Marlborough Express - Weekend Express

Croquet and vintage farm machines

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SATURDAY

CROP SWAP: 2pm - 3:30pm. Crossroads Cafe, 2 Redwood St, Blenheim. $2 koha to Crossroads. Swap your excess fruit, veg, plants, baking, cook books, seedlings. Third Saturday of the month, except January.

MARLBORUGH Quilters meeting 2nd Saturday of the month at Marlboroug­h Vintage and Farm Machinery, Brayshaw Park. 10am- 4pm. Join us to learn quilting or bring your own projects. Sewing machines available. Newcomers welcome. Liz 0212067382 LA Hora Del Cuento: 2pm-3pm. Marlboroug­h District Library first Saturday of the month for Spanish story time in the Children’s Library. All welcome, free event

ARTISAN Craft Market: 9am-2pm, Market Pl, Blenheim. Free entry. All ages. Wooden toys, pottery, bags, doll’s clothes, jewellery, honey, preserves. THE New Zealand Red Cross: Looking for volunteers. Full training is provided and the time commitment is very flexible. migration.volunteers@redcross. org.nz or text John 0272235972 REDWOODTOW­N Market: Redwood Tavern car park, 8am-12 noon. Crafts, flowers, knife/tool sharpening, preserves, plants, honey. Ph Alison 5785109

JUSTICE of the Peace: 10am-12 noon, Marlboroug­h District Library, Blenheim. Free. All ages, certify/witness docs.

PICTON Heritage and Whaling Museum:

10am-3pm daily. 9 London Quay. Ph 5738283

VINTAGE Farm Machinery: Daily, 10am-3pm, Brayshaw Vintage farm. Ph Gerald 0220392460

BROOKLYN Croquet Club: Golf croquet at Whitehead Park, 15 Brooklyn Dr. 12.45pm, Saturday, Tuesday, Thursday, afternoon tea supplied

BOOT Sale: 8am-12noon, Blenheim Railway Station car park, Grove Rd REPAIR Café: 9am-12noon, Crossroads Cafe, 2 Redwood St, Blenheim. Free.

All ages. Bring it along to get fixed, the fourth Saturday of the month.

SUNDAY

Blenheim Country Music Club Inc hosts a club day at the Nurses Hall off Taylor Pass Rd, starting at 2pm. Door fees $4 per person non-members, $3 per person financial members, afternoon tea is provided. Singers and musicians are welcome, singers, chord charts if you can, musicians, please bring your own instrument. Theme is Country Music. For further details, contacts are: John 0273555209, Nola 0277727484

BLENHEIM Country Music Club are hosting a club day on Sunday 22 October, venue is the Nurse’s Hall, entry off Taylor Pass Rd. Starts 2pm, new singers and musicians are welcome, singers, chord charts would be appreciate­d, musicians, please bring your own instrument. Door fees are: $4 per person, non-members, $3 per person financial members. Afternoon tea is provided

CLAY TARGET CLUB Enquires to Bruce 021 252 7160

GUILD of Woodworker­s: The Guild has opening times of Monday Wednesday and Saturday mornings 9am to 12 noon and Monday evenings 7 to 9pm. Phil 0210222525­2.

SUNDAY 2 hr Working Bee: Every second Sunday of the month. Meet at the Wairau Rowing Club on Steam Wharf Rd, Grovetown. 9:30am-12noon Johnsonmar­lborough@gmail.com

MARLBOROUG­H Farmers Market: Marlboroug­h A&P Showground­s 9am-12noon. Rain or Shine. Local fresh/seasonal produce and products

PICTON Rail and Sail: Picton foreshore Sunday, 11am-3pm, donation, train rides/ yacht hire

MARLBOROUG­H Chinese Fellowship:

Gathering with shared meal, second Sunday, 4pm-6pm. St Christophe­r’s Church, 92 Weld St, Blenheim. Ph Guan 0221642782, Mandy 0224326886

CAKE Decorators Guild: 24 Selwyn St, 1pm-4pm. Ph/text 021555095 to join. 2nd Sunday Monthly

MARLBOROUG­H Vintage Car Club Museum:

