Western News: October 05, 2023
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what’s on<br />
this week<br />
Christchurch Heritage Festival<br />
<strong>October</strong> 6-23<br />
Various Locations<br />
Discover and explore the heritage of<br />
our communities with over two weeks<br />
of walks, talks, open days, exhibitions<br />
and more! Come along to events<br />
across Christchurch, Banks Peninsula,<br />
and Selwyn – on every day from <strong>October</strong><br />
6-23. Find an event near you at<br />
ccc.govt.nz/heritagefestival<br />
Spirited Cemetery Tours<br />
Saturday, 1.45-5pm<br />
St Mary’s Church Cemetery, Halswell<br />
A series of cemetery tours revealing<br />
not only the great and good but also<br />
the interesting, scandalous and downright<br />
evil. Join local historian Richard<br />
Greenaway on a tour of the St Mary’s<br />
Anglican Church Cemetery and find<br />
the graves of Sir John Cracroft Wilson<br />
and his family, the pre-Adamite Birdlings,<br />
along with families who were<br />
involved in scandal and tragedy. Cemetery<br />
tour booklets are available for $5<br />
for the day. Meet at the entrance. Free,<br />
no bookings required.<br />
Riccarton House Heritage<br />
Tours<br />
Friday and Saturday, 11am-12.30pm<br />
or 2-3.30pm<br />
Riccarton House<br />
Join a fascinating guided tour through<br />
this Victorian home, the heart of<br />
Christchurch’s pioneering history,<br />
at a special price for the Heritage<br />
Christchurch Quilters Exhibition, Thursday-Saturday, 10am-4pm,<br />
Riccarton High School Hall. View a variety of members’ quilts and two<br />
guest exhibitions at Christchurch’s biggest quilt exhibition this year. The<br />
textile art on display includes a great diversity of contemporary, modern<br />
art, pictorial and landscape, and traditional and upcycled quilts. Some<br />
have taken part in national and international competitions and travelling<br />
exhibitions. Our two guest exhibitions are part of Aotearoa Quilters entitled<br />
Light it Up and the Red Challenge. Raffle tickets will be available to buy,<br />
offering great prizes including a sewing machine donated by Bernina, two<br />
quilts, and fabric, among other prizes. Tickets are $5 for adults, and free for<br />
children. https://www.christchurchquilters.nz/exhibition2019/<br />
Festival. Our tour entwines the Dean’s<br />
family story, from their origins in<br />
lowland Scotland to the triumphs<br />
and tragedies in New Zealand, with<br />
a guided experience of over 20 rooms<br />
throughout Riccarton House. Tour<br />
numbers will be kept to a maximum<br />
of 20. Tours are held at 11am and<br />
2pm and run for an hour and a half.<br />
Admission costs $10. To book, please<br />
phone: 03 341 1018 or email: contact@<br />
riccartonhouse.co.nz. Note: Full<br />
house tour includes a second story<br />
and there is no lift access.<br />
Thursday Takeover<br />
Thursday, 3.30-4.30pm<br />
Te Hāpua: Halswell Centre<br />
Teens/YA – take over your space; get<br />
on the VR PC and play some games,<br />
Thursday <strong>October</strong> 5 <strong>2023</strong><br />
play some board games, play some<br />
Minecraft, try mixing music with<br />
DJ Decks or jamming on Logic Pro<br />
and Garage Band, have a go with 3D<br />
printing, badge making or designing<br />
vinyl sticker slaps, or just chill and<br />
chat and use our PCs. We provide<br />
different activities each week. Suitable<br />
for teens aged 12+. Please note, some<br />
sessions this term may be unsupervised<br />
drop-in. Free and no booking<br />
required so just rock up.<br />
Parish Fair<br />
Saturday, 10am-1pm<br />
St Mary’s Church, Halswell<br />
A fun day out to wander the heritage<br />
church grounds and pick up a bargain<br />
at the variety of stalls. Kids area, food<br />
and coffee too. We’d love to see you.<br />
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