Northern Outlook

SUN NOVEMBER 20

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ROLLER DISCO: come join Waismack roller derby and our friends at Phat Sk8 for a fun afternoon for the whole family! $10 each, skates and protective gear provided. At the Woodend Community Centre, from 3-6pm. Homesteads and Roses garden tour: Enjoy a day in the country visiting six lovely gardens with an opportunit­y to view inside some parts of Mt Thomas and Birch Hill homesteads. From 10am to 4pm wet or fine. Fundraiser for the Reynolds Heritage Pavilion. Tickets $20 prepurchas­ed or $24.00 on the day. Available from Emma’s in Oxford, Querky Style in Cust, Fi’s Flowers ‘n’ Art in Rangiora, Kaiapoi I Site, Ashley Gorge Holiday Park. Phone (03) 312 4718 or izjanz@outlook.co.nz Gardens of Fernside 2016: A fundraiser for Fernside School PTA. Enjoy a day in the countrysid­e visiting nine beautiful Fernside gardens, wet or fine, from 10am4pm. Pre-ordered gourmet lunch boxes ($20) available to enjoy in a stunning garden setting with live music from Windsor Trio. Tickets $20 by emailing gardensoff­ernside@gmail.com or $25 on the day. BMX National Qualifying Meeting: The North Canterbury BMX Club is holding their biggest meeting for the season. We are expecting more than 100 riders. Spectator entry is free, racing starts at 11am. Guinea Pig Pet Show: Held in conjunctio­n with a BBQ lunch, this show is open to anyone who owns a guinea pig. The show does not require pedigree guinea pigs. Starts at 11am in the Scout Den, Waikari Reserve Camp, 22 Princess St, Waikari. Entry is $2 on the door. Christmas Concert: Rangiora Community Choir’s Christmas Concert at Methodist Church, King St., Rangiora from 2pm. Homesteads and Roses: The Ashley Gorge Reserve Advisory Group,are proud to offer a once in a lifetime opportunit­y to view inside some rooms of Historic Homesteads and stroll through Rose Gardens In our area. 10am-4pm at Ashley Gorge Road and Birch Hill Road. Tickets: $20. Contact: Jan 021 976 667. Oxford Speedway: Youth Hobby Grade Challenge & last Club Points Meeting for 2016 from 11am on Carleton Road. The Oxford Farmers Market and Village Market: Every Sunday at Pearson Park on the Main Street. from 9am-midday. demonstrat­ion. Tickets can be purchased from Heather Sibley (03) 313 6671 or Helen Power (03) 313 5749. Natural Beauty and Cleaning Products: 7 – 9pm, Hanmer. Manuela Iddas will share her simple recipes for making natural, non-toxic creams, exfoliants, toothpaste and household cleaning products, using ingredient­s from the pantry and garden. 2 TimeBank Hurunui credits or $15, plus small ingredient­s cost. Registrati­ons: 03 314 3406. Writers – Come Join Us: Night Writers Meet at 7pm W at Show Grounds cafe´. We welcome all writers, aspiring, beginners, experience­d or published – a support network for you. Contact: Tim: (03) 3103158. Twilight Fete:

 ?? PHOTO: SUPPLIED ?? Garden feast: One of the garden’s which can be viewed in this year’s Gardens of Fernside Tour.
PHOTO: SUPPLIED Garden feast: One of the garden’s which can be viewed in this year’s Gardens of Fernside Tour.

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