Holiday activities

Press, 29 August 1980, Page 5

Holiday activities

Events arranged for the school holidays this week include:

Central Library: Activities daily from 11 a.m. to noon; today, story hour. Hornby Library: Story time daily at 10.45 a.m., Spreydon Library: Activity hour 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. daily; today, weaving. Sumner Library: Demonstrations on rigging an optimist boat, 2.30 p.m. daily. New Brighton Library: Activity hour 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.; today, mak-. ing Father’s Day cards.

Papanui Library: Activity hour daily 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.; stamp collecting today. i-,.. ’niton Library: Story time 11 a.m. daily. Bishopdale Library: Story time 11 a.m. daily. Redwood Library: Story time '1 p.m. daily. Robert Dougall Art Gallery: Each day . “Theatrical Explosions” will present “Flight” at 10.30 a.m. to 11.15 a.m., and “Harmony” will present “Space Show” from 2 p.m. Shirley Community Centre: The Story Book Theatre will stage “The Emperor’s New Clothes,” “Casper,” and other items for children today at 7 p.m., and Saturday at 2 p.m.

Farmers and Haywrights. Colombo Street: Ras. s Rabbit and Company puppet show at 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. daily; making faces competition 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. and 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. daily, with the final today; children’s fashion parades, compered by Rastus Rabbit and Company and “Clotto” the clown, today at 12.15 p.m., and 12.45 p.m., 1.15 p.m., and 7.15 p.m. Y.M.C.A.: Day camps for children aged between seven and 14 years from 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. at the Y.M.C.A. in Hereford Street and the Shirley Interim late School, euiolment essential, fee $lB for the week. For further information contact Y.M.C.A., phone 60-689.

Y.W.C.A.: Programmes for children aged 5 to 10 years daily from 9.30 a.m; to 3-p.m. in the Y.W.C.A. in Madras Street, St Marks Church Hall in Riccarton and the New Brighton Community Centre, enrolment essential, fee $l5 for the week; programme for children aged 3 to 5 years on Friday from 10 a.m. to noon in the Y.W.C.A. in Madras Street, enrolment essential, fee $3. For further information contact Y.W.C.A., phone, 63-063 of 798-696.

Repertory Theatre: “Listen to the Wind” -by the Canterbury. Children’s Theatre 7 pun. week-days and 2 p.m. Saturday. Canterbury Court: Industries Fair open 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. until Saturday. Canterbury Museum: Open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve: Open daily 10 am. to 6 p.m., donkey rides and picnic facilities available, admission charges $1.50 for adults and 50c for. children. ■>.

; Yaldhurst Transport Museum: Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. free horse and. wagon ridesi : between 1.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. k

Orana Park: Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feeding rimes are: lions, 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m.; farmyard, 1.30 p.m.; tigers, 3 p.m.; emus and wallabies, 3.30 p.m.; monkeys and wolves, 4 p.m. Ferrymead Historic Park: Open daily from 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., with trams running every day, and steam trains running today. Queen Elizabeth II Park: leathercraft for 10 to 16 year olds, today, 10 a.m. to noon, enrolment essential, $1; country and western concert, today, 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., 60c, no enrolment required; allday bus outing for children over seven, today, 9.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m., enrolment essential, cost $3. W. J. Cowles Stadium: Games for children aged 8 to 11 years daily from 9.30 a.m. to noon, cost 50c; neighbourhood games for children 10 to 14 years, today 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m., 50c.

Pioneer Sports Stadium: Racketball for children between 9 and 12 years, today 10 a.m. to noon, 50c; teens cosmetic care for girls over 12, daily from 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., course fee $2; film sessions today, 10 a.m. to noon, cost 50c.

Cobden Riding School: Horse and pony rides daily, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., tuition by arrangement, 274 Russley Road, Phone 585-278. Wharenui Swimming Pool: Open daily 10 a.m. to noon, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Ice Skating: Centaurus Road ' rink open every weekday from 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m; Saturday 10 am. to 11.30 a.m, 2 pm. to 4 p.m., 7.30 p.m. to 10 pm. Beginner’s lessons, Saturday, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Central Canterbury Electric Power Board: Films today Ip.m. to 2.30 p.m., cost 40c.

St Peter’s Church Hall: Films today 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., cost 40c. Hei Hei Community Centre: Joy Time Bible Club, with stories, singing, memory work, games, crafts and, activities every day,- 10 aim. to noon, for information Phone 429-097; bus trip to Queen Elizabeth II Park departs today 10 a.m. and returns 1 p.m., passengers picked up from West Melton Hall at 9.30 a.m., Templeton School at 9.40 a.m. and Yaldhurst Hall at 10.10 a.m.

Presbyterian . Church Hall, Amyes Road: Stories, games, songs, and activities for primary school children 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. daily, Phone 487-513 for information. Sockburn School: Stories, singing, games, crafts today, from 10 a.m. to 11.45 a.m., phone 497-330 for information." .- -. i ' t

Halswell Hall: Joy Time Bible group, with stories, singing, crafts, and films, every day 10 a.m. to noon. Sockburn Rollerdrome: Rollerskating and skateboarding;- Saturday and Sunday,\2 p;m. to 4 p.m., cost for'children under 13, 20c plus 30c hire; for‘child- ; rcn over 13, 50c plus 30c Tiirel .7 • ? . 7 ’

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tion Centre: Squash and racketball daily 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m. to 4 p.m., cost 50c per person each half hour. Northlands Mall: Neville Barrie sings 2.30 p.m. and 7 p.m. today. Riccarton Mall: Puppet show 2.30 p.m. daily.

Aranui Activities Centre: Activities for children aged from 5 to 13, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Telephone 889-741 for further information.

Bishopdale Community Centre: Colouring contest daily from 10 a.m.; drop in centre every day from 10 a.m., courses in clay craft, pottery, and modern dance, tery, and modern dance. Enrolment essential, phone 508-330 for further information.

Banks Avenue School Hall: Singing, Bible stories,

films, puppets, games, handicrafts with the Joytime Bible Group, daily 10 a.m. to' noon.

Isleworth School Hall: Joytime Bible Group holiday programme, TO a.m. to noon, daily.

Northcote School Hall: Joytime Bible Group holiday programme, 10 a.m. to noon daily.

Quinns Road School Haji: Joytime Bible Group holiday programme, 10 a.m. to noon daily.

Somerfield Methodist Church: Joytime Bible Group holiday programme, 10 a.m. to noon daily. Sydenham Community Centre: Joytime Bible Group holiday programme, 10 a.m. to noon, daily. Thorrington School Hall: Joytime Bible Group holi-

day programme, 10 a.m. to noon daily.

Woolston School Hall: Joytime Bible Group holiday programme, 10 a.m. to noon, daily.

Mount Pleasant Community Centre: Joytime Bible- Group holiday programme, 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. daily, cost 30c.

Hoon Hay Community Centre: Joytime Bible Group holiday programme, today,. 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.