages, 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m. < Building Centre: Today

and every day of the holidays,?’tndnster model display. Model-making demonstrated daily, and model kitset will be given away each day. This week only, Marlborough promotion display. Christchurch Technical Institute: Programme for beginners in various sports. This week, 10 a.m. to 12 noon for 10-13 year olds; 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., for 14-16 years. Equipment provided, cost of 50c per session. Today, volleyball, table tennis and judo; tomorrow, basketball, table-tennis and karate; Friday, volleyball, basketball, table tennis, badminton. Repertory Theatre: Canterbury Children’s Theatre production of “Badjelly the Witch.” Performances: Saturday August 25, Sunday August 26, and Saturday, September 1,2 p.m. Evening performance today and for the rest of the week at 7 p.m. Wharenui School Hall: Children’s plays presented by the Riccarton Players at 2 p.m. on Saturdays and 6.30 p.m. on weekdays. Starts this Saturday for a week. Canterbury Museum: Documentary films for adults and children daily this week, 12.30 p.m. to 2 p.m. Canterbury Court: Industries Fair, open week days from 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. and Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Closes on September 2.

Ice Skating: Centaurus Road rink. Weekdays throughout the holidays, 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Saturday, 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Closed on Sundays. Roller. Skating: Rollerdrome, Main South Road. Skating and skateboarding, . every day throughout the holidays. 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Skatelands: Chappie Place, Hornby. Each day from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and evenings from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Closed Wednesday evenings. Blue Skies, Kaiapoi: Live-in camp for physically disabled children, starts next Monday. For children eight to 16 years old. Enrol at Y.M.C.A.

Orana Park: Open daily from 10 .m. to 5 p.m. During holidays, the lions will be fed at 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. daily. Ferrymead Historic . Park: open every day from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Trams running daily. Northlands Shopping Mail: Today and for the rest of this week, Spiderman painting competition from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Y.M.C.A. Today and for the rest of the week, programme of entertainment for children aged 8 to 13. Today and tomorrow, programme for children aged 5 to 7. Enrol at the Y.M.C.A. Shirley Intermediate School: Today and for the rest of the week, programme of entertainment

for children aged 8 to 13. Enrol at the school or the Y.M.C.A. Y.W.C.A.: Today and for the rest of the week, programme of entertainment for children aged 6 to 9. Parents welcome. Enrol at the Y.W.C.A. Baptist Church Hall, Oxford Terrace: Today and for the rest of the week, activities programme for children aged 9 to 12. Cooking instruction and a visit to HMS. Pegasus. Enrol at the Y.W.C.A. St Marks Church Hall: Today and for the rest of the week, activities programme for 6 to 12-year-old children. Enrol at the Y.W.C.A. Willowbank Wildlife Reserve, Harewood: Open daily throughout the holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Baby animals, donkey and ox cart rides in the afternoons, depending on the weather. Picnic facilities. Central Canterbury Electric Power Board: Today and every weekday of the holidays, cartoon films from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Cost 30c. West Melton Hall: Today, 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Cartoon films, 30c. Yaldhurst Hall: Today, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, indoor games. Hei Hei Community Centre: Today and tomorrow, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, indoor activities, 20c. Prebbleton Hall: Tomorrow, indoor games from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Halswell Hall: Today, indoor games from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Cartoon Films tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. St Peters Hall: Friday, cartoon films from 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Oaklands School: Tomor< row and Friday. Activities for primary and intermediate pupils, from 1 p.m. to. 3 p.m. Disco, 10c. Macrame (bring your own materials), 10c. Fabric painting, 50c. String art, 50c. Craft workshop, 50c, Pre-school activities, 30c. Sockburn Park Recreation Centre: Today and for the rest of the week, squash coaching from 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. $5 for five sessions. - Linwood Gospel Hall, Stanmore Road: Today and for the rest of the week, 9.30 to 11.30 a.m. Holiday club for children with singing, bible stories, competitions and morning tea.