Holiday activities

Press, 2 September 1980, Page 17

H oliday activities

Events arranged' tor the school holidays this week include: Library: Activities daily front-n a,nv to ■ noon; today and Wednesday story; - hour;' Thursday, films; Friday, story hour and a book club evening froth 6.30 pan. to 7.30 p.m. Spreydon Library: Activity hour daily, 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 pan., today, weaving, Wednesday, story time, Thursday, origame, and Friday, story time, New Brighton Library: Activity hour, 2.3 Q p.pa. to 3.30 p.m.; on Wednesday, making paper flowers; Thursday, Story reading and drawing; Friday, making paper novelties. Papanqi Library: Activity hour daily, 2,30 pan. to 3-30 p m.; story hour, today making gardens in bottles, on Wednesday; story hour, Thursday, and apple day °n Friday. Lyttelton library: Story reading, today, Wednesday, and Thursday, .11 a,m- to no.on;' activity hour today, Wednesday, and Thursday, 1.30 P-m- to 2,30 p.m, HalsweU Library; Stories and country and western singalong on Wednesday, 2.3.0 p-m- ' Hornby Library: Story time daily, 10.45 a,m. Fen.dalton 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 “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.mFarmers and Haywrights, . Colombo

Street: Rastus " Raobit and Company, puppet §how, 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m., daily; 1980 Aurora A.F.X. slot car copi- > petition for dtildfen 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 YMCA,, phone 60689.

¥,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 $.15; 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 $1.7 for the week; programme for children aged 3 to 5 years on Friday, 10 a.m. fo noon, in the Y.W.C.A. in 5 Madras Street, enrolment essential, fee $3, For further inf o r m a ti o n contact Y.W.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 IQ amto 4 p.m. Canterbury Society of Arts Gallery; Arts and crafts workshops today until Friday, 10 a.m. to 12.30 mm., by booking only. ■ . Willowbank Wildlife Reserve; Open daily IQ am. to 6 p.m., donkey rides and picnic facilities available, admission charges, SI,SQ for adults and 50c for children. Yaldhurst Transport Museum; Open daily io a,m- to 5 p m-, free horse and wagon rides between 1.30 p.m. and 3,30 p.m. Qrana Park; Open daily, 1Q a-m. to 5 p.m,. Feeding times are: lions, 11,3 Q 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 11 Park: Kiddies’ craft shop for children five to seven

year s .; today and Thursday 10 a.m- to 11.30 a.m., enrolment essential, cost 3Qc; Maori crafts for children eight to 12 years, Wednesday' 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m.; macrame for children eight to 14 years, today 1 ' p.m..., tg 3. p.m., enrolment essential, cost $1; clay modelling for children. . ever eight, Wednesday, from 1 pm, to 3 p.m., enrolment essential, GQst 3Qc; leather- 1 craft for youngster? 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 required, cost 30c; Philatelic Society stamp display, Wednesday and Thursday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., cost 30c, no enrolment squired; book and toy, swap shop, Friday 10 a.m. to noon, cost 3Qc, no enrolments required; rollerskating for all ages, Thursday, 10 p,m. to noon, enrolment essential, cost 30c; junior judo for children aged eight to 14 years, today 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- to 3.3 Q p.m., enrolment essential, cost 50c; multi sports for children over nine, Thursday 9.30 a.m. to noon, enrolment essential, cost 50c; mqvies 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,. today, 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., enrolment essential, cost 30c; drop-in centre for children over 12, today from 3.45 p.m. to 5.30 p.m., enrolment essential, cost 50c; water polo for children'with reasonable swimming ability, today and Wednesday, 9 a.m. to 10.30 a.m., enrolment es-

sential, , cost $2; w<ter •safety and personal survival for children . with bgsic swimming ability, today and Wednesday from 2 p-m- to 3, p.m., enrolment esseptial, cost $2, W. J. Cowles Neighbourhood games for children from 10 to, 14 years, today 1.30 proto 4 . . p-m... . cost 50c; games for ,13 to 18 year olds today until Friday from 9.30 a.ni ; to 4 p.m., cost $l. Thornton Grange Riding Centre, 43? Sparks Road, Halswell: Horse and pony rides daily IQ to 5 p.m., instruction by p.m., instruction by apappointment, telephone 227-171. ■

Pioneer Sports. Stadium: Badminton for children more ' than 10, today, 10 a.m. to noon, cost 50c; squash Wednesday, 10 a.m. to noop, OQ?t 50q; fun ■ time today, 1,30 p,mto 3, p.m., cost SQoi chess for children more than ■eight; today, i. 30 p-m--to 3.3 Q p.m., post 50c; self defence for girl? more than 14, today Until Fiday, 10 a.m. to 11 a.m„ course fee $3; motor-cycle maintenance for boys more than 14 today and Thursday, 10 a-m- to H3O a.m., course fee $2; soccer coaching sessions, Wednesday, 10 a.m. to 11 ■a.m., for children nipe .to 11 years, 11 ajn.- 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 gessinn; 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 p.m., tuition by arrangement,

274 Russle'y Road, Ph 585-278 t ■ - Wharenul ’ Swimming Pool: Open i daily, 10 a.m. to;ppqn,'2'p.m. to 5 pan.

Ice Skating: Centaurus ' Road ripk;.open every weekday from i;3O 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-rh- to 10 pan, Begirmers* lessens today, 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. and Saturday, 5 p.m. to 6 p,m. - ; • Central Canterbury Electric Power Board: Films Thursday, 10 a.m. m 11.30 a.m., today, Wednesday, and Friday, 1 p.m. to 2.30 p,m., cost 40c.' Wpst Melton Hall: Fjlms on Wednesday IQ aan. to 11.30 a-m-, cost 40c. . Prebbleton Hall: Films, Thursday 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.rn., cost 40c. St Peter’s Church Hall: Filins, Friday 10 aim, to 11.30 a.m., cost 40c, • Hei . Hei Community Centro; Y.W.C.A, programme toiday and ..Wednesday,,' cost $9, contact Y.W-C.A. for further information, Ph\ : . 63063; games, Thursday and \ Friday, 10 a.jn. to noon, ' Friday; J p,m- to 3 p.m., co,st 20c. . ~ .. Halswdl Hall: Films totoday 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m,; cost 40c. ;> Sockburn Rollerdrome: Rollerskating and skateboarding today, Thursday, .Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m.; cost for children under-43 is. 20c plys hire; , for . children over |3, 50c plus 30c hire, Sockburn ' Park Recreation' Centrn:-. 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, 2i3Q p.m. daily, and 7 p.m, FridayRiccarton Mali; Model railway display by the Garden City Model Railway Club, . A r a n 11. i Activities Centre: 7 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 today, and Thursday l , 10 a.m.; film?'.Thursday 1,30 p.m.; drop in centre- daily from 10 a.m-1 courses in clay craft, RQttery* leatherwork for- children over 10, enrolment essential, phone 598-330 fqr further information; arts and crafts today and Wednesday, IQ a.m. tp 12.30 p.m. with tuition, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

with supervision, cost 50c a day. ■ Brighton Pier: Lucky spot competition for Father’s Day running all week. National Mutual Shopping Arcade: Model railway display. Shirley Community Centre: Holiday activities programme " for 'children aged between Jive and 13 years, with games, and crafts, water safety, kite flying, cartoon show, stories, visits to Canterbury Museum and Orana' Park,1Q a.m. to 3 p.m. daily, enrolment essential, telephone 555-Q6B, cost $5 jm elusive- . . 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 Q pm. on Friday.-' -