Holiday activities

Press, 18 May 1984, Page 10

Holiday activities

Canterbury Public Library: Today, 11 a.m., Design a book mark. Spreydon Public Library: Today, 2.30 p.m., stories. St Martins Public Library: Today, 2.30 p.m., films. Fendalton Library: Today, stories, 11 to 11.30 a.m.

Bisbopdale Library: Today, stories 11 to 11.30 a.m.; today, “Millions of Cats” slide show, 11 to 11.30 a.m. Redwood Library: Today, character party, 2 p.m., winners of catalogue quiz announced. Hornby Public Library: Today, stories, activities, and handcrafts, 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. Lyttelton Public Library: Today, story reading, 11 a.m. to 12 noon. Cowles Stadium: Basketball coaching, girls 13 years and over, today, 4 to 6 p.m., $1 a session; Bus trip to Quail Island: Leaves Cowles Stadium, today 10 a.m., returns 3.15 p.m. (approx.) eight years and over unless accompanied by adult, ?3.50. Phone 791-660, ext. 635 for enrolment inquiries. Queen Elizabeth II Park: Today, self defence for girls, 10 to 11.30 a.m., 10 years and over, $5 for three sessions; Phone 886-079 for enrolment inquiries. Pioneer Stadium: Cartoons; today, 10 to 11 a.m., 10 years and under, 80 cents a session; judo, self defence, today, 10 to 11 a.m. eight years and over, $6 for five days. One Thirty Club, today, 1.30 to 3 p.m., mothers, fathers and pre-schoolers, 75 cents first child, 25 cents second child; Popsercise, today, 10 to 11 a.m., adults and children 10 years and over, $1.50 adults, $1 children; Phone 35-676 for enrolment inquiries. Aranui Activities Centre: Activities for primary school children (no children under five please.) Parents please provide children with lunch which may be eaten at the centre, or arrange for children to go home for lunch. Today, 9.30 to 12 noon, fancy hat competition, 1 to 3.30 p.m., free afternoon, most activities available.

Cascade Riding Centre, Johns Road: treks, riding lessons, instruction in horsemanship, jumping, and dressage. Open daily, reservations necessary. Phone 69418 bus. or 587-027 ah Cobden Riding School, 74

Russley Road: Horse and pony rides, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Tuition by arrangement, phone 585-278. Sockburn Park Recreation Centre: Today, squash and racketball 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Equipment provided subject to other bookings. Today, pool, table tennis, darts, indoor bowls, television, cards, draughts, chess, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. St Peters Church: Today, "Snowball Express,” 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., 50c each.

Central Canterbury Electric Power Board: Today, “Snowball Express,” 1 p.m. to 2.30 p.m., Hei Hei Community Centre: Today, pool, table tennis, badminton, indoor bowls, board games, etc. 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 20c per person. Skate Station, Watts Road: Today, rollerskating, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., $2 admission and 50c skate hire.

Skateways: Open today, 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m., also 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.; Saturday, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m.; Sunday, 1.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m., 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., 7.30 p.m. to 9.30 p.m. $1.50 admission fee and 50c skate hire. Parents, free admission and free hire.

Canterbury Children’s Theatre: “Treasure Island” musical, today, at 7 p.m., Saturday at 2 p.m., at Repertory Theatre, adults $6, children $4, bookings at Christchurch Town Hall.

Orana Park: Today to Sunday 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., lions fed at 11.30 a.m. and 2.30 p.m., $3.50 adults, $l.OO, children 5 to 15 years. Buses leave Cathedral Square each day at 12.30 p.m., returning by 3.30 p.m. — $6.70 adults, $3.35 children. Willowbank Wildlife Reserve: Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Free horse and cart rides and donkey rides. Admission adults $3, children $l, no charge for under three year olds. Buses leave Cathedral Square each day at 12.30 p.m., returning by 3.30 p.m. — $5.15 adults, $2.60 children. Ferrymead Historic Park: Open 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Tram and steam train rides on some days. Adults $2.50, children $1.50, family $B.

Barrington Park Mall: Today, Willowbank Animals visit, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Riccarton Mall: Today, free films, glass-blowing demon-

strations, and free colouring books.

New Brighton Mall: Video movie shows today, for children under 12 years, 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Showings will be supervised; Saturday, face painting competition, 10 a.m., judged by Miss Brighton Pier at 2.30 p.m. Open to children aged three years to 10 years. Hornby Mall: Today, Gus the Robot, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Merivale Mall: Crunchy the Clown, today, Saturday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Triangle Centre: Today, Bernado the magician, 12.15 p.m.; name the doll competition, and Smurf colouring competition.

National Mutual Arcade: Today, clown colouring competition during lunchtimes.

Bishopdale Community Centre: Today, for five years to 10 years, colouring pictures, Maori crafts, painting, clay modelling, collage, leatherwork, in the main hall — bring a pair of named scissors, old shirt, crayons, coloured pencils, felt pens, etc.; slot car racing in the meeting room, for 12 years and over, pool, table tennis, etc, in the youth building. Centre open 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. 50c per session.

Windsor School Community Hall: Today, indoor cricket, indoor soccer, games, clay modelling arts and crafts, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 50c per session or family. For activities in the main hall, white sole sandshoes or bare feet acceptable only. For arts and crafts, bring old shirt or apron, pair of named scissors, felt pens, crayons, or pencils. Parklands Community Centre: Today, pool, table tennis, blow ball, etc, arts and crafts; All activities 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 50c per session or family. For arts and crafts, take an old shirt or apron, pair of named scissors, felt pens, crayons, or pencils. Redwood Community Centre: Today, arts and crafts, clay modelling, Maori crafts; All activities, 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 50c per session or family. For arts and crafts activities please bring an old shirt or apron, pair named scissors, felt pens, crayons, or pencils. School: Indoor and outdoor activities, in-

cluding art and crafts, games, today, 9.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. Children aged five years to 13 years welcome, 50c per child or $1 per family.

The Mill Theatre, 24 Wise Street: Riccarton Players perform “Playbox Theatre,” today, 6.30 p.m., adults $2, children $l. Matinee sessions Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m.

Arts Centre: Today and Saturday, Troupers Theatre for children present “The Curiosity Concert” and “The Adventures of Hatu Patu,” 10.30 a.m. and 1 p.m., $1 admission charge. Indoor Ice Rink, Centaurus Rd: open daily, 10 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m., 7.30 p.m. to 10 p.m. Antigua Boatsheds: Today, canoeing on the Avon River, 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. daily. $1.50 per hour for canoe and $1.50 per person per half hour for paddleboats.