1 00:00:00,440 --> 00:00:03,320 Speaker 1: Welcome into the last week of March, the last week 2 00:00:03,360 --> 00:00:06,280 Speaker 1: of daylight saving. Yeah, we could do with some more 3 00:00:06,320 --> 00:00:08,680 Speaker 1: sunshine in the morning as I look out at a 4 00:00:08,800 --> 00:00:12,240 Speaker 1: very dark Burnett Street. It's also the last week of 5 00:00:12,360 --> 00:00:15,640 Speaker 1: the school term. Sarah Mosley from Ashburton Council morning to you. 6 00:00:15,960 --> 00:00:16,959 Speaker 2: Hey, look, how's it going? 7 00:00:17,120 --> 00:00:18,840 Speaker 1: Is your we Is he ready for a break? 8 00:00:19,000 --> 00:00:21,040 Speaker 2: Oh? Yes, I'm ready for a break in the car 9 00:00:21,079 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 2: this morning, She's like, man, the term's gone fast. 10 00:00:23,400 --> 00:00:25,599 Speaker 1: Month, So what's only been nine weeks long? 11 00:00:25,920 --> 00:00:29,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, exactly, but I think of fast nine weeks. 12 00:00:29,000 --> 00:00:31,360 Speaker 1: A lot packed in. A lot of sport too. She 13 00:00:31,480 --> 00:00:33,400 Speaker 1: been up to like cross country and swimming sports and 14 00:00:33,440 --> 00:00:33,960 Speaker 1: all that stuff. 15 00:00:34,040 --> 00:00:39,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, yeah, there's definitely been swimming sports. There's definitely a triathlon. Yeah, 16 00:00:39,320 --> 00:00:40,320 Speaker 2: just all go. 17 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:44,080 Speaker 1: We crashed back into it. So yeah, we get a 18 00:00:44,120 --> 00:00:48,919 Speaker 1: fortnight off and for those I'm thinking in particularly the grandparents, 19 00:00:48,960 --> 00:00:50,880 Speaker 1: they get roped in for babysitting duties and all of 20 00:00:50,920 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 1: a sudden you've got pins of panics thinking what the 21 00:00:52,840 --> 00:00:55,160 Speaker 1: heck am I going to do to entertain these rugrats? 22 00:00:55,640 --> 00:00:58,320 Speaker 1: Were yourself and the councilor bank with the ultimate boordom buster. 23 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: An updated autumn what's on? God here it is, Yeah. 24 00:01:02,400 --> 00:01:05,760 Speaker 2: Pretty cool. Love the theming of this one. And this 25 00:01:05,840 --> 00:01:08,800 Speaker 2: time there's it's our largest ever. So there's twenty nine events. 26 00:01:08,959 --> 00:01:13,720 Speaker 1: Wow, over twenty pages packed with happenings, talks through some 27 00:01:13,760 --> 00:01:14,480 Speaker 1: of your pecks. 28 00:01:14,720 --> 00:01:17,520 Speaker 2: Oh look, it's really hard. There's some great theming going on. 29 00:01:17,840 --> 00:01:22,560 Speaker 2: Definitely autumn, so there's a leaf hunt, there's paint like 30 00:01:22,560 --> 00:01:27,479 Speaker 2: a botanical artist. We then move into more active things 31 00:01:27,480 --> 00:01:30,119 Speaker 2: where it's mini golf bombs away at the A Network Center. 32 00:01:30,200 --> 00:01:33,760 Speaker 2: So this is the official bombing platform, coming out into 33 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:35,679 Speaker 2: the middle of the poll where it's the deepest, so 34 00:01:35,720 --> 00:01:39,840 Speaker 2: that's pretty cool. We've also focused on teens, so there's 35 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:43,479 Speaker 2: teen yoga, teen boxing, so so that's pretty cool. 36 00:01:44,360 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: Not just for the little eat. 37 00:01:45,520 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 2: Yeah no, no, no, so just spreading out that the 38 00:01:48,160 --> 00:01:53,520 Speaker 2: libraries has some fantastic events focusing around puppets and puppetry, 39 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:57,640 Speaker 2: so and also craft in autumn, so yeah, there's a 40 00:01:57,680 --> 00:02:02,920 Speaker 2: live theater production. There's also build your own large there's 41 00:02:02,920 --> 00:02:05,280 Speaker 2: a large fish puppet I've seen which is pretty cool. 42 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,200 Speaker 2: And also Shadow Lenten. So look, honestly, if you gave 43 00:02:09,200 --> 00:02:12,799 Speaker 2: this book to I think any kid, Yeah, under I 44 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:17,040 Speaker 2: don't know thirteen fourteen, they guaranteed be something that they 45 00:02:17,200 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 2: really tick their boxes. 46 00:02:18,560 --> 00:02:20,760 Speaker 1: And getting hands on. So the whole idea of this 47 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:25,760 Speaker 1: is that it's the offerings of our three council facilities, 48 00:02:25,800 --> 00:02:28,640 Speaker 1: the library, the Air Network Center and the art gallery 49 00:02:28,680 --> 00:02:32,480 Speaker 1: and museum. And for the most part they're pretty cost 50 00:02:32,480 --> 00:02:34,080 Speaker 1: effective of not free. 51 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:36,760 Speaker 2: Yep, pretty much. So it's really cool, really really cool. 52 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:40,120 Speaker 2: We love offering it, we love people engaging with our services, 53 00:02:40,200 --> 00:02:44,800 Speaker 2: and yeah, the number of repeat visitors and children and 54 00:02:44,880 --> 00:02:47,400 Speaker 2: parents and families is through the roof, and I think 55 00:02:47,440 --> 00:02:52,919 Speaker 2: we fuel this holiday period. Holidays and activities at home 56 00:02:53,000 --> 00:02:53,639 Speaker 2: might be the en. 57 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:57,079 Speaker 1: Thing, could be our most popular yet. Yeah, I can 58 00:02:57,160 --> 00:03:00,399 Speaker 1: see a few parents thinking maybe we won't get too 59 00:03:00,440 --> 00:03:06,120 Speaker 1: far these holidays as daycation keep that fun. So we're 60 00:03:06,160 --> 00:03:08,959 Speaker 1: holding in our hands here physical copies which can be 61 00:03:09,000 --> 00:03:11,920 Speaker 1: picked up from those council facilities we mentioned, but you 62 00:03:11,960 --> 00:03:13,079 Speaker 1: can download one as well. 63 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:17,239 Speaker 2: Yeah, absolutely so. All events are online at Eshburden District 64 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,040 Speaker 2: Council website and you can download the actual copy as well, 65 00:03:21,080 --> 00:03:22,519 Speaker 2: so you just always have it on your phone.