Achievment Camp

Press, 27 April 1988, Page 13

Achievment Camp

Blues Brothers} The Christchurch Youth Centre, i building will be reverting to its former function as a movie theatre fo _ a, few hours this Friday .with the screening of , the “Blues Brothers!.’ ! The movie, which be-' gins at 8 p.m.,1 is about some bad-boy | brothers who try to make a .band together and are "funnily unsuccessful." ■ Launching the school holidays with | a bang ndxt Friday, 51;y 6, the Youth Centre l will be holding a “Terminate the Ferm" concert! with The Chills. supported! by Yankee Rose. [ i The concert begins at 8 p.m.. with ticke s costing SS; or $7 with a iYouth (fentre card. i The centre manager, Bridget ’Flanranan.' says that although there is room for an audience of up to 1 800, people can book beforehand. “j have heard that thetje is a lot of interest because! normally these bands play only the hotel circuit and people cannot go.”

Achievement ii i camp . Tramping, cooking outdoors and night orienteering are some ofi the activities which will keep Venturer Scouts busy on their forthcoming achievementcajmp at Blue Skies. Kaiapdi. I [The camp has been run annually for about 15 to 20 vears. to give Venturers' a chancel .to work towards _ their Queen Scout’s Award. [This year's camp will take place from May 7 to 15. |' I The \ assistant arCa' leader, i Beth Prestage, savs the camp has previously catered for up to 36 Venturers. However, numbers have dropped recently, and she believes this may be because the ecvnonjiic climate means the youths are’ having more'| difficulty getting time op work Il To try and boost attendance yenttirers from the Otago-Southland and Nel-Spn-Ma.rlborough areas have been invited to take I,ari