Local services

Press, 24 July 1987, Page 8

Local services

HOSPITAL VISITING HOURS Burwood: General wards, 3.157.30 p.m. Maternity, 3-4 p.m. and 7.30-8.30 p.m. Spinal Injury Unit, 4 p.m. to 8.30 p.m. Southern Cross Trust Hospital: 11 a.m.-noon, 2-4 p.m. and 6.307.30 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. Patients’ children with adult; weekdays, 10.30 a.m to 11.30 a.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: Monday to Saturday, 7 a.m. to 7.45 p.m. Centennial Pool (indoor only): Monday to Friday, 8 a.m. to 12 noon, 12 to 2 p.m. (adults only), 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. (lessons only), 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Wharenui: Pool open to public, week-days, 3 p.m. to 4.30 p.m. Adults only: Monday and Friday, 11 a.m. to 1.30 p.m. Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, 12 noon to 1.30. p.m. Wednesday (ladies only) 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m. Monday to Friday, 7.30 a.m. to 9 a.m. Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, 7.30 p.m. to 9 p.m. Jellie Park, Waltham Park, Sockbum, Halswell, Templeton, Edgeware, Belfast: All closed for the season. Canterbury Museum.—lo a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Lyttelton Museum.— Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ferry mead Historic Park.— 10

a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. R.N.Z.A.F. Museum, at R.N.Z.A.F. Base Wigram, south of Sockbum roundabout: 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Monday to Saturday. Take a No. 25 bus from Cathedral Square. 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.: Week-days, 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. Public Library.— Week-days, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Children’s library: Monday to Thursday, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m. Newspaper room: week-days, 8.30 a.m. to 9 p.m. 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. Telephone 64439. Alcoholics Anonymous.—Telephone 790-860. Citizens’ Advice Bureaux.—

City, telephone 66-490 Hornby, telephone 495-236; fishopdale, telephone 598-090. Aged Peoples’ Welfare Council, help for the elderly in their homes, <4 Cashel Street, Weekdays, 10 a.m.-4 p.m.-Telephone 60-903. Canterbury Information Centre (comer Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace), telephone 799629, week-days, 8.30 a.m. to 5 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 services (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., cnr Colombo and Gloucester Streets, week-days 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Telephone 68-555. Human Rights Commission and Race Relations Office, 190 Hereford Street: week-days 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. telephone 792-015. REFUSE PITS Metro Refuse Stations: Parkhouse Road, Ruru Road, Styx Mill: weekdays, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.