Holiday activities

Press, 31 August 1989, Page 30

Holiday activities

All Holiday activities listed below are for the first week of the primary school holidays. Listings for the second week will appear from Monday, September 4. Activities are subject to change without notice. Y.M.C.A., Christchurch The Y has 16 programmes for the August school holidays, now open for bookings. In the first week, to September 1, programmes are based at City for ages 8-12 and ages 5-8; the New Brighton Scout Den; Holmes Park Scout Den; Upper Riccarton; Hoon Hay Scout Den; the Y Bryndwr, 286 Greers Road, for ages 8-12 and ages 5-8. Activities, which have a fee, include ice skating, rollerskating, swimming, hydroslide, new games, treasure hunts, skateboarding and mystery visits. Brochures may be picked up from the Y City or Bryndwr. The Y is also offering an overnight camp for ages 8-14, “The Great Wainui Caper” at their camp in Wainui. Volunteers aged 15 or over are sought to assist with programmes and camps. Training will be provided.

LIBRARIES Canterbury Public Library: Thursday, 11 a.m. make a petrosaur mobile; Friday, 11 a.m., videos. Spreydon Public Library: Thursday, 10.30 a.m., wild things puzzles; Friday, 10.30 a.m. storytime with the St Nicholas guides. Fendalton Library: today and tomorrow, 11 a.m., stories. Bishopdale Library: Thursday, 11 a.m.; stories; Friday 11 a.m., make a Father’s Day card. Please bring your own scissors. Redwood Library: Thursday, 11 a.m., stories; Friday, 11 a.m., make a Father’s Day card, please bring your own scissors. Sumner Children’s Library: Today to Friday, 2.00 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., puzzles and colouring in. Also open Friday, 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. Films on today and next Monday only, 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. New Brighton Library: Thursday, 2 p.m., colouring in and puzzles; Friday, 2 p.m. make a treasure map and pirate posters. Papanui Library: Thursday, 10.30 a.m., storytime and colouring in; Friday, 10.30 a.m., films. St Martin’s Children’s Library: Today and tomorrow, 2.30 p.m. to 4.30 p.m., puzzles and colouring in Films on Friday from 2.30 p.m. Shirley Library: Thursday, 11 a.m., Films and out of this world colouring in; Friday, 11 a.m., out of this world face painting. Stadiums Queen Elizabeth II Park, Travis Road: Enrolments are being accepted for the one-week programme; which begins on Monday, September 4. The events listed below are for the second week only. Pottery: Monday and Wednesday, or Tuesday and Thursday, 9 a.m. to 10.30 a.m. ages 5-10; 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon, aged 1015. Two sessions: $10; four sessions, $2O, Clay and paint provided, enrolment essential. Let’s Learn to Swim: lessons for all ages and abilities. Squash/wall ball: Tuesday and Thursday, 10.30 a.m. to 12 noon, $3 per session. Leisure Centre Flexi Fun Pass: Allows you to choose any of the following (cost: $l2 for five rides): hydroslide, QEII pools, bumpa boats, mini golf, raceway, maze, dodgems, vintage cars and devil’s drop. Junior Exetone: Tuesday, 11.15 a.m. to 12 noon, Thursday, 10.30 a.m. to 11.15 a.m. Aerobics. Cost, $2.80 per session. Model boats: Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 50c for 10 minutes. Go Fly A Kite: Thursday, 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. kite-making workshop; 2 p.m. onwards, kite flying. Free, bring your own empty drink can. Kids under nine, bring a parent or gradparent to help. Enrolment essential. Rugby League Coaching Clinic, with Mark Broadhurst: Tuesday and Thursday, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. Free, bring own boots and old clothes. Equipment provided. Pioneer Sports Stadium, Centennial Park, Lyttelton Street: Thursday, 10.15 a.m. to 11.30 a.m. indoor sports ages 7-12, jazz dance ages 5-11, 10.45 a.m. to noon, clay modelling, ages 5-10; trampolining, sessions throughout the day (10 a.m. to 10.45 a.m., 10.45 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., 1.15 p.m. to 2 p.m., 2 p.m. to 2.45 p.m.). 10.30 a.m. to 11.45 a.m., gym for fun, ages 6-12. 1.30 p.m. to 2.15 p.m., earth-ball-parachute and team games, ages 6-9; 1.30 p.m. to 2.45 p.m., squash, ages 9-12; Friday, 10.15 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., indoor all sports, ages 7-12; 10.30 a.m. to 11.45 a.m., jazz dance, ages 5-11; 1.30 p.m. to 3 p.m., “Friday 1.30 Club,” for pre-school kids; 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m., squash, ages 9-12. PARKS Orana Park Wildlife Trust, McLeans Island Road: Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Last admission at 4.30 p.m. Includes an African Lion Reserve and Kiwi House. See also spider monkeys, parrots, white rhinos, kangaroos, wolves, tigers, camels, zebras, giraffe as well as other unusual and endangered species. View the animals in natural surroundings. Picnic tables and free gas barbecues provided, drinks, snacks, and souvenirs from the kiosk. A bus leaves Cathedral Square at 12 noon daily. Holiday special: Harold’s Birthday. Celebrations include com-

