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30 <strong>Selwyn</strong> <strong>Times</strong> Wednesday <strong>August</strong> 9 <strong>2023</strong><br />
Email daniel.alvey@starmedia.kiwi<br />
by 5pm each Wednesday<br />
Writers Group<br />
Thursday 6.30-7.30pm<br />
A group for writers, and those<br />
interested in the craft of writing.<br />
Meets on the second Thursday<br />
of the month. A guest author<br />
will be invited each term to run<br />
a special workshop. Suitable for<br />
teens and adults. Free, bookings<br />
are preferred, but not essential.<br />
selwynlibraries.co.nz<br />
Lincoln Library<br />
Children’s Book and Board<br />
Games Club<br />
Friday 3.30-4.30pm<br />
Head along to Leeston Library<br />
every Friday afternoon to share<br />
your latest reading adventures,<br />
play board games and enjoy<br />
some fun crafts. Free, bookings<br />
are not required.<br />
Leeston Library<br />
Winter Crafts<br />
Sunday 10-11am<br />
Pop down to your local<br />
community centre for some<br />
crafting fun. All ages are<br />
welcome. Cost: $3 per person.<br />
Bookings required: events.<br />
humanitix.com<br />
Glentunnel Community Centre<br />
Prebbleton Football Have-a-<br />
Go<br />
Sunday 10-11am<br />
To recognise the various<br />
women’s sporting World Cups<br />
happening this year, we are<br />
celebrating women in sports<br />
with some fun events. Prebbleton<br />
Football will be holding a ‘have a<br />
go’ session for girls. Come down<br />
to Prebbleton Domain and learn<br />
some skills of the world’s most<br />
popular game. For ages 7–15<br />
years. Free to attend, bookings<br />
required.<br />
Prebbleton Domain<br />
Terrace Station Open Garden<br />
Day<br />
Sunday 11am-3pm<br />
Carpets of snowdrops in the<br />
gardens and woodlands will<br />
welcome visitors to Terrace<br />
Station at Hororata. Bring a<br />
picnic to enjoy in a sheltered<br />
corner. A welcoming brazier<br />
will keep fingers and toes toasty.<br />
Woodland plants for sale, and<br />
activities for children. The $10<br />
entry fee goes to the Terrace<br />
Station Charitable Trust,<br />
children free. No Eftpos. Please<br />
leave dogs at home. Signposted<br />
from the Hororata roundabout.<br />
Check the Terrace Station<br />
Facebook page for weather<br />
conditions.<br />
151 Milnes Road, Hororata<br />
<strong>Selwyn</strong> Libraries at<br />
Community Halls<br />
Various times<br />
Can’t make it to the library<br />
this week? Come along and<br />
Weaving Day: Saturday 9.30am-4pm, St Joseph’s Catholic Church Hall, Telegraph Rd,<br />
Darfield. Weavers United members and non-members are invited to a day of weaving. Tea<br />
and coffee will be provided. You can either book a table or just show up, but there is a<br />
limit to the number of tables. Cost: Donation to cover the hiring of the hall. To book a table<br />
contact Anne: 022 674 9703.<br />
choose some new reading<br />
material from the Edge<br />
Connector Vehicle. You can<br />
place your own holds and collect<br />
them on the day, or request<br />
a mystery selection through<br />
the library’s click-and-collect<br />
service. Children under 8 must<br />
be accompanied by a parent.<br />
Free. Bookings are not required.<br />
Glentunnel Community Centre:<br />
Thursday 2.30-4pm. Castle Hill<br />
Community Hall: Friday 10am-<br />
12pm. Glenroy Community<br />
Hall: Monday 10am-12pm.<br />
Christchurch Symphony<br />
Orchestra Musical<br />
Extravaganza<br />
Various times Tuesday<br />
Join the Christchurch<br />
Symphony Orchestra (CSO) for<br />
a day of activities in <strong>Selwyn</strong>.<br />
Lincoln Library will host the<br />
CSO for an interactive CSO<br />
Music Trails performance<br />
filled with singing, dancing,<br />
storytelling and music, followed<br />
by a lunchtime concert open<br />
to everyone. Leeston Library<br />
hosts an after-school jam session<br />
for all ages, no experience<br />
necessary. Bookings required.<br />
selwynlibraries.co.nz/events.<br />
CSO Music Trails 10.30–11.15am<br />
CSO Live 12–12.45pm at the<br />
Lincoln Library CSO Music<br />
Workshop Tuesday 15 <strong>August</strong>,<br />
3.30–4.15pm at the Leeston<br />
Library.<br />
Lincoln and Leeston Library<br />
Introduction to Business with<br />
IRD<br />
Thursday <strong>August</strong> 17, 5.45-<br />
7.45pm<br />
Join a free seminar to learn<br />
about income tax and you’ll<br />
be introduced to some of the<br />
key tools and resources to<br />
help make it easier for you to<br />
manage your obligations. For<br />
18+ years. Bookings required:<br />
selwynlibraries.co.nz/events<br />
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