Your guide to What's On this holiday.

Press, 2 January 1985, Page 22

Your guide to What's On this holiday.

THINGS TO DO Christchurch Town Hall — Kilmore St. Phone 68-899. Visitors welcome 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Tours every half hour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Boating on the Avon — Antigua Boatsheds, Cambridge Terrace. Canoes and boats for hire. Open daily 9.30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Queen Elizabeth II Park — Travis Road, North New Brighton, North Beach (19) bus. Venue of 1974 Commonwealth Games. Swimming pools, squash courts, Hydroslide, synthetic all-weather track and permanent seating for 20,000 spectators. Amusement centre including Driveworld, Bumper Boats, mini-golf and a walk in maze, opens at 10 p.m. daily till late. Cathedral of the Blessed Sacrament — Southern end of Barbadoes Street, 10 minutes walk from Cathedral Square or take (3) bus. Has colonnades, galleries, Italian mosaic floor, tapestries and bronzes. One of the finest examples of Renaissance architecture in Australasia. Open 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. daily. Christchurch Cathedral — Cathedral Square. 133 steps up the spire for a view of the city and mountains. Open daily 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Provincial Council Chambers — corner Durham and Armagh Streets, inner city. Guided tours 10.30 a.m., 2 p.m. and 3 p.m. Sundays. Stone chamber open weekdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sign of the Takahe — Upper Cashmere Hill. Gothic style stone building with sweeping view of Canterbury Plains and southern Alps. Open daily for Devonshire teas and smorgasbord lunch. Dinner Tuesday to Saturday by reservation. University of Canterbury — between Ilam and Clyde Roads. Riccarton (8) or Airport bus. Timeball Station, Lyttelton — A stone fortress-like building dating from 1876, sited at the east side of Lyttelton township. It has a timeball mechanism to signal one o’clock for mariners to set their chronometers. Open Wednesday to Sunday 10 a.m. to noon, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Admission: $1 Adults, 50c children. Arts Centre — Old University site, Worcester Street. The nineteenth century neo-gothic buildings house community and cultural organisations including the Court. Theatre, the Southern Ballet Theatre, Academy Cinema, Free Theatre, Gingko print workshops and gallery, Arts Employment Scheme, resturants, a coffee shop and a tavern, a specialist bookshop, pottery and craft workshops. Arts, crafts and Antique Market every Saturday and Sunday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tours available weekdays oy appointment, Phone 60-689. Orana Park — McLeans Island Road. Bus departs Cathedral Square at 12.30 p.m. daily. Return fare includes admission cost. Biggest Wildlife park and only drive-through lion enclosure in New Zealand. Also giraffes, zebra, wolves, antelope, tigers, water buffalo, baby and farmyard animals. Animals fed 11 a.m. and 11.30 a.m. and half hourly 1.30 p.m. to 4 p.m. Special chances to feed the animals during the school holidays. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: $3.50 Adults, $1.50 children. Willowbank Wildlife Reserve — 60 Hussey road, off Gardiners road, 15 minutes drive from Cathedral Square. Bus departs Cathedral Square at 12.30 p.m. daily. Return fare includes admission cost. Features include puma, monkeys, goats, Highland Cattle, otters, emus, Maori village, donkey and waggon rides, barbecue and picnic area. Open daily 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Admission: $3 Adults, $1 children; animal feed bags 50c and 20c. North New Brighton Zoo — 155 Beach Road, North Beach. North Beach (19) bus. Features include fish, crocodile, black panther, lion, tiger and monkeys. Open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission: adults $2, children 75c. “Summer Times” activities — a programme of free enter-

tainment and recreation organised by the Christchurch City Council. Entertainment in Cathedral Square Tuesday, Wednesday and Fridays between noon and 2 p.m. Phone 791-660 for details. Thornton Grange Riding School - horse riding 9.am. to sp.m. seven days a week, treks and lessons $lO for morning or afternoon session. 432 Sparks Road, phone 382-074. Cascade Riding Centre, the Groynes - Lessons, treks and pony rides. Phone 69-418. WALKS Hill walks - from sign of the Takahe, Upper Cashmere Hill, to Scott Reserve. Slightly uphill but not too strenuous. Cashmere Hills (2T) bus. Bridle Path Walk starts at Lyttleton near the Road Tunnel entrance, and goes over the Port Hills to Heathcote Valley. Includes a steep climb. Lyttelton (28) bus. Other walkways include Godley Head, from Kaiapoi to Pegasus Bay, and from Methven. West Coast: Walks guided by Forest Service and Lands and Survey rangers.Programme details from district offices. MUSEUMS Canterbury Museum — Rolleston Avenue at entrance to Botanic Gardens and adjacent to Robert McDougall Art Gallery. Special display of decorative glass from the 19th and early 20th Centuries, until end of January. Other features include New Zealand birds, Christchurch Street of last century, Hall of Antarctic Discovery, Hall of Oriental Art, Moa-hunter era of Maori culture. Planetarium open for public screenings at 3 p.m. on Sunday afternoons. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Telephone 68-379. Ferrymead Historic Park — 269 Bridle Path Road, first turn after Heathcote Bridge. Sumner bus to bridge. Historic park, transport and technological museum. Features include museums of restored vintage motor vehicles and fire engines, naval museum, working Edwardian township, printing, telegraphic and military displays, working railway and tramway. Open daily 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Admission $2.50 adults, $1.50 children, $8 family. Cost Includes train or tram ride. Telephone 841-970. Yaldhurst Transport Museum — near Yaldhurst Hotel, Main West Road 12km from Christchurch. Displays of vintage cars and motorbikes, rare old machinery, including a working early printing press, horse-drawn vehicles. Merry-go-round, fire engine rides, waggon rides. Hours: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Admission: Adults $2.50, children $l. Telephone 427-914. Lyttelton Historical Museum — Gladstone Quay, Lyttelton. Displays include a maritime gallery, Antarctic gallery and colonial Lyttelton. Hours: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Telephone 8972 (Lyttelton). ART GALLERIES Robert McDougall Art Gallery — Behind the Canterbury Museum in the Botanic Gardens. Exhibition, "Artful”, more than 600 paintings from the gallery’s permanent collection on display until the end of January. Hours: 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Telephone 50-914. C.S.A. — 66 Gloucester Street. Closed until January 5. national embroidery exhibition and others. Hours: 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Telephone 67261. CITY LIBRARY Main Library — comer Gloucester Street and Oxford Terrace. Hours: Lending and reading: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Reading only: Saturday and Sunday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Newspaper room: Monday to Friday 8.30 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 noon; Sunday 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. - Children’s library: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.: Friday 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.; Saturday 10 a.m. to 12 noon. Public holidays: Reading only 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Telephone 796-914. PARKS AND GARDENS Botanic Gardens — Established 1863. 30 hectares. En-

