Local services

Press, 25 August 1986, Page 12

Local services

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS Burwood: General wards, 3.157.30 p.m. Maternity, 3-4 p.m. and 8-8.30 p.m. Spinal Injury Unit, 4 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Southern Cross Trust Hospital: 11 a.m.-noon. 3-4 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Christchurch Hospital: 2.30-4.30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Children’s Ward, 2-5 p.m., parents any time. Christchurch Women’s: Baby's father only, 7 a.m.-lO p.m. All wards, 2.30-4.30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. St George’s: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Maternity, 2.30-3.30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Princess Margaret: 2.30-4.30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Sunnyside Hospital: 2-7 p.m. Other times by arrangement. BUSES TO HOSPITALS Included below are the numbers of the Christchurch Transport Board buses that stop directly outside the main city hospitals: Christchurch Hospital.—From the Square: Take a No. 8, 21, 24, or 25 bus. To Square: Any bus marked City, or any No. 3, 10, 28, or 29 bus. The Princess Margaret: 2D, 2E, or 20E. Burwood: 10H, 10N, 29H. Sunnyside: A No. 7 bus. Christchurch Women’s: A No. 4 bus. St George’s: A No. 1 bus. Southern Cross Trust Hospital: Take a No. 4 or 18 bus. LEISURE Swimming Pools.— Queen Elizabeth II Park: 7 a.m. to 7.45 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 10 a.m. to 5.45 p.m. Sunday. Centennial Pool, indoor pool only: Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Public, 8 a.m. to 12 noon; adults only, 12 noon to 2 p.m.; Children’s lessons only, 2 p.m. to 5 p.m.; Public training session, 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wharenui: Monday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. (adults only). Tuesday to Thursday, 12 noon to 1.30 p.m. (adults only). Monday to Friday, 3.15 p.m. to 5 p.m. Wednesday, 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m. (women only). Canterbury Museum.—lo a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily.

Lyttelton Museum.— Saturdays and Sundays 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ferrymead Historic Parle.— 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Yaldhurst Transport Museum.—lo a.m. to 5 p.m. daily.

Art Galleries.—Robert McDougall: 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. C.S.A.: Monday to Friday, 10

a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Week-ends, 2 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Public Library.— Lending and reading: 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Newspaper room: 8.30 a.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. Christchurch Town Hall, Kilmore Street, tours seven days a week, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For information, telephone 68-899. Wildlife Parks.—Orana: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily. Willowbank: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. SERVICES Emergency Doctor.—lf you cannot contact your doctor or a doctor in your area, telephone 69-133. Emergency home help.— Nurse Maude, telephone 556-089. Emergency dentist—lf you cannot contact your dentist, telephone 69-133 for information.

Urgent Pharmacy (15 New Regent Street): Monday to Thursday, 6 p.m. to 11 p.m. Friday, 9.30 p.m. to 11 p.m., telephone 64-439. Alcoholics Anonymous.—Telephone 790-860.

Citizens’ Advice Bureaux.— City, telephone 68-413; Hornby, telephone 495-236; Bishopdale, telephone 598-090. Aged Peoples’ Welfare Council, help for the elderly in their homes, 60-64 Cashel Street-Tele-phone 60-903. Canterbury Information Centre (comer Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace), telephone 799629, Monday to Friday, 8.30 a.m. to 5 pan.; Saturday, Sunday, public holidays, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Community Law Centre, 84 Worcester Street: Monday to Thursday: 5.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. Saturday: 9.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. Continuous Ansaphone service, telephone 66-870. . Geriatric and domiciliary ser-* vices (24-hour service), telephone 63-225. Community Mediation Service, 203 Gloucester Street: Week-days, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Anasphone service. Mediation sessions arranged to suit, telephone 64-744. Ombudsman.— General Finance Building., enr Colombo and Gloucester Streets, week-days 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone 68-555. REFUSE PITS Metro Refuse Stations: Ruru Road, Styx Mill Road, MondaySaturday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., Sunday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Parkhouse Road, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.