Holiday activities

Press, 12 May 1980, Page 15

Holiday activities

. p Events arranged - ror me ■jdhbol holidays this week include:, ' : / •Central * Libraiyf Story" ' ..hour' and activities- daily -from 11 a.m. to noon; today there will be a jfca gici an , tomorrow ‘‘Apple Day” with a display and ■ story; ' on Wednesday there will be - films; Thursday will be craft day (make a peep show); and Friday will be story hour. yßedwood Library: Story ■ readings ' tomorrow at 11 ’ a.rn. and Wednesday at 2. pin.; “Pedal Power.” a talk on how to maintain a bicycle, Thursday at 2p.m.; Readathon, a reading competition, throughout die .holiday. YFendalton Library:.. Story .readings each day at 11 - im.; Maypole display .throughout holidays; Read’atlion, a reading com- . petition, throughout the holidays. -Bishopdale Library: Story reading tomorrow and Wednesday at 11 a.m.; Antarctic display will run throughout the holidays; Readathon, a reading com- , petition, will .run throughout the holiday. ■ -Halswell Library: Juliet Brodie’s puppet show tomorrow at 2.30 p.m. . Hornby Library: Monkey picture competition with “Zozo” telling monkey tales today from 11 a.m. to; 11.45 a.m;; Story time tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday from 11 a.m. to 1f.45 a.m. .. .Lyttelton Library: Activ- i , ity hour every day from .11 a.m. to noon, with ’ story readings, pet parades, singing, arts and i 'crafts, visits, and bike 1 ’ parades; Wednesday, 1 Threepenny Folly give performances at 10.30 a.m. 1 and 2 p.m.; ■ Thursday, ; Margaret Mahy reads stor- ' les at 2 p.m. j Papanui Library: Story and activity hour from 1 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. « . every day. .. ; jSpreydon Library: 1 /.Activity hour from 2.30 I p-in; to 3.30 p.m. daily.' Today, Wednesday, and < .Friday, readings of the se- s “nil “The Best Christmas s Pageant Ever”; tomorrow,' t haunted house day and t Thursday, Winnie the 1 Pooh day. J New Brighton Library: t Story and activity hour t from 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 c p.m. plus making book-“”-t marks on Wednesday, dri- a garni on Thursday, and t finger puppets on Friday. r Canterbury Society of v ; Arts Gallery: * Children’s ' ■' ■art; workshop ' tomorrow, f Wednesday, Thursday and p Friday, from 10 - a.m. to ti 1230 p.m.:, Enrol at.....the li gallery or phone Canterbury Museum: n Open daily from 10 a.m. a to 4 p.m. ■ ... a

Repertory Theatre: “The Incredible Vanishing” pro;“Uced= by the Canterbury. Childrens’ Theatre, tomorrow to Friday at 7 p.m. and Saturday; and Sunday at 2 p.m.

S h i r 1 e y Community Centre: ; Story - Book Theatre daily this week at 7 p.m. and at 2 p.m. on Saturday.

Haywrights City Store: Puppet show today, tomorrow and Wednesday at 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. On Thursday and Friday, a puppet show and a fashion parade compered by puppets at 12.15, 12.45 and 1.15 p.m.

Robert McDougall Art Gallery: Performances by Theatrical Explosions and Threepenny Folly at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. each day; gallery, open from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Building Centre: Model railway exhibition open 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mondav to Wednesday. 10 a.m. to 9 P.m. Thursday and Friday, and from 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. on Saturday. Yaldhurst Transport Museum: Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. ■ Ferrymead Historic Park: Open every day from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m Willowbank Wildlife Reserve; Harewood: Open daily throughout the holidays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Working exhibitions, with cart rides throughout the day; and picnic facilities available.

