Marlborough Express - Weekend Express
Crop swap and Spanish stories
SATURDAY
NARCOTICS Anonymous: Thursday and Saturday 7pm-8pm Riversdale Community House 131 Budge St. Phone 578049 or 0223007342
CROP SWAP: 2pm - 3:30pm. Crossroads Cafe, 2 Redwood street, Blenheim. $2 koha to Crossroads. Swap your excess fruit, veg, plants, baking, cook books, seedlings. Third Saturday of the month, except January.
MARLBOROUGH 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
SUNDAY
STAMP and Postcard Collectors MSCC: March 24. Circuit book workshop Sunday 2pm-4pm, 34 Arthur Place. Bring
your own stamps, more details ph 021 157 3496.
MARLBOROUGH Beekeepers Association:
Workshop preparing for spring, including mite tests and controls, and assessing hives for winter stores. Held at our club hives, Ballinger Drive, 2pm, March 24.
BLENHEIM Country Music Club Inc:
You’re cordially invited to Club day on March 24, at the Nurses Hall off Taylor Pass Rd, starting 2pm. Door entry is $4 per non-member, $3 per paid-up member. Afternoon tea is provided.
New singers and musicians welcome, chord charts from singers are appreciated, musicians, please bring your own instruments. Our club theme is Country Music. Contact: John 0273555209 or Nola 0277727484
LEARN TO ROW: Give rowing a go, or get back into rowing, with the Blenheim Rowing Club. From 8.30am on Sundays or from 4.45pm on Tuesdays and Thursdays. We’ll teach you the basics and get you on the river with experienced rowers to get you started. Other details at blenheimrowing.co.nz.
Inquires to Bruce
CLAY TARGET CLUB: 021 252 7160
SUNDAY 2hr Working Bee: Every second Sunday of the month. Meet at the Wairau Rowing Club on Steam Wharf Rd, Grovetown. 9:30am-noon Johnsonmarlborough@gmail.com
MARLBOROUGH Farmers Market:
Marlborough A&P Showgrounds 9am-noon. 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 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 $10, child $6; and 1.45pm to Beaver Station & return - Adult $16, child $8. Eftpos available.
BLENHEIM Croquet Club:
Parker St, Golf croquet: Sun, Tues, Thur, 12.45pm, Barb 0274992456. Association croquet, Wed/Sat, 12.45pm & Ricochet, Fri, 10.30am, Dawn 02102455010
MODEL Yacht and Boat Sailing:
Brayshaw Park, 1pm-4pm. Free BLENHEIM Bonsai Group: Display and tree workshop, Islington Gardens, 3/35 Rowberrys Rd, Blenheim, 1-3pm. 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 aft, 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, 10am-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
WITHERLEA Indoor Bowling Club: Mondays at 6.50pm for a 7pm start.
Soft soled shoes the only requirement. Redwoodtown Community Hall, cnr Cleghorn and Weld streets. Chris 0272722739 or Heather 0273106675 Marlborough Sounds Barbershop Chorus: We meet every Monday at 7pm. Spring Creek Hall. If you enjoy singing come and join us. ALL are welcome. WEAVERS Group: Beavertown Hall, Brayshaw Park, 10am-2pm every third Monday. Bring your lunch. Ph Anne 5705547 or Chris 027 5725083 BLENHEIM Business Networking: 9am-10am. Raupo Cafe. Register your interest on the Networkers’ website. BEGINNER Line Dancing: 2pm-3pm and 6pm-7pm Senior Citizens Hall, all ages. First lesson free then $6 per lesson. All ages, no partner needed Ph Judith 5787554
TAI Chi: Mon, 10am-11am; Wed, 11.30am-12.30pm, Endeavour Park Pavilion, Waikawa Rd, Picton. $10. Manu 0222 387 285. Wear comfy clothes, Byo water ZUMBA: Mon&Wed, 5:30pm, Bohally School. $5. Huia 0210724107 ALCOHOLICS Anon: Zoom Meeting
(see website for code), Blenheim, 7:308:30pm. 0800AAWORKS.
UNIVERSITY for the Third Age :U3A monthly meetings, every second Monday, 2pm, Cloudy Bay Funeral Services, Purkiss St. Ann 03 5784200 WATERCOLOUR Group: 10am-12noon, Chrissy 021568850; 1pm-3pm, Janne 0210305639. Art Soc Studio, 204 High St RENWICK Playcentre: Parent-led Early Childhood Education, Monday and Friday, 9.15-11.45am. 26 Havelock St, Renwick. renwick@playcentre.org.nz Not school holidays
LINKWATER Playcentre Playgroup: Parent-led Early Childhood Education, Mon, 9.30am-noon. Linkwater Hall, 1353 Queen Charlotte Drive. linkwater@playcentre.org.nz School term only DILLONS Point Playgroup: Today and Wednesday, 9am-noon, Bright Centre, 2 Dillons Point Rd. Wendy 0210302856 LACEMAKERS: Meet every Monday. Ph Rosemary 5788865 or Winnie 0273376931