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Thursday <strong>August</strong> <strong>24</strong> <strong>2023</strong><br />
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what’s on<br />
this week<br />
Canterbury All Breeds Cat<br />
Club Spring Show<br />
Sunday, 11am-3pm<br />
Canterbury Caledonian Society Hall, 5<br />
Michelle Rd<br />
See many different breeds of long<br />
and short haired cats, get a chance to<br />
pat and cuddle a cat or two. Meet the<br />
breeders and have a chat. Vote for your<br />
favourite cat in the show. Door sales<br />
only. Cash and bank transfer on the<br />
door, adults are $5, children $2 and<br />
family passes (two adults and up to<br />
three children) are $10.<br />
Zainur’s Uyghur Culture Art<br />
Exhibition<br />
Friday to Thursday, All day<br />
Te Hapua: Halswell Centre<br />
Zainur is an Uyghur artist who is<br />
passionate about preserving Uyghur<br />
culture and traditions through her<br />
paintings. Her art highlights the<br />
vibrancy of Uyghur heritage through<br />
mixed media. Artistically she<br />
expresses the enthusiasm, friendship,<br />
unity and love of life,<br />
the Uyghur’s share by using bright<br />
colours in her work. Come along and<br />
view this wonderful exhibition. No<br />
bookings required.<br />
Drop-in Session with Hornby<br />
Ward Councillor Mark Peters<br />
Thursday, 10am-noon<br />
Hornby Library<br />
Mark will be available at the Hornby<br />
Library most Thursday mornings<br />
Revamp Vintage ‘Almost Spring’ Market Sunday, 10am-3pm<br />
Air Force Museum Proudly Christchurch’s largest indoor market, there<br />
is a wonderful selection of stalls from Canterbury’s best vintage stores,<br />
dealers, traders and one-off sellers with a huge collection of the unusual,<br />
the eclectic and the interesting to sell. Come for a rummage and find your<br />
treasure amongst the ever-changing stall offerings. Free entry.<br />
between 10am and noon, with<br />
community board members Sarah<br />
Brunton or Henk Buunk substituting<br />
if Mark is unavailable. These sessions<br />
are for anyone wanting to discuss<br />
local issues or ask questions they may<br />
have about anything city council<br />
related. Contact Mark to make an<br />
appointment: 028 409 5615 or mark.<br />
peters@ccc.govt.nz<br />
Story Time<br />
Fridays, 10.30-11am<br />
Riccarton House and Bush<br />
Join us for story time in the historic<br />
morning room at Riccarton House.<br />
Bring your tamariki and a gold coin<br />
and enjoy local books, bubbles and<br />
fun. No bookings necessary. Aimed<br />
at pre-school children (older siblings<br />
welcome). Even better, purchase any<br />
large coffee and receive a free fluffy<br />
from our friends at The Quarters Cafe.<br />
English Conversation Club<br />
Thursdays, 11am-noon<br />
Upper Riccarton Library<br />
The Conversation Club is a relaxed<br />
drop in group where anyone is welcome<br />
to come and practice conversations<br />
in english. This is not a class, but<br />
an opportunity to talk with others in<br />
English and meet new people. Great<br />
for ESOL learners.<br />
Riccarton Park Menzshed<br />
Tuesday & Thursday, 1-4pm<br />
181 Racecourse Rd<br />
Retired, looking for something to<br />
do? Share your knowledge and skills,<br />
or learn new ones while fostering<br />
friendships at the menzshed.<br />
Bin good with recycling<br />
These are the only items<br />
that can go in the yellow bin<br />
Remember:<br />
Give your bottles, tins,<br />
cans and containers a rinse,<br />
make sure they’re not<br />
bagged or squashed, and<br />
put lids in the red bin.<br />
Flattened cardboard<br />
and paper<br />
Aluminium cans<br />
and metal tins<br />
Plastic bottles and containers<br />
numbered 1, 2 and 5<br />
Glass bottles<br />
and jars<br />
By putting the right, clean items in the yellow bin, you’re helping to prevent<br />
recycling being sent to landfill.<br />
If in doubt use the handy look-up tool on our app or website.<br />
ccc.govt.nz/yellowbin
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