trance Rolleston Avenue, by Canterbury Museum. Hours 7 a.m. to sunset. Hagley Park — 148 hectares. Many lovely river walks. Deans Bush and Homestead — only big area of native bush in the city. Entrance Kauri Street. Historic early homestead built by the Deans brothers in 1843. Early settler’s cottage. Riccarton bus to Rimu Street. Millbrook Reserve — displays of azaleas and rhododendrons, adjoins Hagley Park, off Helmores Lane, Fendalton. Fendalton bus to Rossall Street. Mona Vale — reserve and reception centre. Gardens and historic Homestead. Entrance off Fendalton Road. Open daily 8 a.m. to 6.30 p.m. Fendalton bus to Fendalton Road. Victoria Park — Cashmere Hills. A Ikm walk from the Sign of the .Takahe. Various nature walks, refreshments available. Cashmere Hills bus. BEACHES Christchurch has many easily accessible beaches which are safe for swimming — North Beach, 10km east, North Beach bus; South Brighton, 10km east, New Brighton bus; sumner, 11km south-east, Sumner bus; Waimairi, 11km north-east, North Beach bus; New Brighton, Bkm east, New Brighton bus. Lyttelton Harbour beaches — Corsair Bay, Governor's Bay, Charteris Bay, Diamond harbour. Taylor’s Mistake beach is over Scarborough Hill (Sumner). SWIMMING POOLS Centennial — entrance from Armagh Street. Hours: Monday to Thursday 7 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. and 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.: Friday 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Sunday and public holidays 1 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. Telephone 68-917. Halswell Swimming Centre — Halswell Road, near Halswell Tavern. Midland bus. Pool has grassed areas, barbecue facilities, play equipment and trampolines. Hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and public holidays 12 noon to 5.30 p.m. Sunday 12.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone 228-198. Jellie Park Aqualand — Ilam Road, Burnside. Fendalton or Withells Road bus. Complex includes five pools, water slides, trampolines, grassed area, barbecue facilities. Opens at 10 a.m. daily. Telephone 518-774. Queen Elizabeth II Park — Travis Road, North New Brighton. Phone 886-079 to check various pool hours. Main pool hours: Monday to Saturday 7 a.m. to 8.45 p.m. Sunday 10 a.m. to 8.45 p.m. Hydroslide 10 a.m. to 8.45 p.m. (last ticket sold 7.55 p.m.). Sockburn Park — Main South Road, Sockburn. Hornby bus. Pool has grassed areas, barbecue facilities, play equipment and trampolines. Hours: Monday to Friday 7 a.m. to 5.30 p.m.; 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and public holidays 12 noon to 5.30 p.m. Sunday 12.30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone 481-344. Templeton Pool — Kirk Road, Fendalton. Pool has grassed areas, barbecue facilities, play equipment and trampolines. Hours: Monday to Friday 12 noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sunday and public holidays 1 p.m; to 5 p.m. Waltham Park Lido — corner of Wilsons Road and Waltham Road, St Martins bus. Hours: Monday to Thursday 10 a.m. to 4.45 p.m.; 4.45 p.m. to 5.45 p.m. (adults only); 6.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m.; Friday 10 a.m. to 4.45 p.m.; 4.45 p.m. to 6 p.m. (adults only). Saturday, Sunday and public holidays, 1 p.m. to 4.45 p.m. Telephone 60725. Wharenui Pool — Elizabeth Street, Riccarton. Wharenui bus. Daily 10 a.m. to 12 noon; 12 noon to 2 p.m. (adults only); 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday, adults only, 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Telephone 486-488. Woolston Park — Ferry Road, Woolston. Sumner, Woolston or Mount Pleasant buses. Hours: Monday to Friday 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Closed Saturday, Sunday and public holidays. Telephone 893-720.