Selwyn Times: February 26, 2020
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SELWYN TIMES Latest Canterbury news at starnews.co.nz<br />
Wednesday <strong>February</strong> <strong>26</strong> <strong>2020</strong> 21<br />
Summer Skate Jams<br />
Darfield on Wednesday (today),<br />
3.30-5.30pm<br />
Free gear hire, prizes, music<br />
and coaching from Cheapskates<br />
Skate Skool available. There is<br />
a ‘learn to skate’ aspect where<br />
you can borrow a skateboard<br />
or skates and team up with one<br />
of the Cheapskates instructors.<br />
During the evening, there will be<br />
a fun competition with two divisions,<br />
enter on the day. Similar<br />
events are planned throughout<br />
the district.<br />
Darfield Skatepark<br />
Month of Sundays<br />
Lincoln on Sunday, 1-3pm<br />
Go along and relax, unwind<br />
and recharge on Sunday afternoon<br />
with live music, face<br />
painting, garden games or pop<br />
into the Lincoln Library for a<br />
browse. Take a picnic to enjoy<br />
while listening to an outstanding<br />
line-up of talented musicians.<br />
For postponement and cancellation<br />
notices visit the <strong>Selwyn</strong><br />
District Council Facebook page<br />
or website.<br />
The Lincoln Green<br />
‘Through the eyes of . . . the<br />
art group of Lincoln’<br />
Lincoln on Wednesday-<br />
Thursday, 11.30am-2.30pm and<br />
Friday-Sunday, 10am-4pm<br />
Email devon.bolger@starmedia.kiwi by<br />
5pm each Wednesday<br />
The group meets regularly to<br />
paint, learn and share the spirit<br />
of creativity. Head along and see<br />
their points of view. Open until<br />
March 15.<br />
Down by the Liffey Gallery, 1<br />
James St, Lincoln<br />
Virtual Reality Drop-In<br />
Sessions<br />
Rolleston on Monday, 3.30-<br />
5.30pm, Leeston on Wednesday,<br />
2-4pm, Darfield and Lincoln on<br />
Thursday, 3.30-5.30<br />
The libraries have some awesome<br />
new tech to check out.<br />
Kayak with the penguins in Antarctica,<br />
fly to the international<br />
space station and experience<br />
zero-gravity, complete our Beat<br />
Saber challenge, or even tour<br />
Anne Frank’s house. Don’t miss<br />
these sessions to test out the new<br />
VR headsets. Suitable for ages 13<br />
and over.<br />
Rolleston, Leeston, Darfield<br />
and Lincoln libraries<br />
Chess Club<br />
Lincoln on Wednesday, 3.30-<br />
4.30pm<br />
Go along and join the new<br />
weekly chess club. Not only<br />
is it great for your children’s<br />
problem-solving skills, but it is<br />
proven to help concentration,<br />
memory and creativity.<br />
Lincoln Library<br />
Annual Pipe Band Contests<br />
Templeton on Saturday, 10am-<br />
5pm and Sunday, 10am-3pm<br />
An event by the Royal New<br />
Zealand Pipe Bands’ Association.<br />
Take a deck chair and<br />
a picnic. Food vendors on site.<br />
Celebrating Scottish culture. It<br />
is the build-up contests to the<br />
national competition in March.<br />
Free to attend.<br />
Innovation Park<br />
‘Figuratively Speaking’<br />
exhibition<br />
Darfield on Friday, 6pm<br />
Head along to check out Te<br />
Huanui art gallery’s new exhibition.<br />
Glimpses of a moment<br />
in time, figurative portraits,<br />
enigmatic sculptures and organic<br />
forms of pottery are on show.<br />
It showcases work by Vicki<br />
Knudsen, Jo Loughnan, Odelle<br />
Morshuis and Dot Moulton.<br />
Te Huanui Art Gallery<br />
Markets<br />
Rolleston Farmers Market:<br />
Sunday, 9am-12.30pm, 96 Rolleston<br />
Drive<br />
Darfield Market: Saturday,<br />
9am-1pm, opposite Challenge<br />
Darfield, South Tce.<br />
Market@254: Saturday,<br />
9.30am-1pm, rain or shine,<br />
254 Lawford Rd, West Melton.<br />
Lincoln Farmers and Craft<br />
Market: Saturday, 10am-1pm,<br />
Gerald St.<br />
Prebbleton Community Market:<br />
Sunday, 12-4pm, Prebbleton<br />
Community Cottage<br />
Running groups<br />
Rolleston Road Runners:<br />
Thursday registration from<br />
Head along to the<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Parenting<br />
Network Children’s<br />
Day this Sunday.<br />
There will be<br />
bouncy castles,<br />
face painting,<br />
pony rides and<br />
more. It is a<br />
chance to connect<br />
with numerous<br />
children’s services<br />
providers and<br />
community<br />
organisations while<br />
having fun with<br />
your tamariki and<br />
family. Foster Park,<br />
12-3pm. <br />
6.15pm for a 6.30pm start. 3km,<br />
6km and 9km options in Foster<br />
Park, next to the gravel car park.<br />
Lincoln Road Runners: Tuesday<br />
registration from 5.40pm<br />
for a 6pm start. 3km or 6km<br />
options. Starts outside Coffee<br />
Culture on Gerald St.<br />
Malvern Road Runners: Tuesday<br />
registration from 5.45pm<br />
for a 6pm start. 1.8km, 3km and<br />
6km options. Meet at McHughs<br />
Plantation.<br />
Ellesmere Road Runners:<br />
Wednesday registration from<br />
5.45pm, starts at 6pm. 3km or<br />
6km walk or run. Starts from<br />
Leeston Physiotherapy.<br />
Foster Park Run: Saturday<br />
from 7.50am. Free weekly timed<br />
5km run, jog or walk. Register at<br />
www.parkrun.co.nz/foster and<br />
don’t forget your barcode. Foster<br />
Park, Rolleston.<br />
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