The St Albans Baptist Church Christmas Eve celebration features a great lineup of classic Christmas carols to bring people together and celebrate the true meaning of the season.
The Christmas Eve Celebration is held at St Albans Baptist Church, 64 McFaddens Road, Christchurch.
The service starts at 7pm, with a free sausage sizzle from 6:15pm.
The Local Little Shopping Night is a special evening event held twice a year at our Pay It Forward store at 49 Nancy Ave, Mairehau.
Pay It Forward is a co-operative, curated shop of quality, locally crafted gifts and products that gives Canterbury creatives a platform to sell their goods. For Mother’s Day in May, and Christmas in December, the shop opens for an evening event, featuring bubbles, nibbles, and a fun night filled with plenty of shopping.
Keep an eye on the Pay It Forward website and Facebook page to find out when the next Local Little Shopping Night is being held. Get your friends and family together, and enjoy a great night out to support this social enterprise.
Coffee cart, Mr Whippy and shaved ice will be available to purchase.
Will be available 4:30pm – 7:00pm. Located on the grassy area and in the carpark. Lots of inflatable playground equipment for children of all ages to burn off some energy on. Qualified OSCAR workers will be supervising. Bare feet or socks only.
Will be available 4:30pm – 7:00pm. Hoon around in these cool mini jeeps! Located in the carpark. For children over 5 years old. An adult can ride in the cars with children assisting if needed.
Our Community Development Worker, Don (aka Old Mc-DON-ald!) is bringing along some of his farm animals including lambs, Labrador puppies and baby chicks. A great opportunity for children to get their photo taken giving these cute animals some (gentle) pats!
We have lovely make-up artists and creative people looking forward to transforming kids’ faces into works of art!
Professional Children’s Entertainers, Lydia and Chelsea, will be enthralling children with Noah’s Ark themed skits, singing, dancing, and more! Located in the Café Overflow (disco room) from 5.15pm – 6.00pm. Suitable for all ages.
Come on down and have a boogie to your favourite tunes from 6pm – 7pm in the Café Overflow. Suitable for all ages. Wear something white to look extra glowy!
The St Albans Baptist worship band will be playing in the main auditorium. Take a seat and enjoy.
Free! Come grab a kiwi classic – sausage, tomato sauce and onion in a slice of white bread. Located in the carpark.
Take some time to chill out and fill your tummies with free finger food available in the Café. Available from 5pm – 6.30pm.
Additional food and beverages are available to purchase from food carts located in the carpark from 4.30pm – 7pm.
A free, family event is held every March at Mairehau Primary School. It features heaps of exciting rides, a merry-go-round, mini jeeps, a bouncy castle, face painting, and lots of fun for everyone. The day out is a great opportunity to meet other families and residents in Mairehau.
It also features information stalls set up by different organisations and services in the area. The Mairehau Community Day began in 2008 after local children asked for a fun, community event, and it continues to grow each year.
Thank you to the Papanui-Innes Community Board and The Tindall Foundation for their generous support of the Day.
From time-to-time, Neighbourhood Trust offers one-off or pop-up classes and courses.
Some examples of previous pop-up classes include:
Keep an eye on our Facebook page to find out when the next classes are being held.
Pilates exercise class is a fantastic way to meet new people while building your fitness. It is community-based and taught by a professional instructor in a relaxed environment that is suitable for people of all levels of fitness.
Wednesday mornings with Roger Chance
St Albans Baptist Church, 64 McFaddens Road, St Albans
9.30am-10.30am (during school term)
Cost: $10 per session
Car parking is available off Redwood Place
Neighbourhood Trust is pleased to offer free English (ESOL) lessons to newcomers and migrants with English as a second language, or with low levels of English.
The one-hour long, daytime classes, are taught by a qualified ESOL teacher and are run once a week on Tuesday or Thursday. Lessons cover conversation; grammar; punctuation; reading; and understanding common Kiwi phrases and the context of them in everyday language.
The classes are designed to be fun and engaging, and to suit the individual needs of the student.
For more information about our free ESOL classes phone (03) 3556522 or email info@nht.org.nz
Golden Connection is our social programme for over 60s – and it’s the ideal place to make new friends and have some fun. Our regular activities include half and full day outtings, games afternoons, movies, meals, foot clinics, mid week church services and a lot of laughter!
For bookings or more information, phone (03) 355 6522 extension 112 and leave a message. Or email golden@nht.org.nz