Reporter’s diary

Press, 1 May 1981, Page 2

Reporter’s diary

: Recycling CHRISTCHURCH is fast becoming a city where the old is not automatically-rejected because of its age. The exciting plans for the former City Council offices, such as the restaurant planned for the old council chambers beneath the finely-crafted" skylight, is the latest dy- - namic use of old. buildings best exemplified in the out-. standing development of the Christchurch Arts Centre on the former site of the Uni- , , versity of Canterbury. Blue chip night WHAT have Norm, Dail, and I Bob got in common — they • are all “Jones boys? The • National Party is using The jtrio in a fund-raising event ! billed as “The Knight of the

Joneses.” For this night of wining and dining at the Christchurch Town "Hall on May- 18 and May 19 -in company with the three controversial members of the Jones clan those attending will pay $lOO for a single ticket or $180, : a double ticket.

Real communication .IF you speak' dialect of Iridiai' leg . in Christchurch, antLare ad-.. * mitted- to hospital; need 1 have no fear of being isolated by language: The North '.Canterbury Board has interpreters available in the. community happyvisit Hospital and converse with ; the patient and translate for medical staff. Besides Telegu other Indian dialects are catered for,, and Polish, Spanish, Yiddish, Korean, Hungar-

ian, Greek, Chinese, Japanese. Maori, Samoan, Tongan, Vietnamese, Arabic, French, Italian. German, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish and Russian are also available. Is it that many Christchurch folk are multi-lingual or is the Garden City more cosmopolitan than previously thought? Happy birthday MAY 2 is the first birthday for the Christchurch Disabled Living Centre at 108 Wordsworth Street. In a “something for everyone” day beginning at 9.30 a.m. with morning entertainment for children, through; a family afternoon and evening dance and social, the centre is persuing its determined aim to be a real part of the community. The week-end’s celebrations will be topped off by “The Press” Park-to-Park fun run on Sunday, proceeds of which will go to the centre which performs a regular daily support group for disabled people and their able-bodied helpers. Rail value

BRITISH Rail is conscious of the value of its property along the route of the Royal wedding on July 29. It is renting out places for up to $360 a. head. British Rail owns- land onthe route at Charing Cross arid- Ludgate Hill. A large news media’ stand -■ iso being ejected on each site. Top price will be for places at Ludgate Hill for a longer view down Fleet Street. .

Facts and figures HEALTH concerns •us all. . I -TJie department responsible ’ 'Tor seeing that we. all gain i . the greatest benefit from the more than $l billion spent on . ; health., ‘is also concerned to ;?see we know more about "the system.” A new small booklet has just been published by the Health Department to assist. Comprising 19 pages the booklet lists important facts on current health matters.