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 8.15 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 p.m to 8 p.m., parents any time. Christchurch Women’s: Baby’s father only, 7 a.m.-10 p.m. All wards, 2.30-4.30 p.m. and 7-8 p.m. Patients’ children with adult; weekends, 10.30 a.m to 11.30 a.m. St George’s: 11 a.m. to 12 noon, 2 p.m. to 3 pjn., and 7 p.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. Wharenul: 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. Jellle Park, Waltham Park, Sockburn, Halswell, Templeton, Edgeware, Belfast AU closed for the season. Canterbury Museum.—lo ajn. to 4.30 p.m. daily. Lyttelton Museum.— Saturdays and Sundays, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Ferrymead Historic Park.— 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m. daily. ILNXAJ 7 . Museum, at R.N.2LAF. 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. dally. CS.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. Friday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Newspaper room: weekdays, 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. dally. SERVICES Emergency Doctor.—lf you cannot contact your doctor or a doctor in your area, telephone 69-133 or after hours medical service, telephone 57-777. 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; Bishopdale, telephone 598-090. Aged People’s Welfare Council, help for the elderly In their homes, 64 Cashel Street Weekdays, 16 a.m.-4 p.m.-Telephone 60-903.
Canterbury Information Centre (corner Worcester Street and Oxford Terrace), telephone 799629, week-days, 8.30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Geriatric and domiciliary services (24-hour service), telephone
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