Sunday and Wednesday, 1:303:30pm Brayshaw Park, Arthur Baker Pl. Donation appreciate­d. Bill 0275784322

RIVERSIDE Railway: Departs Brayshaw Park Station 1.15pm & 3.15pm to Omaka & return. Adult $8, child $5; and 1.45pm to Beaver Station & return. Adult $13, child

$7. Eftpos

BLENHEIM Croquet Club: Parker St,

Golf croquet: Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday, 12.45pm, Phone Barb 0274992456. Associatio­n croquet, Wednesday/Saturday, 12.45pm and Ricochet, Fri, 10.30am, Phone Dawn 0210245501­0

MARLBOROUG­H Tennis Club, Parker Street. Every Sunday 3-5pm year-round. Non Members $2. All welcome.

CARS of all Genres: Riverlands Roadhouse, 8am-11am. All ages. 1st Sun of month. Great food/coffee

MODEL Yacht and Boat Sailing:

Brayshaw Park, 1pm-4pm. Free BLENHEIM Bonsai Group: Display and tree workshop, Islington Gardens, 3/35 Rowberrys Rd, Blenheim, 1pm-3pm. Phone John 0294783464 or Rod 021755100. Second Sunday

ULYSSES: Lunch ride, decide destinatio­n on the day. Meet at the Blenheim Railway Station south end, ride departs 10am. Check rides

MARLBOROUG­H Golf Club: Sunday afternoon, all day Monday and Tuesday, Fairhall. 9 hole $15, 18 hole $30. Must be a Marlboroug­h resident

BLENHEIM Petanque Club: Sunday

10am, Wednesday 1pm. 65A Weld St. Ph Chris 5787303

MARLBOROUG­H Rock and Mineral Club: Brayshaw Park, from 10am to 4pm, rocks, minerals, crystals, work room, books. Free

MARLBOROUG­H Associated Modellers:

Miniature train rides, Brayshaw Park, 1-4pm. $2. First and third Sunday each month.

BLENHEIM Model Aero Club: Indevin, Bankhouse, Wairau Valley, 9am. Murray 5789199 or Matt 0274619228

MONDAY

MARLBOROUG­H Sounds Barbershop Chorus: We meet every Monday Evening at 7pm. Spring Creek Hall.If You Enjoy singing come and join us. ALL are welcome.

RENWICK ARMS Country Club Card Section. At 2pm every Monday we meet and play euchre at the Springland­s Tavern Restaurant, 16 Boyce St, Blenheim.Beginners are welcome to learn and play. $5 per afternoon. Phone Christine 0272077631 WEAVERS Group: Beavertown Hall, Brayshaw Park, 10am-2pm every third Monday. Bring your lunch. Phone Anne 5705547 or Chris 027 5725083

BLENHEIM Business Networking: 7.30am-8.30am Mondays-through to December 11. Delicia Cafe. Register your interest on the Networkers’ website BLENHEIM Business Networking: 9am-10am. Raupo Cafe. Please register your interest on the Networkers’ website BEGINNER Line Dancing: 2pm-3pm and 6pm-7pm at the Senior Citizens Hall, all ages. The first lesson is free then $6 per lesson. All ages, no partner needed Phone Judith 5787554

STAGE Lab Singing Lessons: Monday afternoon, Riversdale Community House, 131 Budge St. Ph Rose 0224191428

TAI Chi: Mon, 10am-11am; Wednesday, 11.30am-12.30pm, Endeavour Park Pavilion, Waikawa Rd, Picton. $10. Phone Manu 022 2387 285. Wear comfy clothes, BYO water

MARLBOROUG­H Embroidery Guild:

Third Monday, 7-9.30pm; first Saturday of month, 10am-3pm. NMIT (room next to hairdressi­ng). Phone Vicki Allen 0210229909­1, or email vickimadeb­yme@ gmail.com

BLENHEIM Rotary Clubs: Monday and Tuesday, 5.30pm. Men/women worldwide service club. Info/meeting venues: Kevin 0211738784, Jon 0272229505

ZUMBA: Monday and Wednesday, 5:30pm, Bohally School. $5. Huia 0210724107

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