petitions, stalls and events daily. Free admission for children up to 14 years. Wiilowbank Wildlife Reserve, Hussey Road (off Gardiners Road) Harewood: Open daily, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., adults $6.50, children $3. Includes a farmyard of old and rare breeds of domestic livestock. See mountain lions, chimpanzees, monkeys, lemurs, otters, camels, trout ponds, aviaries, pre-European Maori village. Food is available to feed the birds and animals. Special holiday activities include pony and donkey rides, while today the restaurant has a three course meal for $25 including free entry to the park. For every two adults, one child under 10 years dines free. Outdoor Recreation Centre, the Christchurch Arts Centre: Open weekdays, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., information on outdoor recreation activities in Canterbury and the South Island. Information on a wide range of pursuits, from picnicking to potholing, tramping and skiing, horseriding to bird and whale watching. Also: clubs, gear hire, commercial operators, camping, accommodation and transport. MUSEUMS Royal New Zealand Air Force Museum, R.N.Z.A.F. Base, Wigram, Main South Road: Daily, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. (Sundays, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.). The Air Force story told with classic aircraft and equipment dramatically displayed. Audio-visual history introduction. Also life-like figures, engines, armaments, militaria, photos, art, Memorial Window. Suitable for ages 7 and upwards, adult $7, children $2, family $l5. Cafeteria and souvenirs. Take a No. 25 or No. 8 bus from the Square. Look for the Museum neon sign at Wigram. McDougall Art Gallery, Botanic Gardens: Daily 10 a.m. and 4.30 p.m. “Amazement” — entertaining art quiz for juniors and seniors. Yaldhurst Transport Museum, first turn right past the Yaldhurst Hotel on the Main West Coast Road; open every day, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Displays of vintage and veteran cars, motor-cycles, and fire engines, and printing demonstrations. Adults $5.50, children $2. Ferrymead Historic Park, 269 Bridle Path Road: Daily, 10 a.m. to 4.30 p.m., tram, train and horse and cart rides, plus working Edwardian Village Exhibits. The Ferrymead Quiz — an activity book for children to complete in the Park. Adults, $6, children $3, family, $l6. A multi-visit ticket is also available. THEATRE Canterbury Children’s Theatre, the Repertory Theatre, Kilmore Street: Today and tomorrow, 7 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday, 2 p.m., “The Adventures of a Bear called Paddington.” Book at the Theatre Royal, all seats $B. MALLS Hornby Mall: Today to Saturday, 11 a.m. (and 2 p.m., today Talent Quest for Schools. Suitable for all ages, the 11 a.m. sessions are for primary/ intermediate school age and 2 p.m. sessions for secondary school pupiis. Semi-finals and finals of the talent quest, which is free, will be held in the second week. Entries have been closed. Riccarton Mall: Today to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., daily mini expo displays and demonstrations including El Gregoe Fun and Magic acts and Orana Park endangered species display. Merivale Mall: Today: The Flying Hat Dragon and dance involvement with the Dancing Dragon, 11 a.m. Friday; Puppet World, 11 a.m. Saturdays; Spin the Moa, with Hine Moa, a circle game for children, 11 a.m. Barrington Park Mall: Today and tomorrow: talent quest. Open to ages 516, entry forms are available from Mall Management, Noel Leemings, Barrington Supervalue and 3ZB. (Times not decided at time of printing. Please telephone the Mall.)

