What’s On

We recommend you call ahead and check that events are still happening with current restrictions - at the time of writing these columns these events were still advertised as still happening.

Pre-schooler/under-110cm sessions Cloud 9 Trampoline Park, 37 Taonui St, Palmerston North 9am -10am Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursdays Under 110cm pass: $11.00 ea

The preschooler sessions provide two hours of exclusive use of the park for under110cm kids that haven’t started school yet. Come along with your little one for a fun morning! Free fluffy and muffin for all kids jumping, a caregiver free per child. You can book online or you can just turn up on the day.

Palmerston North Christmas Parade 5th December 2021 – 1pm Gates open, 2pm Parade starts.

With COVID-19 restrictions you would have heard of many parades around the country being cancelled. Not Palmy! We have been doing some thinking outside the box, and will have a parade like no other! We are having it all in the CET Arena. To watch the parade you will need to get a ticket (they are free) so we can manage the numbers in the stadium. The parade will go around the speedway track, broken into groups to allow it all to fit in. It’s going to be loud and lots of fun! Gates open at 1pm, and we will have entertainment until the start of parade at 2pm. We will follow normal level 2 precautions – masks and social distancing. If we do go to level 3, it is all off, so everyone be very careful for the next month!

Feilding’s Drive-Thru Christmas Monday 20 December 2021 6.30pm to 8.30pm Manfeild Park, Feilding

Feilding’s Drive-Thru Christmas on the Track at Manfeild will reverse the roles of parade spectators and parade display-floats. Instead of the display-floats driving around the CBD and spectators/people standing stationary watching them pass by, people will self-drive their cars around the Circuit Chris Amon track at Manfeild Park, while their passengers keep safe inside their vehicles and enjoy the static Christmas themed floats and displays on their journey around the track.

Sensory Sessions Cloud 9 Trampoline Park, 37 Taonui St, Palmerston North Sun 26 Dec 2021, 9:00am–10:00am and Tue 28 Dec 2021, 1:00pm–2:00pm

Trampolining fun for those with special needs! If your child would benefit from a session with less stimulation join us for these sessions at Palmerston North’s largest indoor activity park. Features include limited numbers, low lighting, and no music. Give your child some space to enjoy themselves on the ninja assault course, foam pits, and multiple trampolining areas. Book now, or just come along on the day. Caregiver jumps for free!

INTRODUCING...

Hi, I’m Saritta, a new member of the Childbirth Education team at Palmerston North Parents Centre after completing the new Diploma in Pregnancy, Childbirth and Early Parenting (Childbirth Education). While new to the Childbirth Education team at the Centre, I have been a volunteer for Parents Centre for 8+ years now in a variety of roles. I currently manage the volunteer team that run the centre and tautoko the current Committee Executive after stepping down from the role to join the Childbirth Education team. I live in rural Feilding with my husband Ryan and our Son, JJ. Between us we have a small mob of sheep, a cat called Socky (short for Socrates), and a small collection of freeloading chickens. My experiences in pregnancy, birth and early parenting are the reason for completing the diploma and joining the Childbirth Education team. I have a passion that soon-to-be parents are supported in their journey to parenthood - in their birth, parenting and beyond. This means ensuring, they have the information and skills to enable them to make informed choices in their journey to and through parenthood. I look forward to meeting and working with soon-to-be on their childbirth and parenting journey.

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