Orana Park: Open daily from 10 a.m. to 5. p.m. During the. holidays the lions will be fed at 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. daily, with farmyard feeding at 1.30 p.m. daily. Cobden Riding School: Horse and .pony. rides daily from 10 a.m. To 5.30 p.m., 274 Russley Road, tuition by arrangement, phone 585-278. A r a n u i Activities Centre: All morning sessions, 10 a.m. to noon, afternoon sessions, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. This week all the morning Activities will be held at Aranui .High School, afternoon activities at the Aranui Activities Centre. This morning, cooking and woodwork; this-afternoon, box games and R2D2 robot; tomorrow morning, art and tomorrow afternoon,, soft, toys, womb les and paper- work;. Wednesday' morning, gym for children over seven, plus badminton, tabletennis, volley ball and limeball; Wednesday afternoon, macrame; Thursday morning, films; Thursday afternoon, mural painting and papier mache; Friday

morning, games and leather work; Friday afternoon, a special session for preschoolers! with book-mark making, stories, music, and play dough. Most of the sessions will cost 15c, but cooking, macrame and woodwork will cost 50c. Films, 60c.

Bishopdale Community Centre: Pottery sessions today until Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon for children over 8, and from 1 p.m.

to 3 p.m. for children over 11, cost $5 (enrolment essential); modern dance todaj 7 and tomorrow from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for giris between 10 and 13, $1 (enrolment essential); arts and crafts for children between 5 and 7 today, Wednesday and Friday, from 19 a;m. to 11.30 a.m., 20c each session (enrolment essential); colouring contest daily from 10 a.m. to noon; macrame for girls between 8 and 11 tomorrow, Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon $5.. (enrolment essential);. slot cars .tomorrow and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon, 20c a session; board and war games tomorrow and Wednesday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 20c each session; table tennis tomorrow from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. and Wednesday and Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 4 p.m., 20c each session; sports. day on Friday 10 a.m. to noon, 20c; a fancy dress disco will be held on Friday from 2 p.m. to 4.00 p.m., $1.50, and a disco, Saturday from 7;30. p.m. to 11.30 p.m.; hot rod show on Saturday from 10 a.m. .to noon;, drop-in-centre today until, Thursday -from 10 a.m. to noon and . 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. and on Friday.from 10 a.m., tb noon. Ice Skating:. Centaurus Road rink open from 2.45 -p.m. to 4,45 p.m. and .7.30 p.m. to 10 weekdays, and 10 am; to 1130 a.m. and 2 p;m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. Skateways, •' Chapple Place, ■ Hornby: Open every afternoon from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., and in the evenings on Wednesday,. Thursday and Friday, from 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. Sockburn Rollerdrome, Main South Road: skating ;and \.. skateboarding- every ....• day throughout -the -holi- “ days, 2 p.m.- to 4 p.m. Queen Elizabeth II Park: Nervous beginners swimming course, today until Thursday from 9 a;m. to .9.30 a.m.; Beginners’ course, today until Thursday from 9.30 a m.' to 10

a.m.; Advanced beginners, today until Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10.30 a.m.; Improver clinic, today' until Thursday from 11 ami. to 11.30 a.m. Enrolment is essential for the courses, which cost $lO for two weeks. Wator polo for confident swimmers on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8.30 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. Course fee $2. Springboard diving course on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Course fee $1.50. Squash today for children over 12 from 9.30 a.m. to noon, cost 60c (enrolment essential); Leathercraft today for children over 9 from 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m., 80c (enrolment essential); mini-Olympics tomorrow for children over 7 from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., 60c; Macrame for children over 12 on Wednesday from TO a.m. to noon, $1.50 (enrolment essential); Films for children over 5 on Thursday from 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., 60c; Disco dance for children over 10 on Friday from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.

W. J. Cow’les Stadium: Girls’ hockey tomorrow from 9.30 a.m. to noon, cost 25c; basketbalL today from 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and Friday from. 10 a.m. to noon, 50c; indoor sports for children between 8 and 13 on Thursday from 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m. 50c; Badminton for children over 8 on Friday from 10 a.m. to noon, 50c.

