Selwyn_Times: December 07, 2022

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Lincoln Xmas parade
returns on Saturday
THE LINCOLN Christmas
Parade and Market is returning,
after the interruption caused by
Covid in 2021.
The event, which has been
running for nearly 40 years, will
be held on Saturday.
With larger than normal
crowds expected, it will pay to
get down early to browse the
stalls for Christmas goodies. It
will make for one of the busiest
days of the year in Lincoln.
The market stalls will be set up
early and will be in full swing by
9am stretching along Gerald St
from The Famous Grouse to The
Laboratory.
The Lincoln Rotary Club and
the Lincoln Volunteer Fire Brigade
will also be operating their
usual raffles.
Lincoln Farmers and Craft
Market will be in its normal location
next to the library, spilling
out onto the green behind.
The parade starts from the
event centre at 10.20am.
The popular decorated bikes
competition will take place as
usual. Just turn up, no registration
needed, children up to year 8, and
carers welcomed. Cyclists will
meet under the oak tree next to
the library — be there by 9.45am
for judging and prizes at 10am.
Riders can then join in the
POPULAR: Santa will join the Lincoln Christmas Parade
and Market on Saturday. He will also be available to take
Christmas gift requests after the parade.
parade behind Father Christmas
and his float.
After the parade from 11amnoon
Father Christmas will be
in his grotto on the lawn outside
Selwyn Printing, 13 Gerald St;
he would love to see the children
and hear what their wishes are
for Christmas this year.
There will be street closures
from 8am until noon, from the
Edward St bridge to the Challenge
service station. It will
include West Belt and South
Belt to the Lincoln High School
entrance.
A traffic diversion will be in
place from New World through
Te Whariki onto Southfield
Drive, and out at Edward St by
Lincoln HQ. The bus will make
the same diversion.
•For general inquiries
email Brendan on
brendanherries@
googlemail.com
•For stall entries and info
email Lee on lincolnxmas.
stalls@gmail.com
•To register a float,
email Terrance on lincoln.
xmasfloats@gmail.com
• Gingerbread House ready to
open, page 8
• From page 1
Ararira Springs teacher Kelly
McIntyre said this goal had
certainly been realised at the
school.
“It’s such as good way of
calming children. Cookie is just
an amazing dog, she gets her
belly rubbed, then the kids just
line up to want to read to her,”
McIntyre said.
In her year 3 and 4 classroom,
she had had to draw up a roster
to make sure every child who
wanted to read to Cookie could.
“It gives them a positive attitude
towards reading if they get
to read to a dog.”
Meanwhile, children in
fellow teacher Megan Newton’s
classroom enjoyed having
Cookie so much they donated
$260 from the proceeds of a
Wednesday December 7 2022 Selwyn Times
NEWS 7
POPULAR:
Cookie the
four-year-old
curly-haired
crossbreed
visits Ararira
Springs
Primary
School once
a week.
PHOTO:
KELLY
MCINTYRE
Pooches helping
to ease anxiety
market day they held recently
to the St John Therapy Pets
programme.
St John community care
manager Pam Hall said alongside
the reading programme,
St John therapy pets visited rest
homes, hospitals, schools and
other health services in the
Canterbury region. It had also
partnered with Christchurch
Airport to ease feelings of anxiety
for passengers who may have
a fear of flying or did not like to
fly alone.
In Christchurch there were
28 volunteers and dogs in the St
John Therapy Pets programme.
There were four annual
recruitment opportunities a
year, so anyone with a sociable
and loving pooch was urged to
head to join@stjohn.org.nz