Holiday activities

Press, 1 September 1980, Page 13

Holiday activities

Events arranged for the school holidays this week include:

Central Library: Activi ties daily from 11 a.m. to noon; today will be spring day; : tomorrow .and Wednesday story hour; Thursday, films; Friday, story hour and a book ' club evening from 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.

Spreydon Library: Activity.'hour daily, 2.30 p.m. ter' $.30 p.m., today, - story time, tomorrow, weaving, Wednesday,' story time, Thursday, origame, rand Friday, story time. New Brighton Library: Activity hour, 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.; on Wednesday, making paper flowers; Thursday, story reading and drawing; Friday, making paper novelties. Papanui Library: Activity hour daily, 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.; bike maintenance,. today; story hour, tomorrow; making gardens in bottles, on Wednesday; story hour, Thursday, and apple day on Friday. Lyttelton Library: Story reading, tomorrow; Wednesday, and Thursday, 11 a.m. to noon; activity hour tomorrow, Wednesday, and Thursday, 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m. Halswell Library: Stories and country and western singalong on Wednesday, 2.30 p.m. Hornby Library: Story time daily, 10.45 a.m. Fendalton Library: Story time, 11 a.m., daily. . Bishopdale Library:Story time, 11 a.m., daily.

Redwood Library: Story time, 11 a.m., daily. Robert McDougall Art Gallery: Today and tomorrow “Harmony” will present “Space Show” from 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., and ‘Theatrical Explosions” will give theatre workshops from 2 p.m. to 2.45 p.m. Farmers and Haywrights, Colombo Street: Rastus RaDbit and Company, puppet show, 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m., daily; 1980 Aurora A.F.X. slot car competition for children aged seven to fourteen, all week.

Y.M.C.A. Day camps for children aged between 7 and 14 years, from 9 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. at the Christchurch South Intermediate School and the Heathcote Community Centre, enrolment essential, fee $lB and $l7 for the week; Tiny Y day camp for children aged from 5 to — 8 years in the Y.M.C.A. in Hereford Street, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. today until Thursday, enrolment essential, fee $l6 for the four days. For further information contact Y.M.C.A., phone 60689.

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. Madras Street, enrolment essential, fee for the week $l5; programmes for children aged 11 to 13 years, 9.30 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily in the Baptist

Church Hall, Oxford Terrace, enrolment essential, fee $l7 for the week; programme for children aged 3 to 5 years on Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, in the Y.W.C.A. in Madras Street, enrolment essential, fee- $3. For further information contact YW.C.A., phone 63-063 or 798-696.

Repertory Theatre: “Listen to the Wind.” by the Canterbury Children’s Theatre, 7 p.m. week days and 2 p.m., Saturday. Canterbury Court: Industries Fair open 1 p.m. to 10 p.m. today until Saturday. Canterbury Museum: Open daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery’: Arts and crafts workshops, tomorrow until Friday, 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m., by booking onlv.

Willowbank Wildlife Reserve: Open daily 10 a.m. 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 rides between 1.30 p.m. and 3.30 p.m. Orana Park: Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Feeding times 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.

Queen Elizabeth II Parle Paper mache for children eight to 14 years, today, 9.30 a.m. to noon, enrolment essential, cost 30c; kiddies’ craft shop for children five to seven years, tomorrow and Thursday 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., enrolment .essential, cost 30c; Maori crafts for children eight to 12 years, Wednesday 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.; macrame for children eight to 14 years, tomorrow 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., enrolment essential, cost $1; clay modelling for children over eight, Wednesday, from 1' p.m. to 3 p.m.. enrolment essential, cost 30c; leathercraft for youngsters 10 to 16 years, Friday 10 ,a.m. to noon, enrolment essential, cost $1; colouring-in competition, Friday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.. no enrolment renuired. cost 30c; Philatelic Society stamp display, Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., cost 30c; -no enrolment required; book and toy swap shop, . Friday 10 a.m. to noon,-cosit 30c, no enrolment reauired; squash and racketball Tor youngsters 10 to 16 years, today 9.30 a.m. to noon, enrolment essential, cost 50c; rollerskating for all ages, today and Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon, enrolment' essential, cost 30c; junior judo for children aged eight to 14 years, tomorrow and Thursday 1 p.m.

to 2.30 p.m., enrolment essential, cost 50c; self defence for girls over 12, on Thursday from 2.30 p.m. t0'3.30 p.m., enrolment essential, cost 50c; multi sports for children over nine, Thursday 9.30 a.m. to noon, enrolment essential, cost 50c; scavenger hunt for all ages, today at 1 p.m.. cost 50c, no enrolment required; movies for children over seven, Thursday, 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., cost 50c, no enrolment required; Operation Deep Freeze movie .show and talk, tomorrow, 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., enrolment, essential, cost 30c; drop-in centre for children over 12. . tomorrow from 3.45 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., enrolment essential, cost 50c; water polo for children with reasonable swimming ability, today' until Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., enrolment essential, cost $2; water safety and personal survival for children with basic swimming ability, today until Wednesday from 2 p.m. to 3 p.m., enrolment essential, cost $2.