Pioneer Sports Stadium: Indoor basketball today from 10 a.m. to‘ noon, open to children over 10, cost 50c; squash today 10 a.m. to noon, open to children over TO, 50c; cosmetic care, today 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., open to girls over 12, $1.50 (for four sessions;) trampolining today from 1.30’ p.m. to 3 p.m. open to .children dyer 8,50 c; indoor soccer today from 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m. open to boys over 10, 50c; badminton tomorrow at 10 a.m. to noon, open to children over 10, 50c; trampolining from 10.30 a.m. to noon, open to children over 8,50 c; cosmetic care tomorroow 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., open to girls over 12, $1.50 for four sessions; squash tomorrow 1.30 p.m., to 3 p.m. open to children over 10, 50c; fun time tomorrow from 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., 50c; cosmetic care, Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. for girls over 12, $1.50 for four- sessions; chess on Wednesday from. 1.30 p.m.

to 3 pun. for children over 8,50 c; trampolining on Wednesday from 1.30 p.m, to 3 p.m. for children over 8,50 c; badminton on Thursday from 10 a.m. to noon for children

10,- . (50c); trampolining on Thursday from 10.30 a.m. to noon for children oyer 8,50 c; cosmetic care on Thursday from 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. for girls over 12, $1.50 for four sessions; fun time on Thursday from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., 50c; indoor basketball on Friday from 10 a.m. to .noon, for children over 10, cost 50c.

Y.M.C.A.: Day camps for children aged between 7 and 14 years from 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. daily at the Y.M.C.A. in Hereford Street, Shirley Community’ Centre, and Christchurch South Intermediate School, enrolment essential; weeklong camp for the disabled at Waipara. For further informatio n contact Y.M.C.A. phone 60-689. Y.W.C.A.: Holiday programme for children between 11 and 13 years using facilities at Queen Elizabeth II Park and W. . J. Cowles Stadium, each day. from 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m.; programme for 5 ,to 10 year old children at St Mark’s Church Hall on the Main South Road and the Y.W.C.A. centre in Latimer Square, from 9130 a.m. to 3 pm. daily; recreational gym clinic for girls, 10 a.m. to noon today, until Thursday at the. Christchurch. Polytechnic; advanced’and recclinic for girls, 1 p.ip. to 3 p.m. today until Thursday day at the Christchurch Polytechnic advanced and recreational trampolining, 10 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. today until Thursday at the Christchurch Polytechnic. For i n for m a t'i o n contact Y.W.C.A. phone 63-063 or 798-696.

Barrington Park Mall: Amusements and side shows in the " back car park open every week day.

Merivale Mall: Free supervised creche with games and activities open during shopping, hours. Northlands . Shopping Mall: Amusements daily; Bemado the magician daily at 11 a.m: and 2 p.m. and "at 6.30 p.m. on Friday. Riccarton Mall: Free films daily at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Hei Hei Community Centre: Games today until Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon,

..and today,..Wednesday ana Friday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. ~ Yaldhurst Hall: Games today -and : Thursday, 10 r’ainj. to moon; films tomorrow, 10a.m. to hoph. Templeton Hall: Films today, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; games on Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., Prebbleton Hall: Games tomorrow,' and Thursday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.; films on Wednesday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

Tai Tapu Hall: Games today, 10 a.m. to noon; films on Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noon. St Peter’s Church Hall, Sockbum: Films from 10 a.m. to noon. Halswel! Hall: Games tomorrow and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noon; films on Thursday, TO aim. to noon. Central Canterbury Electric Power Board: Films today, 10 a.m. to noon, and tomorrow, Thursday and Friday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Oaklands School: Craft classes? today, tomorrow, Thursday; and Friday, 1 •p.m. to 3 p.m., enrolment essential, phone 228-694. Soekbum .Recreation Centre: Squash daily, 9.30 a.m. t 011.30 a.m., 50c. Paparua County Council: Yachting , daily, this week, 4,30 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., contact Paparua County Council, phone 45-119, for ■further information. Pounds Road: Motor cycling sessions on Saturday- from 10 a.m. to 4.30 pmt.'ahd on Sunday from 1 p.ip.- to 4.30 .p.m. St Michael’s Church Hall, Durham Street: Show ofpet guinea pigs and rabbits on Saturday. Entries will be accepted between 40.30 a.m. and 11.30 a.m./ cost 10c per animal.