Linwood City: Today and tomorrow 11 a.m., Mr Dazzle’s Fun Show; 2.30 p.m., Wai’s Farm Show (Footrot Flats). Guest appearance of horse, the cat and dog. Have your photo taken with dog for $3. Northlands: Today to Saturday, 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., Disneyland shows featuring Disney characters, Mickey Mouse, Donald Duck, Pluto and Goofy, admission free, St John display celebrating 25 years of emegency dialling 111; Ugly tie competition. Win Dad a Fathers Ef# prize, entries judged

Saturday; “My Dad's the Best Dad" essay competition, 100 words, entries to P.O. Box 5094 by Friday. See Friday’s “Press" for the Bear Colouring colouring Competition. OTHER ACTIVITIES Overleigh Horse Treks, Port Levy: Open daily, 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., suitable for all ages. Variety of treks over farmland; $l2 an hour, $24 for half-day ride. Inquiries, 294-684. Bookings advisable. Antigua Boat Sheds: Open daily, 9.30 a.m. to 5 p.m., canoeing on the Avon. Inquiries, 665-885. Aranui Activity Centre, Hampshire Street, Wainoni: Today and tomorrow 10 a.m. to 12 noon, 1 p.m. to 3.30 p.m. Thursday, morning, sheepskin wombles, wool models. Afternoon, games indoors. Friday, morning, balloon games, tyre games, hoops, tumbling, mini tramp. Afternoon, all board games, painting, pool, coloured sand collage. Cost, 90 cents a session. Suitable for primary school children, aged 5 to 12. Wharenui Indoor Swimming Pool, Elizabeth Street: Open daily, holiday hours are 10 a.m. to 12 noon and 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., Adults, $2 and children, $l. Concession tickets available, also learn to swim tickets. Inquiries, 486-488. Cobden Riding School, 274 Russley Road: daily, 10 a.m. to 5.30 p.m., horse, pony and gig rides. Tuition by arrangement, call 585-278. St Christopher’s Anglican Church, 244 Avonhead Road, Today and tomorrow 10 a.m. to noon, holiday programme including crafts, singing, stories, models, kites, paints. Ideal for ages 4-12, teenagers welcome to help. Cost: 80 cents a day. North New Brighton Zoo, 155 Beach Road: Open daily, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., exhibits include lion, crocodile, black panther, leopard, tiger, bob cats, monkeys, otters, coati, parrots, emu, wallabies and aquarium. Adults, $3, children, $1.50. Food for the animals is on sale, crocodile is fed Wednesday and Sunday, 2.30 p.m. Suitable for small children, elderly. Avonhead New Life Centre: presents Kids Count at the Cobham Intermediate Hall, 294 Ham Road, Fendalton. Today and tomorrow 9.30 a.m. to noon. Suitable for ages 513, activities include singing Bible stories, games, drama, puppets. Admission free, call 583-728. Workshop Craft Exhibition, presented by the New Zealand Technical Teachers’ Association: St James Church Hall, cnr Riccarton Road and Mandeville Street, Todayday and tomorrow 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Late night Thursday to 8 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to 12 noon. Projects on display are by students at intermediate level and upwards, from a variety of schools. Woolly Meadows Farmyard, Cones Road, Ashley: 1 km over the Ashley River Bridge on the road to Loburn. Open every day except Saturday, 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. Suitable for all ages, activities include milking the cow, feeding lambs, cows, goats, ducks, hens, holding baby rabbits, chickens, lambs, pigs etc. Farm tour on a trac-tor-pulled trailer. Pony rides. Afternoon tea available. Adults, $3, children, $2. Pony rides, 50c each. Call Rangiora 35-387.

The Boys’ Brigade Canterbury Battalion: Four day residential camp in second week of the holidays (Monday to Thursday) at campsite in Waipara. Activities include abseiling, adventure playground, BMX, boating, confidence course, crafts, farm visits, minigolf, outdoor cooking, recreation, tramps, trampoline and treasure hunts. The camp is situated 9km north of Amberley on the south bank of the Waipara River. Registrations are being taken at the office, 565 Colombo Street or P.O. Box 22-206. Call 660679. Cost is $55, or $5O if more than one child per family.

Blazing Saddles Riding Centre, 251 Johns Road, near the Groynes Picnic Area: Open daily, suitable for all ages. Treks, lessons, games on horseback, all supervised by teachers. Bookings on 669418 or 238-821.

Cinerama Youth Centre, Thursday, morning, videos, lazer strike and lazer range. Please book, cost $4. Friday, 1.30 p.m. to 2.30 p.m., music workshop with blues guitarist Ken Ackroyd and Terry Schindler; 2.30 p.m., skateboarding with cheapskate; 8 p.m., rock concert — Axel Grinders, cost $6. Children’s Book Readings, University Bookshop, University Drive, Ham: Today and tomorrow 10.30 a.m. to 11.30 a.m., no charge. Todaw-, Barry Ross. Friday, Jot|i Park. J