Marlborough Express - Weekend Express
Events
Senior Citizens Concert:
Music from JokersWild and local performers. Clubs of Marlborough, 1pm to 3pm.
Miles Calder and The Rumours:
Dharma Bums Club, Wairau Valley. Featuring Finn Johansson and Dayle Jellyman.
Allergic to Love, Curse of The 80s: Pink Ribbon Breakfast:
Biddy Kates Irish Bar, 8pm, $30.
Wear pink and enjoy a nourishing breakfast at The Vines Village. Donations will be taken and a portion of each breakfast will go to the NZ Breast Cancer Foundation. Bookings 5727170.
Redwood Market:
8am to noon, Cleghorn St car park. Plants, produce, cards, jewellery, flowers, handcrafts. Supporting hospice. Alison 5785109.
Marlborough Civic Orchestra:
Rehearsals 4pm to 6pm, band rooms, Auckland St. Linda 0221099242.
Ulysses Club:
10am, meet at The Vines Village. Prospective members welcome.
Marlborough Museum:
Embroidered Treasures from the Collection by PamSaunders and Bev Webb. Brayshaw Heritage Park, 10am to 4pm daily. 5781712.
Fire Open Day:
Meet volunteer firefighters, check out their equipment, use a hose to knock down targets, watch car-cutting displays, fire truck bouncy castle and the ‘shaky house’ earthquake simulator. Free sausage sizzle. Blenheim Volunteer Fire Station 10am to 2pm.
St Andrew’s Concert:
5 Henry St, 2pm to 4pm. Sopranos Lois Johnston and Elin Thomas will be performing. Cellist Lissa Cowie, pianist Marsha Stringer. Classical to blues. Tickets at the door, adults $10, children free.
Blenheim Country Music Club:
Redwoodtown School Hall, Cleghorn St. 2pm to 5pm. $3, afternoon tea provided. Kathy 5779659 or Brian 5736556.
Marlborough Farmers Market:
A&P Park, Maxwell Rd. 9am to noon.
Blenheim Western Riding Club:
10am, club grounds, Maxwell Rd behind RDA, Swan 021309155.
2pm, Helen 5778480 or Carol 5779782.
Ride to Happy Valley for lunch. Around the block afterwards for those who are keen. Meet at the Blenheim Railway Station south end, ride departs 11am.
Aquarium Club: Ulysses: Modellers Society:
Model boat and yacht sailing at Brayshaw Park, 1pm to 4pm.
Kapahaka, Tua Marina Hall:
3pm, all welcome. 12 to
Keyboard Club:
1.45pm, electronic keyboards. Adrienne 5786589. ARA, Wairau Valley, 9am, Murray 5789199 or Tony 5779776. 10am, 65A Weld St, Chris 5787303. or John 5779789.
Model Aero Club: Petanque: Barbershop Singing:
Spring Creek Hall, 7pm. Brian 5780692 or Johan 5785789.
Tumble Tots:
9.30am to 10.30am,Havelock Sports Pavilion, Neil St, Havelock. Children under 5 to explore movement, while gaining essential fundamental movement skills. Janet 5741256.
Linkwater Playcentre:
9.30am to noon. Linkwater Hall, 1353 Queen Charlotte Dr. linkwaterplaycentre@gmail.com or 0210380751.
Boys Brigade:
Juniors 6pm, seniors 7pm. The Foundry behind the Wesley Centre. Chris 0274579004.
Care and Craft Centre of NZ Trust:
Nativity Centre, 10am. Dawn 5775002 or Judith 5786209.
Community Potters’ Club:
7pm to 9pm, clubrooms, 2A Dillon’s Point Rd. Sarah 0211030464.
6pm to 8pm, St Joseph’s School. Girls aged 9.5 to 12.5 years. Fun and adventure. Helen 0211700401.
Picton Girl Guides: Marlborough Guild of Woodworkers:
9am to 9pm, Brayshaw Park. Philip 5705188.
Witherlea Indoor Bowling Club:
Witherlea School Hall, 7pm. Stan Send details for Saturday Express listings by noon on Wednesdays to megan.leov@mex.co.nz Please include the venue, address, event name, date, time and cost.
5789727.
Blenheim Badminton Club:
Juniors 5.30 to 7pm, Seniors 7pm to 9pm, St Mary’s Hall, Cnr Hodson & Francis St. Mike 5791954 or sportsground.co.nz/ blenheimbadminton.
12.45pm, BBC Hall 65a Weld St, Doug 5779061 or Gillian 5783140.
Rummy O Club: RSA Entertainment Group:
10am, RSA lounge, Clubs of Marlborough. Russell 5778716 or Merlene 5788212. Rehearsals 7pm, Spring Creek Hall, Jim 5786927. 7.15pm, Clubs of Marlborough. $4. Alison 5776554 or 021212797.
Barbershop Chorus: Bridge Club: Porcelain Artists:
10am, Brooklyn Croquet Club, June 5788891 or Marjorie 5777015.
PictonWalking Group:
9.30am, Picton RSA car park. Val 5736614. All walks leave the Nativity Church car park at 10am. Phone Colin 5793101 for the destination this week. St Ninian’s Hall, Alabama Rd, Blenheim, 10am, Rosemary 5728865. Clubs of Marlborough, 7pm, 5781059.
50+ Walking Group: Lacemakers:
MONDAY
Euchre: Dillon’s Point Community Play Group:
9am to noon today and Wednesday, $2 per child, $3 family, morning tea. Wendy 5792089.
Scottish Country Dancing Club:
Monday 7.30pm to 9.30pm, Whitney Street School Hall, Heather 02102587325 or Miriam 9284479.