W. J. Cowles Stadium: Neighbourhood games for. children from 10 .to 14 years, today and tomorrow 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m., cost 50c; games for 13 to 18 year olds today until Friday from 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m.. cost $l. Thornton Grange Riding Centre, 432 Sparks Road, Halswell: Horse and pony

rides daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., instruction by p.m., instruction by apappointment, telephone 227-171. Pioneer Sports Stadium: Indoor basketball for children more than 10, today, 10 a.m. to noon, cost 50c; badminton for children more than 10, tomorrow, 10 a.m. to noon,cost 50c; souash today, 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. and Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noon, cost 50c; trampolining for children more than eight, today, 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., cost 50c; fun time tomorrow, 1.30 pm. to 3 p.m., cost 50c; chess for children more than eight, tomorrow, 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., cost 50c; self defence for girls more than 14, today until Fiday, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., course fee $3; motor-cycle maintenance for boys more than 14, tomorrow and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., course fee $2; film sessions today 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., cost 50c; soccer coaching sessions, Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. for children nine to 11 years, 11 a.m. to noon for 12 and 13-year-olds,

noon to 1 p.m. for youngsters more than 14, games from 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., cost 50c per session; neighbourhood indoor soccer competition, Thursday, 10 a.m. to noon for children aged seven to 10 years, 1 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. for children more than 10, cost $1 a team of seven children.

Cobden Riding School: Horse and pony rides daily 10 a.m. to 5.30 pm., tuition by arrangement, 274 Russley Road, Ph. 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 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., 2 p.m. to. 4 p.m.;’ 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Beginners’ lessons on Tuesday, 6 p.m. to' 7 p.m. and Saturday, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m.

Central Canterbury Electric Power Board: Films today and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., tomorrow, Wednesday, and Friday, 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m., cost 40c.

West Melton Hall: Films on Wednesday 10 aan. to 11.30 a.m., cost 40c. Pr-bbleton Hall: Films, Thursday 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m., cost 40c. Templeton Hall: Films, today 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m., cost 40c. St Peter’s Church Hall: Films, Friday 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., cost 40c.

Hei Hei Community Centre: Y.W.C.A. programme today, tomorrow and Wednesday, cost $9, contact Y.W.C.A. for further information. Ph. 63063; games, Thursday" and Friday, 10 a.m. to noon, Friday, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., cost 20c. Halswell Hall: Films to-

morrow, 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., cost 40c. Sockburn , Rollerdrome: Rollerskating and skateboarding tomorrow, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.: cost for children under-13 is 20c plus hire: for children over 13, 50c plus 30c hire._

Sockburn Park Recreation 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: Country and Western singers, 2.30 p.m. daily, and 7 p.m. Friday.

Riccarton Mali: Model railway display by the Garden City Model Railway Club. A r a n u i Activities Centre: Activities for children aged from five to 13 years, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Ph. 889-741 for fur-, ther information.

Bishopdale Community Centre: Colouring contest daily from 1 p.m., with prizes at 3 p.m. Friday; board games tomorrow and Thursday, 10 a.m.; films Thursday 1.30 p.m.; drop in centre daily from 10 a.m.; courses in clay craft, pottery, leatherwork for children over 10, enrolment essential, phone 598-330 for further information; arts and crafts today until Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 12.30 p;ra. with tuition, 1 p.m. : to 3 p.m. with supervision, cost 50c a day. . ' h ;

Brighton Pier: Lucky spot competition for

Father’s Day running all week.

National Mutual Shopping Arcade: Model railwax’ display. Shirley Community Centre: Holiday actix’ities programme for children aged between five and 13 years, xx-ith games, and crafts, water safety, kite flying, cartoon shoxv, stories, visits to Canterbury Museum and Orana Park, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily,

enrolment essential, telephone 555-068, cost $5 inclusive. Antigua Boat Sheds: Canoes and paddle boats for hire, 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Several Arts Gallery: SO7 Colombo Street, exhibition of pottery by the Motueka Pottery Workshnn. nnen <J m tn Qn

Antigua Boat Sheds: Canoes and paddle boats for hire, 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. Several Arts Gallery: 807 Colombo Street, exhibition of pottery by the Motueka Pottery Workshop, open 9 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. and until 9 p.m. on Friday.