RECREATION AND HOBBIES
Arts - Games - Musical - Other - Sewing
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Picton Amateur Art Group
Every Friday 10.00am – 2.00pm. New members welcome. Address: Picton Library, 2 Dublin Street, Picton 7220 Telephone: Diana on 03 573 6322 |
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Picton Little Theatre and Drama Club
Picton Little Theatre Incorporated, is a registered Charity and is owned by its members & has been home to the Picton Drama Club for 50 years. Address: Picton Little Theatre, 9 Dublin Street, Picton 7220 Telephone: Stuart Eyes 021 215 4609 Email: stuarte60@gmail.com Website: www.pictonlittletheatre.com |
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Picton Poets
Meet on the 4th Wednesday of the month at 10.30am in the Picton Library. New members and visitors are welcome. Two anthologies available to purchase; Relections (2011) and Impressions (2016). Telephone: Mary Hopwood 03 573 8067 Email: mary.hopwood43@gmail.com Website: www.writersofmarlborough.co.nz |
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Writers of Picton
Suggested topics for writing each month. Everyone is welcome to listen or participate. The group meets on the first Monday of the month at Picton Library from 1.00pm till 3.00pm. It is suggested that each member writes 200-400 words on the selected topic. Bring your own lunch. Telephone: Peter & Irene Thomas on 03 573 5501 or 027 249 3146 Email: goodhope@clear.net.nz Website: www.writersofmarlborough.co.nz |
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Cribbage
Every Wednesday at 1.00pm in Picton Library. Learners welcome, tuition given. Address: Picton Library, 2 Dublin Street, Picton Telephone: Margaret 021 043 2078 Euchre
Not sure how to play? Want to learn or just brush up on your skills? Join us a Mikeys Bar every Wednesday night at 6.30 pm. $5 per person, great prizes and lots of fun. Address: Mikeys Bar, 18 High Street, Picton Telephone: 03 573 5164 Mahjong
Every Wednesday, 1.00 pm. New players welcome. Address: Marina Cove Club Room, 53 Waikawa Road, Picton 7220 Telephone: Gillian 03 573 5383 |
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Picton Bridge Club
Anyone interested in playing (or learning to play) bridge at our very friendly club should contact Claire. Club night is Thursday nights starting at 6.45 pm. Address: Port Marlborough Pavilion, Endeavour Park, Picton Telephone: Claire on 03 573 7901 Other Contacts: http://www.nzbridge.co.nz/clubs.html?filter_club_id=108 Competition Results Pairs: http://pairs.bridgenz.conz/?club=735 Competition Results Teams: http://tasp.bridgenz.co/Home/EventsTable/?CID=735 |
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Quiz Nights
Every Wednesday at Picton RSA & Club. Starts at 7.30 pm. Be there to register at 7.00 pm. Currently on hiatus over the summer period. Address: Picton RSA & Club, 66 Wellington Street, Picton 7220 Telephone: 03 573 6114 Scrabble
Every Monday, 1.00 pm. New players welcome. New players welcome. Free of charge and afternoon tea provided. Fun, friendship and a bit of competition Address: Marina Cove Club Room, 53 Waikawa Road, Picton 7220 |
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Marlborough Sounds Barbershop Chorus
We have great fun, we enjoy camaraderie. We just love singing. For men who enjoy singing. Every Monday, 7.00 pm Address: Spring Creek Hall, 24 - 26 Ferry Road, Spring Creek Telephone: Rod Bird 027 222 5177 or Don Quick 021 0826 3132 Sounds Accordionaires
Every Wednesday, 7.30 - 8.30 pm Address: 63 Moana View Road, Waikawa, Picton 7220 Telephone: Christine 573 7733 Sounds Orchestral Ukelele Group (S.O.U.P.)
Every Thursday from 6.30pm. Address: Marina Cove Club Room, 53 Waikawa Road, Picton 7220 Telephone: Anne 573 7879 Email: james@304oxleys.co.nz Website: www.pictonsoup.co.nz |
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Picton Garden Club
The Picton Garden Club held its first meeting on 9 February 1984, the meetings are now held on the first Thursday of each month. Annual subscription is $10 to be paid in December of each year. General meetings are held from 1.00 pm at the Port Marlborough Pavilion in Endeavour Park and the group meet at the Crow Tavern carpark at 1.00 pm for garden visits. Contact the club for the programme of events. Address: Picton Men’s Community Shed, Power House Reserve, 8 Wairau Road, Picton 7220 Telephone: Kate Reihana 03 573 5541 or Ivette Cameron 03 573 6253 |
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Picton Men's Shed
The Picton Men’s Community Shed was established in 2009, and operates from a shed with a floor area of approx 100 – 150 square metres, and is well provisioned with hand tools, power tools, woodworking machinery, a metal-turning lathe and welding gear. Members work on a wide and varied range of activities, some of which include classic boat restoration, knife and tool sharpening, furniture making and repairs, off-site community tasks, propagating plants and gardening and, of course, their own private projects, too. There is a strong emphasis on men’s health and well-being. The Shed is open Wednesdays, 9 am – 4 pm, and Saturdays, 9 am – 12 noon. Address: Picton Men’s Community Shed, 2 Market Street, Picton 7220 Telephone: Bill Rogers 03 573 5507 or Rex Green. phone 021 469191 Email: billrogers@xnet.co.nz or hughnet@xtra.co.nz Website: www.pictonmensshed.wordpress.com |
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Picton Wine Club
The Picton Wine Club has been operating successfully since October 2005. A committee manages the evenings which are held, generally at the Little Theatre in Dublin Street, on the first Friday of each month at 6.15 pm, where an invited winery present their wines accompanied by matching food. Attendances at each tasting range from 30 to 60 and wine sales average around 3 bottles per person attending. Wherever possible, we hope to have a winemaker make the presentation. Telephone: Glenys 03 573 8317 / 027 498 6388 or Sarah on 027 405 4138 Email: Glenys glengary.b.b@xtra.co.nz or sgrice@xtra.co.nz Website: www.pictonwineclub.co.nz |
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Picton Women's Institute
A gathering of women of all ages, where we have a social time together. Craft and floral competitions, help out in the community in many ways. Also lots of fun times are had by all. 1st Tuesday of the month, 12noon to 3pm. Telephone: Jill Vercoe 03 573 5420 Website: www.wi.org.nz Te Reo Maori
A practical introduction to Māori language. Join Bev Maata-Hart from Waikawa Mārae and learn basic Māori language skills. Learn to correctly pronounce people and place names. Greet, acknowledge and farewell people in both informal and formal settings. Introduce yourself with a simple mihimihi and learn appropriate use of Te Reo in conversational Māori. Beginners and those with experience welcome. No need to book, just join Bev at 10am on a Monday. Address: Picton Library, 2 Dublin Street, Picton |
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Picton Quilters
Visitors and new members are always welcome to join our monthly gatherings held at the Union Church, corner of Broadway and Auckland Street, Picton. On the 2nd Wednesday of each month at 5.00pm. Telephone: Margaret Frisken 03 573 6700 Email: friskyfred@xtra.co.nz |
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Spinners and Knitters
Every Tuesday from 10.30 am onward at Picton Library. (term time only) Telephone: 03 520 7493 |