Western News: September 21, 2023
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Councillor for Hornby Ward:<br />
Drop in<br />
Thursday, 10am-noon<br />
Hornby Library<br />
Mark Peters will be available at<br />
Hornby Library most Thursday<br />
mornings between 10am and noon,<br />
with community board members<br />
Sarah Brunton or Henk Buunk<br />
substituting if Mark is unavailable.<br />
These sessions are for anyone wanting<br />
to discuss local issues or ask questions<br />
they may have about anything city<br />
council related. Contact Mark to<br />
make an appointment: 028 409 5615<br />
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Thursdays, 9am-5pm<br />
Hornby Library<br />
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They take the time to listen to you<br />
and equip you with the information,<br />
options and support that fit your<br />
needs. They can be found in their<br />
office inside the building entrance.<br />
Contact on 0800 367 222.<br />
Family History Help<br />
Wednesday,11am–1pm<br />
Upper Riccarton Library<br />
Looking for more help with your<br />
family history research? A volunteer<br />
from the Riccarton Branch of the New<br />
Zealand Society of Genealogists will<br />
be available to help with ancestry, find<br />
my past, papers past, New Zealand<br />
birth, deaths and marriage indices,<br />
Upcycle your T-Shirt, Tuesday, 11am-2pm, Te Hāpua: Halswell<br />
Centre. Bring a plain t-shirt you are bored of and make it into something<br />
awesome. Use our design apps and our design starter ideas for beginners or<br />
create your own awesome digital art design to heat press onto your t-shirt.<br />
Please bring a t-shirt, lunch and a drink bottle. Suitable for 11 to 14 years.<br />
$5.85 including booking fee. Bookings required, please book online.<br />
recording and ordering your research.<br />
Please meet at the Family History<br />
computer.<br />
Knit ‘n’ Yarn<br />
Upper Riccarton Library – Thursday,<br />
10am-noon<br />
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre –<br />
Thursdays and Saturdays, 1-3pm<br />
Come along with your knitting,<br />
crochet or other craft project. Share<br />
skills and be inspired in our friendly,<br />
relaxing environment. All skills and<br />
skill levels are welcome in this social<br />
group.<br />
GenConnect<br />
Thursday, 1-1.45pm<br />
Upper Riccarton Library<br />
Connecting generations by sharing<br />
knowledge. Questions about your<br />
iPad, Smart Phone or Tablet? Want<br />
to know how to use Skype, Facebook,<br />
or share your photos with family<br />
or friends? What is an app and<br />
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which ones are the best ones to use?<br />
Riccarton High School students will<br />
be available to help you find answers<br />
to all your questions.<br />
Wā Kōrero: Storytimes<br />
Thursday, 11-11.30am<br />
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre<br />
Meet others in our community when<br />
you and your preschooler join us<br />
for a fun variety of stories, songs<br />
and rhymes which foster children’s<br />
literacy. All whānau and caregivers<br />
welcome.<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 />
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